The House action followed a Free Press report in August that documented how Michigan routinely issues permits to trucks that far exceed Michigan’s already highest-in-the-nation gross weight limit of 164,000 pounds — but charges only $50 for each permit. That’s far less than what neighboring states charge for overweight permits.
The Free Press also reported that Michigan’s fines for overweight trucks haven’t gone up since 1988.
....“Those that put the most stress on the roads have to pay their fair share,” Lane said. Doubling the overweight permits fees may sound like a big step, she said, but not when the overweight truck might weigh 1 million pounds or more and the permit fee is only going from $50 to $100.
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