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Tandem Trailer Deliveries Fact Sheet: Congress Enacts Federal Length Exemption


or enforce any law denying access within 1 road-mile from [interstate highways] using the most reasonable and practicable route available except for specific safety reasons on individual routes.”5


Past court decisions have held that states cannot adopt access restrictions that frustrate the congressional goal of facilitating uniform, nationwide access to the interstate highway system for commercial motor vehicles.6


Setting a Consistent Nationwide Standard


The FAST Act sets a consistent national standard for tandem trailer length and highway access for light- and medium-duty trailers. As the law specifically bars states from enacting or enforcing contrary length or highway access limitations, a court confronting a state law or regulation inconsistent with the FAST Act would likely find it to be preempted by the new federal statute. This has been in the case in prior judicial considerations of the preemptive effect of the statutory length and width provisions under 49 U.S. Code Chapter 311, Subchapter II and its predecessor statutes. As the court noted in U.S. v. State of Connecticut, “[a] long history of law has established beyond the slightest doubt that Congress has preeminent under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution... to pre-empt those state laws in conflict with congressional enactments.” 7


Implementation


During the course of the coming months, NATM expects the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide guidance to state and local Departments of Transportation and law enforcement offices as to the implementation of provisions contained in the new law. States may take the opportunity to update their vehicle codes and regulations to incorporate the provisions of the new law. As implementation at the state and federal levels gets underway, NATM encourages its member companies to consult with legal counsel for guidance on compliance with the new law based on their specific situation.8


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1 49 U.S.C. § 31111(a), revised pursuant to the FAST Act. 2 49 U.S.C. § 31111(b)(1)(H), revised pursuant to the FAST Act. 3 See 49 U.S.C. § 31112(b); 23 C.F.R. Part 658.23. 4 49 U.S.C. § 31114(a), revised pursuant to the FAST Act. 5 23 C.F.R. §§ 658.19(g);(d).


6 See, e.g., Aux Sable Liquid Products v. Murphy, 526 F.3d 1028, 1036 U.S. v. State of Connecticut, 566 F.Supp.571, 574 (D. Conn., 1983).


(7th Cir., 2008). 7


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The discussions set forth in this fact sheet are for informational pur- poses only. They do not take into account the qualifications, exceptions and other considerations that may be relevant to particular situations. These discussions should not be construed as legal advice, which has to be addressed to particular facts and circumstances involved in any given situation.


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