North Dakota HB1407: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 39-12-05 and subsection 2 of section 39-12-05.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to weight limitations for vehicles on the interstate system and weight limitations for vehicles on highways other than the interstate system.

What the bill says

A bill for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 39-12-05 and subsection 2 of section 39-12-05.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to weight limitations for vehicles on the interstate system and weight limitations for vehicles on highways other than the interstate system.

From the introduced text, January 13, 2025:

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 39-12-05 and subsection 2 of section 39-12-05.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to weight limitations for vehicles on the interstate system and weight limitations for vehicles on highways other than the interstate system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 39-12-05 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 2. Subject to the limitations imposed by subsection 1 on tires, wheel, and axle loads, the gross weight of which exceeds that determined by the formula of: W = 500 (LN/ + 12N + 36) N-1 where W equals maximum weight in pounds carried on any group of more than one axle; L equals distance in feet between the extremes of any group of consecutive axles; and N equals number of axles in the group under consideration, except that two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of thirty-four thousand pounds [15422.14 kilograms] each, providing the overall distance between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem axles is at least thirty-six feet [10.97 meters]. The gross weight may not exceed eighty thousandone hundred thirteen thousand pounds [36287.3951255.94 kilograms]. SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section …

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