Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:385.1

  • Truck: means every motor propelled single vehicle for the conveyance of property or things for hauling purposes and having one front steering axle and one rear or load carrying axle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
  • Vehicle: means every device by which persons or things may be transported upon a public highway or bridge, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
  • Width: means the total outside transverse dimension of a vehicle including any load or load holding devices thereon but excluding approved safety devices and tire bulge due to load. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1

Recreational vehicles as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 32:771 and truck campers may exceed the maximum width provided in La. Rev. Stat. 32:380 if such excess width is attributable to an appurtenance that extends no more than six inches beyond the body of the vehicle.

Acts 2001, No. 1207, §1.