A person shall not operate on any highway, except those highways designated by the Secretary of Transportation under § 75.04, or those locally maintained under the provisions of KRS 189.222(11) or KRS 189.230(4), any of the following trucks, trailers, manufactured homes, or vehicles:
(A) Any motor truck, semitrailer, trailer, manufactured home, or vehicle which exceeds ll½ feet in height or 96 inches in width, including any part of the body or load;
(B) Any motor truck, except a semitrailer truck, which exceeds 26½ feet in length, including any part of the body or load;
(C) Any semitrailer truck which exceeds 30 feet in length, including any part of the body or load;
(D) Any truck, semitrailer truck or truck and trailer unit which exceeds 36,000 pounds gross weight, including the load;
(E) Any truck, semitrailer truck or tractor-trailer unit which exceeds a gross weight equal to the sum of 600 pounds per inch of the combined width of the tires upon which the vehicle may be propelled, but no more than 36,000 pounds.
(F) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any truck hauling building materials, or to a road construction project on a highway rated less than the maximum weight provided above, may haul up to 80,000 pounds gross weight, including the load, without a permit.
(KRS 189.221) Penalty, see § 70.99 (B), (D), (E), (CC)