15212 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 22, 1995 / Rules and Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

23 CFR Part 658

[FHWA Docket No. 92–15]

RIN 2125–AD53

Truck Size and Weight; Restrictions on

Longer Combination Vehicles and

Vehicles With Two or More CargoCarrying Units

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical corrections.

SUMMARY: This document corrects

appendix C and appendix A to part 658,

as well as a few other provisions of part

658. The final rule imposing a freeze on

the operation of longer combination

vehicles (LCVs) on the Interstate System

and vehicles with two or more cargocarrying units on the National Network

(NN) was published on June 13, 1994,

and created appendix C. The rule

provided that the Federal Highway

Administrator may determine if the

information in appendix C is correct

and if not, may make appropriate

corrections. Accordingly, appendix C is

being amended to correct the maximum

vehicle weight in Michigan and

Montana, access and route information

in Oklahoma, add a new vehicle and

correct a route in Oregon, and correct

the offtracking formula in South Dakota.

In appendix A, the route listing for the

State of Virginia is being corrected, a

note is being added to the entry for the

State of Iowa, and the route listings for

the State of Kentucky are being clarified.

Minor corrections are also being made

to other provisions in the final rule.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 22, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Thomas Klimek, Office of Motor Carrier

Information Management, (202) 366–

2212 or Mr. Charles Medalen, Office of

the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–1354,

Federal Highway Administration,

Department of Transportation, 400

Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC

20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m.

to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A final

rule implementing sections 1023 and

4006 of the Intermodal Surface

Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

(ISTEA) (Pub. L. 102–240, 105 Stat.

1914, 1951, codified at 23 U.S.C. 127(d)

and 49 U.S.C. 31112, respectively) was

published on June 13, 1994 (59 FR

30392). It provided that the Federal

Highway Administrator, on his own

motion or on the request of any other

person, may determine if the

information in appendix C to the final

rule is correct and, if not, make the

appropriate corrections. This document

makes corrections in appendix A as well

as in appendix C and other corrections

to the final rule.

In the preamble, under the heading,

‘‘Vehicles Submitted by States but

Excepted From or Not Subject to Section

4006 of the ISTEA,’’ a sentence in the

middle of the first column on page

30394 reads as follows: ‘‘However,

dromedary equipped truck tractors in

actual operation on December 1, 1982,

are grandfathered under § 658.13(f)

* * *.’’ This should be corrected to

§ 658.13(g)’’ to conform to the

numbering used in the final rule.

Paragraph (k) of § 658.17 is being

amended to show that any vehicle

which is regularly and exclusively used

as an intrastate public agency transit

passenger bus has been excluded from

the axle weight limits in § 658.17(c), (d),

and (e) until October 6, 1995, by a

notice published November 22, 1994 (59

FR 60242). Axle weight limits

authorized by each State will apply

until then.

Paragraph (b)(3) of § 658.23 is being

amended to indicate that ‘‘truck-trailer’’

and ‘‘truck-semitrailer’’ combinations

with two or more cargo-carrying units

65 feet or less in length may operate on

the NN. The current reference to a

‘‘truck tractor-semitrailer’’ and ‘‘truck

tractor-trailer’’ is erroneous since these

vehicles have only one cargo-carrying

unit, and thus would not be subject to

the freeze under any reading of the

statute.

The NN for Iowa as shown in

appendix A to part 658 is being

amended. Effective July 1, 1994, the

State amended its laws to allow vehicles

with dimensions mandated in the

Surface Transportation Assistance Act

of 1982 (STAA) to operate on all State

highways. Some States, before the NN

was designated, already allowed STAAdimensioned vehicles to operate on all

primary Federal-aid highways. In those

States, only Interstate highways were

listed as NN routes. Iowa, on the other

hand, allowed STAA vehicles on many,

but not all, primary system highways,

and the NN routes listed in appendix A

reflect that choice. Although Iowa has

now opened all of its highways to

STAA-dimensioned vehicles, the

federally-designated routes will

continue to be shown along with a note

at the beginning of the Iowa listing in

appendix A explaining the State’s

current law.

The NN for Kentucky as shown in

appendix A of part 658, ‘‘National

Network—Federally Designated

Routes,’’ is being changed. The State

requested a clarification of its routes,

such as showing exit numbers instead of

referring to the end of a route. In

addition, the note for I–75/71 in the

Cincinnati area is being deleted since it

was only valid through 1992 and has

not been officially extended. A new note

is being added at the end of the

Kentucky routes to explain that

although the Kentucky state line is near

the Ohio shoreline on the U. S. Grant

Bridge, the terminal point for US 23 is

listed as the south end of the bridge.

This is because the bridge is maintained

by the State of Ohio.

The NN for Virginia as shown in

appendix A of part 658, ‘‘National

Network—Federally Designated

Routes,’’ is being corrected for Route US

360. ‘‘Richmond’’ should have been

shown in the ‘‘From’’ column following

‘‘I–64 Exit 192’’ instead of the ‘‘To’’

column following ‘‘VA 627 Village’’

since Exit 192 on I–64 is in Richmond.

In the table published in appendix C

in the final rule on pages 30422 and

30423, ‘‘Vehicle Combinations Subject

to Pub. L. 102–240,’’ the maximum

cargo-carrying length and maximum

gross weight are shown on the same line

in columns 1 and 2, with the length on

the left and the weight on the right. The

text of the paragraph immediately

preceding the table is being amended to

correspond to the present table citation

format which places the length and

weight figures on the same line, rather

than one above the other, as originally

planned.

The maximum allowable gross weight

in Michigan for a truck tractor and two

trailing units with a maximum cargocarrying length of 58 feet was

established in appendix C of part 658 as

154,000 pounds because the FHWA

believed that was the maximum

practical gross weight. However, the

State has verified that a truck tractor

and two trailing units with 11 total axles

may carry 164,000 pounds. The weight

limit is determined from axle and axle

group weights. The axles, for purposes

of this discussion, are numbered from 1,

for the steering axle, to 11 for the last

axle in the combination, and are

arranged as follows: 1 23 4567 8 9 1011.

The longer distances between axles are

all 9 feet and the shorter are 3 feet 6

inches. The first three are on the tractor,

the next four on the semitrailer, and the

last four on the full trailer. Axles 1, 8,

and 9 may carry 18,000 pounds each;

axles 2 and 3 may carry 16,000 pounds

each; and axles 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, and 11

may carry 13,000 pounds each for a total

of 164,000 pounds.

The maximum allowable gross weight

for LCV’s in Montana is shown as
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137,800 pounds. However, this is the

maximum only for LCV’s operating on

I–15 between Sweetgrass and Shelby

under the Montana/Alberta

Memorandum of Understanding. Based

on material previously submitted by the

State, the maximum gross weight for

other LCV’s is 131,060 pounds. This has

been corrected.

Under Oklahoma in appendix C, the

maximum length of cargo-carrying units

for a truck tractor and two trailing units

is 110 feet. Under the heading of

‘‘VEHICLE’’ for the same combination,

the maximum semitrailer or trailer

length is shown as 59.5 feet. The State

had previously claimed a cargo-unit

length of 118 feet, based on the

operation of two 57-foot trailers spaced

4 feet apart. Trailers 59.5 feet long are

grandfathered for single-trailer

operations, as indicated in appendix B

to part 658, but the State did not

demonstrate that they ran in a twintrailer configuration before June 1, 1991.

The Oklahoma Transportation

Commission amended the State’s

administrative rules in April 1994 to

limit the length of the trailers allowed

to operate in a double configuration to

53 feet and the overall cargo-carrying

length of such a configuration to 110

feet. The reference to a 59.5-foot

semitrailer or trailer will therefore be

changed to 53 feet, which is consistent

with a 110-foot overall maximum cargocarrying length.

The listing of ‘‘ROUTES’’ for truck

tractors and 2 trailing units in

Oklahoma was incomplete as some of

the routes were shown under the

‘‘ACCESS’’ listing. This was corrected

by putting all of the routes under

‘‘ROUTES’’, which left the ‘‘ACCESS’’

provisions (to service facilities and

terminals within a 5-mile radius)

applicable to all of the routes. The State

also indicated that access is allowed

from one multilane highway to another

via two-lane roads when the distance is

not over 15 miles. This correction was

also made.

The ‘‘PERMIT’’ section for a truck

tractor and three trailing units is also

being corrected to reflect that a single

special permit authorizes both three

units and the maximum gross weight of

90,000 pounds. The permit fee

statement at the end of the ‘‘PERMIT’’

section is also being corrected to show

that there is only one fee for the permit.

Finally, the ‘‘PERMIT’’ section is

being corrected by removing the time-oftravel restriction since it applies only on

vehicles or loads which are not easily

divided. This type of permitted

movement is not subject to the

provisions of § 658.23.

A truck-trailer combination is being

added under Oregon in appendix C.

This was inadvertently overlooked in

the material previously furnished by the

State.

The list in appendix C showing routes

available to triple trailer combinations

in Oregon is also being corrected. One

segment of US 20 is shown as extending

from ‘‘Jct. OR 22/OR 126’’ to ‘‘US 26

Vale Santiam Junction.’’ However,

Santiam Junction should be under the

‘‘From’’ column since it is located near

the junction of OR 22/OR 126.

The offtracking formula for South

Dakota in the first column on page

30443 was corrected by the State to read

as follows:

Offtracking Formula = 161 ¥ [1612 ¥

(L1

2 + L22 + L32 + L42 + L52 + L62 +

L7

2 + L882)]1/2

Utah found that the information

under the heading ‘‘Routes’’ in

appendix C was not clearly presented. It

has been revised to provide greater

clarity.

Regulatory Analyses and Notices

The Administrative Procedure Act, 5

U.S.C. 551 et seq., allows agencies

engaged in rulemaking to dispense with

prior notice to the public when the

agency for good cause finds that such

procedure is impracticable,

unnecessary, or contrary to the public

interest. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). The

FHWA has determined that providing

prior notice to the public on this action

is unnecessary. This action merely

makes corrections to two of the

appendices to 23 CFR 658. It does not

add new requirements to the

regulations. For these same reasons, the

FHWA has determined that it has good

cause to make the rule effective upon

publication in the Federal Register. 5

U.S.C. 553(d)(3).

Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory

Planning and Review) and DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures

The FHWA has determined that this

action is not a significant regulatory

action within the meaning of Executive

Order 12866 or significant within the

meaning of U.S. Department of

Transportation Regulatory Policies and

Procedures. The rule simply makes

minor changes to Part 658 to correct

errors. It is anticipated that the

economic impact of this rulemaking will

be minimal; therefore, a regulatory

evaluation is not required.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

In compliance with the Regulatory

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the

FHWA has evaluated the effects of this

rule on small entities. Based on this

evaluation, and for the reasons set forth

in the preceding two paragraphs, the

FHWA hereby certifies that this action

will not have a significant economic

impact on a substantial number of small

entities.

Executive Order 12612 (Federalism

Assessment)

This action has been analyzed in

accordance with the principles and

criteria contained in Executive Order

12612, and it has been determined that

it does not have sufficient federalism

implications to warrant the preparation

of a federalism assessment.

Executive Order 12372

(Intergovernmental Review)

The regulations implementing

Executive Order 12372 regarding

intergovernmental consultation on

Federal programs and activities do not

apply to this proceeding.

Paperwork Reduction

This action does not contain an

additional or expanded collection of

information requirement for purposes of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,

44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

National Environmental Policy Act

The FHWA has analyzed this action

for the purpose of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and has determined

that this action would not have any

effect on the quality of the environment.

Regulation Identification Number

A regulation identification number

(RIN) is assigned to each regulatory

action listed in the Unified Agenda of

Federal Regulations. The Regulatory

Information Service Center publishes

the Unified Agenda in April and

October of each year. The RIN contained

in the heading of this document can be

used to cross reference this action with

the Unified Agenda.

List of Subjects in 23 CFR Part 658

Grant programs—transportation,

Highways and roads, and Motor carrier

size and weight.

Issued on: March 16, 1995.

Rodney E. Slater,

Federal Highway Administrator.

In consideration of the foregoing, the

FHWA is amending 23 CFR, subchapter

G, part 658 as set forth below.

PART 658—TRUCK SIZE AND WEIGHT,

ROUTE DESIGNATIONS—LENGTH,

WIDTH, AND WEIGHT LIMITATIONS

1. The authority citation for 23 CFR

part 658 is revised to read as follows:
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Authority: 23 U.S.C. 127 and 315; 49

U.S.C. 31111–31115; 49 CFR 1.48(b)(19) and

(c)(19).

2. In § 658.17, paragraph (k) is revised

to read as follows:

§ 658.17 Weight.

* * * * *

(k) Any vehicle which is regularly and

exclusively used as an intrastate public

agency transit passenger bus is excluded

from the axle weight limits in

paragraphs (c) through (e) of this section

until October 6, 1995.

3. In § 658.23, paragraph (b)(3) is

revised to read as follows:

§ 658.23 LCV freeze; cargo-carrying unit

freeze.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(3) Truck-trailer and truck-semitrailer

combinations with an overall length of

65 feet or less.

* * * * *

4. Appendix A to part 658 is amended

for the State of Iowa by adding a note

at the beginning of the listing. The entry

for the State of Kentucky is revised and

the entry for the State of Virginia is

amended by revising the entry for US

360. These changes are as follows:

Appendix A to Part 658—National

Network—Federally-Designated Routes

* * * * *

Route From To

Iowa

Note: Iowa State law allows STAA-dimensioned vehicles to operate on all highways in the State. The routes shown below were

incorporated into the NN by the FHWA in 1984.

* * * * *

Route From To

Kentucky

I–471 Connector ........................................ US 27 Highland Heights ...................................................... I–275/471 Interchange.

US 23 ......................................................... Virginia State Line ................................................................ US 119 near Jenkins, S. end U.S.

Grant Bridge South Portsmouth.

US 23 ......................................................... US 119 N. of Pikeville ..........................................................

US 23 Spur ................................................ US 60 Ashland (via 13th St. Bridge) ................................... Ohio State Line.

US 25/421 .................................................. Int. US 25/US 421 S. of Richmond ..................................... KY 876 Richmond.

US 25/421 .................................................. KY 418 (via KY 4) ................................................................ Nandino Blvd., Lexington.

US 25E ...................................................... Virginia State Line ................................................................ I–75 Exit 29 N. of Corbin.

US 27 ......................................................... Tennessee State Line (via KY 4 Lexington) ........................ Ohio State Line.

US 31W ..................................................... Tennessee State Line .......................................................... KY 255 Park City.

US 31W ..................................................... Byp US 31W N. of Elizabethtown ........................................ I–264 Exit 8 Louisville.

US 31W Byp .............................................. Western Kentucky Parkway Exit 136 .................................. US 31W N. of Elizabethtown.

US 41 ......................................................... Pennyrile Parkway Henderson ............................................ Indiana State Line.

US 41 ......................................................... Tennessee State Line .......................................................... Pennyrile Parkway near SCL Hopkinsville.

US 45 ......................................................... Jackson Purchase Parkway N. of Mayfield ......................... US 60 Paducah.

US 60 ......................................................... US 45 Paducah .................................................................... Int. US 60/62 Paducah.

US 60 ......................................................... US 60 Byp W. of Owensboro .............................................. KY 69 Hawesville.

US 60 ......................................................... KY 144 Garrett ..................................................................... US 31W S. of Muldraugh.

US 60 ......................................................... Int. US 421/KY 676 Frankfort (via KY 4 Lexington) ............ I–75 Exit 110 Lexington.

US 60 ......................................................... KY 180 Cannonsburg .......................................................... US 23 Ashland.

US 60 Byp ................................................. US 60 W. of Owensboro ...................................................... US 60 E. of Owensboro.

US 62 ......................................................... I–24 Exit 7 Paducah (via US 60 Paducah) ......................... US 68.

US 62/68 .................................................... Washington .......................................................................... Ohio State Line.

US 68 ......................................................... US 62 ................................................................................... I–24 Exit 16 Green River Parkway Exit

5 Bowling Green.

US 68 ......................................................... I–24 Exit 65 E. of Cadiz (via US 41 Hopkinsville) ...............

US 68 ......................................................... US 27 Paris (via Paris Byp) ................................................. Int. US 62/68 Washington.

US 119 ....................................................... KY 15 E. of Whitesburg ....................................................... US 23 near Jenkins.

US 119 ....................................................... US 25E S. of Pineville ......................................................... US 421 Harlan.

US 119 ....................................................... US 23 N. of Pikeville ............................................................ KY 1441.

US 127 ....................................................... KY 22 Owenton .................................................................... KY 35 Bromley.

US 127 ....................................................... US 127 Byp N. of Danville (via US 68 Harrosdburg) .......... US 60 Frankfort (via Lawrenceburg

Byp.).

US 127 Byp ............................................... US 127 S. of Danville .......................................................... US 127 N. of Danville.

US 127 Byp ............................................... US 127 S. of Lawrenceburg ................................................ US 127 N. of Lawrenceburg.

US 150 ....................................................... US 62 Bardstown (via US 68 Perryville, the Danville Byp,

and the Stanford Byp).

US 27 N. of Stanford.

US 150 Byp ............................................... US 127 S. of Danville .......................................................... US 150 E. of Danville.

US 150 Byp ............................................... US 150 N. of Stanford ......................................................... US 27 N. of Stanford.

US 231 ....................................................... US 60 Byp Owensboro ........................................................ Indiana State Line.

US 421 ....................................................... 0.1 mile S. of Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital ......... US 119.

US 421 ....................................................... Int. US 60/460 Frankfort ...................................................... US 127 Wilkinson Blvd./Owenton Rd.

Interchange Frankfort.

US 431 ....................................................... US 60 Byp Owensboro ........................................................ US 60 (4th St.) Owensboro.

US 460 ....................................................... I–64 Exit 110 N. of Mt. Sterling ........................................... KY 686 Mt. Sterling.

US 460 ....................................................... E. end Mountain Pkwy. Extension ....................................... US 23 W. of Paintsville.

US 641 ....................................................... Tennessee State Line .......................................................... KY 348 Benton.

KY 4 ........................................................... US 27 S. Lexington .............................................................. Entire Circle of Lexington.
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Route From To

KY 11 ......................................................... KY 3170 Lewisburg .............................................................. US 62/68 Maysville.

KY 15 ......................................................... US 119 Whitesburg (via KY 7 Isom) ................................... KY 15 Spur/KY 191 Campton.

KY 15 ......................................................... KY 15/191 Campton ............................................................ Mountain Parkway Exit 43.

KY 21 ......................................................... I–75 Exit 76 W. of Berea ..................................................... US 25 Berea.

KY 35 ......................................................... US 127 Bromley ................................................................... I–71 Exit 57.

KY 55 ......................................................... Cumberland Parkway Exit 49 Columbia .............................. US 150 Springfield.

KY 61 ......................................................... Peytonsburg ......................................................................... KY 90 Burkesville

KY 69 ......................................................... US 60 Hawesville ................................................................. Indiana State Line.

KY 70/90 .................................................... I–65 Exit 53 .......................................................................... US 31E Glasgow.

KY 79 ......................................................... KY 1051 Brandenburg ......................................................... Indiana State Line.

KY 80 ......................................................... KY 80 Byp. E. of Somerset ................................................. US 25 N. of London.

KY 80 ......................................................... KY 15 N. of Hazard ............................................................. US 23 Watergap.

KY 80/US 421 ............................................ S. ramps Daniel Boone Parkway Exit 20 ............................ 2nd Street Manchester.

KY 80 Byp ................................................. US 27 Somerset .................................................................. KY 80 E. of Somerset.

KY 90 ......................................................... KY 61 Burkesville ................................................................. US 27 Burnside.

KY 114 ....................................................... US 460 E. of Salyersville ..................................................... US 23/460 S. of Prestonburg.

KY 118 ....................................................... Int. US 421/KY 80 Hyden .................................................... Daniel Boone Parkway Exit 44.

KY 144 ....................................................... KY 448 ................................................................................. US 60 Garrett.

KY 151 ....................................................... US 127 N. of Lawrenceburg ................................................ I–64 Exit 48.

KY 180 ....................................................... I–64 Exit 185 ........................................................................ Int. US 60/KY 180 Cannonsburg.

KY 192 ....................................................... I–75 Exit 38 .......................................................................... Daniel Boone Parkway E. of London.

KY 259 ....................................................... Western Kentucky Parkway Exit 107 .................................. US 62 Leitchfield.

KY 418 ....................................................... US 25/421 Lexington ........................................................... I–75 Exit 104.

KY 446 ....................................................... US 31W Bowling Green ....................................................... I–65 Exit 28.

KY 448 ....................................................... KY 144 ................................................................................. KY 1051 Brandenburg.

KY 555 ....................................................... US 150 Springfield ............................................................... Bluegrass Parkway Exit 42.

KY 676 ....................................................... US 127 Frankfort ................................................................. US 60/421 Frankfort.

KY 686 ....................................................... US 460 Mt. Sterling ............................................................. KY 11 S. of Mt. Sterling.

KY 876 ....................................................... I–75 Exit 87 Richmond ........................................................ KY 52.

KY 922 ....................................................... KY 4 Lexington .................................................................... I–64/75 Exit 115.

KY 1051 ..................................................... KY 448 S. of Brandenburg .................................................. KY 79.

KY 1682 ..................................................... US 68 W. of Hopkinsville ..................................................... Pennyrile Parkway Exit 12 NCL Hopkinsville.

KY 1958 ..................................................... KY 627 S. of Winchester ..................................................... I–64 Exit 94 Winchester.

Audubon Parkway ..................................... Pennyrile Parkway Exit 77 Henderson ................................ US 60 Byp Owensboro.

Blue Grass Parkway .................................. I–65 Exit 93 E. of Elizabethtown ......................................... US 60 E. of Versailles.

Cumberland Parkway ................................ I–65 Exit 43 N. of Hays ....................................................... US 27 Somerset.

Daniel Boone Parkway .............................. US 25 N. of London ............................................................. KY 15 N. of Hazard.

Green River Parkway ................................ I–65 Exit 20 S.E. of Bowling Green ..................................... US 60 Byp Owensboro.

Jackson Purchase Parkway ...................... Tennessee State Line .......................................................... I–24 Exit 25 E. of Calvert City.

Mountain Parkway and Mountain Parkway

Extension.

I–64 Exit 98 E. of Winchester .............................................. US 460 Salyersville.

Pennyrile .................................................... US 41 Alt. Hopkinsville ........................................................ US 41 Henderson.

Western Kentucky Parkway ...................... I–24 Exit 42 S. of Eddyville ................................................. I–65 Exit 91 S. of Elizabethtown.

Note: US 23 crosses the Ohio River between South Portsmouth, KY and Portsmouth, OH via the U.S. Grant Bridge. Although the state line is

near the Ohio shoreline, putting most of the bridge in Kentucky, the terminal point for US 23 is listed as the south end of the bridge because the

bridge is maintained by the Ohio DOT.

* * * * * * *

Route From To

Virginia

* * * * * * *

US 360 ....................................................... I–64 Exit 192 Richmond ...................................................... VA 617 Village.

* * * * *

5. Appendix C to part 658 is amended

as follows:

A. By revising the paragraph

immediately preceding the table entitled

‘‘Vehicle Combinations Subject to Pub.

L. 102–240’’; and revising the entry for

the State of Michigan in that table;

B. In the listing for the State of

Montana for the combination ‘‘Truck

tractor and 2 trailing units—LCV’’

revising the weight under the heading

‘‘Maximum Allowable Gross

Weight’’and by revising the maximum

gross weight limit under the heading

‘‘Operational Conditions: Weight:’’; and

for the combination ‘‘Truck tractor and

3 trailing units—-LCV’’, revising the

maximum gross weight limit under the

heading ‘‘Operational Conditions:

Weight:’’;

C. In the listing for the State of

Oklahoma for the combination ‘‘Truck

tractor and 2 trailing units—LCV’’,

under ‘‘Operational Conditions’’ and

under the heading ‘‘Vehicles’’,

‘‘Access’’, and ‘‘Routes’’, revising the

vehicle access and route information.

Also in the listing for the State of

Oklahoma for the combination ‘‘Truck

tractor and 3 trailing units—LCV’’,

under ‘‘Operational Conditions’’,
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revising the text under the heading

‘‘Permit’’;

D. In the listing for the State of

Oregon, adding at the end a new vehicle

‘‘Truck-trailer—LCV’’, and revising the

reference to US 20 route for a ‘‘Truck

tractor and 3 trailing units—LCV’’;

E. In the listing for the State of South

Dakota for the combination ‘‘Truck

tractor and 2 trailing units—LCV’’,

under ‘‘Operational Conditions’’ and

under ‘‘Vehicle’’, the offtracking

formula is revised; and

F. In the listing for the State of Utah

for the combinations ‘‘Truck tractor and

2 trailing units—LCV’’, ‘‘Truck-trailer’’,

and ‘‘Automobile transporter’’, under

‘‘Operational Conditions’’, revising the

information under the heading ‘‘Routes’’

in three places.

Appendix C to Part 658—Trucks Over

80,000 Pounds on the Interstate System

and Trucks Over STAA Lengths on the

National Network

* * * * *

In the following table the left number

is the maximum cargo-carrying length

measured in feet from the front of the

first cargo unit to the rear of the last

cargo unit. This distance is not to

include length exclusive devices which

have been approved by the Secretary or

by any State. Devices excluded from

length determination shall only include

items whose function is related to the

safe and efficient operation of the

semitrailer or trailer. No device

excluded from length determination

shall be designed or used for carrying

cargo. The right number is the

maximum gross weight in thousands of

pounds that the type of vehicle can

carry when operating as an LCV on the

Interstate System. For every State where

there is a length or weight number in

the table that follows, additional

information is provided.

VEHICLE COMBINATIONS SUBJECT TO

PUB. L. 102–240

State

Truck

tractor

and 2

trailing

units

Truck

tractor

and 3

trailing

units

Other

1 2 3

* * * * *

Michigan .. 58’ 164K No ........ No.

* * * * *

STATE: MONTANA

COMBINATION: Truck tractor and 2

trailing units—LCV

* * * * *

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS

WEIGHT: 137,800 pounds for vehicles

operating under the Montana/Alberta

Memorandum of Understanding

(MOU). For other MT-TT2

combinations, the maximum

allowable gross weight is 131,060

pounds.

OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS:

WEIGHT: Except for vehicles operating

under the MOU, any vehicle carrying

a divisible load over 80,000 pounds

must comply with the Federal Bridge

Formula found in 23 U.S.C. 127.

Maximum single-axle limit: 20,000

pounds

Maximum tandem-axle limit: 34,000

pounds

Maximum gross weight limit: 131,060

pounds

Maximum weight allowed per inch of

tire width is 600 pounds.

* * * * *

COMBINATION: Truck tractor and 3

trailing units—LCV

* * * * *

OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS:

WEIGHT: Any vehicle carrying a

divisible load over 80,000 pounds

must comply with the Federal Bridge

Formula found in 23 U.S.C. 127.

Maximum single-axle limit: 20,000

pounds

Maximum tandem-axle limit: 34,000

pounds

Maximum gross weight limit: 131,060

pounds

Maximum weight allowed per inch of

tire width is 600 pounds.

* * * * *

STATE: OKLAHOMA

COMBINATION: Truck tractor and 2

trailing units—LCV

* * * * *

OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS:

* * * * *

VEHICLE: All vehicles must meet the

requirements of applicable Federal

and State statutes, rules, and

regulations. Vehicles and load shall

not exceed 102 inches in width on the

Interstate System and four-lane

divided highways. Maximum

semitrailer length is 53 feet.

Multiple trailer combinations must be

stable at all times during braking and

normal operation. A multiple trailer

combination when traveling on a level,

smooth, paved surface must follow in

the path of the towing vehicle without

shifting or swerving more than 3 inches

to either side when the towing vehicle

is moving in a straight line. Heavier

trailers are to be placed to the front in

multiple trailer combinations.

* * * * *

ACCESS: Access is allowed from

legally available routes (listed below) to

service facilities and terminals within a

5-mile radius. Access is also authorized

on two-lane roadways which connect

multi-lane divided highways when such

connection does not exceed 15 miles.

ROUTES: Doubles with 29-foot

trailers may use any route on the NN.

Doubles with at least one trailer or

semitrailer over 29 feet in length are

limited to the Interstate and other multilane divided highways listed below.

From To

I–35 ................ Texas .......................................................................................... Kansas.

I–40 ................ Texas .......................................................................................... Arkansas.

I–44 ................ Texas .......................................................................................... Missouri.

I–235 .............. Entire length in Oklahoma City ..................................................

I–240 .............. Entire length in Oklahoma City ..................................................

I–244 .............. Entire length in Tulsa .................................................................

I–444 .............. Entire length in Tulsa .................................................................

I–40 Bus ........ I–40 Exit 119 .............................................................................. US 81 El Reno.

US 60 ............. I–35 Exit 214 .............................................................................. US 177 Ponca City.

US 62 ............. US 69 Muskogee ....................................................................... OK 80 Ft. Gibson.

US 62 ............. I–44 Exit 39A Lawton ................................................................. OK 115 Cache.

US 64 ............. Cimarron Turnpike ..................................................................... I–244 Tulsa.

US 64 ............. I–35 Exit 186 Perry .................................................................... US 77 Perry.

US 64 ............. I–40 Exit 325 Roland ................................................................. Arkansas.

US 69 ............. Texas .......................................................................................... I–44 (Will Rogers Tpk.) Exit 282.

US 70 ............. OK 76 Wilson ............................................................................. I–35 Exits 31A-B Ardmore.

US 75 ............. I–40 Exits 240A-B Henryetta ..................................................... I–244 Exit 2 Tulsa.
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From To

US 75 ............. I–44 Exits 6A-B Tulsa ................................................................ Dewey.

US 77 ............. I–35 Exit 141 Edmond ............................................................... 3.5 mi. W of I–35.

US 81 ............. I–44 (Bailey Tpk.) Exit 80 .......................................................... South Intersection OK 7 Duncan.

US 81 ............. OK 51 Hennessey ...................................................................... 11.5 mi. N of US 412.

US 169 ........... OK 51 Tulsa ............................................................................... OK 20 Collinsville.

US 270 ........... Indian Nation Tpk. Exit 4 ........................................................... US 69 McAlester.

US 270 ........... OK 9 Tecumseh ......................................................................... I–40 Exit 181.

US 271 ........... Texas .......................................................................................... Indian Nation Tpk. Hugo.

US 412 ........... I–44 Exit 241 Catoosa ............................................................... US 69.

US 412 ........... OK 58 Ringwood ........................................................................ I–35 Exits 194A-B.

US 412 ........... US 69 Chouteau ........................................................................ OK 412 B.

OK 3 .............. I–44 Exit 123 .............................................................................. Oklahoma/Canadian County Line.

OK 3A ............ OK 3 Oklahoma City .................................................................. I–44 Exit 125B Oklahoma City.

OK 7 .............. I–44 Exits 36A-B ........................................................................ OK 65 Pumpkin Center.

OK 7 .............. I–35 Exit 55 ................................................................................ US 177 Sulphur.

OK 7 .............. South intersection US 81 Duncan ............................................. 7.5 mi. E of US 81.

OK 9 .............. I–35 Exit 108A ............................................................................ US 77 Norman.

OK 11 ............ I–35 Exit 222 .............................................................................. US 177 Blackwell.

OK 11 ............ US 75 Tulsa ............................................................................... I–244 Exit 12B.

OK 33 ............ US 77 Guthrie ............................................................................ I–35 Exit 157 Guthrie.

OK 51 ............ I–35 Exit 174 .............................................................................. US 177 Stillwater.

OK 51 ............ I–44 Exit 231 Tulsa .................................................................... Muskogee Tpk. Broken Arrow.

OK 165 .......... Connecting two sections of the Muskogee Turnpike at

Muskogee.

OK 165 .......... US 64/Bus. US 64 Muskogee .................................................... Muskogee Tpk.

Cimarron Tpk . I–35 Exit 194 .............................................................................. US 64.

Cimarron Tpk

Conn.

US 177 Stillwater ....................................................................... Cimarron Tpk.

Indian Nation

Turnpike.

US 70/271 Hugo ........................................................................ I–40 Exits 240A-B Henryetta.

Muskogee Tpk OK 51 Broken Arrow .................................................................. US 62/OK 165 Muskogee.

Muskogee Tpk OK 165 Muskogee ..................................................................... I–40 Exit 286 Webber’s Falls.

* * * * *

COMBINATION: Truck tractor and 3

trailing units—LCV

* * * * *

PERMIT: An annual special

combination permit is required for the

operation of triple-trailer combinations

on the Interstate System and other fourlane divided primary highways. This

permit also authorizes such

combinations to exceed 80,000 pounds

on the Interstate System.

The permit holder must certify that

the driver of a triple-trailer combination

is qualified. Operators of triple-trailer

combinations must maintain a 500-foot

following distance and must drive in the

right lane, except when passing or in an

emergency.

Speed shall be reduced and extreme

caution exercised when operating tripletrailer combinations under hazardous

conditions, such as those caused by

snow, wind, ice, sleet, fog, mist, rain,

dust, or smoke. When conditions

become sufficiently dangerous, as

determined by the company or driver,

operations shall be discontinued and

shall not resume until the vehicle can be

safely operated. The State may restrict

or prohibit operations during periods

when, in the State’s judgment, traffic,

weather, or other safety conditions make

such operations unsafe or inadvisable.

Class A and B explosives; Class A

poisons; Class 1, 2, and 3 radioactive

material; and any other material deemed

to be unduly hazardous by the U.S.

Department of Transportation cannot be

transported in triple-trailer

combinations.

A fee is charged for the annual special

authorization permit.

* * * * *

STATE: OREGON

COMBINATION: Truck tractor and 3

trailing units—LCV

* * * * *

ROUTES: The following NN routes are

also open to truck tractor and three

trailing unit combinations.

* * * * *

From To

US 20 ... Jct OR 22/OR126

Santiam Junction.

US 26 Vale.

* * * * *

STATE: OREGON

COMBINATION: Truck-trailer—LCV

WEIGHT, DRIVER, ACCESS, ROUTES,

AND LEGAL CITATIONS: Same as

OR–TT2 combination.

VEHICLE: The truck may have a builtin hoist to load cargo. Including the

hoist it may be up to 41.5 feet long.

Any towed vehicle in a combination

must be equipped with safety chains

or cables to prevent the towbar from

dropping to the ground in the event

the coupling fails. The chains or

cables must have sufficient strength to

control the towed vehicle in the event

the coupling device fails and must be

attached with no more slack than

necessary to permit proper turning.

However, this requirement does not

apply to a fifth-wheel coupling if the

upper and lower halves of the fifth

wheel must be manually released

before they can be separated.

PERMIT: A permit is required for

operation if the gross combination

weight exceeds 80,000 pounds. A fee

is charged. The combination must use

splash and spray devices when

operating in rainy weather. Movement

is not allowed when road surfaces are

hazardous due to ice or snow, or

when other atmospheric conditions

make travel unsafe.

* * * * *

STATE: SOUTH DAKOTA

COMBINATION: Truck tractor and 2

trailing units—LCV

* * * * *

OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS:

* * * * *

VEHICLE:

* * * * *
15218 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 22, 1995 / Rules and Regulations

Offtracking Formula = 161 - [1612 - (L1

2

+ L2

2 + L32 + L42 + L52 + L62 + L72

+ L8

2)]1/2

* * * * *

STATE: UTAH

COMBINATION: Truck tractor and 2

trailing units—LCV

* * * * *

OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS:

* * * * *

ROUTES: For combinations with a

cargo-carrying length of 85 feet or

less, all NN routes. Combinations

with a cargo-carrying length over 85

feet are restricted to the following NN

routes:

From To

I–15 ...... Arizona ................. Idaho.

I–70 ...... Jct. I–15 ............... Colorado.

I–80 ...... Nevada ................ Wyoming.

I–84 ...... Idaho .................... Jct. I–80.

From To

I–215 .... Entire length in the

Salt Lake City

area.

UT–201 . I–80 Exit 102 Lake

Point Jct.

300 West

Street, Salt

Lake City.

* * * * *

COMBINATION: Truck-trailer

* * * * *

OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS:

* * * * *

ROUTES:

1. Truck-trailer combinations hauling

bulk gasoline or LP gas: cargocarrying length less than or equal to

78 feet, all NN routes; cargocarrying lengths over 78 feet up to

and including 88 feet, same as UTTT2 with cargo-carrying length over

85 feet.

2. All other truck-trailer

combinations: cargo-carrying length

less than or equal to 70 feet, all NN

routes; cargo-carrying lengths over

70 feet up to and including 78 feet,

same as UT-TT2 with cargocarrying length over 85 feet.

* * * * *

COMBINATION: Automobile

transporter

* * * * *

OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS:

* * * * *

ROUTES: For automobile transporters

with a cargo-carrying length of 92 feet

or less, all NN routes. Automobile

transporters with a cargo-carrying

length over 92 feet up to and

including 105 feet, same as UT-TT2

with cargo-carrying length over 85

feet.

[FR Doc. 95–7074 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

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