Committee advances bill to make higher truck weights permanent as GDOT outlines bridge study
The Georgia House Transportation Committee voted to advance House Bill 164, a measure to remove the sunset on higher commercial truck weights and keep an 88,000‑pound gross vehicle weight allowance for specified commodities, after hours of testimony from loggers, poultry and farm groups and a technical presentation from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).
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The Georgia House Transportation Committee voted to advance House Bill 164, a measure to remove the sunset on higher commercial truck weights and keep an 88,000‑pound gross vehicle weight allowance for specified commodities, after hours of testimony from loggers, poultry and farm groups and a technical presentation from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).
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