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Part VII





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23 CFR Part 658



Truck Size and Weight; Restrictions on Longer Combination Vehicles; 
Final Rule

Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 22, 1995 / 
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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 Cargo-Carrying Units

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical corrections.

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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 cargo-carrying 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 Sec. 658.13(f) * 
* *.'' This should be corrected to Sec. 658.13(g)'' to conform to the 
numbering used in the final rule.
    Paragraph (k) of Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 STAA-dimensioned 
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 cargo- carrying 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 
[[Page 15213]] 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 twin-trailer 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 cargo-carrying 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-of-travel 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 Sec. 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 - [161<SUP>2 - (L<INF>1<SUP>2 + L<INF>2<SUP>2 
+ L<INF>3<SUP>2 + L<INF>4<SUP>2 + L<INF>5<SUP>2 + L<INF>6<SUP>2 + 
L<INF>7<SUP>2 + L8<INF>8<SUP>2)]<SUP>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:

    [[Page 15214]] 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 Sec. 658.17, paragraph (k) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 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 Sec. 658.23, paragraph (b)(3) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 658.23  LCV freeze; cargo-carrying unit freeze.

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    (b) * * *
    (3) Truck-trailer and truck-semitrailer combinations with an 
overall length of 65 feet or less.
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    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

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                       Route                                       From                            To           
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    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.
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                       Route                                       From                            To           
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                                                    Kentucky                                                    
                                                                                                                
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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.         Ohio State Line.        
                                                     Bridge).                                                   
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      Ohio State Line.        
                                                     Lexington).                                                
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      US 60 Paducah.          
                                                     Mayfield.                                                  
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   I-75 Exit 110 Lexington.
                                                     KY 4 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      US 68.                  
                                                     Paducah).                                                  
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   US 60 Frankfort (via    
                                                     68 Harrosdburg).                    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          US 27 N. of Stanford.   
                                                     Perryville, the Danville Byp, and                          
                                                     the Stanford Byp).                                         
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   US 119.                 
                                                     Regional Hospital.                                         
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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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          US 150 Springfield.     
                                                     Columbia.                                                  
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  2nd Street Manchester.  
                                                     20.                                                        
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           US 60 Byp Owensboro.    
                                                     Henderson.                                                 
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.         
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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.          

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                       Route                                       From                            To           
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                                                    Virginia                                                    
                                                                                                                
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US 360............................................  I-64 Exit 192 Richmond............  VA 617 Village.         
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    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'', 
[[Page 15216]] 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            
                                                                        
                                                     Truck              
                                        Truck       tractor             
               State                 tractor and     and 3       Other  
                                     2 trailing    trailing             
                                        units        units              
                                    1...........  2.........  3         
                                                                        
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*        *        *        *                                            
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Michigan..........................  58' 164K....  No........  No.       
                                                                        
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 

STATE: MONTANA

COMBINATION: Truck tractor and 2 trailing units--LCV
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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 multi-lane divided highways 
listed below.

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                             From                         To            
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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           I-244 Exit 2 Tulsa.       
                   Henryetta.                                           
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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    7.5 mi. E of US 81.       
                   Duncan.                                              
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      US 177 Stillwater.........  Cimarron Tpk.             
 Conn.                                                                  
Indian Nation     US 70/271 Hugo............  I-40 Exits 240A-B         
 Turnpike.                                     Henryetta.               
Muskogee Tpk....  OK 51 Broken Arrow........  US 62/OK 165 Muskogee.    
Muskogee Tpk....  OK 165 Muskogee...........  I-40 Exit 286 Webber's    
                                               Falls.                   
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* * * * *
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 four-lane 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 
triple-trailer 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.
* * * * *

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                               From                            To       
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US 20.....  Jct OR 22/OR126 Santiam Junction..........  US 26 Vale.     
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* * * * *

STATE: OREGON

COMBINATION: Truck-trailer--LCV
WEIGHT, DRIVER, ACCESS, ROUTES, AND LEGAL CITATIONS: Same as OR-TT2 
combination.
VEHICLE: The truck may have a built-in 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:
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Offtracking Formula = 161 - [161\2\ - (L<INF>1\2\ + L<INF>2\2\ + 
L<INF>3\2\ + L<INF>4\2\ + L<INF>5\2\ + L<INF>6\2\ + L<INF>7\2\ + 
L<INF>8\2\)]<SUP>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:

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                               From                            To       
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I-15......  Arizona...................................  Idaho.          
I-70......  Jct. I-15.................................  Colorado.       
I-80......  Nevada....................................  Wyoming.        
I-84......  Idaho.....................................  Jct. I-80.      
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.
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* * * * *
COMBINATION: Truck-trailer
* * * * *
OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS:
* * * * *
ROUTES:
    1. Truck-trailer combinations hauling bulk gasoline or LP gas: 
cargo-carrying length less than or equal to 78 feet, all NN routes; 
cargo-carrying lengths over 78 feet up to and including 88 feet, same 
as UT-TT2 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 cargo-carrying 
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]
BILLING CODE 4910-22-P