Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-09
zs.ooo POUNDS TRUCK LIMIT
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 ON CONNECTICUT ROADS
 The positions the state highway and motor vehicle departments on the over loading of motor trucks were outlined in a joint ruling of the two departments made public Tuesday, The outstanding points are:
 1-The highway departments will not authorize the operation on public high ways of trucks weighing more than the legal limit of 25,ooo pounds Since the enforcement of the new law was begun in effort to prevent instruction of highways and to safeguard the public, many requests have been received for the written approval of Highway Com missioner Bennett for the overlooking of trucks
 2-Upon certification by the manufac- turer of truck that 1t Is capable of safely carrying a load in excess of it's rated capacit:, the motor vehicle depart ment will register it at the increased ca pacty certified by the manufacturer up to the 25,000 pound ma maximum fixed by law.
 copy of the ruling was transmitted to Superintendent Hurley of the state police, who announced that his depart ment would proceed to carry the policy into effect at once.
 The whole proposition takes into ae- count the subject of overlooking from two standpoints," Motor Vehicle Commits sioner Stoeckel pointed out. "One is the wear on the roads and the other is the safety factor. of the vehicle concerned in the overlooking" He called atten- ton to recent serious accident in Corn wall where a man was apparently carry ing too heavy load of passengers on truck. Msgauging his speed. the truck ers' and seriously injured seeeral oth- CTS. Accidents like this are what the motor vehicle department is trying to stop, while the. highway departments of fcial interest is for the protection of the l roads. It is felt at both departments that there is no more justification for | permitting man to register a truck to carry three and a half tons and then i make a practice of carrying five tons over the highways of the state than 1 there is for allowing man to regis | ter Cadillac as a Ford.
 The following is a copy of the joint ruling on the overlooking of commercial motor vehicles:
 l l Chapter 400 of the Public Acts of 1921 provides that mo person shall operate any commercial motor vehicle on any public highway. or bridge when the com- bined weight of vehicle and load ex- ceeds the height weight and carrying capacity as shown on the certificate of l registration, without a written permit from the highway commissioner which shall prescribe the conditions under which the same shall be operated
 Section 22 of Chapter 400 of the Public Acts of 1921, subsection (a) provides that the commissioner shall determine the actual maximum carrying capacity ot each commercial motor vehicle regard less of the total piston displacem mt ol | horse power thereof and shall collect fees for registration based on such Ca pacity," etc.
 Section of Chapter 400 prohibits the registration of any motor vehicle tthe sum of the light weight and carrying ca pacity of which exceeds 25,000 pounds except with the written approval of th' highway commissioner" etc.
 Under the application of these law hereinbefore referred to and especial lv In connection with the first, the fol lowing joint ruling is made for the gufd ance of the departments concerned ant for the information of persons interested
 So far as damage to highways bl q the passage of overloaded commercial motor vehicles is concerned. the position of the state highway department is tha commercial motor vehicles will not b permitted to carry a load to exceed 9,
 900 pounds, the load per inch width o tire not to exceed 900 pounds. This i
 a definite and final provision of the la7
 and the policy of the highway depart
 ment is that, except as provided in sai law, there will not be any allowanc granted in connection with these prov1 } sions.
 The department of Motor vehicles wi not register. any commercial motor Ve hicle at any increase over it's capacit as rated by said department, except all r CT compliance and approval with the 10 lowing conditions: Any person deslrln B to register any commercial motor Vehlc t for an increase over it's rated capacit
 must secure from the company manl
 featuring such motor vehicle, through i
 engineering department, certificate i the effect that in the opinion of sa1 ' manufa cturer the particular type of con merciai motor vehicle referred to, s the particular individual motor vehicle T { ferred to, is capable of being safely ol t erated under all conditions at all tim , when loaded to the increased capaci applied for Upon receipt of such ce n tfhcate in satisfactory form, the depar s ment will register the particular type : commercial motor vehicle or partcul l, individual commercial motor vehicle ce
 tifed to at the increased capacity 1. accordance with said certificate. l. The purpose of the laws herein clt
 is to conserve the highways and to pr q vent unsafe vehicles from operating u ', on them. Overlooking of commerc1
 motor vehicles beyond proper sa1ety Ia
 tors creates an overstrain on the safe
 equipment and makes ther operhtl
 unsafe. Unless the certificate herein pr D vided for ig made with due consideratf er of the safety factors of the commerc in motor vehicle certified to, the depa nj