California Increases Truck Weight Limits to Ease Port Snarls
- Vehicle cargo restrictions lifted to 88,000 pounds from 80,000
- Decision to bring ‘substantial benefit’ for cargo, Newsom says
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California will increase weight limits for trucks carrying goods in and out of its ports in an effort to ease supply-chain bottlenecks and clear containers off the docks of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Starting Wednesday, the state will issue temporary permits that will bring weight restrictions for trucks to 88,000 pounds (39,900 kilograms), up from 80,000 pounds, Governor Gavin Newsom said at a briefing with reporters at the Port of Long Beach. The extension will apply through June 30.