Guam § 5105 - Length of Vehicles and Loads.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 5105 — Length of Vehicles and Loads., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5105. Length of Vehicles and Loads.
(a) No vehicle, including any load and load holding devices,
shall exceed a total length of forty (40) feet extreme overall
dimension, inclusive of front and rear bumpers.
(b) A bus, equipped with three (3) axles, shall not exceed an
equal overall length, inclusive of front and rear bumpers of forty
(40) feet.
(c) No combination of two (2) vehicles coupled together,
including any load thereon, shall have an overall length, inclusive
of front and rear bumpers, in excess of sixty (60) feet, except as
otherwise provided in respect to the use of a pole or pipe dolly as
authorized in Subsection 5105(f) of this Chapter.
(d) No other combinations of vehicles shall consist of more
than two (2) units, except that one (1) truck-tractor semi-trailer
may haul one (1) trailer. No such combinations, including any
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load, shall exceed an overall length, inclusive of front and rear
bumpers of sixty-five (65) feet.
(e) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Chapter
limiting the length of vehicles and loads, the load upon any vehicle
operated alone, or the load upon the front vehicle of a combination
of vehicles shall not exceed more than three (3) feet beyond the
foremost part of that vehicle. The load upon any vehicle operated
alone, or the load upon the rear vehicle of a combination of
vehicles shall not extend more than six (6) feet beyond the rear of
the fixed bed or body of the vehicle, unless that vehicle is followed
by an escort vehicle with a rotating yellow beacon and a sign
stating "Long Load."
(f) The limitations as to the length of vehicles and loads
heretofore stated in § 5105 shall not apply to any load upon a pole
or pipe dolly as defined in Subsection 1102(y). No poles or pipes
or structural materials or crane which cannot be dismembered,
provided, that no pole or pipe or material or crane exceeds eighty
(80) feet in length, shall be so transported unless a permit has first
been obtained as authorized in § 5114.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Guam Code Annotated § 5105 cover?
Section 5105 ("Length of Vehicles and Loads.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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