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Any\nnotice by the Department of Transportation to truckers as to the provisions of\nthis article shall include all limits as provided in this article.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-334; 1952, c. 454; 1956, cc. 141, 476; 1958, c. 541,\n\u00a7 46.1-339; 1962, c. 84; 1964, c. 354; 1974, c. 145; 1981, c. 187; 1982, c.\n671; 1983, c. 515; 1987, c. 695; 1989, c. 727."}