Section 1 Length limitations
Section 31111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
“(8) Lowboy trailer—The term “lowboy trailer” means a semitrailer with a depressed section between the hitch and the first rear axle.”
in subsection (b)(1)—
in subparagraph (G), by striking “or”;
in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(I) imposes a vehicle length limitation of less than 80 feet on a truck tractor-lowboy trailer combination with a front overhang of less than 4 feet and a rear overhang of less than 6 feet.”