North Dakota Truck Lane Restrictions

Which lanes a truck can use in North Dakota

North Dakota has no truck-specific left-lane ban. You run under the general keep-right rule (N.D.C.C. 39-10-08): if you are slower than traffic, stay in the right lane and use the left lane only to pass or turn left. Same rule for cars and trucks. Fines here are the lowest in the nation, about $20. Pass, then move back right.

Roads, exceptions, and signs

• Where it applies: All roadways statewide. No truck-only corridor, metro restriction, or posted truck-lane bans. Interstates 94 and 29 have no left-lane truck ban.
• General rule: N.D.C.C. 39-10-08 - drive on the right half of the roadway; any vehicle slower than the normal speed of traffic must keep to the right-hand lane except to pass or turn left.
• Non-criminal traffic offense. Fine is a fixed statutory fee, not graduated. No known posted truck-lane designations on North Dakota interstates.

What a lane violation costs

About $20. North Dakota has the lowest traffic fines in the country. The related 'driving on the left half when not passing' violation is a $20 noncriminal fee and 2 points.

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