119 HR 2920 IH: Vehicle Axle Redistribution Increases Allow New Capacities for Efficiency Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-04-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2920IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 17, 2025Mr. Crawford (for himself and Mr. Carbajal) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight variance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Vehicle Axle Redistribution Increases Allow New Capacities for Efficiency Act or the VARIANCE Act.

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Dry bulk axle weight variance

Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (z)

Dry bulk axle weight variance

(1)

Weight variance

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, except for the maximum gross vehicle weight limitation, a commercial motor vehicle transporting dry bulk goods may not exceed 110 percent of the maximum weight on any axle or axle group described in subsection (a), including any enforcement tolerance. (2)

Dry bulk goods defined

In this subsection, the term dry bulk goods means any homogeneous unmarked, unpackaged, nonliquid cargo being transported in a trailer specifically designed for that purpose..