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Safe, Flexible, and Efficient Trucking Act of 2015

Introduced: September 11, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Sep 11, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Sep 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 10, 2015
Introduced in House
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Safe, Flexible, and Efficient Trucking Act of 2015

This bill allows a state to authorize a vehicle with a maximum gross weight (including enforcement tolerances) exceeding certain federal weight limitations to operate on Interstate Highway System routes in the state if:

  • the vehicle is equipped with at least six axles,
  • the weight of any single axle does not exceed 20,000 pounds,
  • the weight of any tandem axle does not exceed 34,000 pounds,
  • the weight of any group of 3 or more axles does not exceed 51,000 pounds,
  • the gross weight of the vehicle does not exceed 91,000 pounds, and
  • the vehicle complies with a specified bridge formula.

The Department of Transportation may issue regulations necessary to require such a vehicle to include one item of additional equipment not otherwise required by law, but only if the equipment item is available at the time the rule is proposed.

What's happening now September 11, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 11
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Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Nov 3, 2015
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Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Nov 2, 2015
Abraham, Ralph
· Oct 28, 2015
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Oct 22, 2015
Ratcliffe, John
· Oct 22, 2015
Labrador, Raul
· Oct 21, 2015
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Oct 20, 2015
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Oct 8, 2015
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Oct 8, 2015
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Sep 11, 2015
Duffy, Sean
· Sep 11, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 11, 2015
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Sep 11, 2015
Poliquin, Bruce
· Sep 11, 2015
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Sep 11, 2015
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Sep 11, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3488: Safe, Flexible, and Efficient Trucking Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3488/
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"H.R. 3488: Safe, Flexible, and Efficient Trucking Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3488/.
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H.R. 3488, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3488/.
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