A.B.F. FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. v. SUTHARD

Civ. A. No. 88-0018-R.

681 F.Supp. 334 (1988)

A.B.F. FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC., Plaintiff, v. Colonel Robert L. SUTHARD, Superintendent of Virginia State Police, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

March 16, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. William Kirby, Jr., Melvin R. Manning, Manning, Davis & Kirby, Richmond, Va., for plaintiff.

James Hayes, Jay Steele, Asst. Attys. Gen. of Virginia, Richmond, Va., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This case presents a challenge to the validity of Virginia's restriction on the local travel access allowed to single tractor-trailer units. The trailer units in question, referred to as single twins or "pup" trailers, measure 28' long by 102" (or 8 and ½') wide. They are typically used in tandem combinations, with two pup trailers connected together, for over-the-road hauling...

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