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December 20, 1999 10:01 AM, EST

A bill authorizing financial penalties for truckers who ignore New Jersey’s route ban for interstate trucks passed the state Assembly Dec. 13.

he legislation, sponsored by Assemblyman Leonard Lance, calls for a fine of up to $400 the first time a truck driver violates the ban. A second offense would garner a $700 fine, and additional offenses would carry $1,000 penalties.

The New Jersey Senate must also give its approval. An identical bill, sponsored by Sen. William E. Schluter, cleared the Senate Transportation Committee Dec. 7.

The ban prohibits 102-inch-wide trucks not making a pickup or delivery from using secondary roads in New Jersey, many of which were popular trucker shortcuts or bypasses around toll roads. The state has 545 miles of highway designated for interstate truck traffic.

For the full story, see the Dec. 20 print edition of Transport Topics. .