FINAL BILL REPORT
SB 6202
C 59 L 94
SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED
Brief Description: Regulating the size and weight of motor vehicles.
SPONSORS: Senators Vognild and Nelson
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
BACKGROUND:
A truck combination consisting of a truck-tractor and a single trailer may operate on our highways without a permit if the trailer is 48 feet or less in length. Special overlength permits may be purchased from the Department of Transportation which allow the operation of a tractor/trailer combination if the trailing unit does not exceed 56 feet. The 30-day permit fee is $10; an annual permit may be purchased for $100.
Forty-eight states (Washington and Utah excluded) allow a truck-tractor/trailer combination whose trailing unit is 53 feet or less in length to operate without a special overlength permit.
SUMMARY:
A combination consisting of a truck-tractor and single trailer may operate on the public highways without a permit if the trailing unit is 53 feet or less in length.
The maximum length allowed by special overlength permits remains at 56 feet. A special overlength permit is required for a single trailing unit over 53 feet and up to the maximum of 56 feet.
VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:
Senate 47 0
House 97 0
EFFECTIVE:June 9, 1994