23 CFR § 657.7 - Objective.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s657.7"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "23 CFR § 657.7 - Objective."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "657.7"
section_name: "Objective."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS"
part_number: "657"
part_name: "CERTIFICATION OF SIZE AND WEIGHT ENFORCEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "23 U.S.C. 127, 141 and 315; 49 U.S.C. 31111, 31113 and 31114; sec. 1023, Pub. L. 102-240, 105 Stat. 1914; and 49 CFR 1.48(b)(19), (b)(23), (c)(1) and (c)(19)."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 52368, Aug. 7, 1980; 62 FR 62261, Nov. 21, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "657"
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# 657.7 Objective.

The objective of this regulation is the development and operation by each State of an enforcement process which identifies vehicles of excessive size and weight and provides a systematic approach to eliminate violations and thus improve conditions.