Bulk dry goods haulers per-axle weight increase authorization provision

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Rarick
Last action: 2026-04-07
Official status: Introduction and first reading
Effective date: Not listed

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Bill History

2026-04-07 House
Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Bulk dry goods haulers per-axle weight increase authorization provision

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to transportation; permitting a per-axle weight increase for bulk dry goods

haulers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

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[169.8294] WEIGHT LIMITS; VEHICLES TRANSPORTING BULK

DRY GOODS.

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(a) Except for weight limitations on the total gross vehicle weight of all axles of a vehicle,

the weight limitations on an axle or axle group under sections 169.823 to 169.829 are

increased by ten percent for a vehicle transporting dry bulk goods.

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(b) For purposes of this section, "dry bulk goods" means any homogeneous unmarked,

unpackaged, nonliquid cargo being transported in a trailer specifically designed for that

purpose.

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