Road trains inch forward in face of lobbying opposition at North Dakota capitol
North Dakota legislators are considering two pieces of legislation that could make North Dakota the first state to allow the long semi-truck platoons known as road trains. Written By: Adam Willis | ×
A three-trailer road train rolls through western Australia. Flickr / Special to The Forum
BISMARCK For North Dakota to become the only state in the country to allow the lengthy semi-trailer truck platoons called road trains on its highways, lawmakers backing the program may have to overcome opposition from several lobbying groups, including those of actual railroads.