As the House continues its debate on the statewide heavy-truck bill, Rep. JoAn Wood, R-Rigby, told the House she couldn’t believe that big trucks would roll right through the center of towns. “Even in the little town that I live in, we have a truck route that goes around the town,” she said.

Rep. George Eskridge, R-Dover, said, “We don’t have truck routes in Sandpoint. We don’t have ‘em in Laclede, we don’t have ‘em in Priest River. … We don’t have a truck route in Bonners Ferry either.”

Rep. Cindy Agidius, R-Moscow, said, “It’s being brought from the north by a few companies. There’s just as many companies that don’t want it.”

Rep. Terry Gestrin, R-Donnelly, said, “This issue, and the people that support it in the north, are mainly the shippers. When you talk to the truckers … they have great reservations.” He said, “Please consider what the people who have to operate this equipment, and how they feel about it.”