LCV (longer combination vehicles) NN USA Law

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Real Law "Permitted Longer Combination Vehicles on the National Highway" on road ATS

I created this ATS map for myself. If you notice any mistakes, please post them in the comments and I will correct them when I have time.
Roads that do not exist in ATS but are used by Longer Combination Vehicles grey color.
Most States do not prescribe a difference between Rocky Mountain Doubles and Turnpike Doubles; they specify routes for different combined trailer lengths. In general a RMD has a combined trailer length between 68 and 81 feet and a TPD has a combined trailer length between 82 and 101 feet.

Table Combined SCS Trailer Length in game
CTL in Game
B-Double
RMD
TPD
Triple
Bottom Dumper
x
70ft/76ft
90ft
x
Dry Bulk
64ft
68ft
94ft
x
Dry Van
64ft
76ft
94ft
93ft
Flatbed
64ft
76ft
95ft
94ft
Side Dumper
58ft/64ft
x
64ft
x
Food Tank
x
76ft
92ft
94ft
Fuel Tank
64ft
76ft
92ft
94ft
Gas Tank
64ft
x
x
x
Container Carrier
64ft
76ft
84ft
x
Grain Hopper
58ft
70ft
83ft
93ft
CTL = Combined Trailer Length
TPD = Turnpike double
RMD = Rocky mountian double
overall lenght = truck lenght + trailer lenght
*TPD in Idaho
The Idaho Transportation Department routes are categorized by their ability to handle various extra-length vehicle combinations and their offtracking allowances. TPD trailers in game configuration do not meet the regulations to drive on the roads.
Arizona
Grandfathered Routes:The higher weights and length are allowed on grandfathered routes. Following are considered grandfathered routes in or through Arizona: I-15 from Nevada to Utah; U.S.-89 from 20 miles south of Utah to the Utah border; U.S.-160 from U.S.-163 to New Mexico; U.S.-163 from U.S.-160 to Utah
Iowa
Grandfathered Routes: LCV combinations may operate on all Interstate System routes in Sioux City, Iowa, and its commercial zone per 49 CR 1048.101. However, the grandfather provision allows 129,000 lbs. GVW only when entering Sioux City from South Dakota or South Dakota from Sioux City. 95,000 lbs. GVW is the grandfathered limit when entering Sioux City from Nebraska or Nebraska from Sioux City.
Missouri
Grandfathered Routes: The higher grandfathered weights and length are allowed on all NN routes, including Interstate highways, within a 20-mile band of the Kansas and Oklahoma borders.

References

Changelog

12.03.25 fix idaho and oregon, addet max length in ft, smal fix map
15.03.25 add text "Most States do not prescribe ........... trailer length between 82 and 101 feet."; overall lenght = truck lenght + trailer lenght
23.03.25 add Table Combined SCS Trailer Length in game
19.04.25 add road in Missouri and changed in Idaho the purple color of the roads to red because the configurations of the TPD trailers in the game do not meet the regulations to drive on the roads
Reference https://lhtac.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/NIATT-Route-Request-Guideprint.pdf
https://itd.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/7.16.19-ExtraLengthExcessWeight129-Attachment.pdf
27.07.25 add Grandfathered Routes Iowa

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