24VAC20-81-50. Primary and secondary systems.
If the vehicle configuration has been reduced to the smallest dimensions possible and still exceeds any of the following statutory limitations listed below, the applicant may be eligible for a hauling permit.
Single Axle Weight: | 20,000 pounds or 650 pounds per inch (width) of tire in contact with the surface of the highway. |
Tandem Axle Weight: | 34,000 pounds. |
Gross Weight: | See 24VAC20-81-60. Legal weight allowed based on axle spacing. |
Width: | 8 feet 6 inches excluding mirrors. Safety devices shall not exceed 3 inches on each side. |
Height: | 13 feet 6 inches. |
Length: | Single unit - 40 feet excluding load. |
Tractor semitrailer combination - 65 feet including load | |
Combination of a towing vehicle and any manufactured housing - 65 feet including load and coupling. | |
Semitrailer - 53 feet, provided that the semitrailer has a distance of not more than 41 feet between the kingpin of the semitrailer and the rearmost axle or a point midway between the rear tandem axles. May be prohibited on certain highways where posted. |
Statutory Authority
§ 46.2-203 and Article 18 (§ 46.2-1139 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 26, eff. September 30, 2009.