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S 1063 · in committee · niche

Safe Routes Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill allows the Department of Transportation to waive federal weight limits for logging vehicles on interstate highways.
  • Logging companies transporting raw wood products within 150 air miles of processing facilities are affected.
  • The waiver applies if vehicles meet state weight and configuration standards for their operating state.

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  1. 01

    How would allowing heavier logging trucks on interstates affect highway maintenance costs and safety compared to current weight restrictions?

  2. 02

    What safeguards would ensure that states with lower weight standards don't create safety risks for drivers in neighboring states?

  3. 03

    How might this waiver impact competition between logging companies that can operate heavier vehicles versus those that cannot?

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Ron Johnson

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Introduced 2025-03-13

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-13 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

  2. 2025-03-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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