Heavy-Haul Truck
Heavy-Haul Truck :
A truck that exceeds normally applicable vehicle weight limits for highway travel. State authorities may issue special permits allowing trucks to exceed weight limits in order to carry nondivisible loads, such as spent nuclear fuel casks, on public highways. Roadways and bridges may need to be upgraded in order to carry such vehicles. See: legal-weight truck. It may be appropriate to append information specific to the particular document, such as: As used in this environmental impact statement, heavy-haul truck means a truck with a gross vehicle weight (i.e., both the truck and cargo weight) of more than 129,000 pounds (58,500 kilograms). Note: This specific terminology does not appear in the applicable Federal regulations.
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