189.150 Escaping contents -- Shifting or spilling loads. (1) No vehicle shall be operated upon any highway unless it is so constructed as to prevent its contents from escaping. (2) No vehicle shall be operated upon any public highway for a distance of over one (1) mile whose load is susceptible to shifting or spillage unless said load is covered with a device suitable for prevention of spillage. Effective: July 15, 1982 History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 203, sec. 14, effective July 15, 1982. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739g-49.