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<br />AfP<l--o\~X C <br />f t:<Cje. '2 <br /> <br /> <br />Alcohol and Drug Testing Requirements <br /> <br />The Federal Highway Administration has rules requiring alcohol and drug testing of drivers who are required <br />to have a commercial driver's license. The DOT rules include procedures for urine drug testing and breath <br />or saliva testing. <br /> <br />Pre--employment (drug), post-accident. reasonable suspicion. random. return-to-duty, and follow-up tests <br />are required. <br /> <br />- Employers must provide their employees with detailed information about alcohol misuse, the employer's <br />policy. the testing requirements. and how and where drivers can get help for alcohol and controlled <br />substance abuse. <br /> <br />Drug testing is conducted by analyzing a driver's urine specimen. The analysis is performed at laboratories <br />certified and monitored by the Department of Health and Human Services. <br /> <br />Maximum Vehicle Dimensions and Weights <br /> <br />These are the maximum vehicle dimensions. loaded or unloaded. that may be operated on Minnesota <br />highways: <br /> <br />Height: 13 feet. 6 inches. <br /> <br />Width: 8 feet. 6 inches. exclusive of rear view mirrors or temporary load securing devices which may <br />extend an additional three inches on each side of the vehicle or load. <br /> <br />Length: Maximum lengths for various vehicles are: <br /> <br />VEHICLE <br /> <br />MAXIMUM LENGTH <br /> <br />Each trailer or semi-trailer of a twin trailer combination ............................................... 28'6" <br />Single motor vehicle ............................m.....................___..................................................40. <br />Trailer. two-vehicle combination ........ ............................. ..................................................45. <br />Mobile crane __. ____. ................_____............__..__ ___. __ _________. .........____.... __....._____.............__..........48. <br /> <br />Semi-trailer, two-vehicle combination ____............................... .........................................__.48. <br />-Y'S"emj"fFalJer"two.vehi€le'oombination. .distanGe'tromki"!!min'ta <br />,,-_ cente"'Gt-reariaJ<te--group- 4-SrWor-less,............. ........................ ........................................ 53' <br />Truck-tractor vV'ith semi-trailer combination. tvvin trailer combinatioii, <br />drive-away saddle mount combination" ..m...........__.__....................................................... 75' <br />Two-vehicle combinations ............................________...................____.....................................75. <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />{All length limits indude front and rear overhang.} <br /> <br />*These combinations are aJlowed to exceed 75 feet overalllenglh only when operating on a four or more lane divided highways and <br />other designated non-divided highways that make up the Long Combination Vehicle (leV) routes. Twin trailer combinations are not <br />allowed to operate off Designated LeV Routes. <br /> <br />Number of Units. No more than two units in combination may travel on Minnesota highways. Exceptions are <br />permitted for 28'6" twin trailers and mount combinations in drive-away operations. <br /> <br />Weight Limitations. Minnesota uses a number of different types of weighing equipmenl These include <br />portable scales. approved. privatetyowned scales. and official weigh stations along state trunk highways and <br />interstates. <br /> <br />Designated Highways <br /> <br />These are Minnesota's State T nunk Highway system. which include routes designated as Interstate (I). <br />United States (US). and Minnesota (MN). plus certain designated local highways. All carry a ten-ton <br />limitation. Limits are: <br /> <br />Any single or dual wheeL__................m............___...mm__..m..............m...m........10.000 Ibs. <br />Any single axle.......__m..........m...............m..................h____................h...m.m......20.000 Ibs. <br />Any vehicle combination with five or more axles with minimum spacing ............80.000 Ibs. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.... <br />