Rep Reid Ribble (R-WI) introduced a bill that would allow individual states to increase the federal vehicle weight limit to 91,000 pounds for tractor-trailers equipped with a sixth axle.
The Safe, Flexible, and Efficient (SAFE) Trucking Act would “allow fewer trucks to move more cargo in a safer manner” via a configuration compliant with the federal bridge formula.
Ribble noted he plans to introduce the SAFE Act as an amendment to the long-term buy generic naltrexone highway bill so that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is expected to begin marking up soon “so that members can discuss it separately.”
According to Ribble, if the bill passed trucks would operate more safely and would enable the requirement of additional truck safety equipment on these heavier trucks.
