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Vehicles used for transporting persons must be fitted with seats or benches that are rigidly fixed

to the vehicle.

There must be no more people riding on a vehicle than there are seats or seat belt restraints.

Drivers must not move the vehicle until all passengers are seated. Passengers cannot ride

standing up, with legs dangling over fenders, bumpers, or tailgates, or on loads that may shift or

tip.

People may not be transported in the beds of trucks.

Drivers may not allow persons to get on or off a vehicle in motion.

Heavy Equipment. Heavy equipment and farm equipment must be transported only on lowboy

trailers specifically made to haul this type of equipment.

Heavy equipment must be chained and blocked on the trailer. Any truck/trailer combination used

to move heavy equipment on the highways must be driven by a person with a valid state CDL.

The Federal Highway Administration’s Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR 350-399)

must be followed.

Any movement or loading of heavy equipment by inmates must be under staff supervision. Keys

must be removed from any truck or other motorized equipment left unsupervised.

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Only trained personnel are permitted to operate heavy equipment and farm machinery.

All tractors, bulldozers, etc., over 20 horsepower (hp) must have seatbelts and rollover

protection. Equipment and farm machinery unable to reach a maximum speed of 25 miles per

hour (mph) when driven on public roads must display a “slow moving vehicle” emblem.