§ 1454. Securing loads
§ 1454. Securing loads (a) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle nor draw a trailer or semi-trailer on a highway unless the motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer is so constructed and loaded that it will create no hazard to other users of the highway. (b) The Commissioner may, by rule, impose design and […]
§ 1492. Liability for damage defined; limitations
§ 1492. Liability for damage defined; limitations The owner, driver, operator, or mover of any motor truck, tractor, trailer, wagon, cart, carriage, or other object or contrivance that is moved or operated on any highway in violation of any of the provisions of sections 1083, 1092, 1302, 1305, and 1431 and subsection 1434(c) of this […]
§ 1452. Securing loads of wood or wood products
§ 1452. Securing loads of wood or wood products (a) As used in this section: (1) “Load” means the total of wood or wood products being carried. (2) “Tier” means the total vertical height of all wood or wood products arranged individually or in layers, or in bundles placed one above the other. (3) “Binding” […]
§ 1453. Baled products
§ 1453. Baled products (a)(1) An individual shall not operate a motor vehicle loaded with baled hay or straw or other baled products with any portion of the load extending beyond the front end of the vehicle bed; with the exception that a load extension is permitted beyond the front end of a truck bed, […]
§ 1414. Reciprocal enforcement
§ 1414. Reciprocal enforcement (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Commissioner make a reasonable effort to reach agreement with the New England states and New York with respect to a uniform size and weight of motor vehicles to be allowed to operate on the public highways of those jurisdictions and […]
§ 1415. Transfer of weight permits
§ 1415. Transfer of weight permits (a) Weight permits issued pursuant to this subchapter may be transferred from one vehicle to another vehicle. If the permit fee of the motor vehicle for which a permit is sought is less than the permit fee for the transferred motor vehicle, the Commissioner shall certify to the Commissioner […]
§ 1431. Height and width limits
§ 1431. Height and width limits (a) Except for the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, motor vehicles and loads shall not exceed eight and one-half feet in width or 13 feet six inches in height. The term width shall mean the total width of the vehicle and load, excluding safety devices as determined […]
§ 1432. Length of vehicles
§ 1432. Length of vehicles (a) Operation of vehicles with or without a trailer or semitrailer. No motor vehicle without a trailer or semitrailer attached, which is longer than 46 feet overall, shall be operated upon any highway except under special permission from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. A motor vehicle with a trailer or […]
§ 1433. Reasonable access
§ 1433. Reasonable access Reasonable access, within the meaning of 19 V.S.A. § 1111, shall be permitted to those vehicles operating pursuant to the provisions of subsections 1302(c) and 1432(e) of this title between the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and any other qualifying Federal-aid Primary System highways, as designated […]
§ 1434. Operation in excess of weight, height, or width limits; penalties
§ 1434. Operation in excess of weight, height, or width limits; penalties (a) General limits. The operation of a vehicle on a public highway in excess of the legal height, width, or length limits as prescribed in section 1431 or 1432 of this subchapter without first obtaining a permit to operate the vehicle, whether or […]