CARS Act

Summary

Carrying Automobiles Responsibly and Safely Act or the CARS Act This bill allows for the operation on the Interstate System of certain automobile transporters with a gross vehicle weight that is 10% above the current weight limit. Specifically, the bill prohibits a state from barring the operation of a stinger-steered combination automobile transporter with a gross weight of 88,000 pounds or less on the Interstate System or specific federal-aid highways. The current weight limit is 80,000 pounds. A stinger-steered combination automobile transporter is a truck tractor semitrailer wherein the fifth wheel is located on a drop frame located behind and below the rear-most axle of the power unit. Further, a state is prohibited from enacting or enforcing a law that denies these automobile transporters reasonable access from highways to loading or unloading points or facilities for food, fuel, repair, and rest. 

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 19 December 2024

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 19 December 2024

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 April 2023

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  Introduced in House · EN · 27 April 2023

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 April 2023

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