Oversized loads in Texas are vehicles or combination of vehicles that carry a load that extends more than three feet beyond its front or, except as permitted by other law, more than four feet beyond its rear.

This does not apply to:

• Garbage trucks
• Rubbish trucks
• Refuse haulers
• Recyclable materials collection

These vehicles are normally equipped with front-end loading attachments and are exempt when actively engaged in their duties.

If you or a loved one has been injured by an overweight or oversized truck, contact a lawyer who is familiar with oversized load truck accidents at 1-888-762-5988 (1-888-ROCKY-88).

A trailer may carry a load that extends more than four feet beyond the rear of the trailer if the load consists of a motor vehicle that: is designed and intended to be carried at the rear of the trailer; is used or intended to be used to load or unload a commodity on or off the trailer; does not extend more than seven feet beyond the rear of the trailer; and complies with federal motor carrier safety regulations. This does not apply to vehicles transporting Timber Products, Electric Transmission Poles, or pole and pipe.

Contact a lawyer who is familiar with oversized load truck accidents at 1-888-762-5988 (1-888-ROCKY-88).