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winter often means snow-covered and icy roads. Experienced truck drivers know that the lighter the load, the tires have less traction. But trucks pulling heavy loads can lose traction in snow and ice. That is the reason why many states chain law is in force. chain law requires truck drivers, the tire chains on the tires for more traction. Generally, when chains are designed for trucks, cars are also available for the use of tires chains or snow.

Chain Law is known by signs and state road condition Portals Websites, road condition hotlines, and the like. They are usually only chain Act come into force on passports, but states may require chains on all roads, dangerous encounters that winter travel conditions.

Some states require that truck drivers carry the minimum necessary to chains through the winter months, even if they are not planning to chain. Many states may cables instead of chains, but most of the truck drivers to chains. Cables are generally frowned on as being less effective.

California Chain Law

Road Conditions: 800-427-7623 (in state) or 916-445-7623 (in state)
Cal-Trans: 916-654-5741

California does not require the truck to chains at certain times of the year. However, if you booked a truck "" chains required "area, they must give the chains. And when chain law is in place, the truck driver can not be used without chains on their tires. Cal-Trans will be set up "truck screening" areas where chains are required to ensure that truckers are the minimum required on chains, so that when they need to chains, they are able to install.

In general, California requires 5-axle trucks have chains on all tires on the drive axle, two tires on the other drive axle and one tire on each side of the trailer, each axis.

California has three chain conditions.

R-1 Chain Law:

Chains on all vehicles except passenger cars and light trucks less than 6000 kg total weight and with snow tires on at least two drive wheels. Chains must be carried by vehicles using snow tires. All vehicles must chain pendant on a drive axle. Trailers with brakes have chains on at least one axis.

R-2 chain law:

Chains on all vehicles except four-wheel vehicles under 6500 kg total weight and with snow tires on all four wheels. Chains for a series of drive wheels must be four-wheel-drive vehicles equipped with snow tires.

R-3 Chain Law:

Chains are attached to all vehicles, without exception.

Colorado Chain Law

Road conditions: 511 or (303) 639-1111 (from the state) / 877-315-7623 (in state)

Chain law applies to commercial vehicles, if the truck has a gross weight of 10,001 kilograms and the combined evaluation vehicle weight rating (truck and trailer) is 26,001 pounds, if the truck has a weight rating of 26,001 lbs, or if the vehicle is by 16 or more persons (including driver).

Drivers are required to get the chains on the I 70 miles marker 163 to marker 259 miles from 1 September to 31 May. If you are on this stretch of the street these days without chains, can be fined $ 50 plus $ 13 extra charge ($ 73).

New fines! If chain law is in place, but not limited to the chains on, you can be fined $ 500 $ 157 plus surcharge ($ 657). If chain law is in place, but not limited to, chain-and wind-up blocking the road, you may be fined $ 1000 $ 313 plus surcharge ($ 1,313).

Colorado has two levels of chain law they enforce.

Level-I-Chain Law:
All single-axle combination vehicles must chain up. This means that if the truck has only a single drive axle (as opposed to between), chains are required. All tires must be chained drive.

Level II Chain Law:
Chains for all vehicles.

Idaho Chain Law

Idaho Road Conditions: 511 or 888-432-7623

Idaho does not require that the truck driver the chains during the winter months. However, chains may be required to continue to travel during winter weather.

Montana Chain Law

Montana Road Conditions: 511 or 406-444-6339 or 800-226-7623

Montana does not require that the truck driver the chains during the winter months. However, if you travel without chains on the tires in a posted "" Area chain "and get in an accident, you have a large fine to pay. Montana requires that all of a drive axle tire chains when the chain law is in force.

Nevada Chain Law

Nevada Road Conditions: 511 or 877-687-6237

Nevada has roadside signs that state "If Blinks, chains or snow tires. "When the lights are flashing, chains are required to continue travel. Vehicles with a weight of more than 10,000 pounds for the use of chains.

North Dakota Chain Law

North Dakota Road Conditions: 511 or 866-696-3511

There are no mandatory laws chain in North Dakota.

Oregon Chain Law

Oregon Road Conditions: 511 or 503-588-2941

In winter, trucks are required to provide the minimum amount of chains they have Don. Oregon does not require that the chains are between certain dates, but chains are required on the truck in winter weather conditions.

In a related conclusion Road, drivers are responsible for the installation of chains on their tires to drive.

Oregon uses signs to inform drivers of the chain-up requirements. If the sign says: "Snow Zone, Carry Chains or Traction Tires", "the minimum requirements for your truck chains have on the vehicle. If the sign says: "Snow Zone, chains required or towing vehicles over 10,000 GVW, the minimum required chains for your truck needs on the tires to continue. If the sign says: "Snow Zone, chains required, Traction tires allowed on vehicles under 10,000 GVW, the minimum requirements for your truck chains must be installed on the tires to continue.

South Dakota Chain Law

South Dakota Road Conditions: 511 or 866-697-3511

South Dakota does not require the truck to chains, but there are times when travel is restricted to trucks without chains on the tires.

Utah Chain Law

Utah Road Conditions: 511 or 866-511-8824

Utah, vehicles, the conditions to meet the chain to chain enough for a drive axle.

Washington State Chain Law

Washington Road Conditions: 511 or 800-695-7623

All vehicles over 10,000 pounds are necessary to achieve the required minimum number of chains of 1 November to 1 April each year on the following routes:

I, 82 Ellen Burg between exit 3 (MP 3.00) and Selah Exit 26 (MP 26.00)

I 90 between North Bend (MP 32) and Ellen Burg (MP 101)

Route 2 between Dryden (MP 108) and index (MP 36)

Route 12 between Packwood (MP 135) and after (MP 187)

Route 14 (MP 18) to junction 97 (MP 102)

Route 20 between Tonasket (MP 262) and Kettle Falls (MP 342)

Route 97 between (MP 145) and exit at SR-2

Route 97 intersection between SR-14 (MP 4) Columbia River and Toppenish (MP 59)

Route 155 between Omak (MP 79) and Nespelem (MP 45)

Route 410 from Enumclaw to bark

Route 542 between Mount Baker Highway (MP 22.91) and (MP 57.26)

Route 970 between (MP 0) and (MP 10)

Wyoming Chain Law

Road conditions: 511 or 888-996-7623

Wyoming is sometimes shut down the highway, except for all-wheel drive vehicles and vehicles equipped with chains or snow tires.

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