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The idea is to distribute the added weight over an additional axle so the truck's wheels apply no more pressure at any given point to the highway. but big commercial fleets and independent truckers have different takes on the financial burden of the required upgrades and retrofits. >> the manufacturer will be able to offset the cost of new equipment. the productivity. the truck more doesn't do any manufacturing will be faced with the cost but all the benefit will go to his customer. >> reporter: the legislation would give each individual state the opportunity to opt in or out of the higher wei...

Scale that they gain. the productivity they get out of it. the for-hire trucker who doesn't do manufacturing will be faced with the costs, but all the benefit will go to his customers. >> reporter: now, the bill would give individual states the ability to opt out of the higher weight limits which raises the question whether the u.s. will continue its current patchwork of weight limits or whether these heavier trucks will soon become the new normal on america's highways. heather? heather: all right. thank you very much, jonathan serrie, reporting live for us from atlanta. thank you. gregg: ther...

East. san francisco has the highest at $4 a gallon. it's normally hawaii that has the higher price there. but stephanie elam is -- you know, she spends a lot of time in san francisco. all right. well, you want to -- >> i'm here, by the way, in case you didn't know. >> that's what i was referring -- >> you're going to love this next story, stephanie. >> i just flew in from california right now. >> if you want to catch a bus to avoid the high gas prices, it might be harder to do as the federal transit authority looks to set new weight limits which could mean fewer riders allowed on at once. the ...

Roads in america are in poor condition. one in five miles. some states it is worse where the weather is tougher. for 50 years, 50% of our bridges are over 50 years old. more than 1,000 bridges here in wisconsin are rated as structurally deficient by engineers. 1,000 just in wisconsin. i'm not -- that doesn't make wisconsin better or worse. it is all across the nation it is this way, where bridges, the ten most-travelled bridges in america need repair and some need to be completely rebuilt. more than 600, more than 600 here in the state of wisconsin, bridges have weight limits to prevent trucks...

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