H.R. 8412 · 117th Congress
Freedom to Haul Act
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This bill exempts from federal-aid highway vehicle weight limitations a five-axle truck tractor-semitrailer combination vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate System if it:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 18, 2022
Freedom to Haul Act
This bill exempts from federal-aid highway vehicle weight limitations a five-axle truck tractor-semitrailer combination vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate System if it:
- has a gross vehicle weight of 97,000 pounds or less;
- has three rear axles on the tractor of such vehicle; and
- complies with the single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula limits.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Freedom to Haul Act
Latest action (Jul 19, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 18, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.