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S1053aa...................................................by TRANSPORTATION
VEHICLES - COMBINATION - Amends existing law to increase the maximum length
of vehicle combinations not in excess of four vehicle units in certain
instances from 105 to 115 feet; and to provide restrictions as to length of
cargo-carrying units.
01/31 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/03 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/19 Rpt out - to 14th Ord
02/21 Rpt out amen - to engros
02/24 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
02/25 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/03 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 26-9-0
AYES -- Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Calabretta,
Compton, Darrington, Gannon, Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Little, Lodge,
Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Pearce, Richardson,
Sorensen, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- Andreason, Cameron, Davis, Geddes, Goedde, Keough, Noh,
Schroeder, Stegner
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Ingram
Title apvd - to House
03/04 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/25 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/26 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/28 3rd rdg - PASSED - 60-8-2
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Bieter,
Black, Block, Bolz, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Cuddy, Deal,
Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18),
Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Jones, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford,
Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell,
Moyle, Nacarrato, Nielsen, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts,
Robison, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen,
Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Tilman, Trail, Wills, Wood,
Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Boe, Bradford, Crow, Harwood, Henbest(Bray), Jaquet, Kellogg,
Smith(30)
Absent and excused -- Ellsworth, Roberts
Floor Sponsor - Ridinger
Title apvd - to Senate
03/31 To enrol
04/01 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
04/02 Sp signed
04/03 To Governor
04/08 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 239
Effective: 07/01/03
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1053
BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SIZE OF VEHICLES AND LOADS; AMENDING SECTION 49-1010, IDAHO CODE,
3 TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF VEHICLE COMBINATIONS NOT IN EXCESS OF
4 FOUR VEHICLE UNITS IN CERTAIN INSTANCES.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 49-1010, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 49-1010. SIZE OF VEHICLES AND LOADS. No vehicle shall exceed the dimen-
9 sions specified below, except that certain devices determined by the board as
10 necessary for the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles, including
11 energy conservation devices, shall be excluded from the calculation of width
12 or length.
13 (1) The width of a vehicle, including any load thereon, except as noted
14 below, shall not exceed .......................................... 8 1/2 feet.
15 (a) The limitations as to size of vehicles stated in this section shall
16 not apply to farm tractors or to implements of husbandry, including any
17 load thereon, and including all equipment used in land leveling opera-
18 tions, when being incidentally operated upon the highway from one (1) farm
19 operation to another during daylight hours.
20 (b) Notwithstanding the exemption from width limitation for farm tractors
21 included in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the total outside width of
22 any farm tractor being transported on the interstate system in this state,
23 except as permitted by section 49-1004, Idaho Code, shall not exceed
24 .................................................................. 9 feet.
25 (c) A farm tractor or implement of husbandry, when being incidentally
26 transported upon the highway with a width in excess of the limits of para-
27 graphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, must not proceed at a speed in
28 excess of twenty-five (25) miles per hour, must display one (1) red or
29 fluorescent orange flag a minimum of twelve (12) by twelve (12) inches on
30 the outermost left projection of the tractor or implement being trans-
31 ported, except that the speed restriction of twenty-five (25) miles per
32 hour shall not apply when such tractor or implement of husbandry is being
33 hauled on legal width highway vehicles equipped as required by law.
34 (2) The height of a vehicle, including the load thereon, shall not exceed
35 ..................................................................... 14 feet.
36 (3) The length of a vehicle, or vehicle combination, except as noted
37 below shall not exceed:
38 (a) When a single motor vehicle ................................ 45 feet.
39 (b) When a trailer or semitrailer, except as noted below ....... 48 feet.
40 1. Semitrailers operating on routes determined by the board to have
41 severe curvature, deficient width and/or heavy traffic conditions
42 shall be limited to an overall combination length not to exceed
43 ............................................................ 65 feet.
2
1 2. The length of a trailer tongue, or the length of the tongue of a
2 converter gear used to convert a semitrailer to a trailer, shall be
3 excluded from the calculation of a trailer length.
4 3. Semitrailers operating on routes which are a part of the national
5 network as set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 23,
6 Part 658, on routes providing access between the national network and
7 terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest which are
8 located within one (1) road mile of the national network and state
9 highways as set forth by policy and approved by the transportation
10 board shall not exceed a length of ......................... 53 feet.
11 (c) When a motor vehicle and one (1) or more trailers, except as noted in
12 subsections (3)(b), (3)(d) and (3)(e) of this section ........... 75 feet.
13 (d) When a combination of semitrailer and trailer, or of two (2) semi-
14 trailers the length in such combination, including the connecting tongue
15 and excluding the truck tractor except as noted below ........... 61 feet.
16 When the combination of semitrailer and trailer or of two (2) semi-
17 trailers including the connecting tongues exceeds sixty-one (61) feet, the
18 length of such combination including the truck tractor .......... 75 feet.
19 (e) When a combination of a semitrailer and trailer, or of two (2) semi-
20 trailers operating on routes on the national network as set forth in the
21 Code of Federal Regulations, Title 23, Part 658, and on routes providing
22 access between the national network and terminals and facilities for food,
23 fuel, repairs and rest which are located within one (1) road mile of the
24 national network, the length, including the connecting tongue and exclud-
25 ing the truck tractor, shall not exceed ......................... 68 feet.
26 (f) When a dromedary tractor with semitrailer, stinger-steered by having
27 the kingpin located five (5) feet to the rear of the centroid of the rear
28 axle(s) ......................................................... 75 feet.
29 (g) When a dromedary tractor with semitrailer, not meeting the stinger-
30 steer requirement as defined in subsection (3)(f) of this section ........
31 ................................................................. 65 feet.
32 (h) When an auto transporter or boat transporter, stinger-steered as
33 defined in subsection (3)(f) of this section, excluding front and rear
34 overhang of load ............................................... 75 feet.
35 (i) When an auto transporter or boat transporter, not meeting the
36 stinger-steer requirement as defined in subsection (3)(f) of this section,
37 excluding front and rear overhang of load ....................... 65 feet.
38 (j) When a truck tractor with stinger-steered pole trailer or log dolly,
39 connected by a reach or pole, or a combination used for transporting long
40 loads such as poles, pipes, logs or structural members generally capable
41 of sustaining themselves as beams between supporting bunks or connections
42 ................................................................. 75 feet.
43 (4) The overhang or extension of a load shall not extend:
44 (a) Beyond the front of a vehicle, more than .................... 4 feet.
45 (b) Beyond the last axle, more than ............................ 15 feet.
46 (c) Beyond the left fender of a passenger vehicle, more than .... 0 feet.
47 (d) Beyond the right fender of a passenger vehicle, more than ...........
48 ................................................................ 6 inches.
49 (e) To the front and rear combined of an auto transporter or boat trans-
50 porter, more than ................................................ 7 feet.
51 (5) Noncargo-carrying devices necessary for the safe and efficient opera-
52 tion of the vehicle, as determined by the board, shall not be included in mea-
53 surement for length.
54 (6) No combination shall include more than three (3) units except when a
55 saddlemount combination ............................................. 75 feet.
3
1 (7) Vehicle combinations consisting of not more than four (4) vehicle
2 units with an overall length in excess of the limits of subsection (3) of this
3 section and with an overall combination length not to exceed one hundred and
4 five fifteen (1015) feet, may be operated by permit on routes designated for
5 such operations by the public highway agency having jurisdiction over that
6 highway system.
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
Moved by Ingram
Seconded by McWilliams
IN THE SENATE
SENATE AMENDMENT TO S.B. NO. 1053
1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
2 On page 3 of the printed bill, in line 6, following "system" insert: ",
3 subject to the following restrictions as to lengths of cargo-carrying units:
4 (a) Truck tractor and two (2) trailing units ....................95 feet.
5 (b) Truck tractor and three (3) trailing units ..................95 feet.
6 (c) Truck and two (2) trailing units ...........................98 feet".
7 CORRECTION TO TITLE
8 On page 1, in line 4, following "INSTANCES" insert: "AND TO PROVIDE
9 RESTRICTIONS AS TO LENGTH OF CARGO-CARRYING UNITS".
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1053, As Amended
BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SIZE OF VEHICLES AND LOADS; AMENDING SECTION 49-1010, IDAHO CODE,
3 TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF VEHICLE COMBINATIONS NOT IN EXCESS OF
4 FOUR VEHICLE UNITS IN CERTAIN INSTANCES AND TO PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS AS TO
5 LENGTH OF CARGO-CARRYING UNITS.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Section 49-1010, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
8 amended to read as follows:
9 49-1010. SIZE OF VEHICLES AND LOADS. No vehicle shall exceed the dimen-
10 sions specified below, except that certain devices determined by the board as
11 necessary for the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles, including
12 energy conservation devices, shall be excluded from the calculation of width
13 or length.
14 (1) The width of a vehicle, including any load thereon, except as noted
15 below, shall not exceed .......................................... 8 1/2 feet.
16 (a) The limitations as to size of vehicles stated in this section shall
17 not apply to farm tractors or to implements of husbandry, including any
18 load thereon, and including all equipment used in land leveling opera-
19 tions, when being incidentally operated upon the highway from one (1) farm
20 operation to another during daylight hours.
21 (b) Notwithstanding the exemption from width limitation for farm tractors
22 included in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the total outside width of
23 any farm tractor being transported on the interstate system in this state,
24 except as permitted by section 49-1004, Idaho Code, shall not exceed
25 .................................................................. 9 feet.
26 (c) A farm tractor or implement of husbandry, when being incidentally
27 transported upon the highway with a width in excess of the limits of para-
28 graphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, must not proceed at a speed in
29 excess of twenty-five (25) miles per hour, must display one (1) red or
30 fluorescent orange flag a minimum of twelve (12) by twelve (12) inches on
31 the outermost left projection of the tractor or implement being trans-
32 ported, except that the speed restriction of twenty-five (25) miles per
33 hour shall not apply when such tractor or implement of husbandry is being
34 hauled on legal width highway vehicles equipped as required by law.
35 (2) The height of a vehicle, including the load thereon, shall not exceed
36 ..................................................................... 14 feet.
37 (3) The length of a vehicle, or vehicle combination, except as noted
38 below shall not exceed:
39 (a) When a single motor vehicle ................................ 45 feet.
40 (b) When a trailer or semitrailer, except as noted below ....... 48 feet.
41 1. Semitrailers operating on routes determined by the board to have
42 severe curvature, deficient width and/or heavy traffic conditions
43 shall be limited to an overall combination length not to exceed
2
1 ............................................................ 65 feet.
2 2. The length of a trailer tongue, or the length of the tongue of a
3 converter gear used to convert a semitrailer to a trailer, shall be
4 excluded from the calculation of a trailer length.
5 3. Semitrailers operating on routes which are a part of the national
6 network as set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 23,
7 Part 658, on routes providing access between the national network and
8 terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest which are
9 located within one (1) road mile of the national network and state
10 highways as set forth by policy and approved by the transportation
11 board shall not exceed a length of ......................... 53 feet.
12 (c) When a motor vehicle and one (1) or more trailers, except as noted in
13 subsections (3)(b), (3)(d) and (3)(e) of this section ........... 75 feet.
14 (d) When a combination of semitrailer and trailer, or of two (2) semi-
15 trailers the length in such combination, including the connecting tongue
16 and excluding the truck tractor except as noted below ........... 61 feet.
17 When the combination of semitrailer and trailer or of two (2) semi-
18 trailers including the connecting tongues exceeds sixty-one (61) feet, the
19 length of such combination including the truck tractor .......... 75 feet.
20 (e) When a combination of a semitrailer and trailer, or of two (2) semi-
21 trailers operating on routes on the national network as set forth in the
22 Code of Federal Regulations, Title 23, Part 658, and on routes providing
23 access between the national network and terminals and facilities for food,
24 fuel, repairs and rest which are located within one (1) road mile of the
25 national network, the length, including the connecting tongue and exclud-
26 ing the truck tractor, shall not exceed ......................... 68 feet.
27 (f) When a dromedary tractor with semitrailer, stinger-steered by having
28 the kingpin located five (5) feet to the rear of the centroid of the rear
29 axle(s) ......................................................... 75 feet.
30 (g) When a dromedary tractor with semitrailer, not meeting the stinger-
31 steer requirement as defined in subsection (3)(f) of this section ........
32 ................................................................. 65 feet.
33 (h) When an auto transporter or boat transporter, stinger-steered as
34 defined in subsection (3)(f) of this section, excluding front and rear
35 overhang of load ............................................... 75 feet.
36 (i) When an auto transporter or boat transporter, not meeting the
37 stinger-steer requirement as defined in subsection (3)(f) of this section,
38 excluding front and rear overhang of load ....................... 65 feet.
39 (j) When a truck tractor with stinger-steered pole trailer or log dolly,
40 connected by a reach or pole, or a combination used for transporting long
41 loads such as poles, pipes, logs or structural members generally capable
42 of sustaining themselves as beams between supporting bunks or connections
43 ................................................................. 75 feet.
44 (4) The overhang or extension of a load shall not extend:
45 (a) Beyond the front of a vehicle, more than .................... 4 feet.
46 (b) Beyond the last axle, more than ............................ 15 feet.
47 (c) Beyond the left fender of a passenger vehicle, more than .... 0 feet.
48 (d) Beyond the right fender of a passenger vehicle, more than ...........
49 ................................................................ 6 inches.
50 (e) To the front and rear combined of an auto transporter or boat trans-
51 porter, more than ................................................ 7 feet.
52 (5) Noncargo-carrying devices necessary for the safe and efficient opera-
53 tion of the vehicle, as determined by the board, shall not be included in mea-
54 surement for length.
55 (6) No combination shall include more than three (3) units except when a
3
1 saddlemount combination ............................................. 75 feet.
2 (7) Vehicle combinations consisting of not more than four (4) vehicle
3 units with an overall length in excess of the limits of subsection (3) of this
4 section and with an overall combination length not to exceed one hundred and
5 five fifteen (1015) feet, may be operated by permit on routes designated for
6 such operations by the public highway agency having jurisdiction over that
7 highway system, subject to the following restrictions as to lengths of cargo-
8 carrying units:
9 (a) Truck tractor and two (2) trailing units ....................95 feet.
10 (b) Truck tractor and three (3) trailing units ..................95 feet.
11 (c) Truck and two (2) trailing units ............................98 feet.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12594
The purpose of this legislation is to allow a longer overall
length (bumper to bumper) up to 115 feet for vehicle
configurations, such as triples and turnpike doubles to operate
on the routes that they are currently operating on by permit at
105 feet.
The reason for the increased overall length is that
companies are switching from cab-over tractors to conventional
tractors, which have longer wheelbases. This change increases
the overall length of the vehicle configurations and does not
allow them to stay within the current overall length requirement
of 105 feet.
This change, however, does not increase the length of the
cargo carrying units (95 feet), only the overall length. This
change would also put Idaho in greater harmony with our
neighboring states (Montana and Utah) that already allow the
operation of these configurations. This change does not violate
the Federal ISTEA Freeze of 1991 which governs lengths and
weights of vehicle configurations on the national network.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact on the department or industry.
Contact
Skip Smyser, Idaho Trucking Association, 342-0777
Senator Cecil Ingram, 332-1315
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1053