The House Concurrent Resolution urges Congress to amend federal law to increase the maximum gross weight limit for motor vehicles operating on the interstate road system in Iowa and its neighboring states. Currently, federal law sets a uniform weight limit of 80,000 pounds, with some exemptions for specific segments of the interstate. The resolution highlights that vehicles with six or more axles can safely carry loads exceeding this limit, as demonstrated by the existing 96,000-pound limit for seven-axle commercial vehicles on primary highways outside the interstate system in Iowa.

The resolution emphasizes the need for consistency in weight limits across state borders to alleviate the challenges faced by commercial motor vehicle drivers who encounter varying regulations on the interstate. It argues that increasing the payload capacity for these vehicles could lead to fewer trucks on the road, thereby improving traffic flow. Consequently, the resolution calls for Congress to authorize the federal highway administration to raise the weight limit to 96,000 pounds for seven-axle commercial vehicles on the interstate road system in Iowa and bordering states, and requests that copies of the resolution be sent to key congressional leaders.