The Georgia state Senate on March 23 approved a measure that would temporarily allow heavier trucks on Georgia roads. State law limits trucks to 80,000 pounds, though vehicles carrying certain ...

Georgia lawmakers reached a last-minute deal early Thursday to increase the weight limit for some trucks traveling state highways. The legislature gave final passage to House Bill 189, which would ...

Pennsylvania’s police chiefs and their departments every day witness the dangers that tractor-trailers pose to motorists and our communities both big and small. Our collective experience as first ...

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 ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are watering down a bill to allow heavier trucks on state highways after widespread opposition to the original measure by state and local officials. Rep. Steven Meeks, ...

A bill that would raise the maximum weight of trucks on Georgia highways cleared a state House committee Thursday. The current maximum weight of trucks allowed under Georgia law is 80,000 pounds — ...

Several bills that would increase the maximum weight of trucks under certain conditions are working their way to the U.S. House of Representatives and some have been met with resistance by some ...

A panel of legislators looking for ways to improve freight transportation is close to finishing its analysis and will post its report by the end of the month. Ad Loading... The report will shape ...

A state Senate panel Monday approved a bill that would temporarily allow some trucks to carry heavier loads on Georgia highways — and could pave the way for a plan to raise billions of dollars for ...