| | | (1) The wheelbase of the semitrailer, measured as the | | distance from the kingpin to the center of the rearmost | | axle of the semitrailer, may not exceed 43 feet. |
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| | | (2) The kingpin setback of the semitrailer, measured | | as the distance from the kingpin to the front of the | | semitrailer, may not exceed 3 1/2 feet in length. |
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| | | (3) The rear overhang of the semitrailer, measured as | | the distance from the center of the rear tandem axles | | of the semitrailer to the rear of the semitrailer, may | | not exceed 35% of the wheelbase of the semitrailer. |
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| | | (4) The semitrailer must be equipped with a rear | | underride guard that is of sufficient strength to | | prevent a motor vehicle from penetrating underneath the | | semitrailer, extends across the rear of the semitrailer | | to within an average distance of 4 inches of the | | lateral extremities of the semitrailer, exclusive of | | safety bumper appurtenances, and is placed at a height | | not exceeding 22 inches from the surface of the ground | | as measured when the semitrailer is empty and is on a | | level surface. |
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| | | (5) The semitrailer must be equipped with vehicle | | lights that comply with or exceed federal standards and | | reflective material approved by the Commissioner of | | Transportation that must be located on the semitrailer | | in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. The | | semitrailer must display a conspicuous warning on the | | rear of the semitrailer indicating that the vehicle | | combination has a wide turning radius. |
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| | | (8) Except as provided in subparagraph (10), the | | overall length of the truck tractor and semitrailer | | combination of vehicles traveling beyond the national | | network may not exceed 74 feet, including all | | structural parts of the vehicle, permanent or | | temporary, and any load carried on or in the vehicle. | | For the purposes of this subparagraph, "national | | network" means those highways in the State identified | | under 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Appendix A to | | Part 658. |
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| | | (9) Notwithstanding section 2380, the width of the semitrailer | | must be 102 inches, except that the width of the rear safety | | bumper and appurtenances to the safety bumper may not exceed 103 | | inches and except that the width of a flatbed or lowboy | | semitrailer, measured as the distance between the outer surface | | edges of the |
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