Appendix B - Appendix B to Part 658—Grandfathered Semitrailer Lengths

State Feet and inches Alabama53–6 Alaska48–0 Arizona57–6 Arkansas53–6 California1 48–0 Colorado57–4 Connecticut48–0 Delaware53–0 District of Columbia48–0 Florida48–0 Georgia48–0 Hawaii48–0 Idaho48–0 Illinois53–0 Indiana2 48–6 Iowa53–0 Kansas57–6 Kentucky53–0 Louisiana59–6 Maine48–0 Maryland48–0 Massachusetts48–0 Michigan48–0 Minnesota48–0 Mississippi53–0 Missouri53–0 Montana53–0 Nebraska53–0 Nevada53–0 New Hampshire48–0 New Jersey48–0 New Mexico57–6 New York48–0 North Carolina48–0 North Dakota53–0 Ohio53–0 Oklahoma59–6 Oregon53–0 Pennsylvania53–0 Puerto Rico48–0 Rhode Island48–6 South Carolina48–0 South Dakota53–0 Tennessee50–0 Texas59–0 Utah48–0 Vermont48–0 Virginia48–0 Washington48–0 West Virginia48–0 Wisconsin3 48–0 Wyoming57–4

1 Semitrailers up to 53 feet may also operate without a permit by conforming to a kingpin-to-rearmost axle distance of 38 feet. Semitrailers that are consistent with 23 CFR 658.13(g) may operate without a permit provided the distance from the kingpin to the center of the rear axle is 46 feet or less.

2 Semitrailers up to 53 feet in length may operate without a permit by conforming to a kingpin-to-rearmost axle distance of 40 feet 6 inches. Semitrailers that are consistent with 23 CFR 658.13(g) may operate without a permit provided the distance from the kingpin to the center of the rear axle is 46 feet or less.

3 Semitrailers up to 53 feet in length may operate without a permit by conforming to a kingpin-to-rear axle distance of 41 feet, measured to the center of the rear tandem assembly. Semitrailers that are consistent with 23 CFR 658.13(g) may operate without a permit provided the distance from the kingpin to the center of the rear axle is 46 feet or less.

[53 FR 2599, Jan. 29, 1988, as amended at 54 FR 1931, Jan. 18, 1989; 62 FR 10181, Mar. 5, 1997; 72 FR 7749, Feb. 20, 2007]