2006 Indiana Code - CHAPTER 13. SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING SEMITRAILERS

IC 9-20-13
     Chapter 13. Special Restrictions Concerning Semitrailers

IC 9-20-13-1
Maximum length limitations; truck-tractor-semitrailer-semitrailer combinations
     Sec. 1. Notwithstanding IC 9-20-1-1 through IC 9-20-1-2, and except for length exclusive devices in accordance with 23 CFR 658.13, the following are the maximum limitations on length of a truck-tractor-semitrailer-semitrailer combination:
        (1) The maximum length of each semitrailer unit operating in a truck-tractor-semitrailer-semitrailer combination is twenty-eight (28) feet, six (6) inches.
        (2) A maximum length limit is not imposed on a truck-tractor-semitrailer-semitrailer combination.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.

IC 9-20-13-2
Maximum length limitation; truck-tractor, semitrailer, truck-tractor-semitrailer, or truck-tractor-semitrailer-trailer combinations
     Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding IC 9-20-3 and IC 9-20-9, and except for length exclusive devices in accordance with 23 CFR 658.13, the following are the maximum limitations on length of a truck-tractor, semitrailer, truck-tractor-semitrailer combination, or truck-tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination:
        (1) The maximum length of the semitrailer unit operating in a truck-tractor-semitrailer combination is fifty-three (53) feet, including the vehicle and the load.
        (2) The maximum length of the semitrailer unit or trailer operating in a truck-tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination is twenty-eight (28) feet, six (6) inches.
        (3) A maximum overall length limit is not imposed on a truck-tractor-semitrailer or truck-tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination.
        (4) The maximum length of a maxi-cube vehicle combination is sixty-five (65) feet, and the maximum length of the separable cargo carrying unit is thirty-four (34) feet.
    (b) This section does not prohibit the transportation of a motor vehicle or boat on part of a truck-tractor.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.216-2001, SEC.2.

IC 9-20-13-3
Width or length exclusive devices; prohibition on use
     Sec. 3. A width or length exclusive device described in IC 9-20-3, IC 9-20-9, or section 2 of this chapter must not be designed or used to support cargo.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.

IC 9-20-13-4 Semitrailers in excess of 48 feet, 6 inches; restrictions on operation
     Sec. 4. Notwithstanding section 2 of this chapter, a semitrailer longer than forty-eight (48) feet, six (6) inches, may be operated on a highway designated as part of the state highway system under IC 8-23-4 only if the distance between the kingpin and the rearmost axle of the semitrailer is not more than forty-three (43) feet.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.157-2001, SEC.6.