Pairs of light- and medium-duty trailers, like these horse transporters, will be seen more often on interstate highways, thanks to the federal FAST Act. Photo: NATM A “trailer” to most of us means ...

I read “Pa. police chiefs oppose increased truck weights” (Reading Eagle, Aug. 28). A bill in Congress would add 11,000 pounds of freight to tractor-trailers, allowing them to carry 91,000 pounds per ...