A House bill would let states set a 91,000-pound weight limit on highway rigs fitted with a sixth axle. Although NPTC is a member of the most active lobby for upping the federal GCW limit– the Coalition for Transportation Productivity — the association that represents some 600 private fleets said on October 9 that it has directly voiced its support for truck-weight reform in a letter sent to the members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
