{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-7-115","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-7-115","heading":"Vehicles exclusively transporting seed cotton modules","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (d), a single motor vehicle used exclusively to transport seed cotton modules shall not exceed a width of one hundred eight inches (108\") when operated on any highway designated by the department of transportation, and shall not exceed a width of one hundred two inches (102\") when operated on any highway not so designated.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a single motor vehicle used exclusively to transport seed cotton modules may exceed the limitation on length provided for a single vehicle by § 55-7-201 , but may not exceed a length of fifty-three feet (53').\n(c) Except as provided by subsection (d), a single motor vehicle used exclusively to transport seed cotton modules may exceed the limitation on weight provided for a single vehicle, but the load on any one (1) axle may not exceed twenty thousand pounds (20,000 lbs.), the tandem axle load may not exceed thirty-eight thousand pounds (38,000 lbs.) without van-type cover, thirty-nine thousand four hundred pounds (39,400 lbs.) with van-type cover, and the overall gross weight of the vehicle or vehicles may not exceed fifty-nine thousand four hundred pounds (59,400 lbs.).\n(d) A vehicle may not be operated on the national system of interstate and defense highways if it exceeds the maximum size or weight authorized by 23 U.S.C. § 127 .","path":["TN Code","Title 55","Chapter 7"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"86a4d3d18311af9580046078a1675e11dbaf0389ec4bc5d7545194a611c1a26c","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-7-114","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-7-116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}