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PHARR, Texas – There was a lively discussion between truckers and the Texas Department of Public Safety over the state agency’s implementation of laws related to overweight trucks.
Truckers say they are getting far more citations from DPS for operating overweight trucks than they used to when they utilize side roads adjacent to roads that are designated for overweight trucks. DPS troopers say they are simply carrying out the law.
The discussion took place at the Pharr Bridge Board’s recent Bridge Connect session, which was held at the Pharr Development & Research Center.
Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority issues permits that allow trucking companies to operate vehicles weighing no more than the Mexican Legal Weight Limit or 125,000 lbs. Overweight permits issued through the HCRMA are only valid for destinations originating from the following points of entry: Anzalduas Bridge, Pharr-Reynosa Bridge, Donna-Rio Bravo Bridge, Progresso Bridge.
A trucker makes a point to DPS during a recent Pharr Bridge Connect session. (Photo: RGG/Steve Taylor)The overweight trucks can also operate on these roads:
• (1) U.S. Highway 281 between its intersection with Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge and its intersection with State Highway 336.
• (2) State Highway 336 between its intersection with U.S. Highway 281 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1016.
• (3) Farm-to-Market Road 1016 between its intersection with State Highway 336 and its intersection with Trinity Road.
• (4) Trinity Road between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1016 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 396.
• (5) Farm-to-Market Road 396 between its intersection with Trinity Road and its intersection with the Anzalduas International Bridge.
• (6) Farm-to-Market Road 2061 between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 3072 and its intersection with U.S. Highway 281.
• (7) U.S. Highway 281 between its intersection with the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge and its intersection with Spur 29.
• (8) Spur 29 between its intersection with U.S.Highway 281 and its intersection with Doffin Canal Road.
• (9) Doffin Canal Road between its intersection with the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge and its intersection with Spur 29.
• (10) FM 2557 (Stewart Road) from US 281/Military Highway to Interstate 2 (US 83).
• (11) FM 3072 (Dicker Road) from Veterans Boulevard (‘I’ Road) to Cesar Chavez Road.
• (12) US 281 (Cage Boulevard) from US 281/Military Highway to Anaya Road.
• (13) US 281/Military Highway from Spur 29 to FM 1015.
• (14) Farm to Market 1015 – Progresso International Bridge to Mile 9 North.
• (15) US 83 Business – Farm to Market 1015 to South Bridge Avenue.
• (16) Doffing Road from the BSIF Exit at Spur 29 south and then east a distance of 0.8 miles.
DPS troopers fielded questions from truckers at a recent Pharr Bridge Connect session. (Photo: RGG/Steve Taylor)The gross weight of cargo and equipment shall not exceed the allowable permitted axle load, the Mexican Legal Weight Limit or 125,000 lbs, whichever is less, and the dimensions of the load and vehicle shall not exceed 12ft wide, 16ft high, or 110ft long.
Editor’s Note: Here is a video recording showing some of the back and forth between industry and DPS:
A trucker makes a point to DPS during a recent Pharr Bridge Connect session. (Photo: RGG/Steve Taylor)
A trucker makes a point to DPS during a recent Pharr Bridge Connect session. (Photo: RGG/Steve Taylor)
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