South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 63 - DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Article 4 - ENGINEERING
Subarticle 7 - TANDEM TRAILER COMBINATION AND OTHER LARGER VEHICLE ACCESS CONTROL ACT
Section 63-391 - Definitions

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 63-391

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

For the purpose of this article the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

(1) Department: The South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation.

(2) Household Goods Carrier: A commercial vehicle used in transporting home furnishings and other personal property to or from a residence or business.

(3) National Truck Network: The National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and other qualifying federal aid highways designated by the U. S. Secretary of Transportation.

(4) Other Larger Vehicle: Any truck, trailer, or other vehicle in excess of 96 inches wide, but not exceeding 102 inches wide; or any truck tractor-trailer combination greater than 60 feet in length, including auto transporters.

(5) Qualifying Activities: Terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest.

(6) South Carolina Truck Network: That system or roads designated by the Department for the operation of tandem trailer combinations and other larger vehicles, consisting of the following:

(a) The Basic Network: The National Truck Network; and other segments of the State Highway System specifically designated by the Department.

(b) Local Roads: County roads and city streets not part of the State Highway System but specifically designated by the Department.

(7) Tandem Trailer Combination: A truck tractor pulling; a semitrailer and full trailer, or two semitrailers connected by a converter dolly, or two trailers; with neither trailing unit link exceeding 28 1/2 feet in length and with no part of the combination exceeding 102 inches in width.

(8) Terminal: A structure and its associated yards, parking areas, driveways and equipment that, by design or usage, are devoted to commercial transportation activities, including: the warehousing, transfer, or temporary storing of cargo or freight enroute to other destinations; or complete loading or unloading; or the manufacture, storing or maintenance of vehicles herein authorized.

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