The laws governing the size and weight of trucks in the state of Maryland can be found in Md. Transportation Code Ann. §§24-101 et seq. (available on the state`s website at mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmStatutesText.aspx?article=gtr§ion=24-101&ext=html&session=2015RS&tab=subject5). The laws that govern truck size and weight in the state of North Carolina can be found in N.C. Gen. Stat. §§20-115 et seq., which are available on the state`s website under www.ncleg.net/gascripts/Statutes/StatutesTOC.pl?Chapter=0020. The Illinois Department of Transportation has the authority to issue special permits in respect of roads under its jurisdiction for charges that cannot reasonably be dismantled or dismantled or otherwise indivisible. Licences may be issued in the form of a single driving licence or for limited continuous driving and must specify the routes on which the vehicle is authorised to drive. You can also set time restrictions, limit the number of trips, or include other restrictions.
Authorized vehicles may have a scale tolerance of up to 2,000 lbs on a single axle, 3,000 lbs on a tandem axle and a gross weight of 5,000 lbs above the permitted limits (Fig. Rev. Stat. c. 625, §5/15-301 [a] [c], [f]). Solid waste: A single vehicle used exclusively for the transportation of solid waste may be used on a non-interstate public highway in that State only if the tandem axle weight does not exceed 44,000 lbs., the single-axle weight does not exceed 21,000 lbs. and the gross weight does not exceed 64,000 lbs. (Texas Code of Transportation, Ann. §623.162). Several provisions in Vermont Title 23 allow Vermont to treat the interstate system as state highways if authorized with federal approval. H.R.
2112, Division C, Section 125, signed by the President on November 18, 2011, extends to all parts of the Maine and Vermont State Interstate Highway System to all parts of the Maine and Vermont State Interstate Highway System through December 31, 2031 (Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit. 23, §1391 [c] and Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit. 23, §1392 [13], [14], [16](B), [17](E)). For a description of the expanded Maine-Vermont interstate heavy-duty truck pilot program, see ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/reports/me_vt_pilot_2012/#s14. Truck size and weight laws in the state of Arkansas can be found in Ark.
Stat. Ann. §§27-35-101 ff. (available from LexisNexis under www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/arcode/). Specific weight restriction regulations begin at Ark. Stat. Ann. §27-35-203. If a driver crosses multiple states, you will need to adjust your bridge law, weight, and tandem axles to the most restricted bridge law. For example, Wisconsin`s Bridge Act is 43 feet from the center of the rearmost axis, or a point halfway between the tandem axles.
But as a driver traveling to California, you`ll need to set your bridge law to be legal in every state you pass through. Therefore, California has the most restricted bridge law, which is 40 feet at the rearmost axle if the semi-trailer has two or more axles, or 38 feet at the rear axle if the semi-trailer has one axle and does not extend past the rear of the cab. Road Machinery: Road machinery or equipment is exempt from South Carolina`s Size, Weight and Load Laws (S.C. Code ann. §56-5-4020). Ready-mixed concrete: A ready-mix concrete truck weighs 23,000 lbs on a single axle and 46,000 lbs on a tandem axle on non-interstate public highways. Vehicles may exceed these axle loads by 10% if the total weight is less than 69,000 lbs. and the vehicle has been licensed130 (Texas Ann Transportation Code §§622.011 through §622.018 and §623.0171). Concrete: Vehicles carrying unhardened ready-mixed concrete are exempt from state weight restrictions on non-interstate highways, provided the vehicle has a single-axle steered weight of 22,000 lbs or less, a tandem axle weight of 46,000 lbs or less, and does not exceed a GVWR of 66,000 lbs for a three-axle vehicle and/or 72,600 lb on a four-axle vehicle. State weight limit tolerances do not apply in this case (N.C. Gen. Stat.
§20-118[c][16]). *Tractor-trailer lengths do not exceed limits for non-designated and designated highways. The length of semi-trailers over 50 feet shall have a wheelbase of 37 feet to 41 feet (measured from the harvester pin clutch to the centre of the rear axle or the centre of the rear axle). ** For each combination of legal vehicles, only one (1) tandem axle with a total weight of 16,000 lbs is permitted. per axle and no other combination of tandem axles in such a combination of vehicles shall exceed a gross weight of 13,000 lbs. by axis. For a combination of tractor and semi-trailer with not more than 5 axles, two (2) consecutive tandem axle assemblies with a total laden weight of 16,000 lbs per axle are permitted if no other axle is within 9 feet of one axle of the combination. Sealed containers: In order to provide access to the Port of Baltimore for international goods, the Secretary of Transportation is empowered, if necessary, to issue regulations for the issuance of permits for overweight vehicles carrying only international goods manifested in sealed shipping containers on a semi-trailer. These vehicles can carry 22,400 lbs on a single axle, 44,000 lbs on tandem axles or 90,000 lbs. They may operate only on portions of interstate and state highway systems designated by the Secretary of State in cooperation with the United States Department of Transportation, or on the shortest convenient route approved by the Secretary between that designated highway and a truck terminal; Port; other place of departure or destination; or (within 1 mile of designated highway) facilities for food, fuel, repair or recreation (Md. Transportation Code ann. §24-113.1).78 Cotton: A vehicle used exclusively for the transport of seed cotton modules may have a tandem axle weight of up to 39,400 lbs.
on non-interstate highways (Tenn. Code Ann. §55-7-115 [c and d]). Agricultural products: Vehicles transporting agricultural products can have a tandem axle weight of 40,000 lbs. Vehicles operated without a harvest permit may have a 5% tolerance on total weight, tandem weight or axle up to a total weight of 81,600 lbs (including a 2% tolerance). Vehicles operated with a harvest permit may have a tolerance of 5% on total weight and all axle weights up to a total weight of 84,000 lbs.
