HCS/HB 542 - This act changes what entity may designate the roads on which a 14-foot length limit applies; and who shall issue permits for the movement of sludge disposal units, pump trucks, well-driller's equipment, and utility wires, poles, and equipment; from the chief engineer of MODOT to the state Highways and Transportation Commission. This act also provides that stinger-steered combination automobile transporters up to 80 feet long may be operated on or within 10 miles of interstates and other highways designated by the state Highways and Transportation Commission, and that automobile transporters may carry cargo on a backhaul, so long as it complies with weight limitations for regular tractor-trailers. No towaway trailer transporter combination vehicles operating on the interstate or designated primary highway system shall exceed a length of 82 feet.
This act also prescribes separate weight limits for emergency vehicles, and for vehicles powered by natural gas.
These provisions are similar to SB 399 (2017), and to provisions in CCS/SB 8 (2017), CCS/SB 222 (2017), CCS/HCS/SB 225 (2017), and SCS/HB 256 (2017).
ERIC VANDER WEERD