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49 U.S.C. § 31111

Length limitations

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 31111, Length limitations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490650
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In this section, the following definitions apply: The term “truck tractor” means— The term “towaway trailer transporter combination” means a combination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter towing unit and 2 trailers or semitrailers— Except as provided in this section, a State may not prescribe or enforce a regulation of commerce that—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-88(H.R. 2539)1995-12-29
    ICC Termination Act of 1995
    House: 417–8Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-178(H.R. 2400)1998-06-09
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
    House: 190–195Senate: 88–5
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-59(H.R. 3)2005-08-10
    SAFETEA-LU
    House: 412–8Senate: 91–4
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-244(H.R. 1195)2008-06-06
    SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 88–2
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-94(H.R. 22)2015-12-04
    FAST Act
    House: 359–65Senate: 83–16