| (a) General information.
(1) A vehicle or vehicle combination transporting one
or more portable building units and portable building compatible cargo
that exceed legal length or width limits set forth by Transportation
Code, Chapter 621, Subchapters B and C, may obtain a permit under
Transportation Code, Chapter 623, Subchapter F.
(2) In addition to the fee required by subsection (d),
the department shall collect an amount equal to any fee that would
apply to the movement of cargo exceeding any applicable width limits,
if such cargo were moved in a manner not governed by this section.
(b) Application for permit. Applications shall be made
in accordance with §219.11(c) of this title (relating to General
Oversize/Overweight Permit Requirements and Procedures).
(c) Permit issuance. Permit issuance is subject to
the requirements of §219.11(b)(2),(e) and (g) of this title.
(d) Payment of permit fee. The cost of the permit is
$15, with all fees payable in accordance with §219.11(f) of this
title. All fees are non-refundable.
(e) Permit provisions and conditions.
(1) A portable building unit may only be issued a single-trip
permit.
(2) Portable building units may be loaded end-to-end
to create an overlength permit load, provided the overall length does
not exceed 80 feet.
(3) Portable building units must not be loaded side-by-side
to create an overwidth load, or loaded one on top of another to create
an overheight load.
(4) Portable building units must be loaded in a manner
that will create the narrowest width for permit purposes and provide
for greater safety to the traveling public.
(5) The permit will be issued for a single continuous
movement from the origin to the destination for an amount of time
necessary to make the move, not to exceed 10 consecutive days.
(6) Movement of the permitted vehicle must be made
during daylight hours only.
(7) A permittee may not transport portable building
units or portable building compatible cargo with a void permit; a
new permit must be obtained.
(f) Escort requirements.
(1) A portable building unit or portable building compatible
cargo with a width exceeding 16 feet but not exceeding 18 feet must
have a front escort flag vehicle on two-lane roadways and a rear escort
flag vehicle on roadways of four or more lanes.
(2) A portable building unit or portable building compatible
cargo exceeding 18 feet in width must have a front and a rear escort
flag vehicle on all roadways at all times.
(3) The escort flag vehicle must:
(A) have one red 16 inch square flag mounted on each
of the four corners of the vehicle;
(B) have a sign mounted on the front and rear of the
vehicle displaying the words "WIDE LOAD" in black letters at least
eight inches high with a brush stroke at least 1.41 inches wide against
a yellow background;
(C) have mounted on top of the vehicle and visible
from both front and rear, two simultaneously flashing lights, one
rotating amber beacon of not less than eight inches in diameter, or
alternating or flashing blue and amber lights; and
(D) maintain two-way communications with the permitted
vehicle and other escort flag vehicles involved with the movement
of the permitted vehicle.
(4) An escort flag vehicle must comply with the requirements
in §219.11(k)(1) and §219.11(k)(7)(A) of this title.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §219.15 adopted to be effective October 13, 1994, 19 TexReg 7810; amended to be effective January 8, 1998, 23 TexReg 155; amended to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 1221; amended to be effective February 16, 2006, 31 TexReg 888; amended to be effective June 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 3776; transferred effective January 1, 2012, as published in the Texas Register January 27, 2012, 37 TexReg 359; amended to be effective June 28, 2015, 40 TexReg 4003; amended to be effective December 30, 2020, 45 TexReg 9582 |
