Size and Weight of Trucks on Michigan Highways

State regulations limit the size of tractor-trailers and other large trucks traveling on Michigan’s major highways.  However, the rules still permit extremely large trucks.  The following are some of Michigan legal standards that apply to the semi trucks, tractor-trailers, and other large trucks driving around our state:

• A loaded tractor-trailer can be up to 8 ½ feet wide -- 50% wider that a passenger car.

• The overall length of a truck hauling a trailer can be up to 65 feet on designated Michigan truck routes.

• The length of a tractor-trailer transporting logs can be up to 70 feet, or more than 4 times the length of an average automobile.

• There is no overall limit on the length of a semi truck, if it is pulling one trailer no longer than 50 feet or two trailers no longer than 28 ½ feet each.

• The normal maximum load for a truck with a single trailer can be as much as 120,000 pounds.

• The maximum weight of a tractor truck with two loaded trailers can be as much as 160,000 pounds, about the same weight as 50 passenger cars.

Get Help If You Are In a Michigan Truck Accident with a Tractor-Trailer or Semi Truck

No matter how carefully you drive, sometimes you cannot avoid getting into a motor vehicle crash.

You need to protect your legal rights.

If you or a family member is injured in a Michigan highway accident involving a tractor-trailer or semi truck, consult an experienced Michigan truck accident attorney , before you talk with the insurance company of the person at fault. If you sign the wrong papers, you may give up all your legal claims for payment of medical bills and lost income, as well as compensation for the pain and suffering caused by the Michigan truck accident .

After Michigan truck accidents , injured victims and their families tend to focus on their physical, emotional, or financial challenges.  Nevertheless, the time that Michigan truck accident law allows an adult -- or a child -- to act to preserve legal rights starts to run from the day of the Michigan truck accident.

Therefore, make the time to talk with an experienced Michigan truck accident lawyer immediately. Just click here to make out a simple, free and confidential legal consultation form about your Michigan truck accident claim now.