{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-56-5-4090","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-4090","heading":"Length of load on certain pole trailers or pole carriers; structural material.","body":"(A) The limitations regarding length of vehicles and loads stated in Sections 56-5-4070 and 56-5-4080 do not apply to a load upon a pole trailer, longwood trailer, or self-propelled pole carrier when transporting poles or logs.\n(B) During daylight hours only, the limitations regarding length of vehicles and loads stated in Sections 56-5-4070 and 56-5-4080 do not apply to a load upon a pole trailer, longwood trailer, or self-propelled pole carrier when transporting pipes or structural material which cannot be dismembered.\n(C) Between 2:00 a.m. and thirty minutes past sunset, the limitations regarding length of loads stated in Section 56-5-4080 do not apply to loads of iron, steel, and concrete articles up to sixty feet in length carried on a fifty-three foot long flat-bed trailer so long as:\n(1) the vehicle is traveling upon or within five miles of the South Carolina Truck Network as defined by regulation of the Department of Transportation;\n(2) the load does not extend more than three feet six inches beyond the front of the bed of the trailer;\n(3) the load does not extend more than four feet beyond the rear of the bed of the trailer;\n(4) a flashing amber strobe light and a red flag as required by Section 56-5-4630 are attached to any overhanging rear load; and,\n(5) the vehicle's headlights, taillights, and any other exterior lights are on at all times while traveling upon the highways of this State.\n(D) A pole, log, pipe, or other material exceeding eighty feet in length may not be transported unless a permit has been first obtained as authorized in Section 57-3-130.\n(E) The provisions of this section do not apply to a pole trailer or self-propelled pole carrier operated by a utility company when transporting a pole to replace a damaged one.","path":["Title 56 - MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 5 Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways","ARTICLE 33 Size, Weight, and Load"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:52:34Z","sha256":"f3a262537dca79b8bc5228f745ecc69ec2e89c3bd06ee4fe04be54ae9359e806","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-56-5-4080","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-56-5-4095"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}