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LAWS * USA - Virginia lawmakers approve notable truck bills
VA,USA -Land Line Magazine -25 March 2009: -- Gov. Tim Kaine signed a bill into law that makes Virginia one of about 30 states to offer an incentive for truckers to reduce idling. It takes effect July 1, 2009... Other bills of interest to truckers that have made their way through the statehouse and moved to the governor’s desk address truck parking, UCR violations and overweight truck permits... The new law in Virginia increases the maximum gross vehicle, axle weight limits for large trucks equipped with idle-reduction technology. The new rule authorizes trucks equipped with auxiliary power units to weigh up to an additional 400 pounds... Supporters say that the weight exemption removes the disincentive that otherwise would keep truckers from using APUs... States were granted federal authority in 2005 to allow heavy-duty trucks to exceed the 80,000-pound maximum weight limit to encourage the use of idling-reduction equipment... Officials with the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association have long advocated adoption of the 400-pound exemption...
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