Bill to Lift Truck Weight Limits

A new bill, proposed by a Republican Senator from Maine and supported by a Democratic Senator from Vermont, would lift federal truck weight limits permanently. Currently, overweight trucks are not allowed to travel on interstate roads in the two states, which forces them to use other roads maintained by local and state municipalities. However, last year the states began a one-year program to study the effect of overweight trucks on interstates.

Federal Truck Weight Limits

Federal trucking weight limits were put in place to protect federal roads and save taxpayer money. When heavy commercial trucks drive upon highways and interstates, they cause more damage than usual to the road. This, in turn, requires more maintenance, which is paid for with taxpayer dollars.

Therefore, trucks that weigh from 80,000 to 100,000 pounds must apply and qualify for certain exemptions in order to travel throughout the country, and may be forced to take alternate routes that do not include interstate highways, depending on individual state regulations.

Lifting Federal Truck Weight Limits

Many states in the northeast are exempt from forcing truckers to follow the federal weight limit policies, and overweight trucks are allowed to travel on the interstate rather than on local or state roads. Since New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire all hold these exemptions, the Senators from Maine and Vermont say that their home states are at a disadvantage.

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