RV and trailer lenght.
I have a 40 ft RV and will be pulling a 32 ft trailer. 80 ft total lenght. Is that legal?
Forum Discussion
Old-Biscuit wrote:
Most states 65' is MAX two vehicle length
OK is 70'
HERE is some State by State info
80' is not legal
I think the chart, at least for Alaska, is out of date. It lists Alaska's speed limit at 55 mph and it hasn't been that for 20+ years. And it lists the max trailer length at 40'. We went to 45', to 48' and now 53' trailers being legal with no permits.
The max combined length is probably wrong also. You can't stay under 65' with a 53' trailer, a tractor on a long wheel base and a sleeper. Between Anch and Fbks or Anch and the Kenai, they haul double 45' trailers. They have to be marked with over length signs on the rear but they're on the road every day especially when the freight ships arrive.
Most of the other states showing 55 mph have probably changed that also.
The chart shows trailer brakes are required on trailers over 5,000# for Alaska. Also saw another chart recently showing the limit without brakes at 10,000#. I don't know which is right. I'll have to see what DMV says the next time I go over there.
Bill
