Tennessee § 55-7-115 Vehicles exclusively transporting seed cotton modules

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§ 55-7-115 — Vehicles exclusively transporting seed cotton modules

Tennessee § 55-7-115

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-7-115 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (d), a single motor vehicle used exclusively to transport seed cotton modules shall not exceed a width of one hundred eight inches (108") when operated on any highway designated by the department of transportation, and shall not exceed a width of one hundred two inches (102") when operated on any highway not so designated.

(b)Except as provided in subsection (d), a single motor vehicle used exclusively to transport seed cotton modules may exceed the limitation on length provided for a single vehicle by § 55-7-201 , but may not exceed a length of fifty-three feet (53').

(c)Except as provided by subsection (d), a single motor vehicle used exclusively to transport seed cotton modules may exceed the limitation on weight provided for a single vehicle, but

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (d), a single motor vehicle used exclusively to transport seed cotton modules shall not exceed a width of one hundred eight inches (108") when operated on any highway designated by the department of transportation, and shall not exceed a width of one hundred two inches (102") when operated on any highway not so designated. (b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a single motor vehicle used exclusively to transport seed cotton modules may exceed the limitation on length provided for a single vehicle by § 55-7-201 , but may not exceed a length of fifty-three feet (53'). (c) Except as provided by subsection (d), a single motor vehicle used exclusively to transport seed cotton modules may exceed the limitation on weight provided for a single vehicle, but the load on any one (1) axle may not exceed twenty thousand pounds (20,000 lbs.), the tandem axle load may not exceed thirty-eight thousand pounds (38,000 lbs.) without van-type cover, thirty-nine thousand four hundred pounds (39,400 lbs.) with van-type cover, and the overall gross weight of the vehicle or vehicles may not exceed fifty-nine thousand four hundred pounds (59,400 lbs.). (d) A vehicle may not be operated on the national system of interstate and defense highways if it exceeds the maximum size or weight authorized by 23 U.S.C. § 127 .