Indiana Administrative Code
Title 130 - PORTS OF INDIANA
Article 3 - TRAFFIC CONTROL
Rule 1 - Vehicular Traffic
Section 1-12 - Vehicle size and weight limits
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 8-10-1-7; IC 8-10-1-9
Affected: IC 8-10-1
Sec. 12.
(a) The following shall be the maximum allowable dimensions and weights permitted to operate on port roads without the written consent of the port director:
| Factor | Limits |
| Width | 8'0" |
| Heights | 13'6" |
| Maximum length for single vehicle under own motive power (other than buses) | 36' |
| Buses (common carriers of passengers) | 40' |
| Maximum length for combination of any 2 vehicles | 60' |
| Maximum length for combination of 3 or more vehicles | 65' |
| Maximum wheel weight measured between flanges of rim | 800 pounds per inch width of tire |
| Maximum axle weight tandem | 18,000 pounds |
| Maximum single axle weight | 22,400 pounds |
| Maximum tandem axle weight (2 or more axles separated by at least 40" but not | 18,000 pounds |
| more than 9' per axle) | |
| Gross weight | 90,000 pounds |
(b) Scale weight tickets are to be carried in the cab for presenting at the gate, or to port security, for inspection at all times. Proper oversize permits from the state or port director shall be carried in the cab and presented at the gate or to the port security for inspection for loads requiring same.
(c) The operator or operators of any vehicle or motor vehicle exceeding any of the maximum allowable dimensions or weights set forth in subsection (a) shall, upon entering the port roads, state to the gate attendant on duty the facts relative to any excessive dimension or weight. If there shall be any question as to the safety of the vehicle or motor vehicle because of excessive dimension, the port security shall obtain approval from the port director or his duly authorized representative.
