4/14/09-SM1568 was withdrawn from further consideration. Meanwhile, a similar House version – HM1073 – remains active.

3/24/09-An effort in the Senate Transportation and Rules committees urges the federal government to extend the freeze on increases of size and weights of commercial motor vehicles throughout the U.S.
Sponsored by Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, Senate Memorial 1568 encourages the U.S. Congress to make sure larger trucks are not allowed on the nation’s interstates.
Congress will be considering the reauthorization of the multibillion-dollar transportation funding bill this year and attempts to challenge the current federal truck size and weight limits are expected.
Fasano wrote in the memorial that “federal and state studies have found that increasing the size and weight of commercial motor vehicles may accelerate the deterioration of bridges.”
He also points out that the Federal Highway Administration has classified 1,994 bridges in Florida to be structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.
The legislative effort is nonbinding. If approved by the Florida Legislature, copies of the memorial would be sent to President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and to each member of the Florida delegation to the U.S. Congress.
For bill status, call 850-488-4371. In Florida, call 800-342-1827.
A similar House version – HM1073 – is in multiple House committees.