Effective at 12:01 a.m. this morning (Tuesday) a proclamation signed by Gov. Terry Branstad goes into effect, granting a temporary, 60-day weight limit exemption for trucks on Iowa roadways. The proclamation specifically increases the weight allowable for shipment of corn, soybeans, hay, straw and stover by 12.5 percent per axle, up to a maximum of 90,000 pounds, without the need for an oversize/overweight permit. This exemption applies to loads transported on all Iowa highways except the interstate system.
