<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont-000000 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { color: #0000FF; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont-000000">70:</span><span class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont-000000">03:01:61.02.  Longer combination vehicle -- Vehicle configuration limitations.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont"> A semitrailer or trailer may not be longer than nor weigh 3,000 pounds more than the trailer located immediately ahead of it. Rearward loading of a semitrailer or trailer is not allowed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont">    Lift axles and belly axles are not considered load carrying axles and will not count when determining the vehicle's weight limits. Axles which are spaced 8 feet or less apart must weigh within 500 pounds of each other.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont">    The semitrailer or trailer hitch offset may not exceed 6 feet. The maximum effective rear trailer overhang may not exceed 35 percent of the wheelbase of the rear trailer. If the towbar between a truck-trailer combination exceeds 19 feet, it must be flagged during daylight hours and lighted at night. (See note at the end of this section regarding draw bar length.)</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont-000000">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont"> 16 SDR 49, effective </span><span class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont">September 19, 1989.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont-000000">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-22-42"><span class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont-000002">32-22-42</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-22-42.14"><span class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont-000002">32-22-42.14</span></a><span class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont-000000">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-22-42"><span class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont-000002">32-22-42</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-22-42.14"><span class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont-000002">32-22-42.14</span></a><span class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont-000000">Note:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2DefaultParagraphFont"> It is recommended that the draw bar length not exceed 8 feet. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8cf94cef-f573-4dd2-9575-7d41e0d60de2000001"> </span></p></div></body></html>