CARS Act

Bill: 118-hr-2948
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Introduced: 2023-04-27
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor carriers

Motor vehicles

Roads and highways
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 789.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Carrying Automobiles Responsibly and Safely Act or the CARS Act</strong></p><p>This bill allows for the operation on the Interstate System of certain automobile transporters with a gross vehicle weight that is 10% above the current weight limit.</p><p>Specifically, the bill prohibits a state from barring the operation of a stinger-steered combination automobile transporter with a gross weight of 88,000 pounds or less on the Interstate System or specific federal-aid highways. The current weight limit is 80,000 pounds. A stinger-steered combination automobile transporter is a truck tractor semitrailer wherein the fifth wheel is located on a drop frame located behind and below the rear-most axle of the power unit.</p><p>Further, a state is prohibited from enacting or enforcing a law that denies these automobile transporters reasonable access from highways to loading or unloading points or facilities for food, fuel, repair, and rest.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 789 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2948 [Report No. 118–937] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2023 Mr. Gooden of Texas (for himself, Mr. Mast , and Mr. Bean of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure December 19, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. Steube and Mr. Edwards December 19, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the operation of certain specialized hauling vehicles on the Interstate System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Carrying Automobiles Responsibly and Safely Act or the CARS Act . 2. Operation of certain specialized hauling vehicles on Interstate Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (x) Operation of certain specialized hauling vehicles on the Interstate (1) In general A State may not prohibit the operation of a stinger-steered combination automobile transporter with a gross weight of 88,000 pounds or less on— (A) any segment of the Interstate System (except a system exempted under section 31111(f) of title 49); or (B) the classes of qualifying Federal-aid primary highways designated by the Secretary under section 31111(e) of title 49. (2) Reasonable access No State may enact or enforce a law denying reasonable access to stinger-steered combination automobile transporters, to and from highways described in paragraph (1), to loading or unloading points or facilities for food, fuel, repair, and rest. (3) Axle weight tolerance A State shall allow a stinger-steered combination automobile transporter an increase of not more than 10 percent on the axle weight limitations set forth in subsection (a). (4) Stinger-steered combination automobile transporter defined In this subsection, the term stinger-steered combination automobile transporter means a truck tractor semitrailer wherein the fifth wheel is located on a drop frame located behind and below the rear-most axle of the power unit. .

December 19, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2948 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2023 Mr. Gooden of Texas (for himself, Mr. Mast , and Mr. Bean of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the operation of certain specialized hauling vehicles on the Interstate System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Carrying Automobiles Responsibly and Safely Act or the CARS Act . 2. Operation of certain specialized hauling vehicles on Interstate Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (x) Operation of certain specialized hauling vehicles on the Interstate (1) In general A State may not prohibit the operation of a stinger-steered combination automobile transporter with a gross weight of 88,000 pounds or less on— (A) any segment of the Interstate System (except a system exempted under section 31111(f) of title 49); or (B) the classes of qualifying Federal-aid primary highways designated by the Secretary under section 31111(e) of title 49. (2) Reasonable access No State may enact or enforce a law denying reasonable access to stinger-steered combination automobile transporters, to and from highways described in paragraph (1), to loading or unloading points or facilities for food, fuel, repair, and rest. (3) Axle weight tolerance A State shall allow a stinger-steered combination automobile transporter an increase of not more than 10 percent on the axle weight limitations set forth in subsection (a). (4) Stinger-steered combination automobile transporter defined In this subsection, the term stinger-steered combination automobile transporter means a truck tractor semitrailer wherein the fifth wheel is located on a drop frame located behind and below the rear-most axle of the power unit. .