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* Minnesota bill would increase truck weight limit
Minn,USA -Land Line Magazine -April 9, 2007: -- A bill moving forward in the Minnesota Senate would increase the gross vehicle weight of trucks allowed on certain roads in the state by as much as 8.5 tons... The Senate Transportation Committee voted to advance the bill to the Senate Taxes Committee that would permit truckers hauling timber, forest products and raw farm products to load heavier on state and county roads. Load limits on interstates would not change... The measure would allow six-axle trucks with gross weights of 90,000 pounds and seven-axle trucks up to 97,000 pounds on the affected roadways. State law now limits trucks to 80,000 pounds...
* Legislation on the move in Missouri focuses on trucks; road safety
Miss,USA -Land Line Magazine -April 9, 2007: -- The Senate approved a bill that would increase the maximum gross vehicle weight limit and axle weight limit for large trucks equipped with idle reduction technology. The measure also would authorize affected trucks to weigh up to an additional 400 pounds... A measure that has advanced from the House to the Senate would take advantage of an income tax credit made available by Congress in 2005. The bill – HB488 – would create a tax credit for installing idle reduction technology for the next two years. The credit would be equal to 50 percent of the amount of purchase and installation on class 8 trucks – up to $3,500 per truck... Another bill would revise procedures for conducting roadside inspections. The bill would set up a program to certify local law enforcement officers to enforce CMV laws... One other bill would prohibit the expungement of records for commercial driver’s license holders who are convicted of or plead guilty to an offense with a blood alcohol content of 0.04 percent or above... A House-approved bill would require applicants for commercial driver’s licenses to be able to speak and read English. It’s been forwarded to the Senate... Opponents say there are no studies that suggest English proficiency makes better drivers. They also voice concern that adopting the strict standards would push certain trucking companies to go “underground” to hire people to sit behind the wheel of trucks...
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