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New law prompts MDOT to lower weight limits
A new law has the Mississippi Department of Transportation caught between 80,000 pounds and a hard place.
Gov. Phil Bryant signed SB 2418 on March 27, which allows certain trucks to haul more cargo without facing a fine. For MDOT, it means the side effect of a higher maximum weight.
The Mississippi Legislature approved increasing the tolerance for harvest weight limits from 5 to 10 percent.
Previously, posted weight limits accounted for trucks potentially 5 percent over their weight limit in harvest.
Read more: http://www.enterprise-journal.com/article_df99d022-971c-11e8-b7bf-13dfa4dbb415.html