SB77 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald O. Dial

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Motor vehicles, truck weights, concrete mixing trucks, operation within 50 miles of home base, subject to maximum gross weight requirements, Sec. 32-9-20 am'd.

Summary

SB77 would loosen weight rules for concrete mixing trucks operating within 50 miles of their home base by tying their allowed weight to the vehicle's maximum gross weight and removing extra restrictions.

What This Bill Does

Within 50 miles of a concrete mixing truck's home base, the bill would exempt the truck from general weight requirements as long as its gross weight does not exceed its maximum allowable gross weight. It would delete the prior conditions that the mixer must meet a 66,000-pound cap, be rated for mixer capacity, and have at least three brake-equipped axles. The exemption would still prohibit use on bridges posted as unable to carry the load, and the measure would take effect after it becomes law.

Who It Affects

• Concrete mixing truck operators within 50 miles of their home base, who would be allowed to operate up to their vehicle's maximum gross weight without the previously required 66,000-pound limit or minimum axle requirements.
• State and local highway enforcement and transportation authorities, who would implement and monitor the updated weight rules and continue enforcing bridge postings and other weight-related restrictions.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 32-9-20 to exempt concrete mixing trucks operating within 50 miles of home base from general weight requirements if the vehicle does not exceed its maximum allowable gross weight.
• Deletes the prior conditions that restricted these trucks to a 66,000-pound gross load, required rated mixer capacity, and mandated at least three brake-equipped axles.
• Maintains the prohibition on traveling over bridges posted as incapable of carrying the load.
• Establishes the act's effective date as the first day of the third month after passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles