Des Moines, IA- Governor Reynolds on Wednesday, November 19th, signed a proclamation related to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure.
The proclamation allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, soybean meal, hay, straw, silage, stover, fertilizer, and manure to be overweight, not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight, without a permit until December 19th.
According to the Governor’s Office, the proclamation applies to loads transported on all state highways, excluding the interstate system, and those which do not exceed 90,000 pounds gross weight, do not exceed the maximum axle wight limit determined under the non-primary highway maximum gross weight table in Iowa Code by more than 12.5%, do not exceed the legal maximum axle weight limit of 20,000 pounds, and comply with posted limits on roads and bridges.
