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- None of these answers are correct
- 8 feet
- 7 feet 6 inches
- 9 feet
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Width
The maximum width for most vehicles traveling on the United States Interstate System is 8 feet, 6 inches. While some individual states may have their own maximum limits on US Interstates within their state boarders, those limits must meet or exceed 8 feet, 6 inches
- 8 feet, 9 inches
- 8 feet, 6 inches
- 10 feet
- 13 feet, 6 inches
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Width
The maximum width for most vehicles traveling on the United States Interstate System is 8 feet, 6 inches. While some individual states may have their own maximum limits on US Interstates within their state boarders, those limits must meet or exceed 8 feet, 6 inches
- 53 feet
- 50 feet
- 60 feet
- 48 feet
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Length
No vehicle with or without a load, other than a semitrailer, shall exceed a length of 42 feet. Semitrailers may have an overall length of 53 feet, including the load being carried.
- 80,000 pounds
- 20,000 pounds
- 40,000 pounds
- 34,000 pounds
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Weight
The maximum weight limits on both designated and non-designated streets and highways are:
- 20,000 pounds on a single axle.
- 34,000 pounds on a tandem, and
- Up to 80,000 pounds of total weight on a 5-axle combination, depending upon axle spacing.
- 20,000 pounds
- 34,000 pounds
- 100,000 pounds
- 80,000 pounds
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Weight
The maximum weight limits on both designated and non-designated streets and highways are:
- 20,000 pounds on a single axle.
- 34,000 pounds on a tandem, and
- Up to 80,000 pounds of total weight on a 5-axle combination, depending upon axle spacing.
- 20,000 pounds on a single axle
- 34,000 pounds on a tandem
- 80,000 pounds on a 5-axle combination, depending upon axle spacings.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
A "tandem" is a reference for a pair of axles. For example, the rear 2 axles on a tractor and the rear two axles on the trailer are considered tandems. So a single axle (such as the front axle) can have a maximum of 20,000 pounds. A tandem (two axles in close proximity) may have 34,000 pounds. But the entire weight of the vehicle can not exceed 80,000 pounds.
- 13 feet, 6 inches
- 12 feet, 9 inches
- 14 feet, 6 inches
- 13 feet
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Height
The maximum height for all vehicles on all designated state and federal highways is 13 feet, 6 inches, including load from the underside of the tire to the top of the vehicle. This includes the US Interstate system. Individual states may set their own maximum height limits, but those limits must be equal to or greater than 13 feet, 6 inches.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
Any vehicles exceeding 13 feet, 6 inches in height must obtain proper permits.