§17C-17-7. Trailers and Towed Vehicles
(a) When one vehicle is towing another the drawbar or other connection shall be of sufficient strength to pull all weight towed thereby and said drawbar or other connection shall not exceed fifteen feet from one vehicle to the other except the connection between any two vehicles transporting poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of […]
§17C-17-8. Single-Axle Load Limit
(a) The gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed twenty thousand pounds. (b) For the purpose of this article an axle load shall be defined as the total load transmitted to the road by all wheels whose centers are included between two parallel […]
§17C-17-8a. Tandem-Axle Load Limit for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
(a) The gross weight imposed on the national system of interstate and defense highways by the wheels of a tandem-axle of a vehicle shall not exceed thirty-four thousand pounds. (b) For the purpose of this article a tandem-axle load shall be defined as the total load transmitted to the road by two or more consecutive […]
§17C-17-9. Gross Weight of Vehicles and Loads for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
(a) It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or borrower of a vehicle or combination of vehicles to operate on any national system of interstate and defense highways such vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for which such vehicle or combination of vehicles is registered […]
§17C-17-3. Projecting Loads on Passenger Vehicles
(a) No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the line of the fenders of the left side of such vehicle nor extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof. (b) A motor home, travel trailer or truck camper […]
§17C-17-4. Height and Length of Vehicles and Loads
(a) A vehicle, including any load thereon, may not exceed a height of thirteen feet six inches, but the owner or owners of such vehicles shall be responsible for damage to any bridge or highway structure and to municipalities for any damage to traffic control devices or other highway structures where such bridges, devices or […]
§17C-17-5. Special Load Limits
(a) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this article limiting the length of vehicles and loads, the load upon any vehicle operated alone or the load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles shall not extend more than three feet beyond the foremost part of the vehicle, and the load upon any vehicle […]
§17C-17-6. Loads to Be Securely Fastened and Not Allowed to Leak, Escape, etc.
(a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be operated on any highway unless such vehicle or combination of vehicles is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or […]
§17C-17-6a. Vehicles Transporting Compressed Gas Containers
It is unlawful for any person operating a vehicle transporting any container of compressed gas as a cargo or part of a cargo upon a highway in an open motor vehicle unless it is securely braced, equipped with an individual shutoff valve that must be tightly closed while in transit and its valves are protected […]
§17C-16-7. Improper Representation as Official Stations
(a) No person shall in any manner represent any place as an official inspection station unless such station is operating under a valid permit issued by the department. (b) No person shall issue a certificate of inspection and approval unless then holding a valid permit hereunder.