Kentucky Truck Following Distance

How much room Kentucky makes you keep

250 feet, and it counts behind anything. A motor truck, semi, bus, or heavy-equipment unit can't follow within 250 feet of another vehicle or equipment unit outside a business or residential district (KRS 189.340(9)(b)), and that includes a passenger car, not just another rig. It's a flat ban, stricter than the softer 'just leave room to pass' rule most states use. It doesn't apply on a lane specially designated for trucks or heavy equipment, never stops you from passing, and drops the trailing platoon truck. In town or in traffic the rule is reasonable and prudent. Expect 4 points.

The required distance

• Rule: Fixed truck gap
• Gap: 250 feet behind any vehicle or equipment unit, outside a business or residential district, if you are driving a motor truck, semitrailer truck, bus, or heavy construction equipment unit (KRS 189.340(9)(b)). A passenger car counts. It does not apply on a lane specially designated for trucks, buses, or heavy equipment, never stops you from overtaking and passing, and does not bind the trailing vehicle in a platoon.
• Fine: 4 points on your license, plus fine and court costs (KRS 189.340; penalties under KRS 189.990)

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