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To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight variance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal highway regulations to allow commercial trucks carrying dry bulk goods to exceed standard axle weight limits by up to 110 percent of the maximum. Dry bulk goods are defined as homogeneous, unmarked, unpackaged, nonliquid cargo transported in specially designed trailers. The variance applies only to individual axle or axle group weight limits; the maximum gross vehicle weight limit remains unchanged. The increased weight allowance includes enforcement tolerance.
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Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Eric A. "Rick" Crawford’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- HERZOG CONTRACTING CORP $42,900
- NULL $12,000
- RUNWAY GROUP $6,600
- STEPHENS INC $6,600
- SNK REAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC $6,600
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Actions (3)
- Apr 17, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
- Apr 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Apr 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 17, 2025
Mr. Crawford (for himself and Mr. Carbajal) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight variance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Vehicle Axle Redistribution Increases Allow New Capacities for Efficiency Act” or the “VARIANCE Act”.
SEC. 2. DRY BULK AXLE WEIGHT VARIANCE.
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(z) Dry Bulk Axle Weight Variance.—
“(1) Weight variance.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, except for the maximum gross vehicle weight limitation, a commercial motor vehicle transporting dry bulk goods may not exceed 110 percent of the maximum weight on any axle or axle group described in subsection (a), including any enforcement tolerance.
“(2) Dry bulk goods defined.—In this subsection, the term ‘dry bulk goods’ means any homogeneous unmarked, unpackaged, nonliquid cargo being transported in a trailer specifically designed for that purpose.”. <all>
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