{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-818.080","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 818.080","heading":"Maximum size limits.","body":"This section establishes maximum size limits for purposes of ORS 818.090. Except where an exemption under ORS 818.100 specifically provides otherwise, any vehicle or load thereon that exceeds a maximum allowable size as determined by any of the following tables exceeds the maximum size limits for purposes of ORS 818.090:\n      (1) A vehicle or combination of vehicles, as appropriate, exceeds the maximum allowable size if a dimension of the vehicle, combination of vehicles or load thereon is beyond an applicable maximum size allowable on the following table:\nTABLE I\nDimension                                      Limit applicable to:                   Maximum\nlimited:                                                                                              allowable\n                                                                                                           size, in\n                                                                                                           feet, for\n                                                                                                           dimension\n                                                                                                           limited:\n(1)      Total\n           outside\n           width................................... Any vehicle.............................. 8½\n(2)      Height,\n           including\n           load..................................... Any vehicle.............................. 14\n(3)      Length................................. Any vehicle\n                                                        operating singly........................ 40\n                                                        Vehicle in\n                                                        combination\n                                                        of vehicles................................ 40\n                                                        Combination of\n                                                        vehicles,\n                                                        including load........................... 60\n                                                        Combination of\n                                                        vehicles that includes\n                                                        a stinger-steered\n                                                        pole trailer................................ 65\n(4)      Length of\n           load on\n           vehicle................................ Any vehicle\n                                                        operating\n                                                        singly or as a\n                                                        unit in\n                                                        a combination\n                                                        of vehicles................................ 40\nThe maximum limit on height under the table in this subsection does not relieve the owner or driver of any vehicle or combination of vehicles from the exercise of due care in determining that sufficient vertical clearance is provided upon the highways and streets where the vehicle or combination of vehicles is being operated.\n      (2) A vehicle or combination of vehicles, as appropriate, exceeds the maximum allowable size if a portion of the vehicle, combination of vehicles or load thereon is subject to a limitation under the following table and that portion extends farther than the maximum limit of allowable extension beyond a designated point as determined by the following table:\nTABLE II\nDesignated point:                           Limit applicable to:                   Maximum\n                                                                                                           limit of\n                                                                                                           allowable\n                                                                                                           extension\n                                                                                                           beyond\n                                                                                                           designated\n                                                                                                           point:\n (1)    Line of left\n           fenders of\n           vehicle................................ Load on any\n                                                        passenger\n                                                        vehicle...................................... No\n                                                                                                           allowable\n                                                                                                           extension\n                                                                                                           beyond\n                                                                                                           designated\n                                                                                                           point.\n (2)    Line of right\n           fenders of\n           vehicle................................ Load on any\n                                                        passenger\n                                                        vehicle...................................... 6 inches\n (3)    Front of\n           vehicle................................ Load on\n                                                        any vehicle\n                                                        or combination\n                                                        of vehicles................................ 4 feet\n (4)    Last axle of\n           vehicle\n           operating\n           singly.................................. Any portion of\n                                                        vehicle or any\n                                                        load thereon.............................. Three-\n                                                                                                           fourths the\n                                                                                                           length\n                                                                                                           of the\n                                                                                                           wheelbase\n                                                                                                           of the\n                                                                                                           vehicle.\n (5)    Last axle of\n           combination\n           of vehicles.......................... Any portion of\n                                                        combination of\n                                                        vehicles or any\n                                                        load thereon.............................. One-third\n                                                                                                           of the\n                                                                                                           length\n                                                                                                           of the\n                                                                                                           wheelbase\n                                                                                                           of the\n                                                                                                           combination\n                                                                                                           of vehicles.","path":["19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation","59. Oregon Vehicle Code","Chapter 818 — Vehicle Limits"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors818.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:18Z","sha256":"8c38e631f74e107c3c51c81b69ffb232d888f16fede9802d85ce16b9f1393357","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-818.070","next":"us-or/ors-818.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}