Based on safety considerations, the American Loggers Council (ALC) is proposing an additional exemption  for agricultural (including forest) commodity  loads that meet state-legal requirements and tolerances. The exemption  is expected to result in a shift of a substantial amount of existing trip mileage from two-lane secondary roads and highways to the Interstate System and result in nominally fewer trips — and improves safety for the motoring public, including the trucks themselves.

The proposal requires the following (or similar) amendment to the United States Code:

Amend Title 23, Chapter 1, Subchapter I, Section 127(a), United States Code, by adding the following final paragraph: "Individual State weight limitations  and tolerances for agricultural (including forest) commodities that are applicable to State highways other than the Interstate System, shall be applicable in lieu of requirements of this subsection."

For assistance regarding this proposal, please contact Danny Dructor, American Loggers Council, (409) 625-0206.