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Weight limits on transport of grains extended again, in Iowa

Ag/Outdoor

December 3rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Thursday, signed a proclamation extending the weight limits and transportation of grain. The proclamation continues through January 1, 2022.
It allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage and stover to be overweight (not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight) without a permit for the duration of the proclamation.

The proclamation applies to loads transported on all highways within Iowa (excluding the interstate system) and those which do not exceed a maximum of 90,000 pounds gross weight, do not exceed the maximum axle weight limit determined under the non-primary highway maximum gross weight table in section 321.463 (6)(b) of the Iowa Code by more than 12.5 percent, do not exceed the legal maximum axle weight limit of 20,000 pounds, and comply with posted limits on roads and bridges.