A trade group representing major retailers, including Target and Home Depot, submitted a comment to the Department of Transportation requesting they “modernize” federal vehicle weight limits. That could mean heavier trucks on the interstate, including in Missouri.

With the current piece of legislation governing America’s highways set to expire next September, lawmakers are discussing different strategies for updating trucking regulations. The largest of those proposed weight increases would bring the federal weight limit up to 91,000 pounds with the addition of a sixth axle, up from the current limit of 80,000 pounds.

Jeff Reed is a cattle rancher in Williamsville and the president of the Missouri Cattlemen’s association. He said Missouri's current system, which has stricter limits on in

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