§ 15-34. Length.

(a)

On roadways maintained by Webster Parish the length of a single vehicle whose origin or destination is a high volume heavy load location shall not exceed forty-five (45) feet. The length of the semi-trailer portion of a tractor/semi-trailer combination shall not exceed fifty-nine (59) feet six (6) inches. The length for specialized hauling equipment (car haulers, boat haulers, dromedary units) is seventy-five (75) feet non-inclusive of a three-foot front overhang and a four-foot rear overhang.

(b)

The load carried by a combination of vehicles transporting poles and piling or forest products in their natural state shall not exceed sixty-five (65) feet plus one (1) foot for slippage of cargo. These loads may operate during daylight hours with twenty-foot rear overhang plus one (1) foot for slippage and two (2) red flags (one (1) foot by one (1) foot) posted on rearmost portion of load, indicating both the width and length of the load; and at night with fifteen-foot rear overhang plus one (1) foot for slippage and a single steady burning red lamp posted at rearmost portion of load. These loads must maintain a two-foot clearance above the pavement structure. Daylight shall be defined as the period from thirty (30) minutes after sunrise until thirty (30) minutes before sunset.

(c)

The load upon any single vehicle or upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles shall not project more than four (4) feet beyond the foremost part of said vehicle and the load upon the rear of any single vehicle or upon the rearmost part of a combination of vehicles shall not project more than eight (8) feet beyond rearmost portion of vehicle (excluding forest products). Equipment that is more than six (6) feet off of pavement surface is not considered overhang when it is to the foremost part of vehicle.

(d)

No combination of commercial motor vehicles operated on Webster Parish roadways shall consist of more than two (2) vehicles.

(Ord. No. 994, 8-3-2010; Ord. No. 994-Amend., 2-1-2011)