Tag: overweight permits

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Indiana warns of delays in oversize/overweight permitting

The Indiana Department of Revenue says summer is peak season for both carrier permitting requests and Indiana road construction, causing higher levels of permit volume and complexity. DOR says most basic permits are issued within three business days.

August 20, 2019

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Texas law to allow increased weight for intermodal containers

The law will allow six-axle combination intermodal trucks to weigh up to 93,000 pounds and seven-axle trucks to weigh up to 100,000 pounds. Current Texas law allows gross weights up to 84,000 pounds with a permit.

June 1, 2017

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Trucking rap sheet: Border inspector charged with bribery, man pleads guilty to providing fake overweight permits

An Arizona border inspector was charged after accepting a bribe in exchange for assisting a drug smuggler across the border, and a man pleaded guilty to creating and providing falsified overweight state permits to trucking companies.

September 16, 2016

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Missouri, North Carolina issue trucking waivers

States have temporarily lifted some trucking regulations to cope with damage left by recent storms and tornadoes.

May 1, 2011