TRAVERSE CITY -- It's being called a "big win" by several local businesses. A bill has been signed into law that will allow trucks to carry more goods from plants to store shelves.

Soon you'll see even larger trucks driving down Michigan highways, but the good news is there will be fewer of them. A new law allows semi trucks to have extension trailers up to 53-feet long for moving agriculture products like cherries and blueberries out of the state.

The Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Government Relations, Doug DeYoung says, "It is critical to all businesss. Businesses are looking at their costs and transportation costs continue to go up year after year after year."

The limit before this bill was 48-feet long and local manufacturers like Cherry Growers Incorporated says it put them at a competitive disadvantage with other states and Canada.

Cherry Growers Inc. President, Brian Mitchell says, "We think it is going to save us several hundred up to a thousand truck loads a year moving up and down Michigan highways."

That's a huge savings, in some cases, hundreds of thousands of dollars in fuel costs. The new law also allows boat manufacturers like Four Winns in Cadillac to carry up to four boats on a trailer rather than just three.

DeYoung says, "Their competitors outside the state were able to move more boats and get them to the market faster."

It's a barrier now removed, and good news to businesses who are working to increase their bottom line and create new jobs.