Texas Transportation Code - Section 621.204. Maximum Length Of Semitrailer Or Trailer
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§ 621.204. MAXIMUM LENGTH OF SEMITRAILER OR TRAILER. (a)
A semitrailer that is operated in a truck-tractor and semitrailer
combination may not be longer than 59 feet, excluding the length of
the towing device.
(b) A semitrailer or trailer that is operated in a
truck-tractor, semitrailer, and trailer combination may not be
longer than 28-1/2 feet, excluding the length of the towing device.
(c) The limitations prescribed by this section do not
include any safety device determined by regulation of the United
States Department of Transportation or by rule of the Department of
Public Safety to be necessary for the safe and efficient operation
of motor vehicles.
(d) The limitations prescribed by this section do not apply
to a semitrailer or trailer that has the dimensions of a semitrailer
or trailer, as appropriate, that was being operated lawfully in
this state on December 1, 1982.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 941, § 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 621.006 621.007 621.101 621.102 621.201 621.202 621.203 621.204 621.205 621.206 621.2061 621.207 621.301 621.302 621.303
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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