H.R. 2948 · 118th Congress
CARS Act
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Carrying Automobiles Responsibly and Safely Act or the CARS Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 27, 2023
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: CARS Act
Also known as: Carrying Automobiles Responsibly and Safely Act
Latest action (Dec 19, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 789.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 27, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.