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Overdrive Staff

Feb 24, 2021

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Lawmakers add 6-axle, 91,000 pound weight limit pilot to highway bill

Lawmakers back an amendment to the BUILD America 250 Act, arguing modernized truck weights could slash over 100,000 annual trips for some industries.

Following a 14-hour legislative markup, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 – a bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that invests in America’s roads, bridges, transit, rail transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs.

House committee okays highway bill in marathon session

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DOT reiterates: No marijuana for truckers

BUILD America 250 Act includes bipartisan language that would for the first time create a comprehensive federal policy framework to regulate the safe deployment of autonomous trucks, a long-time goal of the autonomous trucking industry.

Bill establishing federal rules for driverless trucks is working its way through Congress

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Revenue not covering operating costs? It’s time to rethink maintenance.

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