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This limitation, however, shall not apply between sunrise and sunset to farm trailers or semitrailers being moved from one farm to another farm owned or operated by the same person within a radius of 10 miles. This limitation also shall not apply to a combination of vehicles coupled together by a saddle mount device used to transport motor vehicles in a drive-away service when not more than two saddle mounts are used. Vehicles coupled together by not more than three saddle mounts shall not exceed 75 feet when operated on any primary highway as designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board and shall not exceed 97 feet when operated on the National Network of interstate and primary highways as designated under 23 CFR 658.5, as amended. Use of saddle mounts as provided in this section shall be in conformity with safety regulations adopted by the federal Department of Transportation.\n\t\tThe Commissioner of Highways shall designate reasonable access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest.\n\t\tThe governing body of any city may by ordinance permit motor vehicles to be driven on the highways of their respective cities while drawing or having attached thereto more than one other vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":227185,"text":"Except as provided in this section and \u00a7 46.2-1117, no motor vehicle shall be driven on a highway while drawing or having attached thereto more than one motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer unless such vehicle is being operated under a special permit from the Commissioner of Highways. This limitation, however, shall not apply between sunrise and sunset to farm trailers or semitrailers being moved from one farm to another farm owned or operated by the same person within a radius of 10 miles. This limitation also shall not apply to a combination of vehicles coupled together by a saddle mount device used to transport motor vehicles in a drive-away service when not more than two saddle mounts are used. Vehicles coupled together by not more than three saddle mounts shall not exceed 75 feet when operated on any primary highway as designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board and shall not exceed 97 feet when operated on the National Network of interstate and primary highways as designated under 23 CFR 658.5, as amended. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1962, chapter 575; in 1964, chapter 286; in 1966, chapter 373; in 1974, chapter 580; in 1978, chapter 254; in 1983, chapter 515; in 1985, chapter 426; in 1986, chapter 72; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1994, chapter 456<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 340<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 24<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 585<\/a> and 646<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81922,"section_number":"46.2-1117.1","catch_line":"Commercial delivery of towaway trailers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1117.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79246,"section_number":"46.2-1117","catch_line":"Tractor truck semitrailer combinations operating on certain highways; access to certain facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1117\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228869,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62289,"identifier":"46.2-1116","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/16\/46.2-1116","url":"\/46.2-1116\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1116\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/16\/46.2-1116","dublin_core":{"Title":"Vehicles having more than one trailer, etc., attached thereto; exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1116","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except as provided in this section and \u00a7 46.2-1117<\/a>, no motor vehicle<\/span> shall be driven on a highway<\/span> while drawing or having attached thereto more than one motor vehicle<\/span>, trailer<\/span>, or semitrailer<\/span> unless such vehicle is being operated under a special permit from the Commissioner<\/span> of Highways<\/span><\/span>. This limitation, however, shall not apply between sunrise and sunset to farm trailers<\/span> or semitrailers<\/span> being moved from one farm to another farm owned or operated by the same person within a radius of 10 miles. This limitation also shall not apply to a combination of vehicles coupled together by a saddle mount device used to transport motor vehicles<\/span> in a drive-away service when not more than two saddle mounts are used. Vehicles coupled together by not more than three saddle mounts shall not exceed 75 feet when operated on any primary highway<\/span> as designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board and shall not exceed 97 feet when operated on the National Network of interstate and primary highways<\/span><\/span> as designated under 23 CFR 658.5, as amended. Use of saddle mounts as provided in this section shall be in conformity with safety regulations adopted by the federal Department<\/span> of Transportation.\n\t\tThe Commissioner<\/span> of Highways<\/span><\/span> shall designate reasonable access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest.\n\t\tThe governing body<\/span> of any city may by ordinance<\/span> permit motor vehicles<\/span> to be driven on the highways<\/span><\/span> of their respective cities while drawing or having attached thereto more than one other vehicle, trailer<\/span>, or semitrailer<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVEHICLES HAVING MORE THAN ONE TRAILER, ETC., ATTACHED THERETO; EXCEPTIONS (\u00a7\n46.2-1116)\n\nExcept as provided in this section and \u00a7 46.2-1117, no motor vehicle shall be\ndriven on a highway while drawing or having attached thereto more than one motor\nvehicle, trailer, or semitrailer unless such vehicle is being operated under a\nspecial permit from the Commissioner of Highways. This limitation, however,\nshall not apply between sunrise and sunset to farm trailers or semitrailers\nbeing moved from one farm to another farm owned or operated by the same person\nwithin a radius of 10 miles. This limitation also shall not apply to a\ncombination of vehicles coupled together by a saddle mount device used to\ntransport motor vehicles in a drive-away service when not more than two saddle\nmounts are used. Vehicles coupled together by not more than three saddle mounts\nshall not exceed 75 feet when operated on any primary highway as designated by\nthe Commonwealth Transportation Board and shall not exceed 97 feet when operated\non the National Network of interstate and primary highways as designated under\n23 CFR 658.5, as amended. Use of saddle mounts as provided in this section shall\nbe in conformity with safety regulations adopted by the federal Department of\nTransportation.\n\t\tThe Commissioner of Highways shall designate reasonable access to terminals\nand facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest.\n\t\tThe governing body of any city may by ordinance permit motor vehicles to be\ndriven on the highways of their respective cities while drawing or having\nattached thereto more than one other vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-331; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-335; 1962, c. 575; 1964, c.\n286; 1966, c. 373; 1974, c. 580; 1978, c. 254; 1983, c. 515; 1985, c. 426; 1986,\nc. 72; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 456; 1996, c. 340; 2010, c. 24; 2013, cc. 585,\n646.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}