Section 17.25.012. 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 in the department's publication entitled State of Alaska, National Highway System Maps, dated April 2006, 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		(2) repealed 12/31/2006;  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 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)  Semitrailers in combination on all routes may not exceed 53 feet in length and 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).  

Authorities

19.05.010;19.05.020;19.05.040;19.10.060;44.42.020;44.42.030;45.75.050

Notes

Reference

17 AAC 25.320
17 AAC 25.380
17 AAC 25.900

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 A copy of the publication entitled State of Alaska, National Highway System Maps, adopted by reference in 17 AAC 25.012, is available for inspection at the offices of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Division of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, Huffman Business Park, Suite 2, Building M, 11900 Industry Way, Anchorage, AK 99515-3512. A copy may also be obtained at http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/mapping/dataproducts/NHS=hrzMapSet2006final.pdf.

History

Eff. 8/13/95, Register 135; am 10/7/2001, Register 160; am 11/16/2004, Register 172; am 12/31/2006, Register 180; am 4/9/2009, Register 190; am 12/30/2010, Register 196; am 11/26/2015, Register 216

References

17.25.012