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HB 128 Overweight vehicles; liquidated damages.

Introduced by: John A. Rollison, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Overweight vehicles; liquidated damages; ability to shift load of certain overweight vehicles. Provides that motor vehicles that qualify for weight extensions under § 46.2-1129 and whose load can be shifted by sliding the axle or axles of the semitrailer or the fifth wheel of the tractor truck and motor vehicles transporting off-the-road mobile construction equipment will be assessed liquidated damages after load shifting rather than prior to shifting. This bill is the same as SB 63 (Watkins).

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Overweight vehicles; liquidated damages; ability to shift load of certain overweight vehicles. Provides that motor vehicles that qualify for weight extensions under § 46.2-1129 and whose load can be shifted by sliding the axle or axles of the semitrailer or the fifth wheel of the tractor truck and motor vehicles transporting off-the-road mobile construction equipment will be assessed liquidated damages after load shifting rather than prior to shifting. This bill is the same as SB 63 (Watkins).

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Overweight vehicles; liquidated damages; ability to shift load of certain overweight vehicles. Provides that motor vehicles whose load can be shifted by sliding the axle or axles of the semitrailer or the fifth wheel of the tractor truck and motor vehicles transporting off-the-road mobile construction equipment will be assessed liquidated damages after load shifting rather than prior to shifting.