17 AAC 25.900 - Definitions
Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this chapter
(1) "axle" means the common
axis of rotation of two or more wheels, whether power-driven or freely
rotating, attached to the vehicle for the purpose of carrying a portion of the
vehicle weight, including any load;
(2) "axle group" means two or more axles
where an individual axle is spaced less than 8 feet and 1 inch from any other
axle, as measured from the centers of the axles;
(3) "belly axle" means a single axle on a
trailer or semitrailer that is located at least 8 feet and 1 inch from the
nearest rear axle of a vehicle;
(4)
"booster axle" means an axle on a truck that is designed to transfer a portion
of the truck weight to the steering axle, and that is located more than 8 feet
and 1 inch from the nearest axle;
(5) "cargo-carrying length" means the portion
of the cargo-carrying unit of a vehicle with two or more such units, measured
from the front of the first unit to the rear of the last units, including the
hitch(es) between the units, with the exception of the upper coupler on a
beverage semitrailer and the B-train assembly between the first and second
semitrailers
(6) "cargo-carrying
unit" means any portion of a vehicle combination, other than the truck tractor,
used for carrying cargo, including a trailer, semitrailer, or the cargo
carrying section of a single-unit truck
(7) "commissioner" means the commissioner of
transportation and public facilities;
(8) "department" means the Department of
Transportation and Public Facilities;
(9) "division" means the division of
measurement standards and commercial vehicle compliance within the
department;
(10) "dromedary" means
a box, tank, deck, or plate that does not exceed 10 feet in length, and that
may be used to carry cargo on a truck tractor;
(11) "emergency" means a condition that is
potentially hazardous to life or property, or that prevents a damaged highway
from being used by the public;
(12)
"enforcement officer" means a
(A) peace
officer; or
(B) department employee
who is
(i) authorized by the commissioner of
transportation and public facilities under
AS
45.75.131; and
(ii) appointed as a special officer by the
commissioner of public safety under
AS
18.65.010;
(13) repealed 11/16/2004;
(14) "4-axle group" or "quad axle" means a
multi-axle group of four axles that is attached with a connecting mechanism,
with each separate axle located less than 8 feet and 1 inch from the other
axles;
(15) "full mount" means a
vehicle mounted completely upon the first or last vehicle in a saddlemount
combination;
(16) "gross weight" or
"gross vehicle weight" means the total weight of a vehicle, or a combination of
vehicles, including load and any accumulated snow, ice, mud, rocks, or
dirt;
(17) "height" means the total
vertical dimension of a vehicle above a roadway, including any load,
load-holding device, and equipment;
(18) "inclement weather" means
(A) fog, rain, or snow conditions that
restrict visibility to less than 1,000 feet;
(B) wind conditions that render a vehicle
unable to maintain directional control within one driving lane; or
(C) an accumulation of ice, snow, or freezing
rain upon a roadway that render a vehicle unable to maintain
traction;
(19) "jeep"
means a short frame-type trailer complete with upper coupler, fifth wheel, and
undercarriage assembly and designed so that, when coupled between a semitrailer
and tractor, the jeep carries a portion of the trailer king pin load while
transferring the remainder of that load to the tractor's fifth wheel;
(20) "king pin" means the device that
connects the upper half to the lower half of a coupling device in a manner that
permits relative motion in a horizontal plane between a towed vehicle and a
towing vehicle;
(21) "length" means
the total longitudinal dimension of a vehicle;
(22) "lift axle" or "variable suspension
axle" means an axle
(A) with mounted tires and
rims; and
(B) that may be elevated
or regulated by raising its tires from the roadway, with the result that a
portion of the vehicle weight is transferred to another axle or axle
group;
(23) "load" means
anything that is carried on or in a vehicle, but that is not permanently
attached to the vehicle;
(24) "long
combination vehicle" or "LCV" means a combination of a power vehicle and
cargo-carrying vehicles that exceeds the length specified in
17 AAC 25.012(c);
(25) "multi-axle group" means an assembly of
more than two axles that are attached with connecting devices;
(26) "non-divisible vehicle or load" means a
vehicle or load that
(A) exceeds a length or
weight limit set out in this chapter; and
(B) if separated into smaller vehicles or
loads, would
(i) compromise the intended use
of the vehicle;
(ii) destroy the
value of the load or vehicle; or
(iii) require more than eight work hours to
dismantle using appropriate equipment;
(27) "overall length" means the total
longitudinal length of a vehicle or a combination of vehicles, including the
load;
(28) "overall width" means
width as measured in accordance with
17 AAC 25.012(a);
(29) "permit" means an authorization issued
under 17 AAC 25.320 for movement or
operation of oversize and overweight vehicles on a highway;
(30) "pounds per inch of tire width" means a
measure of weight restriction based upon a tire manufacturer's rating of
nominal tire width;
(31) "power
vehicle" means a truck, a truck tractor, or another vehicle capable of towing a
cargo-carrying vehicle;
(32)
"saddle" means a mechanism that connects the front axle of a towed vehicle, by
a king pin, to the frame or fifth wheel of the towing vehicle;
(33) "saddlemount combination" means a power
unit towing up to three other power vehicles, each connected to the preceding
vehicle by a saddle;
(34) repealed
12/06/2018;
(35) "shifting" means
the process by which a portion of a load is transferred from one axle group to
another by adjusting air pressure, adjusting the fifth wheel, or physically
moving part of the load to another axle group without removing the load from
the vehicle;
(36) "single axle"
means an assembly of two or more wheels whose centers are in one transverse
vertical plane not less than 8 feet and 1 inch from another axle, and extending
across the full width of a vehicle;
(37) "single axle weight" means the total
weight transmitted to the roadway by the wheels of a single axle;
(38) "state" means State of Alaska;
(39) "steering axle" means one or more axles
on the front of a power vehicle that can be activated by the operator to
directly accomplish guidance or steerage of the power vehicle or a combination
of vehicles;
(40) "steerable axle"
means an axle that has a self-steering mechanism that operates while a vehicle
is in motion;
(41) "supplemental
axle" means a lift axle, a variable suspension axle, or a belly axle;
(42) "tandem axle weight" means the total
weight transmitted to the roadway by a two axle group;
(43) "terminal" means a business licensed
under AS 43.70 where commercial goods are loaded or unloaded from commercial
vehicles or services for commercial vehicles are obtained;
(44) "3-axle group" or "tridem axle" means a
multi-axle group of three axles that is attached to a vehicle with a connecting
mechanism, with each separate axle located less than 8 feet and 1 inch from the
other axles;
(45) "trailer" means a
(A) full trailer, which is any vehicle other
than a pole trailer deigned to be drawn by another motor vehicle and
constructed such that no part of its weight, except for the towing device,
rests upon the self-propelled towing vehicle, including the use of a converter
dolly on a semitrailer;
(B) pole
trailer, which is any motor vehicle designed to be drawn by another motor
vehicle and attached to the towing motor vehicle by means of a "reach" or
"pole," or by being "boomed" or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, for
transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles, pipes or
structural members; or
(C)
semitrailer, which is any vehicle, other than a pole trailer, designed to be
drawn by another motor vehicle and is constructed so that some part of its
weight rests upon the self propelled towing vehicle;
(46) "truck" means any self-propelled
commercial motor vehicle except a truck tractor, designed or used for the
transportation of property;
(47)
"truck tractor" means a self-propelled commercial motor vehicle designed or
used primarily for drawing other vehicles;
(48) "2-axle group" or "tandem axle" means an
assembly of two axles that are attached to a vehicle by a connecting mechanism
designed to distribute weight equally to both axles of the group, "2-axle
group" or "tandem axle" does not include lift axles, variable suspension axles,
booster axles, or belly axles located within less than 8 feet and 1 inch of
that assembly;
(49) "variable
suspension axle" has the meaning given to "lift axle" in this
section;
(50) "vehicle" means a
wheeled device capable of transporting persons or property on a highway;
including anything permanently attached to the wheeled device.
(51) "intrastate commerce" has the meaning
ascribed to it in 49 C.F.R.
390.5, adopted by reference in
17 AAC 25.210(a).
(52) "B-train assembly" means a rigid frame
extension attached to the rear frame of the first semitrailer which allows for
a fifth wheel connection point for the second semitrailer;
(53) "B-train length" means the B-train
assembly is included in the measurement of a singly used semitrailer;
(54) "converter dolly" means a vehicle
consisting of a chassis equipped with one or more axles, a fifth wheel, and/or
equivalent mechanism and drawbar, the attachment of which converts a
semitrailer to a full trailer.
Notes
Authority:AS 19.05.010
AS 19.05.020
AS 19.05.040
AS 19.10.060
AS 44.42.020
AS 44.42.030
AS 45.75.050
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