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jmramiller
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Nov 12, 2007

Actual federal weight law rules, some questions and answers

I have per the request of a few members, stickied this post. Please note, this is not a place to argue whether a law makes sense or not, just what the laws are. If you have a question about wt laws,...
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Wadcutter
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Dec 01, 2007
BertP wrote:
Right - sorry, again if I understand correctly, the FMCSA's jurisdiction is limited to the Interstates, isn't it? So, if the FMCSA says a min GVW of 80K, it is referring to the interstates and not other State highways.

Bert

FMCSA doesn't involve weights. FMCSA deals with things like equipment issues and driver qualifications. Weights are something else entirely separate from FMCSA.

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