Committee advances bill easing mobile-crane axle weight restriction to cut trips and improve safety
The panel voted to send House Bill 1189 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The bill raises the tire-width axle allowance for mobile cranes from 600 to 650 pounds per inch when the boom is carried over the vehicle, aiming to reduce need for boom dollies and improve safety and efficiency.
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The Senate Transportation Committee approved House Bill 1189, which amends axle weight limits for mobile cranes to allow 650 pounds per inch of tire width on axles permanently attached to mobile cranes when the boom is carried over the vehicle.
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