Open Table
State Feet and inches
Alabama 53-6
Alaska 48-0
Arizona 57-6
Arkansas 53-6
California 148-0
Colorado 57-4
Connecticut 48-0
Delaware 53-0
District of Columbia 48-0
Florida 48-0
Georgia 48-0
Hawaii 48-0
Idaho 48-0
Illinois 53-0
Indiana 248-6
Iowa 53-0
Kansas 57-6
Kentucky 53-0
Louisiana 59-6
Maine 48-0
Maryland 48-0
Massachusetts 48-0
Michigan 48-0
Minnesota 48-0
Mississippi 53-0
Missouri 53-0
Montana 53-0
Nebraska 53-0
Nevada 53-0
New Hampshire 48-0
New Jersey 48-0
New Mexico 57-6
New York 48-0
North Carolina 48-0
North Dakota 53-0
Ohio 53-0
Oklahoma 59-6
Oregon 53-0
Pennsylvania 53-0
Puerto Rico 48-0
Rhode Island 48-6
South Carolina 48-0
South Dakota 53-0
Tennessee 50-0
Texas 59-0
Utah 48-0
Vermont 48-0
Virginia 48-0
Washington 48-0
West Virginia 48-0
Wisconsin 348-0
Wyoming 57-4

1Semitrailers 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.

2Semitrailers 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.

3Semitrailers 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]


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