I did a post a while back explaining this but you must have missed it.
Each state sets rules for length; height; width; and gross weight. Years ago truckers had problems because while legal in one state they might be over somewhere before they got to there destination. Such as lets say 80,000 lbs is legal in La and Tn. But to get to Tn you had to cross Ms where the gross weight was 78,000. You had real problems.
So to cure this problem the federal government took matters in their own hands. They allowed 2 pups of 28' or less; 53' single trailers; 80,000 lbs gross weight; no overall length limit; and 102" wide. Some states had a fit. So the feds limited these standards to the Federal Hwy system. You are allowed to have anything within the limits above as long as you stay on the system. They allowed 1 mile off the system for access with a wavier that you had to get from the state if your terminal was over 1 mile from the system. Most states did not want to fool with the waiver so they just set the standard higher. Some only allow 3-5 miles while others allow 10 or more miles.
So the short answer is...... Each state is allowed to set any standard they want to but they are not allowed to restrict access to the federal system if you follow the rules above.
If you are old enough and can remember that far back you know right when this law went into effect. Everyone had cab over trucks and then overnight everyone started buying big hood trucks. That is because the overall length law went bye bye.
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