'No Trucks in the Left Lane' Laws by State

Lane Restrictions

Applies to

Penalties

State Codes and Statutes

Must drive in the right-hand lane if driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except when passing another vehicle or turning left.

All vehicles

1st offense: up to $100 or 10 days in jail

2nd offense in one year: up to $200 and/or 30 days in jail

3rd or subsequent offense in one year: up to $500 and/or three months in jail

§32-5A-80; 32-5A-8

If driving slower than the speed limit, you must drive in the right lane, except to pass another vehicle or turn left.

All vehicles

Fine up to $300

13 AAC 02.060; 28.90.010(c)

If driving slower than the normal traffic speed, you must drive in the right lane, except to pass another vehicle or turn left.

Certain vehicles over 26,000 lbs. (or if pulling pole trailers over 6,000 lbs.) must use specific lanes if designated to do so by the local authorities.

All vehicles

A fine of up to $250

§28-736; 28-1598.​

Prohibited from using the farthest left lane on designated six-lane interstate highways. All vehicles are prohibited from impeding traffic in the left lane of a multilane road.

Vehicles with more than two axles.

A fine of up to $100

§27-51-301(b) & (c)

Must use lane(s) designated by signs. If there is no designated lane, must use the right-hand lane. May use the second-to-right-hand lane if there are four or more lanes. To pass, use a designated, second-to-right, or right lane.

Motor trucks; truck tractors with three or more axles; truck tractors trailing another vehicle

1st offense: up to $100

2nd offense in one year: up to $200

3rd offense in one year: up to $250

§21655; 42001

You must drive in the right lane if driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except to pass another vehicle or turn left. May not drive in a passing lane where the speed limit is 65 miles per hour except to pass another vehicle or turn left.

All vehicles

A fine of up to $100

§42-4-1001(2); 42-4-1013

Prohibited from the far-left lane on designated highways with more than two lanes.

All vehicles driving at less than normal traffic speed must use the right-hand lane except when passing or turning left.

Operators of vehicles with commercial registration, motor bus, trailer, or school bus

A fine of $88

§14-230a; 14-230

You must use the right-hand lane if driving at less than the normal traffic speed except when passing or turning left.

All vehicles

1st offense: $25-$75

Subsequent offenses within 12 months: $57.50-$95

§21-4114(b); 21-4205

N/A

You must use the right-hand lane if driving less than the normal speed, except when passing or turning left. May not continue to use the furthest left-hand lane if being overtaken from the rear by a vehicle driving at a higher rate of speed.

All vehicles

A fine of $60

§316.081(2) & (3); 318.18(3)(a)

Trucks must use designated lanes. If no lanes are designated, and two or three lanes are available, trucks may not use the far-left lane except to pass or turn left.

Vehicles with more than six wheels, except buses and motor coaches

Varies by location

§40-6-52

Must drive in the right lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except to pass or turn left. May not drive slower than five miles per hour below the speed limit in Honolulu.

All vehicles

1st offense: up to $200

2nd offense in one year: up to $300

3rd offense in one year: up to $500

§291C-41(b); 291C-161

Must drive in the right lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except to pass or turn left.

All vehicles

A fine of up to $300

§49-630(2); 18-113A

May not drive in the left lane except when passing another vehicle (other exceptions apply).

All vehicles

Varies by location but no more than $1,000

§625-5/11-701(d) & (e)

You must use the far-right lane (or two right lanes if three or more lanes are available) on interstate highways except to pass, enter, or exit a highway or avoid special hazards.

Trucks, truck tractors, road tractors, trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers.

A fine of up to $500 if a ticket is contested

§9-21-8-12 et seq.; 34-28-5-4

Must drive in the right lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except to pass or turn left.

All vehicles

A fine of $100

§321-297(2)

May not drive in the left lane except when passing or turning left.

All vehicles

A fine of $75

§8-1522(c); 8-2118

May not drive in the left lane of any limited access highway of four or more lanes with a speed limit of at least 65 miles per hour except to pass, yield to traffic entering the highway, or when unsafe to use right lanes.

All vehicles

A fine of $20-$100

§189.340(7); 189.990(1)

May not use the left-hand lane except to turn left, pass, or when right lanes are congested. May not impede another vehicle driving in the left lane.

All vehicles

1st offense: Fine of up to $175 or up to 30 days imprisonment

Subsequent offense: up to $500 or up to 90 days imprisonment

§32-71(B); 32-57(A)

Drivers must use the right lane on limited-access ways with a speed limit of at least 65 miles per hour, except to pass.

All vehicles

Fine between $25 and $500

$137 if uncontested

§29-A.2052; 29-A.103

You must use the right lane when going slower than average traffic speed or 10 miles below the speed limit, except when passing or turning left.

All vehicles

A fine of up to $500

§21-301(b)

Must use the far-right lane. May use the next adjacent lane for passing. May not use other lanes except in an emergency.

All vehicles must stay to the right except when passing or turning left.

Commercial vehicles weighing more than 2.5 tons used to transport goods, wares, and merchandise

A fine of up to $100

§89.4C; 89.4B; 89.5

You must use two right lanes on freeways with three or more lanes, except to turn left or where a special hazard exists.

Trucks with gross weight over 10,000 pounds, truck tractors, or a combination of vehicle and trailer or semitrailer

A fine of up to $250

§257.634(3); 257.907(3)

Must drive in the right lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except to pass, turn left, or when a specific lane is designated.

All vehicles

A fine of up to $300

§169.18(10); 169.89

Must drive in the right lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except to pass or turn left.

All vehicles

A fine of up to $100

§63-3-603(d); 63-9-11

May not use the left-hand lane on interstate highways, freeways, or expressways within urbanized areas of the state having three or more lanes.

Trucks weighing more than 48,000 pounds used to transport property; motor vehicles designed or used for carrying freight, merchandise, or more than eight passengers, but not including vanpools or shuttle buses

Varies by location

§304.015(7-9)

Must drive in the right lane when driving slower than the normal speed of traffic, except to pass or turn left.

All vehicles

1st offense: fine of $10-$100

2nd offense in one year: $25-$200

3rd offense in one year: $50-$500

§61-8-321(3); 61-8-711

Must drive in the right lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except to pass or turn left.

All vehicles

1st offense: fine up to $100

2nd offense in one year: up to $200

3rd offense in one year: up to $300

§60-6,131; 60-689

You must drive in the right lane if driving so slow as to impede the forward movement of traffic behind the driver. May not drive in the extreme left lane of a controlled-access highway if being overtaken by a faster vehicle (exceptions apply).

All vehicles

1st offense: $50

2nd offense: $100

3rd offense: $250

§484B-627; 2017 Assembly Bill 334; 484A.900

You must drive in the right lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except to pass or turn left.

All vehicles

Not more than $1,000

As of 1/1/2016: 1st offense: $622nd offense: $124

§265:16(II); NH Fines

May not drive in the far left-hand lane of roadway with three or more lanes, except for up to one mile before a left-hand turn, to enter or exit the roadway, or due to emergency conditions

Trucks of at least 10,000 pounds registered gross weight

A fine of $50-$200, imprisonment for up to 15 days, or both

§39-4-88(e); 39-4-203

You must drive in the right lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except to pass or turn left.

All vehicles

A fine of up to $25

§66-7-308(B); 66-8-116

Motorists must drive in the right lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except to pass or turn left. Must use lanes designated by traffic-control devices.

All vehicles

1st offense: Fine of up to $150 and/or imprisonment for up to 15 days

2nd offense in 18 months: Up to $300 and/or imprisonment for up to 45 days

Subsequent offense in 18 months: Up to $450 and or imprisonment for up to 90 days

§1120(b); 1128

You may not drive slower than the speed limit in the left lane when doing so impedes traffic, except to turn left.

All vehicles

A fine of up to $100

§20-146(e); 20-176

Must drive in the right lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except to pass or turn left.

All vehicles

A fine of $20

§39-10-08; 39-06.1-06

Must drive in the right lane when driving slower than prevailing and lawful traffic speed, except to pass, turn left, or continue on route. Must keep right except to pass on freeways with at least three lanes in the interstate system.

All vehicles and trackless trolleys

Fines vary

§4511.25(B)

Must drive in the right lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except to pass or turn left.

May not impede traffic by driving slower than the maximum posted speed in the left lane of the four-lane roadway (effective until 11/1/2017).May not drive in the left lane of the roadway with at least four lanes except to pass or to maintain safe traffic conditions (effective 11/1/2017).

All vehicles

A fine of $5-$500 or imprisonment for up to 10 days

§47-11-301; 47-11-309(5); 47-17-101

Must drive in the right lane of all roadways with two or more lanes, except to pass (without interfering with the passage of other vehicles), turn left, respond to emergency conditions, avoid merging traffic, or obey traffic control devices.

Any camper, vehicle with a trailer, vehicle with a registration weight of 10,000 pounds or more

A fine of not more than $1,000 for individuals, $2,000 for corporations

§59-811.325; 14-153.018

May not drive in the left-hand lane of a limited access highway with three or more lanes except to turn left.

Vehicle or combination over 10,000 pounds

A fine of $25

§3313(d); 6502

Must drive in the right-hand lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except when passing or turning left.

All vehicles

A fine of $85

§31-15-2; 31-41.1-4

Must drive in the right-hand lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except when passing or turning left.

All drivers

Fines vary

§56-5-1810

Must drive as closely as possible to the right-hand edge of the highway when driving a slow-moving vehicle, except to pass. Must obey signs designating lanes for slow-moving traffic.

All vehicles

A fine of up to $500, imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both

§32-26-1; 32-26-1

Must drive in the right-hand lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except when passing or turning left. You must obey highway signage limiting truck tractors and semitrailers to specific lanes except to pass.

All vehicles

A fine of up to $50, imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both

Signage violation: a fine of up to $50

§55-8-115(b); 55-8-195

Must drive in the right-hand lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except when passing or turning left. Must obey traffic control devices limiting certain vehicles to specific lanes except to pass.

All vehicles

A fine of $1-$200

§545-051(b); 542.401

May not use the left lane of a freeway with at least three lanes except to turn left, exit, avoid merging traffic, respond to emergency conditions, or follow direction signs

Vehicle drawing trailer or semitrailer; vehicle or combination of vehicles with gross weight of 12,001 or more pounds

A fine of up to $750 ($1,000 for corporations, associations, partnerships, and governmental instrumentalities)

§41-6a-702

Must drive in the right-hand lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except when passing or turning left.

All vehicles

A fine of up to $1,000

§1031; 2302

May not drive in the left lane of any interstate highway with more than two lanes where the posted speed limit is at least 65 miles per hour. Regardless of the speed limit, you may not drive in the left lane on the interstate highway within the Eighth Planning District. You must use Interstate Route 81. Must drive in the right lane of interstate highway with no more than two lanes when driving 15 miles per hour or more below the speed limit. Exception: when exiting to the left.

Commercial motor vehicles (defined in 46.2-341.4), except buses, school buses, or vehicles performing maintenance or construction work on interstate highways.

A fine of up to $750

§46.2-803.1

May not use the left lane of a limited access roadway with three or more lanes except to turn left. May not use the left lane of a two-lane roadway except to pass when traveling at greater speed than traffic, to avoid merging traffic, turn left, or exit.

Vehicles or combinations weighing more than 10,000 pounds

A fine of up to $250

§46-61-100(2) & (3); 46-63-110

Must drive in the right-hand lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except when passing or turning left.

All vehicles

1st offense: Fine of up to $100

2nd offense in one year: Fine of up to $200

Subsequent offense: Fine of up to $500

§17C-7-1(b) & (c)

Must drive in the right lane of a three-lane highway, except to pass, turn left, make a U-turn, or obey signs. Must drive in the right-hand lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except when passing, turning left, making a U-turn, or proceeding on route.

All vehicles

A fine of $30-$300

§346.05; 346.17(2)

Must drive in the right-hand lane when driving slower than the normal traffic speed, except to pass or turn left. May not drive in the left lane of a controlled-access highway for prolonged periods in a manner that impedes the flow of traffic traveling at lawful speed.

All vehicles

A fine of up to $750

§31-5-201(b); 31-5-304(c); 31-4-104