A log truck heads west on Hammond Street after turning from Union Street in Bangor last week. Gov. John Baldacci signed an emergency bill Jna. 23 which increased weight limits from 100,000 pounds to 105,000 pounds for six-axle trucks until April 1 to ease the strain of high diesel fuel prices. Some transportation experts say the 5 percent weight increase translates to a 35 percent to 40 percent increase in damage to Maine roads.  (BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY BRIDGET BROWN)

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A log truck heads west on Hammond Street after turning from Union Street in Bangor on Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. Gov. John Baldacci signed an emergency bill Jan. 23 which increased weight limits from 100,000 pounds to 105,000 pounds for six-axle trucks until April 1 to ease the strain of high disel-fuel prices. Some transportation experts say this 5 percent weight increase translates to a 35 to 40 percent increase in damage to the road. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)