A bipartisan group of 70 congressmembers is pushing the Biden administration to take more action on the supply chain crisis. More than 60 agricultural groups are asking states to increase weight ...

U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID), Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have introduced the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act ( S. 3705) as an identical companion to legislation now pending in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lawmakers likely will consider changes to truck weight limits. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) WASHINGTON — Retailers are ...

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Bigger, heavier semis could soon be rumbling down Central Florida streets. Some state lawmakers want to increase the weight limit for trucks by four tons. However, some lawmakers ...

The debate over raising weight limits from 80,000 lb. to 91,000 lb. highlights the complexity of the trucking industry's issues. Infrastructure risks are significant as increased truck weight could ...

Law enforcement from Arizona and other states descended on Congress this week, lobbying against a proposal to allow much heavier trucks on the nation’s highways. Backers say the idea would improve the ...

Proposals have been heard in the past about increasing the truck weight limits on the federal level. In 2021, Indiana passed a law raising the maximum truck weight from 80,000 pounds to 120,000 pounds ...

Weight limit enforcement for trucks in Mississippi has become lax, possibly due to the trucking industry's influence and the state's budget constraints. Many truck weigh stations are closed, relying ...

Alabama has made great strides in improving our roads and bridges thanks to the Rebuild Alabama Act. Investments in infrastructure have created safer highways, boosted economic growth and improved the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Providence City Council passed an ordinance Thursday to set weight limits for trucks in certain parts of the city. Mayor Brett Smiley and city councilors said this has ...

Big rigs are critical to Georgia’s supply chain infrastructure. Everything from logging to poultry to Georgia ports need to have tractor-trailers rolling down state roads to deliver products. Under a ...

The bridge next to the post office and the South Adams Savings Bank won’t actually be closed, but it will be posted for weight following a state inspection.