Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC · ¶11

While the FAAAA's preemption provision is broad, it contains exceptions. §§ 14501(c)(2)–(4). One—which we will call the safety exception—provides that the preemption provision “shall not restrict the safety regulatory authority of a State with respect to motor vehicles.” § 14501(c)(2)(A). Other exceptions leave room for States “to impose highway route controls or limitations based on the size or weight of the motor vehicle or the hazardous nature of the cargo” and to impose minimum insurance requirements on carriers. Ibid. Congress designed the safety exception “to ensure that its preemption of States' economic authority over motor carriers of property [did] `not restrict' the preexisting and traditional state police power over safety.” Columbus v. Ours Garage & Wrecker Service, Inc., 536 U. S. 424, 439 (2002) (quoting § 14501(c)(2)(A)).

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