This chapter does not apply to fire apparatus being operated on the highway unless specifically provided otherwise. The weight requirements of this chapter do not apply to emergency vehicles as defined in 23 U.S.C. § 127(r)(2) (relating to vehicle weight limitations-Interstate System). In lieu of the weight requirements of this chapter, the requirements of 23 U.S.C. § 127(r)(1) shall apply to emergency vehicles.
(Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days; July 20, 2017, P.L.342, No.31, eff. 60 days)
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 49 - Size, Weight and Load
Section 4901 - Scope and application of chapter
Section 4902 - Restrictions on use of highways and bridges
Section 4903 - Securing loads in vehicles
Section 4904 - Limits on number of towed vehicles
Section 4905 - Safety requirements for towed vehicles
Section 4906 - Fire apparatus and emergency vehicles
Section 4907 - Penalty for violation of chapter
Section 4908 - Operation of certain combinations on interstate and certain other highways
Section 4908.1 - Operation of motor homes on interstate and certain other highways (Repealed)
Section 4909 - Transporting foodstuffs in vehicles used to transport waste
Section 4921 - Width of vehicles
Section 4922 - Height of vehicles
Section 4923 - Length of vehicles
Section 4924 - Limitations on length of projecting loads
Section 4925 - Width of projecting loads on passenger vehicles
Section 4941 - Maximum gross weight of vehicles
Section 4942 - Registered gross weight
Section 4943 - Maximum axle weight of vehicles
Section 4944 - Maximum wheel load
Section 4945 - Penalties for exceeding maximum weights
Section 4946 - Impoundment of vehicles for nonpayment of overweight fines (Repealed)
Section 4947 - Disposition of impounded vehicles and loads (Repealed)
Section 4948 - Maximum weight and seating capacity of buses
Section 4949 - Application to tow trucks
Section 4961 - Authority to issue permits
Section 4962 - Conditions of permits and security for damages
Section 4963 - Exemptions for vehicles used in State highway construction or maintenance
Section 4964 - Oral authorization following emergency or accident
Section 4965 - Single permits for multiple highway crossings
Section 4966 - Permit for movement of quarry equipment
Section 4967 - Permit for movement of implements of husbandry (Repealed)
Section 4968 - Permit for movement during course of manufacture
Section 4969 - Permit for movement of vehicles with oversize wheels and tires (Repealed)
Section 4970 - Permit for movement of construction equipment
Section 4971 - Permit for operation of chemical and fertilizer vehicles (Deleted by amendment)
Section 4972 - Permits for migrant farm vehicles (Repealed)
Section 4974 - Permit for movement of containerized cargo
Section 4975 - Permit for movement of special mobile equipment
Section 4976 - Permit for movement of domestic animal feed and whole or unprocessed grain
Section 4976.1 - Permit for movement of live domestic animals
Section 4976.2 - Permit for movement of eggs
Section 4977 - Permit for movement of wooden structures
Section 4978 - Permit for movement of building structural components
Section 4979.1 - Permit for movement of bulk refined oil
Section 4979.2 - Permit for movement of waste coal, beneficial combustion ash or limestone
Section 4979.4 - Permit for movement of self-propelled cranes
Section 4979.5 - Permit for movement of nonhazardous liquid glue
Section 4979.6 - Permit for movement of waste tires
Section 4981 - Weighing and measurement of vehicles
Section 4982 - Reducing or readjusting loads of vehicles
Section 4983 - Penalty for failure to obey police officer (Repealed)