CHAPTER 170

S.P. 12 - L.D. 13

An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Commercial Vehicle

Length Limits

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2390, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 1999, c. 753, §6, is further amended to read:

C. A trailer or semitrailer may be greater than 45 feet but not more than 48 feet in structural length provided that only if the distance between the center of the rearmost axle of the truck tractor and the center of the rearmost axle of the trailer or semitrailer does not exceed 38 feet.

The overall length of the combination of truck tractor and trailer or semitrailer in this paragraph may not exceed 69 feet, including all structural parts of the vehicle, permanent or temporary, and any load carried on or in the vehicle, including any rear overhang.

The interaxle distance and overall combination vehicle length maximum limits required by this paragraph do not apply on the Interstate Highway System and those qualifying federal aid primary system highways designated by the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, pursuant to the United States Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, Public Law 97-424, Section 411.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2390, sub-§1, ¶J, as amended by PL 2003, c. 166, §§15 and 16 and c. 253, §4 and affected by §5, is further amended by amending the first paragraph to read: