HB460 Summary

• Amends Alabama Code Section 40-12-248 to establish annual license tax and registration fees for trucks and truck tractors based on gross vehicle weight in pounds, with schedules of base amounts and additional amounts ranging from $10.70 to $445.00.

• Deletes the limitation on the number of truck tractors (previously limited to four) that farmers can use for transporting farm products at reduced fees; farmers can now use unlimited truck tractors with the reduced fee schedule.

• Establishes new weight classes and fee structures for trucks or truck tractors owned and used by any person for transporting forest products where gross weight exceeds 42,000 pounds, using the standard base and additional amount schedules.

• Removes the exclusion that previously prevented truck tractors used for transporting forest products from receiving reduced fees when operated for hire (for-hire services now eligible).

• Takes effect on October 1, 2021; allows owners to file a statement (rather than affidavit) declaring gross vehicle weight and permits voluntary increases in weight classification during the tax year with fee adjustments.