AN ACT to allow the hauling of ready‑mixed concrete in excess of weight limits so long as certain conditions are met.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑118(c) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(16)	Subsections (b) and (e) of this section do not apply to a vehicle or vehicle combination that meets all of the conditions below, but all other enforcement provisions of this Article remain applicable:
a.	Is hauling unhardened ready‑mixed concrete.
b.	Does not operate on an interstate highway or a posted light‑traffic road, or exceed any posted bridge weight limits.
c.	Does not exceed a maximum gross weight of 66,000 pounds on a three‑axle vehicle with a single‑axle weight of no more than 22,000 pounds, a tandem‑axle weight of no more than 46,000 pounds, with a length of at least 21 feet between the center of axle one and the center of axle three of the vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, no additional weight allowances as found in this section shall apply for the gross weight, single‑axle weight, and tandem‑axle weight, and the tolerance allowed by subsection (h) of this section shall not apply."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2011, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 2nd day of May, 2011.

	s/	 Walter H. Dalton
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Dale R. Folwell
	 Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 Governor

Approved 11:10 a.m. this 12th day of May, 2011