17 AAC 25.012 - Legal vehicle size
(a) The width of a
vehicle, including load, may not exceed 102 inches. Equipment may extend no
more than three inches beyond the 102-inch width limitation on each side of the
vehicle if the equipment is attached to the vehicle. However, the following
items are not subject to the maximum width requirements of this subsection:
(1) rear view mirrors;
(2) turn signal lamps;
(3) handholds for entry into or egress from
the cab;
(4) splash and spray
suppressant devices;
(5)
load-induced tire bulge;
(6)
recreational vehicle awnings in the retracted position;
(7) manufacturer-installed appurtenances,
including alternating-current (AC) power outlets and exhaust fans.
(b) A vehicle, including load, may
not exceed a height of 15 feet except that a vehicle operating between the Fox
Weigh Station and Prudhoe Bay on the Dalton and Elliott Highways may have a
height, including load, of 17 feet.
(c) The following maximum lengths may not be
exceeded on National Highway System (NHS) routes listed on the State of
Alaska's National Highway System map, revised as of October 27, 2020, and
adopted by reference:
(1) the length of a
power vehicle may not exceed 45 feet;
(2) repealed 12/31/2006;
(3) the cargo-carrying length of a
semitrailer or trailer may not exceed 53 feet;
(4) the overall length of a combination of
vehicles, consisting of a truck and one cargo-carrying vehicle or a truck
tractor and two cargo-carrying vehicles, may not exceed 75 feet; however, a
combination of a truck tractor and one cargo-carrying vehicle is not subject to
an overall length limit;
(5) long
combination vehicles (LCVs) may not exceed the maximum lengths set out in
17 AAC 25.014;
(6) a load or equipment may not overhang or
extend more than
(A) three feet beyond the
front bumper of the vehicle; or
(B)
four feet beyond the rear of a vehicle.
(d) The following maximum lengths may not be
exceeded on the state highway system, other than routes described in (c) of
this section:
(1) the length of a power
vehicle may not exceed 45 feet;
(2)
the cargo-carrying length of a semitrailer or trailer may not exceed 53
feet;
(3) the overall length of a
combination of vehicles, consisting of a truck and one cargo-carrying vehicle
or a truck tractor and one or two cargo-carrying vehicles, may not exceed 75
feet;
(4) a load or equipment may
not overhang or extend more than
(A) three
feet beyond the front bumper of the vehicle; or
(B) four feet beyond the rear of the
vehicle.
(e) On
all routes
(1) a semitrailer used in
combination may not exceed 53 feet in length;
(2) a load or equipment may not overhang more
than four feet beyond the rear of a semitrailer used in combination;
and
(3) combinations may not have
more than two cargo-carrying vehicles in the combination.
(f) Vehicles within the limitations set out
in (c) of this section may move to and from routes specified in (c) of this
section to access or return from terminals or facilities for fuel, servicing,
delivering or receiving cargo, or food and rest for the vehicle operator. A
vehicle must use the most direct interconnecting truck route wherever possible
when moving to or from the specified routes. Vehicle movement off the state
highway system is subject to local ordinance. A vehicle moving to or from
specified routes may not travel further than a five-mile distance from these
routes, except if using roads identified in
17 AAC 25.014(f)
(1) - (7).
(g) Equipment is not included in the vehicle
size limitations contained in (a), (c), (d), and (e) of this section, except as
specifically provided.
Notes
The State of Alaska's National Highway System map may be viewed online at https://akdot.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=b6c45b88412e48659e5d1ab7d8e187c3.
Authority: AS 19.05.010
AS 19.05.020
AS 19.05.040
AS 19.10.060
AS 44.42.020
AS 44.42.030
AS 45.75.050
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