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Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 49 was added June 17, 1976, P.L.162, No.81,...
Section 4901 - Scope and application of chapter - (a) General rule.--No vehicle, combination or load which has a...
Section 4902 - Restrictions on use of highways and bridges - (a) Restrictions based on condition of highway or bridge.-- (1)...
Section 4903 - Securing loads in vehicles - (a) General rule.--No vehicle shall be driven or moved on...
Section 4904 - Limits on number of towed vehicles - (a) General rule.--No motor vehicle shall be operated upon a...
Section 4905 - Safety requirements for towed vehicles - (a) Connecting devices and distances.--When one vehicle is towing another,...
Section 4906 - Fire apparatus and emergency vehicles - This chapter does not apply to fire apparatus being operated...
Section 4907 - Penalty for violation of chapter - (a) General rule.--Any person violating any provision of this chapter...
Section 4908 - Operation of certain combinations on interstate and certain other highways - (a) General rule.--Combinations authorized by section 4904(e) (relating to limits...
Section 4908.1 - Operation of motor homes on interstate and certain other highways (Repealed) - 2018 Repeal. Section 4908.1 was repealed June 12, 2018, P.L.204,...
Section 4909 - Transporting foodstuffs in vehicles used to transport waste - (a) Offense defined.-- (1) A person commits a violation of...
Section 4921 - Width of vehicles - (a) General rule.--The total outside width of a vehicle, including...
Section 4922 - Height of vehicles - (a) General rule.--No vehicle, including any load, shall exceed a...
Section 4923 - Length of vehicles - (a) Motor vehicles.-- (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2),...
Section 4924 - Limitations on length of projecting loads - (a) General rule.--Subject to the provisions of this subchapter limiting...
Section 4925 - Width of projecting loads on passenger vehicles - (a) General rule.--No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any...
Section 4941 - Maximum gross weight of vehicles - (a) General rule.--Except as provided for in subsection (d), no...
Section 4942 - Registered gross weight - (a) Single vehicle limits.--No vehicle registered as a truck, a...
Section 4943 - Maximum axle weight of vehicles - (a) General rule.--No vehicle or combination driven upon a highway...
Section 4944 - Maximum wheel load - No motor vehicle or combination shall, when operated upon a...
Section 4945 - Penalties for exceeding maximum weights - (a) Gross weight violations.-- (1) Any person driving a vehicle...
Section 4946 - Impoundment of vehicles for nonpayment of overweight fines (Repealed) - 1985 Repeal. Section 4946 was repealed June 19, 1985, P.L.49,...
Section 4947 - Disposition of impounded vehicles and loads (Repealed) - 1985 Repeal. Section 4947 was repealed June 19, 1985, P.L.49,...
Section 4948 - Maximum weight and seating capacity of buses - (a) Gross, axle and wheel weights.--No bus shall be operated...
Section 4949 - Application to tow trucks - The weight restrictions set forth in this subchapter do not...
Section 4961 - Authority to issue permits - (a) General rule.--The department and local authorities with respect to...
Section 4962 - Conditions of permits and security for damages - (a) General rule.--Permits may be conditioned by limiting the number...
Section 4963 - Exemptions for vehicles used in State highway construction or maintenance - When operating within the established construction or maintenance project limits...
Section 4964 - Oral authorization following emergency or accident - In the event of an emergency or accident affecting the...
Section 4965 - Single permits for multiple highway crossings - A single permit may be issued for a number of...
Section 4966 - Permit for movement of quarry equipment - An annual permit may be issued for the movement of...
Section 4967 - Permit for movement of implements of husbandry (Repealed) - 1979 Repeal. Section 4967 was repealed July 20, 1979, P.L.168,...
Section 4968 - Permit for movement during course of manufacture - (a) Annual permit.--(Deleted by amendment). (a.1) General rule.--An annual permit...
Section 4969 - Permit for movement of vehicles with oversize wheels and tires (Repealed) - 1993 Repeal. Section 4969 was repealed May 20, 1993, P.L.30,...
Section 4970 - Permit for movement of construction equipment - (a) Utility construction equipment.--A permit may be issued for the...
Section 4971 - Permit for operation of chemical and fertilizer vehicles (Deleted by amendment) - 1992 Amendment. Section 4971 was deleted by amendment December 18,...
Section 4972 - Permits for migrant farm vehicles (Repealed) - 1993 Repeal. Section 4972 was repealed May 20, 1993, P.L.30,...
Section 4973 - Permits for movement of a mobile home, a manufactured home or a modular housing unit and modular housing undercarriage - (a) General rule.--A permit may be issued under this section...
Section 4974 - Permit for movement of containerized cargo - (a) General rule.--An annual permit may be issued authorizing the...
Section 4975 - Permit for movement of special mobile equipment - An annual permit may be issued authorizing the hauling or...
Section 4976 - Permit for movement of domestic animal feed and whole or unprocessed grain - An annual permit may be issued authorizing the movement on...
Section 4976.1 - Permit for movement of live domestic animals - (a) Authorization.--An annual permit may be issued authorizing the movement...
Section 4976.2 - Permit for movement of eggs - (a) Authorization.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), all of...
Section 4977 - Permit for movement of wooden structures - An annual permit may be issued for the movement on...
Section 4978 - Permit for movement of building structural components - A permit may be issued for the duration of a...
Section 4979 - Permit for movement of particleboard or fiberboard used in the manufacture of ready-to-assemble furniture - An annual permit may be issued authorizing the movement on...
Section 4979.1 - Permit for movement of bulk refined oil - An annual permit may be issued authorizing the movement on...
Section 4979.2 - Permit for movement of waste coal, beneficial combustion ash or limestone - (a) Waste coal and beneficial combustion ash.--An annual permit may...
Section 4979.3 - Permit for movement of float glass or flat glass for use in construction and other end uses - (a) General rule.--An annual permit may be issued authorizing the...
Section 4979.4 - Permit for movement of self-propelled cranes - An annual permit may be issued authorizing the movement on...
Section 4979.5 - Permit for movement of nonhazardous liquid glue - An annual permit may be issued authorizing the movement on...
Section 4979.6 - Permit for movement of waste tires - An annual permit may be issued for the movement on...
Section 4981 - Weighing and measurement of vehicles - (a) Authority of police officers and qualified department employees.--A police...
Section 4982 - Reducing or readjusting loads of vehicles - (a) Violation of weight limitations.--If the gross weight or the...
Section 4983 - Penalty for failure to obey police officer (Repealed) - 1985 Repeal. Section 4983 was repealed June 19, 1985, P.L.49,...