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AL SB451
Bill
Status
5/5/2015
Primary Sponsor
Trip Pittman
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AI Summary
SB451 Summary
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Amends Section 32-9-20 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to add trucks delivering asphalt to the list of vehicles exempt from axle spacing requirements.
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Exempted vehicles (dump trucks, dump trailers, concrete mixing trucks, fuel oil trucks, gasoline trucks, and now asphalt delivery trucks) must not exceed 20,000 pounds per axle plus scale tolerances.
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Maximum gross weight for exempted vehicles cannot exceed the maximum allowed by law for the appropriate number of axles, regardless of distance between axles, plus allowable scale tolerances.
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All axles on exempted vehicles must be equipped with brakes.
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Bill becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Motor vehicles, truck weights, dump trucks not required to meet axle spacing requirements under certain conditions, Sec. 32-9-20 am'd.
Motor Vehicles
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Transportation and Energy
5/5/2015