Pole and utility vehicles/trailers – Kansas

Daytime transport permitted

The limitations governing maximum length of a semitrailer or trailer do not apply to vehicles operating in the daytime when transporting poles, pipe, machinery or other objects of a structural nature which cannot readily be dismembered.

Length limitation / Special permit

It is unlawful to operate any such vehicle or combination of vehicles which exceeds a total length of 85 feet unless a special permit for operation has been issued. 

Pole trailer lighting and reflectors

Trailers, semitrailers, and pole trailers 30 feet or more in overall length must have:

• On each side, one amber side marker lamp and one amber reflector, centrally located with respect to the length of the vehicle.

Pole trailers must have:

• On each side, one amber marker lamp at or near the front of the load;
• One amber reflector at or near the front of the load; and
• On the rearmost support for the load, one combination marker lamp showing amber to the front and red to the rear and side, mounted to indicate maximum width of the pole trailer.

Key definitions

Pole-trailer: Any two-wheel vehicle used as a trailer with bolsters that support the load, and do not have a rack or body extending to the tractor drawing the load.