Truck weight limits
Kansas
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Kansas splits its limits across two sections: axle weights in 8-1908 (20,000 lb single, 34,000 lb tandem, 10,000 lb per wheel) and gross weight in 8-1909, which is table-only and reaches 85,500 lb off the Interstate system. The same section explicitly caps Interstate travel at 80,000 lb. Dimensions are 8½ feet wide and 14 feet high.
At a glance
Max gross weight85,500 lb
Max single axle20,000 lb
Max tandem axle34,000 lb
Permit (width)102 in
Permit (height)14 ft
vs. federal gross+5,500 lb
1 Limits and thresholds
| Property | Value | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Max gross weight | 85,500 lb[2]Table maximum, off-Interstate. The same subsection caps the Interstate system at 80,000 lb. Natural gas to 82,000 lb — § 8-1909(e). | § 8-1909(a) |
| Max single axle | 20,000 lb[1]Per-wheel limit 10,000 lb — § 8-1908(a). | § 8-1908(b) |
| Max tandem axle | 34,000 lb[1] | § 8-1908(e) |
| Oversize permit above (width) | 102 in[3]Stated as 8½ feet. | § 8-1902 |
| Oversize permit above (height) | 14 ft[4] | § 8-1904 |
| CDL disqualification — first major | 1 year for a first conviction while operating a CMV or a non-CMV; 3 years if operating a CMV transporting placarded hazardous materials. Applies to alcohol/controlled-substance influence, 0.04+ BAC in a CMV, test refusal, leaving the scene, using the vehicle in a felony, driving while disqualified, and causing a fatality by negligent operation.[5]Federal floor. A state may impose longer periods but may not go below this; verify state law before relying on it. | § 383.51(b), Table 1 |
| CDL disqualification — lifetime | Life for a second conviction of any combination of the Table 1 major offences in a separate incident. A state MAY reinstate after 10 years following an approved rehabilitation programme — § 383.51(a)(6) — but not after a subsequent disqualifying conviction. Felony manufacture/distribution of a controlled substance, and severe forms of human trafficking, draw life with NO 10-year reinstatement.[5]Federal floor. The 10-year reinstatement is permissive — states are not required to offer it. | § 383.51(a)(6), (b) Table 1 items (9)–(10) |
2 Sources
- K.S.A. 8-1908 — Wheel and axle loads — Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
- K.S.A. 8-1909 — Gross weight on consecutive axles — Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
- K.S.A. 8-1902 — Width of vehicles — Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
- K.S.A. 8-1904 — Height of vehicles — Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
- 49 CFR § 383.51 — Disqualification of drivers — U.S. Government Publishing Office
Review record
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