This letter is in regards to a question I have about the proposed Southeast Roadbuilders rock-hauling issue. A few weeks back it was quoted in the Chilkat Valley News that 7,500 cubic yards of material would be moved at a rate of 10 trucks per hour, 6 days a week for three years. Something is not correct with those figures.
A typical dump truck (Kenworth, Mack, etc.) with two, rear-drive axles has a load capacity of 10 yards. According…