Transportation of solid waste, weight restrictions for trucks and tractor-trailers
Trucks hauling trash between a city and an approved dump or waste facility are allowed to carry more weight than normal trucks — up to 22,400 pounds on one axle or 44,800 pounds on two axles together. However, these heavier loads are not allowed on interstate highways, and the trucks still have to follow the normal rules for how wide and long they can be.
304.184. Transportation of , weight for trucks and tractor-trailers. — to the contrary, any truck, tractor-trailer or other combination engaged in transporting solid waste, as defined by section 260.200, between any city and a or approved by the of natural resources or , may operate with a weight not to exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred on one or a weight not to exceed forty-four thousand eight hundred pounds on any ; but nothing in this section shall be to the operation of any motor vehicle on the in excess of the weight limits imposed by federal statute; and no such truck, tractor-trailer or other combination shall exceed the width and length limitations provided in section 304.190.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2005 H.B. 487 merged with S.B. 225)
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