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Session Laws, 1986
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HARRY HUGHES, Governor

3059

(2)  A publicly owned rigid bus may not be over 41
feet long;

(3)  A publicly owned articulated three-axle bus may
not be over 60 feet long; AND

(4)  ANY OTHER VEHICLE MAY NOT EXCEED A LENGTH OF 35
FEET.

[(d)] [(d)] (E) When a semitrailer and a trailer (double)
are being operated in combination with a truck tractor, the
combination of vehicles shall not be subject to an overall length
limitation. This combination may only be operated on any part of
the interstate system or other State system highways that are
designated by the Secretary in conjunction with the U.S.
Department of Transportation, or on a highway that is the
shortest practical route between a designated highway and a truck
terminal, or point of origin/destination for cargo, or FOR A
DISTANCE NOT TO EXCEED 1 MILE, facilities for food, fuel,
repairs, or rest. A semitrailer or trailer being operated in
this combination may not exceed 28 feet in length for each unit.

[(e)] (F) When a semitrailer (single) is being operated in
combination with a truck tractor, the combination of vehicles
shall not be subject to an overall length limit, however, the
semitrailer may not exceed 48 feet in length.

[(f)] (G) Except as otherwise provided in this section:

(1)  In a combination of vehicles with a power unit
that is a cargo carrying vehicle, the overall length of the
combination may not exceed 55 feet; [and]

(2)  Any other combination of vehicles may not exceed
55 feet; AND

(3)  (I) A TRUCK OR TRUCK TRACTOR AND SEMITRAILER
COMBINATION DESIGNED FOR AND ENGAGED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE
TRANSPORTATION OF AUTOMOBILES OR MOTORBOATS, AND VEHICLES
OPERATING AS SADDLE-MOUNT OR AND FULL-MOUNT COMBINATIONS MAY NOT
EXCEED 65 FEET IN LENGTH.

(II)  NO OTHER LENGTH REQUIREMENTS MAY BE
APPLIED TO THE COMBINATIONS OF VEHICLES DESCRIBED IN ITEM (I) OF
THIS PARAGRAPH.

(III)  THE COMBINATIONS OF VEHICLES DESCRIBED IN
ITEM (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY ONLY BE OPERATED ON ANY PART OF
THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM OR OTHER STATE SYSTEM HIGHWAYS THAT ARE
DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, OR ON A HIGHWAY THAT IS THE
SHORTEST PRACTICAL ROUTE BETWEEN A DESIGNATED HIGHWAY AND :

1. A TRUCK TERMINAL , ; OR

 

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