Last action was on 3-14-2025
Current status is Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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This Act may be cited as the "Safe Routes Act of 2025".
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(z) Certain logging vehicles
(1) In general - The Secretary shall waive, with respect to a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle weight limit established under this section.
(2) Covered logging vehicle defined - In this subsection, the term covered logging vehicle means a vehicle that—
(A) - is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips;
(B) - is traveling a distance not greater than 150 air miles on the Interstate from origin to a storage or processing facility; and
(C) - meets State legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the State boundaries in which the vehicle is operating.
(3) Application of weight tolerances - The waiver in this subsection shall only apply with respect to a State legal weight tolerance in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection.