53 feet in length; (c) A combination of vehicles consisting of a truck-tractor drawing a semitrailer and a trailer, neither of which exceeds 28 1/2 feet in length; or (d) A combination of vehicles consisting of a truck-tractor drawing no more than three saddle-mounted vehicles and one full-mounted vehicle that does not exceed 75 feet in length. 10. As used in this section: (a) “Full-mounted vehicle” means a smaller vehicle mounted completely on the frame of a saddle-mounted vehicle. (b) “Motortruck” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.073. (c) “Saddle-mounted vehicle” means a vehicle forming part of a combination of vehicles used in a driveaway-towaway operation that is connected by a saddle mount to the frame or fifth-wheel coupling of the vehicle in front of it. (Added to NRS by 1967, 975; A 1969, 636; 1971, 723; 1973, 441; 1979, 1807; 1985, 659; 1989, 269; 1993, 1200; 1997, 100; 2003, 404; 2005, 73) NRS 484.741 Length of vehicle: Penalty. Any person operating or moving any vehicle or equipment over any highway who violates any length limitation in this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added to NRS by 1967, 976; A 1969, 1508) NRS 484.743 Authorized movement of vehicle on public highway in excess of limits on size and weight; permit; fee. 1. The Board of Directors of the Department of Transportation may by resolution authorize the movement of vehicles upon the public highways, including without limitation motor vehicles, tractors, trailers, semitrailers and combinations thereof, of a size and weight in excess of the limits prescribed by this chapter, to such extent as may be authorized by any legislation enacted by the Congress of the United States permitting such increases without forfeiture of this State’s eligibility for federal aid in highway construction and maintenance. 2. The Board of Directors of the Department of Transportation may by resolution establish a reasonable fee or fees to be charged by the Department for the issuance of permits authorizing the operation of oversize or overweight vehicles as provided in this chapter. The fee or fees so established must be in an amount set so that the aggregate amounts received from the fee or fees do not exceed the estimated costs of administering the permit system. (Added to NRS by 1965, 1145; A 1975, 206; 1979, 1808; 1987, 1794; 1989, 1313) NRS 484.744 Operation of motor vehicle exceeding its declared gross weight unlawful. It is unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles over any highway if the vehicle or combination exceeds its declared gross weight, as that term is defined in NRS 482.023. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1838) NRS 484.745 Maximum weight of vehicle on any axle or per tire. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484.737, 484.743, 484.748, 484.7485 and 484.752, a vehicle may be operated or moved upon any public highway if: (a) The maximum weight on any single axle does not exceed 20,000 pounds. (b) The maximum weight on any tandem axle does not exceed 34,000 pounds. (c) The maximum weight per tire, measured by pounds per inch of tire width, does not exceed 600 pounds per inch for a steering axle and 500 pounds per inch for all other axles. (d) Except for a steering axle and axles that weigh less than 10,000 pounds, each axle has at least four tires if the tire width of each tire on the axle is less than or equal to 14 inches. If the maximum weight per tire does not exceed 500 pounds per inch of tire width, an axle may be equipped with tires that have a width of more than 14 inches. (e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the maximum overall gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles does not exceed the values set forth in the following formula: W=500 [LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36] wherein: (1) W equals the maximum load in pounds carried on any group of two or more consecutive axles computed to the nearest 500 pounds; (2) L equals the distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles; and (3) N equals the number of axles in the group under consideration. 2. Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each if the distance between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of axles is 36 feet or more. 3. As used in this section, “tire width” means the width set by the manufacturer of the tire and inscribed on the sidewall of the tire. [Part 23:122:1925; A 1929, 349; 1931, 136; 1947, 532; 1951, 263; 1953, 628; 1955, 45]—(NRS A 1975, 291; 1979, 1809; 1981, 219; 1991, 1693; 1993, 1415; 2003, 405, 1413; 2005, 74) NRS 484.748 Limitations on weight for vehicle used by licensed hauler of garbage and refuse. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a vehicle used by a licensed hauler of garbage and refuse may be operated or moved upon a public highway, if the weight of the vehicle does not exceed: (a) On a single axle, 22,000 pounds; or (b) On a tandem axle, 40,000 pounds. 2. A vehicle must not be operated or moved upon a highway within the designated interstate system, if the weight of the vehicle exceeds: (a) On a single axle, 20,000 pounds; (b) On a tandem axle, 34,000 pounds; or (c) On any group of two or more consecutive axles, the values set forth in the following formula: W=500 [LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36] wherein: (1) W equals the maximum load in pounds carried on any group of two or more consecutive axles computed to the nearest 500 pounds; (2) L equals the distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles; and (3) N equals the number of axles in the group under consideration. 3. As used in this section, “licensed hauler of garbage and refuse” means a person who holds the licenses and permits required to operate a business of collecting and disposing of garbage and refuse. The term includes a person who is licensed to operate a business of collecting recyclable materials. (Added to NRS by 1991, 1693; A 1993, 1415; 2005, 75) NRS 484.7485 Limitations on weight for vehicle used by regional transportation commission or its contractor to provide public mass transportation; exception for certain vehicles used as part of demonstration project; definitions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a vehicle that is used by a regional transportation commission or its contractor to provide public mass transportation may be operated or moved upon a public highway, other than a highway within the designated interstate system, if the maximum weight does not exceed, on a single axle with: (a) Single tires, 20,000 pounds; or (b) Dual tires, 25,000 pounds. 2. A vehicle with a maximum weight on a single axle with single tires of more than 20,000 pounds but not more than 29,000 pounds that is used by a regional transportation commission or its contractor to provide public mass transportation as part of a demonstration project may be operated or moved upon a public highway, other than a highway within the designated interstate system, if the tires are not less than 20 inches in width and the Department of Transportation, after conducting an evaluation of the vehicle: (a) Determines that such operation or movement of the vehicle is in the best interest of the Department; and (b) In its discretion, issues a permit authorizing such operation or movement of the vehicle. 3. As used in this section: (a) “Contractor” means any person or governmental entity that has entered into a contract with a regional transportation commission to provide services related to the provision of public mass transportation, but only during the period in which the contract remains legally effective. (b) “Regional transportation commissio

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