Surface Transportation Reauthorization -- Truck Weight Limits
Description:
Ribble, R-Wis., amendment that would allow states to permit trucks on their Interstate highways that exceed the current weight limit of 80,000 pounds. Trucks would need to be equipped with a sixth axle and could not exceed a gross weight of 91,000 pounds.
Vote Number:
House Vote 588
Bill Number:
HR 22
CCAGW Position:
Yea
Vote Results:
Rejected in Committee of the Whole 187-236 : R 168-74; D 19-162