In the recent Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution, the White House requested the permanent implementation of two pilot programs that give six-axle trucks full access to interstate highways in Maine and Vermont. The program is currently set to expire in December.
Prior to the program, commercial vehicles weighing over 80,000 pounds were often barred from interstate travel and diverted onto state and local roads.
In its message to Congress, the White House attributed the states' highway improvement and increased safety to the pilot programs.
Pending federal legislation called the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act (SETA) would allow other states the opportunity to improve roadtop conditions and safety as a result of increased traffic from overweight trucks. SETA would give each state the option to raise interstate weight limits for six-axle, higher productivity trucks.
Prior to the program, commercial vehicles weighing over 80,000 pounds were often barred from interstate travel and diverted onto state and local roads.
In its message to Congress, the White House attributed the states' highway improvement and increased safety to the pilot programs.
Pending federal legislation called the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act (SETA) would allow other states the opportunity to improve roadtop conditions and safety as a result of increased traffic from overweight trucks. SETA would give each state the option to raise interstate weight limits for six-axle, higher productivity trucks.
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