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Bill gives states new power to waive truck weight limits
WASHINGTON — Legislation being promoted for giving states more flexibility to waive truck weight limits in an emergency would also give state authorities broad new power to raise weight limits for all kinds of freight, according to a lobby group that opposes overweight trucks.
The legislation, Modernizing Operations for Vehicles in Emergencies (MOVE) Act, introduced last month by U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., and Jim Costa, D-Calif., is a way to “remove unnecessary roadblocks and red tape”...
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Only 1 key trucking bill likely to pass in Congress, GovTrack says
WASHINGTON — A slate of trucking-related bills introduced in Congress this year are in various stages of the legislative process, including several proposals to raise federal weight limits on interstates, expand truck parking and streamline the process for issuing CDLs.
Like all legislation introduced on Capitol Hill, however, the chances of most trucking bills actually being enacted into law are slim.
In the 117th Congress (January 2021-January 2023), about 11% of all 15,055 bills introduced...
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Daily Infographic: Types of vehicles by weight class
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Daily Infographic: Quick truckload definitions
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Bigger trucks would divert intermodal and railcar traffic
A study commissioned by the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT) asserts that allowing heavier and longer trucks on U.S. roads could divert intermodal and railcar traffic from rail to truck by as much as 25% and even by as much as 60% under certain scenarios.
The study, “Estimating the Rail-to-Truck Traffic Diversions Attributable to Increased Truck Size and Weight,” sought to quantify how much intermodal and railcar traffic could be taken off the railroads should trucking companies be allowed...
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How much weight can a big rig carry?
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