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Committee hears bill to require covers on trucks carrying aggregate to reduce road debris and damage
Summary
Senators and witnesses debated a bill that would require coverings on vehicles carrying dirt, sand, gravel and other aggregate materials on paved public highways starting in 2028, with earlier limited requirements until 2028; exemptions and technical definitions prompted industry and equity concerns.
The Senate Transportation Committee took public testimony on substitute Senate Bill 52 15, which would require vehicles carrying dirt, sand, pebbles, cobbles, gravel and other aggregate materials on paved public highways to use covers to prevent spillage. The bill phases in requirements: an interim requirement applies until Jan. 1, 2028 for vehicles "susceptible to escaping" to use a cover if they are so equipped, and a full requirement beginning Jan. 1, 2028 that covered loads be used to prevent spillage and hazards to other highway users.
Staff briefed the committee on current law, which prohibits operating a vehicle with an unsecured load and provides a freeboard exemption allowing uncovered loads that maintain six inches of freeboard in certain…
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