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HF 1162

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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Introduction Posted on 02/16/2007

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A bill for an act
 relating to traffic regulations; increasing single vehicle length limit; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.81, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.81, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Length of single vehicle; exceptions.

(a) Statewide, no single vehicle may
exceed deleted text begin 40deleted text end new text begin 45new text end feet in overall length, including load and front and rear bumpers, exceptdeleted text begin :
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deleted text begin (1)deleted text end mobile cranes, which may not exceed 48 feet in overall lengthdeleted text begin ;
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deleted text begin (2) buses, which may not exceed 45 feet in overall length; and
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deleted text begin (3) type A, B, or C motor homes as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 25,
paragraph (c), which may not exceed 45 feet in overall lengthdeleted text end .

(b) Statewide, no semitrailer may exceed 48 feet in overall length, including bumper
and load, but excluding non-cargo-carrying equipment, such as refrigeration units or air
compressors, necessary for safe and efficient operation and located on the end of the
semitrailer adjacent to the truck-tractor. However, statewide, a single semitrailer may
exceed 48 feet, but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the centerline of the
rear axle group of the semitrailer does not exceed 43 feet.

(c) Statewide, no single trailer may have an overall length exceeding 45 feet,
including the tow bar assembly but exclusive of rear bumpers that do not increase the
overall length by more than six inches.

(d) For determining compliance with this subdivision, the length of the semitrailer
or trailer must be determined separately from the overall length of the combination of
vehicles.

(e) No semitrailer or trailer used in a three-vehicle combination may have an overall
length in excess of 28-1/2 feet, exclusive of:

(1) non-cargo-carrying accessory equipment, including refrigeration units or air
compressors and upper coupler plates, necessary for safe and efficient operation, located
on the end of the semitrailer or trailer adjacent to the truck or truck-tractor;

(2) the tow bar assembly; and

(3) lower coupler equipment that is a fixed part of the rear end of the first semitrailer
or trailer.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007.
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