IMMEDIATE ADOPTION
Number
230556
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
191724, 220563
Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
Resolution expressing the City of Milwaukee’s opposition to proposed U.S. House of Representatives bill H.R. 3372, which establishes a 10-year pilot program allowing certain six-axle vehicles to be operated on Interstate highways.
Analysis
This resolution expresses opposition to the passage of U.S. House of Representatives bill H.R. 3372, which establishes a pilot program for testing the safety of larger trucks. States may opt into the 10-year pilot program, which increases the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight to 91,000 pounds, conditioned on the reporting of accidents, estimated gross weight of the vehicles involved in accidents, and the estimated miles traveled by such vehicles.
Body
Whereas, H.R. 3372 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 13, 2023; and
Whereas, H.R. 3372 establishes a pilot program allowing certain 6-axle vehicles to be operated on Interstate highways; and
Whereas, The pilot program created by H.R. 3372 increases the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight to from 80,000 pounds to 91,000 pounds; and
Whereas, Vehicles participating in the pilot program must annually report accidents, the estimated gross weight of vehicles involved in accidents, and the estimated miles traveled by such vehicles; and
Whereas, In 2019, a coalition of more than 1,000 government leaders, including mayors, county engineers, and public works directors, sent a letter to ranking members of transportation committees in the U.S. Congress requesting that policy makers oppose any increase in truck size or weight; and
Whereas, The U.S. Department of Transportation completed work on a Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study (Study) and submitted a final report to Congress in April, 2016; and
Whereas, The Study found that vehicle configurations weighing over 80,000 pounds had 18% more brake violations and a higher number of...
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