To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-3318
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2023-05-15
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor carriers

Motor vehicles

Service industries
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-26
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 634.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill allows commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods to operate on the Interstate Highway System with up to 110% of the maximum authorized weight on any axle or axle group. </p>

action_date: 2024-11-26
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p>This bill allows commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods to operate on the Interstate Highway System with up to 110% of the maximum authorized weight on any axle or axle group.</p>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 634 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3318 [Report No. 118–768] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2023 Mr. Crawford (for himself and Mr. Carbajal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure November 26, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. Collins , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Flood , and Mr. Garamendi November 26, 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, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes.

1. Dry bulk weight tolerance Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (x) Dry bulk weight tolerance (1) Weight tolerance Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, except for the maximum gross vehicle weight limitation, a commercial motor vehicle transporting dry bulk goods may not exceed 110 percent of the maximum weight on any axle or axle group described in subsection (a), including any enforcement tolerance. (2) Dry bulk goods defined In this subsection, the term dry bulk goods means any homogeneous unmarked nonliquid cargo being transported in a trailer specifically designed for that purpose. .

November 26, 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. 3318 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2023 Mr. Crawford (for himself and Mr. Carbajal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes.

1. Dry bulk weight tolerance Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (x) Dry bulk weight tolerance (1) Weight tolerance Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, except for the maximum gross vehicle weight limitation, a commercial motor vehicle transporting dry bulk goods may not exceed 110 percent of the maximum weight on any axle or axle group described in subsection (a), including any enforcement tolerance. (2) Dry bulk goods defined In this subsection, the term dry bulk goods means any homogeneous unmarked nonliquid cargo being transported in a trailer specifically designed for that purpose. .