1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; regulating gross vehicle weights;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.824, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.824, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Table of axle weight limits. (a) No vehicle or combination of 
1.7 	vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires shall be operated upon the highways of this state 
1.8 	where the total gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles of any vehicle 
1.9 	or combination of vehicles exceeds that given in the following table for the distance 
1.10 	between the centers of the first and last axles of any group of two or more consecutive 
1.11 	axles under consideration; unless otherwise noted, the distance between axles being 
1.12 	measured longitudinally to the nearest even foot, and when the measurement is a fraction 
1.13 	of exactly one-half foot the next largest whole number in feet shall be used, except that 
1.14 	when the distance between axles is more than three feet four inches and less than three 
1.15 	feet six inches the distance of four feet shall be used:

1.16		Maximum gross weight in pounds on a group of
	
1.17		2
	3
	4

1.18
1.19
1.20
1.21
1.22
1.23
1.24	Distances in feet 
between centers 
of foremost and 
rearmost axles of a 
group
	consecutive axles 
of a 2-axle vehicle 
or of any vehicle 
or combination of 
vehicles having a 
total of 2 or more 
axles
	consecutive axles 
of a 3-axle vehicle 
or of any vehicle 
or combination of 
vehicles having a 
total of 3 or more 
axles
	consecutive axles 
of a 4-axle vehicle 
or any combination 
of vehicles having 
a total of 4 or more 
axles
	
1.25	4
	34,000
			
1.26	5
	34,000
			
2.1	6
	34,000
			
2.2	7
	34,000
	37,000
		
2.3	8
	34,000
	38,500
		
2.4	8 plus
	34,000
	42,000
		
2.5		(38,000)
			
2.6	9
	35,000
	43,000
		
2.7		(39,000)
			
2.8	10
	36,000
	43,500
	49,000
	
2.9		(40,000)
			
2.10	11
	36,000
	44,500
	49,500
	
2.11	12
		45,000
	50,000
	
2.12	13
		46,000
	51,000
	
2.13	14
		46,500
	51,500
	
2.14	15
		47,500
	52,000
	
2.15	16
		48,000
	53,000
	
2.16	17
		49,000
	53,500
	
2.17	18
		49,500
	54,000
	
2.18	19
		50,500
	55,000
	
2.19	20
		51,000
	55,500
	
2.20	21
		52,000
	56,000
	
2.21	22
		52,500
	57,000
	
2.22	23
		53,500
	57,500
	
2.23	24
		54,000
	58,000
	
2.24	25
		(55,000)
	59,000
	
2.25	26
		(55,500)
	59,500
	
2.26	27
		(56,500)
	60,000
	
2.27	28
		(57,000)
	61,000
	
2.28	29
		(58,000)
	61,500
	
2.29	30
		(58,500)
	62,000
	
2.30	31
		(59,500)
	63,000
	
2.31	32
		(60,000)
	63,500
	
2.32	33
			64,000
	
2.33	34
			65,000
	
2.34	35
			65,500
	
2.35	36
			66,000
	
2.36	37
			67,000
	
2.37	38
			67,500
	
2.38	39
			68,000
	
2.39	40
			69,000
	
2.40	41
			69,500
	
2.41	42
			70,000
	
2.42	43
			71,000
	
2.43	44
			71,500
	
3.1	45
			72,000
	
3.2	46
			72,500
	
3.3	47
			(73,500)
	
3.4	48
			(74,000)
	
3.5	49
			(74,500)
	
3.6	50
			(75,500)
	
3.7	51
			(76,000)
	
3.8 	The maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles where the distance 
3.9 	between centers of foremost and rearmost axles is listed as seven feet or eight feet applies 
3.10 	only to vehicles manufactured before August 1, 1991.
3.11 	"8 plus" refers to any distance greater than eight feet but less than nine feet.

3.12		Maximum gross weight in pounds on a group of
		
3.13		5
	6
	7
	8
	
3.14
3.15
3.16
3.17
3.18
3.19
3.20	Distances in 
feet between 
centers of 
foremost and 
rearmost axles 
of a group
	consecutive 
axles of a 5-axle 
vehicle or any 
combination of 
vehicles having 
a total of 5 or 
more axles
	consecutive 
axles of a 
combination of 
vehicles having 
a total of 6 or 
more axles
	consecutive 
axles of a 
combination of 
vehicles having 
a total of 7 or 
more axles
	consecutive 
axles of a 
combination of 
vehicles having 
a total of 8 or 
more axles
	
3.21	14
	57,000
				
3.22	15
	57,500
				
3.23	16
	58,000
				
3.24	17
	59,000
				
3.25	18
	59,500
				
3.26	19
	60,000
				
3.27	20
	60,500
	66,000
	72,000
		
3.28	21
	61,500
	67,000
	72,500
		
3.29	22
	62,000
	67,500
	73,000
		
3.30	23
	62,500
	68,000
	73,500
		
3.31	24
	63,000
	68,500
	74,000
		
3.32	25
	64,000
	69,000
	75,000
		
3.33	26
	64,500
	70,000
	75,500
		
3.34	27
	65,000
	70,500
	76,000
		
3.35	28
	65,500
	71,000
	76,500
		
3.36	29
	66,500
	71,500
	77,000
		
3.37	30
	67,000
	72,000
	77,500
		
3.38	31
	67,500
	73,000
	78,500
		
3.39	32
	68,000
	73,500
	79,000
		
3.40	33
	69,000
	74,000
	79,500
		
3.41	34
	69,500
	74,500
	80,000
		
3.42	35
	70,000
	75,000
	[80,500]
		
3.43	36
	70,500
	76,000
	[81,000]
		
4.1	37
	71,500
	76,500
	[81,500]
		
4.2	38
	72,000
	77,000
	[82,000]
		
4.3	39
	72,500
	77,500
	[82,500]
		
4.4	40
	73,000
	78,000
	[83,500]
		
4.5	41
	(74,000)
	79,000
	[84,000]
		
4.6	42
	(74,500)
	79,500
	[84,500]
	[90,000]
	
4.7	43
	(75,000)
	80,000
	[85,000]
	[90,500]
	
4.8	44
	(75,500)
	[80,500]
	[85,500]
	[91,000]
	
4.9	45
	(76,500)
	[81,000]
	[86,000]
	[91,500]
	
4.10	46
	(77,000)
	[81,500]
	[87,000]
	[92,500]
	
4.11	47
	(77,500)
	[82,000]
	[87,500]
	[93,000]
	
4.12	48
	(78,000)
	[83,000]
	[88,000]
	[93,500]
	
4.13	49
	(79,000)
	[83,500]
	[88,500]
	[94,000]
	
4.14	50
	(79,500)
	[84,000]
	[89,000]
	[94,500]
	
4.15	51
	(80,000)
	[84,500]
	[89,500]
	[95,000]
	
4.16	52
		[85,000]
	[90,500]
	[95,500]
	
4.17	53
		[86,000]
	[91,000]
	[96,500]
	
4.18	54
		[86,500]
	[91,500]
	[97,000]
	
4.19	55
		[87,000]
	[92,000]
	[97,500]
	
4.20	56
		[87,500]
	[92,500]
	[98,000]
	
4.21	57
		[88,000]
	[93,000]
	[98,500]
	
4.22	58
		[89,000]
	[94,000]
	[99,000]
	
4.23	59
		[89,500]
	[94,500]
	[99,500]
	
4.24	60
		[90,000]
	[95,000]
	[100,500]
	
4.25	61
			[95,500]
	[101,000]
	
4.26	62
			[96,000]
	[101,500]
	
4.27	63
			[97,000]
	[102,000]
	
4.28	64
				[102,500]
	
4.29	65
				[103,000]
	
4.30	66
				[103,500]
	
4.31	67
				[104,500]
	
4.32	68
				[105,000]
	
4.33	69
				[105,500]
	
4.34	70
				[106,000]
	
4.35	71
				[106,500]
	
4.36	72
				[107,000]
	
4.37	73
				[107,500]
	
4.38	74
				[108,000]
	
4.39 	The gross weights shown in parentheses in this table are permitted only on state trunk 
4.40 	highways and routes designated under section   169.832, subdivision 11. The gross weights 
4.41 	shown in brackets in this table apply only to combinations of vehicles for which a permit 
4.42 	has been issued under section 169.8261, 169.863, 169.864, or 169.865.
5.1 	(b) Notwithstanding any lesser weight in pounds shown in this table but subject to 
5.2 	the restrictions on gross vehicle weights in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), two consecutive 
5.3 	sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each and a combined gross 
5.4 	load of 68,000 pounds provided the overall distance between the first and last axles of 
5.5 	the consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.