Alaska Administrative Code
Title 17 - Transportation and Public Facilities
Chapter 25 - Operations, Wheeled Vehicles
Article 1 - Motor Vehicles: Size and Weight
17 AAC 25.015 - Specialized equipment

(a) A rotating drum transit mix concrete truck with a booster axle or a lift axle, or both, may operate on the state highway system for the movement of specialty manufactured products or other loads if the gross weight of the vehicle and the axle weights are not greater than the standards set out in 17 AAC 25.013. Weight adjustment controls for the booster axle and the lift axle must be located outside the driver's compartment and not within reach of the driver while the truck is in motion. The up-and-down position control that controls the booster axle and the lift axle must be a single control, and may be located in the cab of the vehicle. The lift axle must be in the down position and engaged to carry a minimum of 6,000 pounds to be counted as a tridem axle group.

(b) A saddlemount combination with an overall length not exceeding 97 feet may operate on the state highway system and may include one full mount in the combination. The saddlemount combination must be in compliance with 23 C.F.R. 658.13, revised as of April 1, 2021 and adopted by reference.

(c) An automobile carrier may operate on the state highway system under the requirements of 23 C.F.R. 658.13, revised as of April 1, 2021 and adopted by reference.

(d) A boat transporter may operate on the state highway system under the requirements of 23 C.F.R. 658.13, revised as of April 1, 2021 and adopted by reference.

(e) A dry bulk tank products hauler may be used for the movement of products on the state highway system. Weight shifting may occur, if the legal gross weight of the vehicle is not exceeded and the weight shifted does not exceed 2,000 pounds per axle.

(f) A jeep may be used if authorized in a permit issued under 17 AAC 25.320.