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5	5		By Senators Livingston, Gudger, Shelnutt, Butler, Weaver,
6	6		Carnley, Williams, Bell, Elliott, Price, Allen, Sessions,
7	7		Stutts, Chambliss, Chesteen, Melson, Albritton
8	8		RFD: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
9	9		First Read: 02-Apr-24
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18	18		First Read: 02-Apr-24
19		-	Enrolled, An Act,
	19	+	A BILL
	20	+	TO BE ENTITLED
	21	+	AN ACT
20	22		Relating to motor vehicles, to amend Section 32-9-20,
21	23		Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for terms used in
22	24		enforcing prohibitions on the maximum weights of vehicles; and
23	25		to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the
24	26		existing code language and hierarchy to current style.
25	27		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
26	28		Section 1. Section 32-9-20, Code of Alabama 1975, is
27	29		amended to read as follows:
28	30		"§32-9-20
29	31		(a) It shall be unlawful for any person individual to
30	32		drive or move on any highway in this state any vehicle or
31	33		vehicles of a size or weight except in accordance with the
32	34		following:
33	35		(1)(4) WIDTH. Vehicles and combinations of vehicles
34	36		operating on highways shall not exceed a total outside width,
35	37		including any load thereon, of 102 inches, exclusive of
36	38		mirrors or other safety devices approved by the Department of
37	39		Transportation. No passenger vehicle shall carry any load
38	40		extending beyond the line of the fenders. No vehicle hauling
39	41		forest products or culvert pipe on any highway in this state
40		-	shall have a load exceeding 102 inches in width.
41		-	(2)(1) HEIGHT. No vehicle or, semitrailer, or trailer
42		-	shall exceed in height 13 1/2 feet, including load.
43		-	(3)(2) LENGTH. No vehicle shall exceed in length 40
44		-	feet; except, that the length of a truck-semitrailer
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	71	+	forest products or culvert pipe on any highway in this state
	72	+	shall have a load exceeding 102 inches in width.
	73	+	(2)(1) HEIGHT. No vehicle or, semitrailer, or trailer
	74	+	shall exceed in height 13 1/2 feet, including load.
	75	+	(3)(2) LENGTH. No vehicle shall exceed in length 40
74	76		feet; except, that the length of a truck-semitrailer
75	77		combination, semitrailers, including load, used in a truck
76	78		tractor-semitrailer combination, shall not exceed 57 feet;
77	79		semitrailers and trailers, including load, used in a truck
78	80		tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination, shall not exceed 28
79	81		1/2 feet each; and motor vehicles designed, used, or
80	82		maintained primarily as a mobile dwelling, office, or
81	83		commercial space, commonly called motor homes, shall not
82	84		exceed 45 feet. Semitrailers exceeding 53 1/2 feet shall only
83	85		be operated on highways designated pursuant to Section 32-9-1
84	86		and shall only be operated when the distance between the
85	87		kingpin of the a semitrailer and the rearmost axle or a point
86	88		midway between the two rear axles, if the two rear axles are
87	89		tandem axles, does not exceed 41 feet and if the semitrailer
88	90		is equipped with a rear underride guard of a substantial
89	91		construction consisting of a continuous lateral beam extending
90	92		to within four inches of the lateral extremities of the
91	93		semitrailer and located not more than 22 inches from the
92	94		surface as measured with the semitrailer s empty and on a level
93	95		surface. For purposes of enforcement of this subdivision,
94	96		lengths of semitrailers and trailers refer to the cargo
95	97		carrying portion of the unit. Truck tractor units used
96	98		exclusively in combinations transporting motor vehicles may
97	99		directly carry a portion of the cargo, provided that the
98		-	combinations are restricted to truck tractor-semitrailer
99		-	combinations only and provided further that the overall length
100		-	of these particular combinations shall not exceed 65 feet;
101		-	except that the overall length of stinger-steered type units
102		-	shall not exceed 80 feet. No truck tractor-semitrailer
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	129	+	directly carry a portion of the cargo, provided that the
	130	+	combinations are restricted to truck tractor-semitrailer
	131	+	combinations only and provided further that the overall length
	132	+	of these particular combinations shall not exceed 65 feet;
	133	+	except that the overall length of stinger-steered type units
132	134		shall not exceed 80 feet. No truck tractor-semitrailer
133	135		combination used exclusively for transporting motor vehicles
134	136		shall carry any load extending more than four feet beyond the
135	137		front or six feet beyond the rear of the combination. No other
136	138		vehicle operated on a highway shall carry any load extending
137	139		more than a total of five feet beyond both the front and rear,
138	140		inclusive, of the vehicle.
139	141		(4)(3) WEIGHT.
140	142		a.1. Axle Weight. The gross weight imposed on the
141	143		highway by the wheels of any one axle of a vehicle shall not
142	144		exceed 20,000 pounds, or other weight, if any, as may be
143	145		permitted by federal law to keep the state from losing federal
144	146		funds; provided, that inadequate bridges shall be posted to
145	147		define load limits.
146	148		b.2. For the purpose of this section subdivision, an
147	149		axle load an "axle load" shall be defined as the total load
148	150		transmitted to the road by all wheels whose centers are
149		-	included between two parallel transverse vertical planes 40
150		-	inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.
	151	+	included between two parallel transverse vertical planes less
	152	+	than 40 inches apart, extending across the full width of the
	153	+	vehicle.
151	154		3. Vehicles and combinations of vehicles shall not
152	155		operate on the Interstate Highway System of Alabama that have
153	156		a weight greater than 20,000 pounds carried on any one axle,
154	157		including the allowable load tolerance, or with a tandem axle
155	158		weight in excess of 34,000 pounds, including the allowable
156		-	load tolerance, or overall gross weight on a group of two or
157		-	more consecutive axles produced by application of the
158		-	following formula:
159		-	W=500 ( LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36)
160		-	where W = overall gross weight on any group of two or
161		-	more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, L = distance
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	189	+	weight in excess of 34,000 pounds, including the allowable
	190	+	load tolerance, or overall gross weight on a group of two or
	191	+	more consecutive axles produced by application of the
	192	+	following formula:
	193	+	W=500 ( LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36)
	194	+	where W = overall gross weight on any group of two or
192	195		more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, L = distance
193	196		in feet between the extreme of any group of two or more
194	197		consecutive axles, and N = number of axles in the group under
195	198		consideration; except, that two consecutive sets of tandem
196	199		axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each, provided
197	200		the overall distance between the first and last axles of the
198	201		consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more and the
199	202		overall gross weight may not exceed 80,000 pounds, including
200	203		the allowable load tolerance.
201	204		c.b. Gross Weight. Subject to the limit upon the
202	205		weight imposed upon the highway through any one axle as set
203	206		forth herein, the total weight with load imposed upon the
204	207		highway by all the axles of a vehicle or combination of
205	208		vehicles shall not exceed the gross weight given for the
206	209		respective distances between the first and last axle of the
207	210		vehicle or combination of vehicles, measured longitudinally to
208	211		the nearest foot as set forth in the following table:
209	212		COMPUTED GROSS WEIGHT TABLE
210	213		For various spacings of axle groupings
211	214		Distance in feet between first and
212	215		last axles of vehicle or combination
213	216		of vehicles
214	217		Maximum load in
215	218		pounds on all the
216	219		axles
217		-	2 axles3 axles4 axles5 axles6 axles
218		-	8 or less 36,000 42,000 42,000
219		-	9 38,000 42,500 42,500
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	248	+	of vehicles axles
	249	+	2 axles3 axles4 axles5 axles6 axles
	250	+	8 or less 36,000 42,000 42,000
	251	+	9 38,000 42,500 42,500
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257	262		20 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000
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	292	+	27 57,000 60,000 65,000 70,000
	293	+	28 59,000 60,500 65,500 71,000
	294	+	29 60,000 61,500 66,000 71,500
	295	+	30 62,000 66,500 72,000
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304	309		44 and over 75,000 80,000 84,000
305	310		c. Special Permits. Except as provided by special
306	311		permits, no vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeding the
307	312		gross weights specified above shall be permitted to travel on
308	313		the public highways within the State of Alabama.
309	314		No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be permitted to
310	315		operate on any portion of the Interstate Highway System of
311		-	Alabama that shall have a greater weight than 20,000 pounds
312		-	carried on any one axle, including all enforcement tolerances,
313		-	or with a tandem axle weight in excess of 34,000 pounds,
314		-	including all enforcement tolerances, or with an overall gross
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	340	+	operate on any portion of the Interstate Highway System of
	341	+	Alabama that shall have a greater weight than 20,000 pounds
	342	+	carried on any one axle, including all enforcement tolerances,
	343	+	or with a tandem axle weight in excess of 34,000 pounds,
	344	+	including all enforcement tolerances, or with an overall gross
341	345		weight on a group of two or more consecutive axles produced by
342	346		application of the following formula:
343	347		W=500(LN +12N+36)
344	348		(N-1)
345	349		where W = overall gross weight on any group of two or
346	350		more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, L = distance
347	351		in feet between the extreme of any group of two or more
348	352		consecutive axles, and N = number of axles in group under
349	353		consideration; except, that two consecutive sets of tandem
350	354		axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each, provided
351	355		the overall distance between the first and last axles of the
352	356		consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more; provided,
353	357		that the overall gross weight may not exceed 80,000 pounds,
354	358		including all enforcement tolerances. Nothing in this section
355	359		shall be construed as permitting size or weight limits on the
356	360		National System of Interstate and Defense Highways in this
357	361		state in excess of those permitted under 23 U.S.C. § 127. If
358	362		the federal government prescribes or adopts vehicle size or
359	363		weight limits greater than or less than those now prescribed
360	364		by 23 U.S.C. § 127 for the National System of Interstate and
361	365		Defense Highways, the increased or decreased limits shall
362	366		become effective on the National System of Interstate and
363	367		Defense Highways in this state. Nothing in this section shall
364		-	be construed to deny the operation of any vehicle or
365		-	combination of vehicles that could be lawfully operated upon
366		-	the highways and roads of this state on January 4, 1975.
367		-	d.1. Allowable Load Tolerance. For purposes of
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	396	+	Defense Highways in this state. Nothing in this section shall
	397	+	be construed to deny the operation of any vehicle or
	398	+	combination of vehicles that could be lawfully operated upon
	399	+	the highways and roads of this state on January 4, 1975.
	400	+	d.1. Allowable Load Tolerance. For purposes of
397	401		enforcement of enforcing this subdivision, all weights less
398	402		than or equal to the sum of the weight otherwise prescribed by
399	403		this subdivision, plus an additional weight to be calculated
400	404		by multiplying the weight prescribed by this subdivision by
401	405		one-tenth (.10) that shall represent a scale or enforcement
402	406		tolerance the allowable load tolerance , shall be deemed to be
403	407		in compliance with the requirements of this section , and shall
404	408		not constitute violations thereof. No evidence shall be
405	409		admitted into evidence or considered by the trier of fact in
406	410		any civil action unless the evidence proffered would tend to
407	411		prove that the weight of the vehicle exceeded the amount
408	412		provided in this subsection. Nothing in this paragraph shall
409	413		restrict or affect the right of any defendant to place in
410	414		evidence such evidence tending to prove the defendant was in
411	415		compliance with this section.
412	416		2. For the purposes of this subdivision, the allowable
413	417		load tolerance is calculated by multiplying the weight
414	418		prescribed by this subdivision by one-tenth (.10).
415	419		e. Special Trucks. Dump trucks, dump trailers, concrete
416	420		mixing trucks, fuel oil, gasoline trucks, and trucks
417	421		designated and constructed for special type work or use shall
418	422		not be made to conform to the axle spacing requirements of
419	423		paragraph cb.; provided, that the vehicle shall be limited to
420	424		a weight of 20,000 pounds per axle plus scale tolerances the
421		-	allowable load tolerance ; and, provided further, that the
422		-	maximum gross weight of the vehicles shall not exceed the
423		-	maximum weight allowed by this section for the appropriate
424		-	number of axles, irrespective of the distance between axles,
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	454	+	a weight of 20,000 pounds per axle plus scale tolerances the
	455	+	allowable load tolerance ; and, provided further, that the
	456	+	maximum gross weight of the vehicles shall not exceed the
	457	+	maximum weight allowed by this section for the appropriate
	458	+	number of axles, irrespective of the distance between axles,
455	459		plus the allowable scale tolerances load tolerance. All axles
456	460		shall be brake equipped. Trucks delivering asphalt plant mix
457	461		which do not exceed the maximum allowable gross weight and
458	462		operate within 50 miles of their home base shall not be
459	463		required to conform to the requirements of paragraph a.
460	464		Concrete mixing trucks that operate within 50 miles of their
461	465		home base and do not exceed the maximum allowable gross weight
462	466		shall not be required to conform to the requirements of
463	467		paragraph a. It shall be a violation if the vehicles named
464	468		under this subdivision travel upon bridges designated and
465	469		posted by the Transportation Director as incapable of carrying
466	470		the load.
467	471		f. Driver Compliance. If the driver of any vehicle can
468	472		comply with the weight requirements of this section by
469	473		shifting or equalizing the load on all wheels or axles and
470	474		does so when requested by the proper authority, the driver
471	475		shall not be held to be operating in violation of this
472	476		section.
473	477		g. Portable Scales. When portable scales are used in
474	478		the enforcement of enforcing this section, the axles of any
475	479		vehicle described or commonly referred to as tandem or triaxle
476	480		rigs or units (, that is, vehicles having two or more axles in
477	481		addition to a steering axle ), the group of tandem or triaxles
478	482		shall be weighed simultaneously, and the total weight so
479		-	derived shall be divided by the number of axles weighed in the
480		-	group to arrive at the per axle weight, except that if any one
481		-	axle in the group exceeds 20,000 pounds in weight, it shall
482		-	not exceed the weight of any other axle in the group by more
483		-	than 50 percent. When portable scales are used to determine
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	512	+	shall be weighed simultaneously, and the total weight so
	513	+	derived shall be divided by the number of axles weighed in the
	514	+	group to arrive at the per axle weight, except that if any one
	515	+	axle in the group exceeds 20,000 pounds in weight, it shall
	516	+	not exceed the weight of any other axle in the group by more
513	517		than 50 percent. When portable scales are used to determine
514	518		the axle weight or the gross weight of a vehicle pursuant to
515	519		this section, the operator of the vehicle will be permitted to
516	520		move the vehicle to the nearest platform scales certified by
517	521		the Department of Agriculture and Industries and operated by a
518	522		bonded operator within a distance of 10 highway miles,
519	523		accompanied by an enforcement officer to verify the accuracy
520	524		of the portable scales used in determining the axle weight or
521	525		gross weight of the vehicle weight. If the weight of the
522	526		vehicle is shown by the platform scales to be within the legal
523	527		limits of this section , including the allowable load
524	528		tolerance, the operator of the vehicle shall not be held to be
525	529		in violation of this section.
526	530		h. County Highways. The governing body of a county, by
527	531		appropriate resolution, may authorize limitations less than
528	532		those prescribed herein for vehicles operated upon the county
529	533		highways of the county.
530	534		i. Posted Roads and Bridges. The Department of
531	535		Transportation may post or limit any road or bridge to weights
532	536		less than those prescribed by this section. It is the
533	537		legislative intent and purpose that this section be rigidly
534	538		enforced by the Department of Transportation, the Alabama
535	539		State Law Enforcement Agency, and any other authorized law
536	540		enforcement officer s of the this state, and any county, or
537		-	city, and incorporated town s.
538		-	j. Agricultural Commodities. Two and three axle
539		-	vehicles being used exclusively for the purpose of
540		-	transporting agricultural commodities or products to and from
541		-	a farm and for agricultural purposes relating to the operation
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	570	+	enforcement officer s of the this state, and any county, or
	571	+	city, and incorporated town s.
	572	+	j. Agricultural Commodities. Two and three axle
	573	+	vehicles being used exclusively for the purpose of
	574	+	transporting agricultural commodities or products to and from
571	575		a farm and for agricultural purposes relating to the operation
572	576		and maintenance of a farm by any farmer, custom harvester, or
573	577		husbandman may not be made to conform to the axle requirements
574	578		of paragraph a. or the gross weight requirements of paragraph
575	579		cb.
576	580		(b)(1) Any vehicle utilizing an auxiliary power or idle
577	581		reduction technology unit in order to promote reduction of
578	582		fuel use and emissions because of engine idling shall be
579	583		allowed an additional 400 pounds total to the gross, axle,
580	584		tandem, or bridge formula weight limits defined in this
581	585		section.
582	586		(2) To be eligible for the exception provided in this
583	587		subsection, the operator of the vehicle must provide written
584	588		proof or certification of the weight of the auxiliary power
585	589		unit (APU) and demonstrate or certify the idle reduction
586	590		technology is fully functional at all times.
587	591		(3) Written proof or certification of the weight of the
588	592		APU must be available to law enforcement officers if the
589	593		vehicle is found in violation of applicable weight laws. The
590	594		weight allowed cannot may not exceed 400 pounds or the actual
591	595		weight proven or certified, whichever is less.
592	596		(4) It is the intent of this subsection to apply at the
593	597		state highway level the weight limit increase for vehicles
594	598		using a functioning auxiliary power or idle reduction
595		-	technology as provided in the Federal Energy Policy Act of
596		-	2005.
597		-	(c)(1) Any motor vehicle, if operated by an engine
598		-	fueled primarily by natural gas, may exceed any vehicle weight
599		-	limit, up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 82,000 pounds,
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	626	+	295 SB266 Engrossed
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	628	+	using a functioning auxiliary power or idle reduction
	629	+	technology as provided in the Federal Energy Policy Act of
	630	+	2005.
	631	+	(c)(1) Any motor vehicle, if operated by an engine
	632	+	fueled primarily by natural gas, may exceed any vehicle weight
629	633		limit, up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 82,000 pounds,
630	634		under this section by an amount that is equal to the
631	635		difference between:
632	636		a. The weight of the vehicle attributable to the
633	637		natural gas tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle;
634	638		and
635	639		b. The weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling
636	640		system.
637	641		(2) This subsection applies on federal interstate
638	642		highways to the weight limit increases for vehicles using an
639	643		EPA certified natural gas engine or an EPA approved conversion
640	644		unit installed on the vehicle that allows the vehicle to
641	645		operate primarily on compressed natural gas or liquefied
642	646		natural gas.
643	647		(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as
644	648		effectuating either of the following:
645	649		(1) Permitting size or weight limits on the National
646	650		System of Interstate and Defense Highways in this state in
647	651		excess of those permitted under 23 U.S.C. § 127. If the
648	652		federal government prescribes or adopts vehicle size or weight
649	653		limits greater than or less than those now prescribed by 23
650	654		U.S.C. § 127 for the National System of Interstate and Defense
651	655		Highways, the increased or decreased limits shall become
652	656		effective on the National System of Interstate and Defense
653		-	Highways in this state.
654		-	(2) Denying the operation of any vehicle or combination
655		-	of vehicles that could be lawfully operated upon the highways
656		-	and roads of this state on January 4, 1975. "
657		-	Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
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	684	+	323 SB266 Engrossed
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	686	+	effective on the National System of Interstate and Defense
	687	+	Highways in this state.
	688	+	(2) Denying the operation of any vehicle or combination
	689	+	of vehicles that could be lawfully operated upon the highways
	690	+	and roads of this state on January 4, 1975. "
687	691		Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
688		-	1, 2024.323 SB266 Enrolled
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690	692		1, 2024.
691		-	________________________________________________
692		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
693		-	________________________________________________
694		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
695		-	SB266
696		-	Senate 11-Apr-24
697		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
698		-	the Senate, as amended.
699		-	Patrick Harris,
700		-	Secretary.
701		-	House of Representatives
702		-	Amended and passed: 25-Apr-24
703		-	Senate concurred in House amendment 30-Apr-24
704		-	By: Senator Livingston
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	700	+	1, 2024.
	701	+	Senate
	702	+	Read for the first time and referred
	703	+	to the Senate committee on Fiscal
	704	+	Responsibility and Economic
	705	+	Development
	706	+	................02-Apr-24
	707	+	Read for the second time and placed
	708	+	on the calendar:
	709	+	0 amendments
	710	+	................04-Apr-24
	711	+	Read for the third time and passed
	712	+	as amended
	713	+	Yeas 29
	714	+	Nays 0
	715	+	Abstains 0
	716	+	................11-Apr-24
	717	+	Patrick Harris,
	718	+	Secretary.
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