Any One Know The Rules For Total Lenghth Of Truck/trailer
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Not if you have air brakes, you must know what states require you to go thru them. I know Mo. is one of them.
75 foot is our total lenght for DOT rule on commercial rules.
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Some states employ the non-resident violator compact as law. Means you are allowed to operate your vehicle in "foreign" states under your home state laws. But most Police and even district traffic courts are unaware and apply their laws that you are supposed to be exempt from anyway.
Canadians and Mexicans are even more protected when driving their vehicles in the US. The treaty on international road traffic allows for a bunch of excemptions. Treaties made under the US Constitution are Supreme law of the land and state laws that conflict are notwithstanding. One is even being overweight in whichever state, if your legal under Canadian or Mexican law state law does not apply. Again most Police and even Judges are not aware of this treaty, so you still could be charged and have to fight it in court!
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quote from American Association Of Motor Vehicles Administrators:
Under the Driver License Compact, in order for a driver's state to penalize him/her for an out-of-state offense, the driver's state must have the equivalent statute. If the driver's state does not have the statute, no action can be taken. For example, the State of Indiana does not have a careless driving offense whereas Colorado does. If an Indiana licensed driver gets convicted of careless driving in Colorado, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles takes no action.
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