Report No. 83-27 E INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS: THE EFFECT OF RECENT LEGISLATION ON EARNINGS ( f f e c t s of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 and the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1983, a s they affect highway-related taxes, two trailers, length and width of vehicles, and weight of loads) Dr. Stephen J Thompson Specialist i n Transportation Econanics Division COMPLIMENTS OF Gene Snyder March 1, 1983