New Hampshire Revised Statutes 266:11-a – Length Exceptions
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I. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:11, it shall be lawful to drive on the ways of this state:
(a) A vehicle or a combination of vehicles that exceeds the length limits in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:11 if such vehicle or combination is transporting poles, logs, timbers, or metal in a case in which the load is not readily divisible and such overhang does not interfere with steering the vehicle.
(b) A conventional automobile transporter combination not in excess of 65 feet exclusive of a 3-foot front overhang and a 4-foot rear overhang.
(c) Saddlemount plus fullmount combinations not in excess of 65 feet.
(d) A stinger-steered automobile transporter combination not in excess of 75 feet exclusive of a 3-foot front and 4-foot rear overhang.
(e) An emergency fire fighting vehicle.
II. (a) The following shall be excluded from the measured length of commercial motor vehicles, as applicable:
(1) All non-property-carrying devices, or components thereof:
(A) At the front of a semi-trailer or trailer; or
(B) That do not extend more than 3 inches beyond the rear of the vehicle; or
(C) That do not extend more than 24 inches beyond the rear of the vehicle and are needed for loading or unloading.
(2) Resilient bumpers that do not extend more than 6 inches beyond the front or rear of the vehicle.
(3) Aerodynamic devices that extend a maximum of 5 feet beyond the rear of the vehicle, provided such devices have neither the strength, rigidity, nor mass to damage a vehicle, or injure a passenger in a vehicle, that strikes a trailer so equipped from the rear, and provided also that they do not obscure tail lamps, turn signals, marker lamps, identification lamps, or other required safety devices, such as hazardous materials placards or conspicuity markings.
(b) Measurements shall be made from a point on one end of a commercial motor vehicle to the same point on the opposite end of the vehicle. Non-property-carrying devices or aerodynamic devices shall not be mounted or configured in a manner that obscures the registration plate or other evidence of applicable certifications or permits required by law or regulation.
(a) A vehicle or a combination of vehicles that exceeds the length limits in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:11 if such vehicle or combination is transporting poles, logs, timbers, or metal in a case in which the load is not readily divisible and such overhang does not interfere with steering the vehicle.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 266:11-a
- Automobile transporter: means any vehicle combination designed and used specifically for the transport of assembled vehicles capable of being driven on the highway. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:4-b
- Commercial motor vehicle: shall mean a motor vehicle or a combination of motor vehicles, used in commerce, to transport passengers or property if:
(a) The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more;
(b) The vehicle has a gross combination weight rating or actual weight of 26,001 or more pounds, inclusive of any towed unit with gross vehicle weight rating or actual weight of more than 10,000 pounds;
(c) The vehicle is designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or
(d) The vehicle is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials required to be placarded under 49 C. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:12-e - Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Hazardous materials: shall mean hazardous materials as defined in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:40
- Semi-trailer: shall mean a vehicle of the trailer type so designed and used in conjunction with a self-propelled vehicle that a considerable part of its own weight or that of its load rests upon and is carried by the towing vehicle, and not including a pair or set of wheels commonly used as an implement for other purposes than transportation, provided, however, that the word "semi-trailer" shall not include any vehicle as described in this section if used exclusively for agricultural purposes unless said vehicle be of the type constructed specifically to be towed by a tractor-type truck. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:98
- State: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:106 - Trailer: shall mean any vehicle without motive power designed for carrying property or passengers wholly on its own structure and for being drawn by a self-propelled vehicle, except those running exclusively on snow or on stationary tracks and vehicles used exclusively for agricultural purposes. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:113
- Transporter: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:114 - Vehicle: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:122
(b) A conventional automobile transporter combination not in excess of 65 feet exclusive of a 3-foot front overhang and a 4-foot rear overhang.
(c) Saddlemount plus fullmount combinations not in excess of 65 feet.
(d) A stinger-steered automobile transporter combination not in excess of 75 feet exclusive of a 3-foot front and 4-foot rear overhang.
(e) An emergency fire fighting vehicle.
II. (a) The following shall be excluded from the measured length of commercial motor vehicles, as applicable:
(1) All non-property-carrying devices, or components thereof:
(A) At the front of a semi-trailer or trailer; or
(B) That do not extend more than 3 inches beyond the rear of the vehicle; or
(C) That do not extend more than 24 inches beyond the rear of the vehicle and are needed for loading or unloading.
(2) Resilient bumpers that do not extend more than 6 inches beyond the front or rear of the vehicle.
(3) Aerodynamic devices that extend a maximum of 5 feet beyond the rear of the vehicle, provided such devices have neither the strength, rigidity, nor mass to damage a vehicle, or injure a passenger in a vehicle, that strikes a trailer so equipped from the rear, and provided also that they do not obscure tail lamps, turn signals, marker lamps, identification lamps, or other required safety devices, such as hazardous materials placards or conspicuity markings.
(b) Measurements shall be made from a point on one end of a commercial motor vehicle to the same point on the opposite end of the vehicle. Non-property-carrying devices or aerodynamic devices shall not be mounted or configured in a manner that obscures the registration plate or other evidence of applicable certifications or permits required by law or regulation.