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VA Code § 46.2-1105 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1105. Width of vehicles generally; exceptions

A. No vehicle, including any load thereon, but excluding the mirror required by § 46.2-1082 and any warning device installed on a school bus pursuant to § 46.2-1090, shall exceed a total outside width as follows:1. Passenger bus operated in an incorporated city or town when authorized under § 46.2-1300 -- 102 inches;2. School buses -- 100 inches;3. Vehicles hauling boats or other watercraft -- 102 inches;4. Other vehicles -- 102 inches.B. Notwithstanding subsection A, a travel trailer as defined in § 46.2-1500 or a motor home may exceed 102 inches if such excess width is attributable to an appurtenance that extends no more than six inches beyond the body of the vehicle. For the purposes of this subsection, "appurtenance" includes (i) an awning and its support hardware and (ii) any appendage that is installed by the manufacturer or dealer intended to be an integral part of a motor home or travel trailer, but does not include any item that is temporarily attached to the exterior of the vehicle by the vehicle's owner for the purposes of transporting the item from one location to another.Code 1950, § 46-326; 1950, p. 982; 1952, c. 403; 1956, c. 483; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-328; 1960, c. 591; 1968, c. 333; 1973, c. 183; 1979, c. 70; 1983, c. 515; 1985, c. 426; 1986, c. 72; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 819; 1996, cc. 446, 506; 2001, c. 151; 2015, c. 615.
VA Code § 46.2-1108 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1108. Bus widths to comply with federal law

If federal law permits the operation of passenger buses wider than 96 inches on the interstate highway system, the Commissioner of Highways may permit the operation of passenger buses of a total outside width, excluding the mirror required by § 46.2-1082, of more than 96 inches, but not exceeding more than 102 inches, on interstate and defense highways or any other four lane divided highways under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The use of any other state highways between the aforesaid highways and the passenger bus terminals may be permitted upon application to the Commissioner of Highways by the governing body of any county, city, or town in which such other highways are located. Any such increase in width of passenger buses or designation of highways to be used by them shall not exceed the federal law which may hereafter be adopted, or jeopardize the Commonwealth's allotment of or qualification for federal aid highway funds.Code 1950, § 46-326; 1950, p. 982; 1952, c. 403; 1956, c. 483; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-328; 1960, c. 591; 1968, c. 333; 1973, c. 183; 1979, c. 70; 1983, c. 515; 1985, c. 426; 1986, c. 72; 1989, c. 727; 2013, cc. 585, 646.
VA Code § 46.2-1109 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1109. Widths of commercial vehicles

No commercial vehicle shall exceed 102 inches in width when operating on any interstate highway or on any highway designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The width limitation in this section shall not include rear view mirrors, turn signal lights, handholds for cab entry and egress, splash suppressant devices, and load-induced tire bulge. Safety devices, with the exception of rear view mirrors, shall not extend more than three inches on each side of a vehicle. The Commissioner of Highways shall designate reasonable access to terminals, facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest. Household goods carriers and any tractor truck semitrailer combination in which the semitrailer has a length of no more than twenty-eight and one-half feet shall not be denied reasonable access to points of loading and unloading, except as designated, based on safety considerations, by the Commissioner of Highways. No reasonable access designation shall be made, however, until notice of any proposed designation has been provided by the Commissioner of Highways to the governing body of every locality wherein any highway affected by the proposed designation is located.For the purposes of this section, a commercial vehicle is defined as a loaded or empty motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer designed or regularly used for carrying freight, merchandise, or more than ten passengers, including buses, but not including vehicles used for vanpools.1986, c. 72, § 46.1-328.1; 1989, cc. 645, 727; 1994, c. 456; 1997, c. 773; 2013, cc. 585, 646.
VA Code § 46.2-1111 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1111. Extension of loads beyond line of fender or body

No vehicle shall carry any load extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fender or body. Nor shall such load exceed a total outside width as prescribed by §§ 46.2-1105 through 46.2-1109.Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, watercraft carried on vehicles may extend more than six inches beyond the line of the fender or body of such vehicle if the total width of watercraft and the carrier upon which it is carried does not exceed seventy-six inches.Code 1950, § 46-330; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-334; 1960, c. 280; 1979, c. 526; 1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-1113 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1113. Length exceptions for certain passenger buses and motor homes

Passenger buses and motor homes longer than thirty-five feet, but not longer than forty-five feet, may be operated on the streets of cities and towns when authorized pursuant to § 46.2-1300. Passenger buses and motor homes may exceed the forty-five-foot limitation when such excess length is caused by the projection of a front or rear safety bumper or both. Such safety bumper shall not cause the length of the bus to exceed the maximum legal limit by more than one foot in the front and one foot in the rear. "Safety bumper" means any device which may be fitted on an existing bumper or which replaces the bumper and is so constructed, treated, or manufactured to absorb energy upon impact.Code 1950, § 46-328; 1950, p. 665; 1952, c. 342; 1956, cc. 476, 483; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-330; 1962, c. 113; 1966, c. 59; 1972, c. 446; 1974, c. 664; 1975, c. 104; 1978, c. 254; 1983, c. 515; 1985, c. 426; 1986, c. 417; 1989, c. 727; 1993, c. 984; 2001, c. 151.
VA Code § 46.2-1114 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1114. Length of watercraft transporters; operation on certain highways

Watercraft transporters shall not exceed a length of 65 feet when operated on any interstate highway or on any highway as designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Stinger-steered watercraft transporters shall not exceed a length of 75 feet when operated on any interstate highway or on any highway designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. In addition, watercraft may be transported on a truck/trailer combination no more than 65 feet long when operated on any interstate highway or on any highway designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Any such vehicle shall display a sign of a size and type approved by the Commissioner of Highways warning that the vehicle is an over-length vehicle. However, an additional three-foot overhang shall be allowed beyond the front and a four-foot overhang shall be allowed beyond the rear of the vehicle. Such combinations shall have reasonable access to terminals, facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest as designated by the Commissioner of Highways.1986, c. 72, § 46.1-330.1; 1989, cc. 645, 727; 1994, c. 456; 2013, cc. 585, 646; 2017, c. 554.
VA Code § 46.2-1114.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1114.1. Length of automobile transporters; operation on certain highways

Automobile transporters shall not exceed a length of 65 feet when operated on any interstate highway or on any highway designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board and stinger-steered automobile transporters shall not exceed a length of 80 feet when operated on the national network of interstate and primary highways as defined in 23 CFR 658.5, as amended. Any such vehicle shall display a sign of a size and type approved by the Commissioner of Highways warning that the vehicle is an over-length vehicle. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-1120, a four-foot overhang shall be allowed beyond the front and a six-foot overhang shall be allowed beyond the rear of the vehicle. Such combinations shall have reasonable access to terminals, facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest as designated by the Commissioner of Highways.2017, c. 554.
VA Code § 46.2-1115 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1115. Lengths of manufactured homes or house trailers

The actual length of any combination of a towing vehicle and any manufactured home or house trailer, coupled together, shall not exceed a total length of sixty-five feet, including coupling.Code 1950, § 46-328.1; 1956, c. 86; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-331; 1985, c. 426; 1989, c. 727; 1996, cc. 39, 146; 1999, c. 77.
VA Code § 46.2-1116 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1116. Vehicles having more than one trailer, etc., attached thereto; exceptions

Except as provided in this section and § 46.2-1117, no motor vehicle shall be driven on a highway while drawing or having attached thereto more than one motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer unless such vehicle is being operated under a special permit from the Commissioner of Highways. This limitation, however, shall not apply between sunrise and sunset to farm trailers or semitrailers being moved from one farm to another farm owned or operated by the same person within a radius of 10 miles. This limitation also shall not apply to a combination of vehicles coupled together by a saddle mount device used to transport motor vehicles in a drive-away service when not more than two saddle mounts are used. Vehicles coupled together by not more than three saddle mounts shall not exceed 75 feet when operated on any primary highway as designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board and shall not exceed 97 feet when operated on the National Network of interstate and primary highways as designated under 23 CFR 658.5, as amended. Use of saddle mounts as provided in this section shall be in conformity with safety regulations adopted by the federal Department of Transportation.The Commissioner of Highways shall designate reasonable access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest.The governing body of any city may by ordinance permit motor vehicles to be driven on the highways of their respective cities while drawing or having attached thereto more than one other vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer.Code 1950, § 46-331; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-335; 1962, c. 575; 1964, c. 286; 1966, c. 373; 1974, c. 580; 1978, c. 254; 1983, c. 515; 1985, c. 426; 1986, c. 72; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 456; 1996, c. 340; 2010, c. 24; 2013, cc. 585, 646.
VA Code § 46.2-1117 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1117. Tractor truck semitrailer combinations operating on certain highways; access to certain facilities

A tractor truck semitrailer combination may draw one trailer when operating on any interstate highway and any highway as designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The Commissioner of Highways shall designate reasonable access to terminals, facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, and points of loading and unloading for carriers of household goods.1983, c. 515, § 46.1-335.1; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 456; 2013, cc. 585, 646.
VA Code § 46.2-1117.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1117.1. Commercial delivery of towaway trailers

A. For the purposes of this section:"Towaway trailer transporter combination" means a combination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporting towing unit and two trailers or semitrailers that carry no property and constitute inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer of such trailers or semitrailers."Trailer transporting towing unit" means a power unit that is not used to carry property when operating in a towaway trailer transporter combination.B. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 46.2-1116 and 46.2-1117, a towaway trailer transporter combination may operate with a length of not more than 82 feet and a gross weight of not more than 26,000 pounds. When operating on a highway other than an interstate highway, the operator shall comply with flashing high-intensity amber warning light requirements of § 46.2-1026 if such combination exceeds 75 feet long.2017, c. 554.
VA Code § 46.2-1118 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1118. Connection between vehicles; tow trucks towing vehicles by means of a wheel lift apparatus

The connection between any two vehicles, one of which is towing or drawing the other on a highway, shall consist of a fifth wheel, drawbar, trailer hitch, or other similar device not to exceed 15 feet in length from one vehicle to the other. Any such two vehicles shall, in addition to such drawbar or other similar device, be equipped at all times when so operated on the highway with an emergency chain or cable that is structurally adequate to securely stop and hold the trailer being towed.The fifth wheel, drawbar, trailer hitch, or similar device must (i) be structurally adequate for the weight being drawn, (ii) be properly and securely mounted, (iii) provide for adequate articulation at the connection without excessive slack at that location, and (iv) be provided with a locking device that prevents accidental separation of the towed and towing vehicles. The mounting of the fifth wheel, drawbar, trailer hitch, or similar device on the towing vehicle must include reinforcement or bracing of the frame sufficient to produce strength and rigidity of the frame to prevent its undue distortion.The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to (i) any farm tractor, as defined in § 46.2-100, when such farm tractor is towing any farm implement or farm machinery by means of a drawbar coupled with a safety hitch pin or manufacturer's coupling device or (ii) any tow truck towing a vehicle by means of a wheel lift apparatus that employs a safety strap to hold two of the towed vehicle's wheels within a wheel lift cradle in a manner consistent with instructions of the manufacturer of such wheel lift apparatus.For the purposes of this section, "tow truck" means any motor vehicle that is constructed and used primarily for towing, lifting, or otherwise moving illegally parked or disabled vehicles.Code 1950, § 46-332; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-336; 1982, c. 189; 1985, c. 426; 1989, c. 727; 2003, c. 414; 2010, c. 614.
VA Code § 46.2-1119 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1119. Tow dolly and converter gear

No axle-like device, commonly called a "tow dolly," used to support the front or rear wheels of a passenger vehicle or pick-up or panel truck for towing purposes, and no axle-like device, commonly called "converter gear," on which is mounted a fifth wheel used to convert a semitrailer to a full trailer, shall be considered vehicles. Either such device, when used on the public highways, shall be equipped with a safety chain or chains of a strength to restrain the device and vehicle being towed, should the connection fail. In addition, either device, when moved on the public highway, shall be equipped with rear marker lights or reflectors when towed without a load. When a tow dolly or converter gear is used to tow a vehicle, the towed vehicle must comply with all requirements of law pertaining to towed vehicles.1984, c. 182, § 46.1-336.1; 1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-1120 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1120. Extension of loads beyond front of vehicles

A. As used in this section, "self-propelled pole carrier" means a motor vehicle that is (i) operated by a public utility company as defined in § 56-265.1, or its agents, (ii) designed to carry a pole at a height of at least five feet when measured from the bottom of the brace used to carry the pole, and (iii) carrying no more than two utility poles.B. Except as provided in subsection C, no vehicle shall carry any load extending more than three feet beyond the front of such vehicle.C. Any utility pole carried by a self-propelled pole carrier may extend beyond the front overhang limit set by this section if the pole is no more than 55 feet in length, the pole cannot be dismembered and does not extend more than 10 feet beyond the front bumper of the vehicle, and either:1. Between sunrise and sunset, the front of the pole is marked by a flag of the type required under § 46.2-1121 on the rear of certain loads; or2. Between sunset and sunrise, operation of the vehicle is required to make emergency repairs to utility service, and the front of the pole is marked by a light of the type required under § 46.2-1121 on the rear of certain loads.Code 1950, § 46-329; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-333; 1989, c. 727; 2013, cc. 242, 385.
VA Code § 46.2-1121 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1121. Flag or light at end of load

Whenever the load on any vehicle extends more than four feet beyond the rear of the bed or body thereof, there shall be displayed at the end of the load, in such a position as to be clearly visible at all times from the rear of the load, a red flag, not less than twelve inches, both in length and width. Between sunset and sunrise, however, there shall be displayed at the end of the load a red light plainly visible in clear weather at least 500 feet to the sides and rear of the vehicle.Code 1950, § 46-304; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-300; 1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-1122 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1122. Definitions

For the purposes of this article the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:"Single axle" means an assembly of two or more wheels whose centers are in one transverse vertical plane or may be included between two parallel transverse vertical planes forty inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle."Tandem axle" means any two or more consecutive axles whose centers are more than forty inches but not more than ninety-six inches apart, and are individually attached to and/or articulated from a common attachment to the vehicle including a connecting mechanism designed to equalize the load between axles."Single axle weight" means the total weight transmitted to the highway by all wheels whose centers may be included between two parallel transverse vertical planes forty inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle."Tandem axle weight" means the total weight transmitted to the highway by two or more consecutive axles whose centers may be included between parallel transverse vertical planes spaced more than forty inches and not more than ninety-six inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle."Group of axles" means any two or more consecutive axles located under a vehicle or combination.Code 1950, § 46-334; 1952, c. 454; 1956, cc. 141, 476; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-339; 1962, c. 84; 1964, c. 354; 1974, c. 145; 1981, c. 187; 1982, c. 671; 1983, c. 515; 1987, c. 695; 1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-1123 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1123. Weight of vehicles and loads

The maximum gross weight and axle weight to be permitted on the road surface of any highway shall be in accordance with the provisions of this article. Any notice by the Department of Transportation to truckers as to the provisions of this article shall include all limits as provided in this article.Code 1950, § 46-334; 1952, c. 454; 1956, cc. 141, 476; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-339; 1962, c. 84; 1964, c. 354; 1974, c. 145; 1981, c. 187; 1982, c. 671; 1983, c. 515; 1987, c. 695; 1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-1124 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1124. Maximum single axle weight, generally; maximum weight per inch of tire width

The single axle weight of any vehicle or combination shall not exceed 20,000 pounds, nor shall it exceed 650 pounds per inch, width of tire, measured in contact with the surface of the highway.Code 1950, § 46-334; 1952, c. 454; 1956, cc. 141, 476; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-339; 1962, c. 84; 1964, c. 354; 1974, c. 145; 1981, c. 187; 1982, c. 671; 1983, c. 515; 1987, c. 695; 1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-1125 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1125. Maximum tandem axle weight, generally

The tandem axle weight of any vehicle or combination shall not exceed 34,000 pounds, and no one axle of such tandem unit shall exceed the weight permitted for a single axle. Furthermore, the weight imposed on the highway by two or more consecutive axles, individually attached to the vehicle and spaced not less than forty inches nor more than ninety-six inches apart, shall not exceed 34,000 pounds and no one axle of such unit shall exceed the weight permitted for a single axle.Code 1950, § 46-334; 1952, c. 454; 1956, cc. 141, 476; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-339; 1962, c. 84; 1964, c. 354; 1974, c. 145; 1981, c. 187; 1982, c. 671; 1983, c. 515; 1987, c. 695; 1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-1126 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety|§ 46.2-1126. Maximum gross weight, generally

Except as provided in § 46.2-1128, the gross weight imposed on the highway by a vehicle or combination shall not exceed the maximum weight given for the respective distance between the first and last axle of the vehicle or combination, nor shall any two or more consecutive axles exceed the maximum weight given, when measured longitudinally with any fraction of a foot rounded to the next highest as set forth in the following table:Distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axlesor Maximum weight in pounds on any group of axles 2 axles3 axles4 axles5 axles6 axles7 axles434,000     534,000     634,000     734,000     834,00034,000    939,00042,500    1040,00043,500    11 44,000    12 45,00050,000   13 45,00050,500   14 46,50051,500   15 47,00052,000   16 48,00052,50058,000  17 48,50053,50058,500  18 49,50054,00059,000  19 50,00054,50060,000  20 51,00055,50060,50066,000 21 51,50056,00061,00066,500 22 52,50056,50061,50067,000 23 53,00057,50062,50068,000 24 54,00058,00063,00068,50074,00025 54,50058,50063,50069,00074,50026 55,50059,50064,00069,50075,00027 56,00060,00065,00070,00075,50028 57,00060,50065,50071,00076,50029 57,50061,50066,00071,50077,00030 58,50062,00066,50072,00077,50031 59,00062,50067,50072,50078,00032 60,00063,50068,00073,00078,50033  64,00068,50074,00079,00034  64,50069,00074,50080,00035  65,50070,00075,000 36  66,00070,50075,500 37  66,50071,00076,000 38  67,50072,00077,000 39  68,00072,50077,500 40  68,50073,00078,000 41  69,50073,50078,500 42  70,00074,00079,000 43  70,50075,00080,000 44  71,50075,500  45  72,00076,000  46  72,50076,500  47  73,50077,500  48  74,00078,000  49  74,50078,500  50  75,50079,000  51  76,00080,000  Code 1950, § 46-334; 1952, c. 454; 1956, cc. 141, 476; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-339; 1962, c. 84; 1964, c. 354; 1974, c. 145; 1981, c. 187; 1982, c. 671; 1983, c. 515; 1987, c. 695; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 456.