(b) Any person violating any of the provisions of article 19 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, except for the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1908 and 8-1909, and amendments thereto, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in an amount not to exceed $500.
(c) Any person violating any of the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1908 or 8-1909, and amendments thereto, shall, upon a first conviction thereof, pay a fine from one, but not both of the schedules listed in subsection (c) of K.S.A. 8-2118, and amendments thereto.
(d) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this act, the provisions of article 19 of chapter 8 of Kansas Statutes Annotated governing size, weight and load shall not apply to fire apparatus, road machinery, farm tractors or to implements of husbandry temporarily moved upon a highway, or to a vehicle operated under the terms of a currently valid special permit issued in accordance with K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto.
(e) Except on highways designated as part of the national system of interstate defense highways, the gross weight limitation prescribed by article 19 of chapter 8 of Kansas Statutes Annotated on any axle or tandem, triple or quad axles shall not apply to: (1) Trucks specifically designed and equipped and used exclusively for garbage, refuse or solid waste disposal operations when loaded with garbage, refuse or waste; or (2) trucks mounted with a fertilizer spreader used or manufactured principally to spread animal dung, except that this paragraph (2) shall not apply to truck tractors so equipped. Except that such trucks under this subsection shall not exceed the maximum gross weight limitations contained in the table in K.S.A. 8-1909, and amendments thereto.
(f) As used in this section, "conviction" means a final conviction without regard to whether sentence was suspended or probation granted after such conviction, and a forfeiture of bail, bond or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's appearance in court, which forfeiture has not been vacated, is equivalent to a conviction.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1901; L. 1980, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 46, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 43, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 235, § 4; L. 2004, ch. 114, § 3; Apr. 29.
(b) A farm tractor or a fertilizer dispensing machine shall not be permitted to travel on any highway which is a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways. Whenever a farm tractor or implement of husbandry, and any load on any such vehicle, exceeds the width limitations prescribed by this section to the extent that the width of such vehicle, including any load thereon, exceeds the width of that portion of a roadway on which such vehicle is driven, which is marked as a single lane of traffic, or, if such roadway has not been marked for lanes of traffic, the width of such vehicle exceeds more than 1/2 the width of such roadway, the driver shall move such vehicle as soon as possible as far to the right side of the highway as is practicable and safe upon the approach of any oncoming or following vehicle and upon approaching the crest of a hill.
(c) The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with federal requirements designating safety and other devices which may extend out on either side of the vehicle.
(d) (1) A vehicle may be loaded with bales of hay which shall not exceed 12 feet in width and a height as authorized by K.S.A. 8-1904, and amendments thereto, but vehicles so loaded shall not be moved on any highway designated as a part of the national network of highways, except as permitted under subsection (j) of K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, or under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) A farm vehicle may be loaded with bales of hay which shall not exceed 12 feet in width and a height as authorized by K.S.A. 8-1904, and amendments thereto, but vehicles so loaded shall not be moved on any highway designated as a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways, except as permitted under subsection (j) of K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto. As used in this paragraph "farm vehicle" means a truck or truck tractor registered under K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, as a farm truck or truck tractor. Such farm truck or truck tractor may be used in combination with any type of trailer or semitrailer.
(3) Any such vehicles under paragraphs (1) or (2) so loaded shall not be moved during the period beginning 30 minutes after sunset and ending 30 minutes before sunrise. Any vehicle loaded with bales of hay as authorized by the exception in this subsection, with the load extending beyond 8 1/2 feet, shall have attached thereto a sign which states "OVERSIZE LOAD" and the dimensions of the sign shall be a minimum of seven feet long and 18 inches high. Letters shall be a minimum of 10 inches high with a brush stroke of not less than 1 2/5 inches. The sign shall be readily visible from a distance of 500 feet and shall be removed when the vehicle or load does not exceed the legal width. Each vehicle shall be equipped with red flags on all four corners of the oversized load.
(e) The secretary of transportation shall adopt rules and regulations authorizing vehicles to be loaded with two combine headers which exceed the legal width, but vehicles so loaded shall not be moved on any highway designated as a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways, except as permitted under subsection (i) of K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, and vehicles so loaded shall not be moved during the period beginning 30 minutes after sunset and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
(f) A motor home or travel trailer, may exceed 102 inches, if such excess width is attributable to an appurtenance, except that no appurtenance may extend further than the rearview mirrors. Such mirrors may only extend the distance necessary to provide the required field of view before the appurtenances were attached.
For the purposes of this subsection the term "appurtenance" shall include:
(1) An awning and its support hardware; and
(2) any appendage that is intended to be an integral part of a motor home or travel trailer coach and that is installed by the manufacturer or dealer.
The term "appurtenance" shall not include any item that is temporarily affixed or attached to the exterior of a motor home or travel trailer by the owner of such motor home or travel trailer for the purposes of transporting such item from one location to another.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1902; L. 1980, ch. 30, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 46, § 6; L. 1983, ch. 41, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 49, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 138, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 221, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 193, § 3; L. 2000, ch. 5, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 19, § 4; L. 2006, ch. 3, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1903; July 1.
(b) No motor vehicle including the load thereon shall exceed a length of 45 feet extreme overall dimension, excluding the front and rear bumpers, except as provided in subsection (d).
(c) Except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 8-1914 and 8-1915, and amendments thereto, and subsections (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h), no combination of vehicles coupled together shall exceed a total length of 65 feet.
(d) The length limitations in subsection (b) shall not apply to a truck tractor. No semitrailer which is being operated in combination with a truck tractor shall exceed 59 1/2 feet in length. No semitrailer or trailer which is being operated in a combination consisting of a truck tractor, semitrailer and trailer shall exceed 28 1/2 feet in length.
(e) The limitations in this section governing maximum length of a semitrailer or trailer shall not apply to vehicles operating in the daytime when transporting poles, pipe, machinery or other objects of a structural nature which cannot readily be dismembered, except that it shall be unlawful to operate any such vehicle or combination of vehicles which exceeds a total length of 85 feet unless a special permit for such operation has been issued by the secretary of transportation or by an agent or designee of the secretary pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto. For the purpose of authorizing the issuance of such special permits at motor carrier inspection stations, the secretary of transportation may contract with the superintendent of the Kansas highway patrol for such purpose, and in such event, the superintendent or any designee of the superintendent may issue such special permit pursuant to the terms and conditions of the contract. The limitations in this section shall not apply to vehicles transporting such objects operated at nighttime by a public utility when required for emergency repair of public service facilities or properties or when operated under special permit as provided in K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, but in respect to such night transportation every such vehicle and the load thereon shall be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of such load.
(f) The limitations of this section governing the maximum length of combinations of vehicles shall not apply to a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck tractor towing a house trailer, if such combination of vehicles does not exceed an overall length of 97 feet.
(g) The length limitations of this section shall not apply to stinger-steered automobile or boat transporters or one truck and one trailer vehicle combination, loaded or unloaded, used in transporting a combine to be engaged in farm custom harvesting operations, as defined in subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-143j, and amendments thereto. A stinger-steered automobile or boat transporter or one truck and one trailer vehicle combination, loaded or unloaded, used in transporting a combine to be engaged in farm custom harvesting operations, as defined in subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-143j, and amendments thereto, shall not exceed an overall length limit of 75 feet, exclusive of front and rear overhang.
(h) The length limitations of this section shall not apply to drive-away saddlemount or drive-away saddlemount with fullmount vehicle transporter combination. A drive-away saddlemount or drive-away saddlemount with fullmount vehicle transporter combination shall not exceed an extreme overall dimension of 97 feet.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1904; L. 1975, ch. 41, § 1 L. 1975, ch. 427, § 46; L. 1977, ch. 304, § 16; L. 1978, ch. 42, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 47, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 41, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 266, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 50, § 3; L. 1994, ch. 194, § 2; L. 2000, ch. 22, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 6, § 1; March 2.
(b) Any vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting passenger vehicles or other motor vehicles may carry a load which extends no more than three (3) feet beyond the front and four (4) feet beyond the rear of the transporting vehicle or combination of vehicles.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1905; July 1.
(1) This section shall not prohibit the necessary spreading of any substance in highway maintenance or construction operations; and
(2) subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to trailers or semitrailers when hauling livestock if such trailers or semitrailers are properly equipped with a cleanout trap and such trap is operated in a closed position unless material is intentionally spilled when the trap is in a closed position. Paragraph (2) shall not apply to trailers or semitrailers used for hauling livestock when livestock are not being hauled in such trailers or semitrailers.
(b) All trailers or semitrailers used for hauling livestock shall be cleaned out periodically.
(c) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle with any load unless such load and any covering thereon is securely fastened so as to prevent the covering or load from becoming loose, detached or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1906; L. 1984, ch. 41, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 45, § 1; July 1.
(b) When one vehicle is towing another and the connection consists of a chain, rope or cable, there shall be displayed upon such connection a white flag or cloth not less than 12 inches square.
(c) Motor vehicles in transit may be transported in combination by means of towbar, saddlemount or fullmount mechanisms, utilizing the motive power of one of the motor vehicles in such combination, except that not more than two vehicles in any such combination of motor vehicles in transit may be connected by means of a towbar mechanism. Whenever motor vehicles are transported as authorized in this subsection, such motor vehicles shall be connected securely in combination in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of transportation, and any combination of such motor vehicles shall comply with the limitations prescribed by K.S.A. 8-1904 and amendments thereto.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), not more than three vehicles, including the towing vehicle, in any combination of vehicles may be connected by means of a towbar mechanism, and if the three such vehicles are connected by towbar mechanisms, the towbar mechanism between the towing vehicle and the first towed vehicle shall be equipped with an anti-sway mechanism. In addition, the second towed vehicle of every combination of vehicles so connected shall be equipped with service brakes acting on the wheels of at least one axle, and which are of a type approved by the secretary of transportation and of such character as to be applied automatically and promptly, except that this sentence shall not apply to combinations of vehicles which include a slow-moving vehicle which is an implement of husbandry when moving from field to field.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1907; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 30; L. 1978, ch. 42, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 43, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 53, § 1; July 1.
(b) The gross weight upon any one axle, including any one axle of a group of axles, of a vehicle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds.
(c) Any axle located within seven feet of any adjacent axle shall, when the wheels of such axle are in contact with the road surface, carry its proportionate part of the load permitted on such axles. An axle shall not be used to determine the lawful axle weight under this section or the gross weight under K.S.A. 8-1909, and amendments thereto, when the wheels of such axle are not in contact with the road surface.
(d) As used in this section:
(1) "Gross weight on any one axle" means the total load on all wheels whose centers are included within two parallel transverse vertical planes not more than 40 inches apart.
(2) "Tandem axles" means two or more consecutive axles, arranged in tandem and articulated from a common attachment to the vehicle or individually attached to the vehicle, with such axles spaced not less than 40 inches and not more than 96 inches apart.
(3) "Triple axles" means three or more consecutive axles, arranged in tandem and articulated from a common attachment to the vehicle or individually attached to the vehicle, with such axles spaced more than 96 inches and not more than 120 inches apart.
(4) "Quad axles" means four or more consecutive axles, arranged in tandem and articulated from a common attachment to the vehicle or individually attached to the vehicle, with such axles spaced more than 120 inches and not more than 150 inches apart.
(e) The gross weight on tandem axles shall not exceed 34,000 pounds.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1908; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 31; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 47; L. 1981, ch. 46, § 2; L. 1983, ch. 41, § 3; L. 1986, ch. 45, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 10, § 1; July 1.
Distance in feet between the Maximum load in pounds carried extremes of any group of 2 or on any group of 2 or more more consecutive axles consecutive axles
2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles 7 axles 8 axles 4.. 34,000 5.. 34,000 6.. 34,000 7.. 34,000 8 and less.. 34,000 34,000 More than 8.. 38,000 42,000 9.. 39,000 42,500 10. 40,000 43,500 11.......... 44,000 12.......... 45,000 50,000 13.......... 45,500 50,500 14.......... 46,500 51,500 15.......... 47,000 52,000 16.......... 48,000 52,500 58,000 17.......... 48,500 53,500 58,500 18.......... 49,500 54,000 59,000 19.......... 50,000 54,500 60,000 20.......... 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000 21.......... 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500 22.......... 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000 23.......... 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000 24.......... 54,000 58,000 63,000 68,500 74,000 25.......... 54,500 58,500 63,500 69,000 74,500 26.......... 55,500 59,500 64,000 69,500 75,000 27.......... 56,000 60,000 65,000 70,000 75,500 28.......... 57,000 60,500 65,500 71,000 76,500 82,000 29.......... 57,500 61,500 66,000 71,500 77,000 82,500 30.......... 58,500 62,000 66,500 72,000 77,500 83,000 31.......... 59,000 62,500 67,500 72,500 78,000 83,500 32.......... 60,000 63,500 68,000 73,000 78,500 84,500 33................... 64,000 68,500 74,000 79,000 85,000 34................... 64,500 69,000 74,500 80,000 85,500 35................... 65,500 70,000 75,000 80,500 36................... 66,000 70,500 75,500 81,000 37................... 66,500 71,000 76,000 81,500 38................... 67,500 72,000 77,000 82,000 39................... 68,000 72,500 77,500 82,500 40................... 68,500 73,000 78,000 83,500 41................... 69,500 73,500 78,500 84,000 42................... 70,000 74,000 79,000 84,500 43................... 70,500 75,000 80,000 85,000 44................... 71,500 75,500 80,500 85,500 45................... 72,000 76,000 81,000 46................... 72,500 76,500 81,500 47................... 73,500 77,500 82,000 48................... 74,000 78,000 83,000 49................... 74,500 78,500 83,500 50................... 75,500 79,000 84,000 51................... 76,000 80,000 84,500 52................... 76,500 80,500 85,000 53................... 77,500 81,000 85,500 54................... 78,000 81,500 55................... 78,500 82,500 56................... 79,500 83,000 57................... 80,000 83,500 58............................ 84,000 59............................ 85,000 60............................ 85,500
except that two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last axles is 36 feet or more.
(1) The gross weight on any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed the limits prescribed in K.S.A. 8-1908, and amendments thereto.
(2) For vehicles and combinations of vehicles on the interstate system the table in this section shall not authorize a maximum gross weight of more than 80,000 pounds.
(3) The table in this section shall not apply to truck tractor and dump semitrailer or truck trailer combination when such are used as a combination unit exclusively for the transportation of sand, salt for highway maintenance operations, gravel, slag stone, limestone, crushed stone, cinders, coal, blacktop, dirt or fill material, when such vehicles are used for transportation to a construction site, highway maintenance or construction project or other storage facility, except that such vehicles or combination of vehicles shall not be exempted from any application of the table as may be required to determine applicable axle weights for triple and quad axles as defined in K.S.A. 8-1908, and amendments thereto. As used in this subpart (3), the term "dump semitrailer" means any semitrailer designed in such a way as to divest itself of the load carried thereon.
(b) Any vehicle registered under the laws of this state which vehicle is designed and used primarily for the transportation of property or for the transportation of 10 or more persons may, at the time of its registration, be subjected by the director of vehicles to investigation or test as may be necessary to enable such director to determine whether such vehicle may safely be operated upon the highways in compliance with all provisions of this act. Every such vehicle shall meet the following requirements:
(1) It shall be equipped with brakes as required in K.S.A. 8-1734, and amendments thereto.
(2) Every motor vehicle to be operated outside of business and residence districts shall have motive power adequate to propel such vehicle and any load thereon or to be drawn thereby, at a speed which will not impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. Exception to this requirement shall be recognized when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or when a vehicle or combination of vehicles is necessarily or in compliance with law or police direction proceeding at reduced speed.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight in excess of the limitations set forth in article 19 of chapter 8 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, except as provided in K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto.
(d) As used in this section, "interstate system" means the national system of interstate and defense highways.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1909; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 48; L. 1980, ch. 45, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 46, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 41, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 45, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1981, ch. 46, § 5; L. 2006, ch. 7, § 1; March 2.
(b) Whenever a police officer, upon weighing a vehicle or combination of vehicles, determines that the weight is unlawful, such officer may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of such vehicle or combination of vehicles or remove or redistribute the gross weight on any axle or sets of axles to such limit as permitted under article 19 of chapter 8 of Kansas Statutes Annotated. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner, lessee or operator of such vehicle at the risk of such owner, lessee or operator.
(c) Any driver of a vehicle or combination of vehicles who fails or refuses to stop and submit such vehicle or combination of vehicles to weighing as provided in this section or who fails or refuses when directed by a police officer to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1910; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 32; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 49; L. 1977, ch. 304, § 17; L. 1980, ch. 46, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 45, § 3; L. 1988, ch. 266, § 2; July 1.
(b) The application for the permit shall describe the vehicle, or combination of vehicles and all loads or cargo for which the special permit is requested, the route or routes on which operation is sought and whether a single trip or annual operation is requested. One special permit may be issued for a vehicle or combination of vehicles, that are both oversize and overweight. A special permit under this section may be for a single trip or for annual operation. The special permit shall designate the route or routes that may be used and any other terms, conditions or restrictions deemed necessary. The secretary of transportation shall charge a fee for each permit or authorization number issued as provided for in subsection (f). No permit shall be required to authorize the moving or operating upon any highway of farm tractors, combines, fertilizer dispensing equipment or other farm machinery, or machinery being transported to be used for terracing or soil or water conservation work upon farms, or vehicles owned by counties, cities and other political subdivisions of the state, except that this sentence shall not: (1) Exempt trucks owned by counties, cities and other political subdivisions specifically designed and equipped and used exclusively for garbage, refuse or solid waste disposal operations from the maximum gross weight limitations contained in the table in K.S.A. 8-1909, and amendments thereto; or (2) authorize travel on interstate highways.
(c) A permit shall be valid only when the registration on the power unit is equal to or exceeds the total gross weight of the vehicle. When the gross weight of the vehicle exceeds the upper limit of the available registration, the maximum amount of registration must be purchased. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a wrecker or tow truck, as defined in K.S.A. 66-1329, and amendments thereto, and registered in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto.
(d) The secretary or local authority may issue or withhold the permit at the secretary's or local authority's discretion or may limit the number of trips, or establish seasonal or other time limitations within which the vehicles described may be operated on the highways, or may otherwise limit or prescribe conditions of operations of such vehicle or combination of vehicles, when necessary to assure against undue damage to the road. The secretary or local authority may require such undertaking or other security as may be deemed necessary to compensate for any injury to any roadway or road structure.
(e) Every permit shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police officer or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the terms or conditions of special permit.
(f) The secretary of transportation shall charge and collect fees as follows:
(1) Five dollars for each single-trip permit;
(2) twenty-five dollars for a five-year permit for vehicles authorized to move bales of hay under subsection (j) on noninterstate highways;
(3) one hundred and twenty-five dollars for each annual permit; or
(4) two thousand dollars per year for each qualified carrier company for special vehicle combination permits authorized under K.S.A. 8-1915, and amendments thereto, plus $50 per year for each power unit operating under such annual permit.
No fees shall be charged for permits issued for vehicles owned by counties, cities and other political subdivisions of the state. All permit fees received under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund. The secretary may adopt rules and regulations for payment and collection of all fees. The secretary may adopt rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this section to prescribe standards for any permit program to enhance highway safety.
(g) If any local authority does not desire to exercise the powers conferred on it by this section to issue or deny permits then such a permit from the local authority shall not be required to operate any such vehicle or combination of vehicles on highways under the jurisdiction of such local authority, but in no event shall the jurisdiction of the local authority be construed as extending to any portion of any state highway, any city street designated by the secretary as a connecting link in the state highway system or any highway within the national system of interstate and defense highways, which highways and streets, for the purpose of this section, shall be under the jurisdiction of the secretary.
(h) A house trailer, manufactured home or mobile home which exceeds the width as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1902, and amendments thereto, may be moved on the highways of this state by obtaining a permit as provided in this section, if:
(1) The width of such house trailer, manufactured home or mobile home does not exceed 16 1/2 feet;
(2) the driver of the vehicle pulling the house trailer, manufactured home or mobile home has a valid driver's license; and
(3) the driver carries evidence that the housetrailer, manufactured home or mobile home, and the vehicle pulling it, are covered by motor vehicle liability insurance with limits of not less than $100,000 for injury to any one person, and $300,000 for injury to persons in any one accident, and $25,000 for injury to property.
For the purposes of this subsection, the terms "manufactured home" and "mobile home" shall have the meanings ascribed to them by K.S.A. 58-4202, and amendments thereto.
(i) Upon proper application stating the description and registration of each power unit, the secretary of transportation shall issue permits for a period, from May 1 to November 15, for custom combine operators to tow custom-combine equipment on a trailer within legal dimensions or a trailer especially designed for the transportation of combines or combine equipment at the rate of $10 per power unit. Each application shall be accompanied by information as required by the secretary. The permit shall allow custom combine operators to haul two combine headers on designated interstate highways provided:
(1) The vehicle plus the load do not exceed 14 feet in width;
(2) the move is completed during the period beginning 30 minutes before sunrise and ending 30 minutes after sunset; and
(3) the vehicle plus the load are not overweight.
(j) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-1902, and amendments thereto, a vehicle loaded with bales of hay which exceeds the width as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1902, and amendments thereto, may be moved on any highway designated as a part of the national network of highways by obtaining a permit as provided by this section, if:
(1) The vehicle plus the bales of hay do not exceed 12 feet in width;
(2) the vehicle plus the bales of hay do not exceed the height authorized under K.S.A. 8-1904, and amendments thereto;
(3) the move is completed during the period beginning 30 minutes before sunrise and ending 30 minutes after sunset;
(4) the vehicle plus the load are not overweight; and
(5) the vehicle plus the load comply with the signing and marking requirements of paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-1902, and amendments thereto.
(k) If it is determined by the secretary of transportation that a person has been granted a permit and has not complied with the applicable provisions of this section and the rules and regulations of the secretary of transportation relating thereto, the secretary may cancel the permit and may refuse to grant future permits to the individual.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1911; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 50; L. 1984, ch. 42, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 43, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 49, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 44, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 50, § 4; L. 1991, ch. 33, § 17; L. 1992, ch. 138, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 112, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 221, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 193, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 37; L. 2007, ch. 140, § 8; Apr. 26.
(b) The local authority enacting any such ordinance or resolution shall erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs designating the provisions of the ordinance or resolution at each end of that portion of any highway affected thereby, and the ordinance or resolution shall not be effective unless and until such signs are erected and maintained.
(c) Local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction also, by ordinance or resolution, may prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may impose limitations as to the weight or size thereof, on designated highways, which prohibitions and limitations shall be designated by appropriate signs placed on such highways: Provided, That adjacent premises to such restricted streets may be served, and such restrictions shall not apply to any street which is a connecting link of the state highway system, unless a satisfactory alternate route is provided and has been approved by the secretary of transportation.
(d) The secretary of transportation likewise shall have authority as hereinabove granted to local authorities to determine by resolution and to impose restrictions as to the weight or size of vehicles operated upon any highways under the jurisdiction of said secretary and such restrictions shall be effective when signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the highway or portion of any highway affected by such resolution.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1912; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 51; Aug. 15.
(b) Whenever such driver is not the owner of such vehicle, object or contrivance, but is so operating, driving or moving the same with the express or implied permission of said owner, then said owner and driver shall be jointly and severally liable for any such damage.
(c) Such damage may be recovered in a civil action brought by the authorities in control of such highways or highway structure.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1913; July 1.
History: L. 1990, ch. 50, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 138, § 3; July 1.
(1) The special vehicle combination may be operated only on:
(A) United States highway 69 alternate between a motor-freight truck terminal located at the city of Baxter Springs and the Kansas-Oklahoma line; and
(B) interstate highway 70 between a motor-freight truck terminal located within a five-mile radius of such interstate at the city of Goodland and the Kansas-Colorado line;
(2) any semitrailer or trailer used in such special vehicle combination, shall not exceed 28 1/2 feet in length;
(3) travel of such special vehicle combination may be restricted to specific routes, hours of operation, specific days or seasonal periods; and
(4) the secretary may enforce any other restrictions determined by the secretary to be necessary.
(b) The secretary of transportation may adopt rules and regulations implementing the provisions of subsection (a), including prescribing standards for the qualifications of drivers operating such special vehicle combinations and the equipping and operation of such special vehicle combinations to enhance highway traffic safety.
(c) A person, firm or corporation convicted of violating any provision of this section or any restriction on the special permits issued by the secretary under this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 and all special permits issued for the operation of such special vehicle combinations in violation shall be confiscated. The special vehicle combination must be separated into combinations of legal length before the units may proceed.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not govern the operations of combinations of vehicles authorized to be operated under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1914.
History: L. 1990, ch. 50, § 2; April 19.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History: L. 2004, ch. 152, § 1; May 27.
(b) Upon request by an appropriate law enforcement officer, the vehicle operator shall provide proof:
(1) By written certification, the weight of the idle reduction technology;
(2) by demonstration or certification, that the idle reduction technology is fully functional at all times; and
(3) that the gross weight increase is not used for any purpose other than for the use of idle reduction technology.
(c) As used in this section, "idle reduction technology" means any device or system of devices that:
(1) Is installed on a heavy-duty diesel-powered on-highway truck or truck tractor; and
(2) is designed to provide to such truck or truck tractor those services, such as heat, air conditioning or electricity, that would otherwise require the operation of the main drive engine while the truck or truck tractor is temporarily parked or remains stationary.
(d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History: L. 2007, ch. 140, § 2; Apr. 26.