| (a) General information.
(1) Permits issued under this section are subject to
the requirements of §219.61 of this title (relating to General
Requirements for Permits for Oversize and Overweight Unladen Lift
Equipment Motor Vehicles).
(2) A single-trip mileage permit:
(A) is limited to a maximum of seven consecutive days;
(B) is routed from the point of origin to the point
of destination and has the route listed on the permit; and
(C) allows the crane to be returned to the point of
origin on the same permit, provided the return trip is made within
the time period stated in the permit.
(3) A crane exceeding 175,000 pounds gross weight must:
(A) have front and rear escort flag vehicles to prevent
traffic from traveling beside the crane as it crosses a bridge;
(B) cross all multi-lane bridges by centering the crane
on a lane line;
(C) cross all two-lane bridges in the center of the
bridge; and
(D) cross each bridge at a speed not greater than 20
miles per hour.
(4) A crane exceeding 12 feet in width must be centered
in the outside traffic lane of any highway that has paved shoulders.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
permitted crane must not cross a load-restricted bridge when exceeding
the posted capacity of the bridge.
(b) Maximum permit weight limits.
(1) The maximum permit weight for any single axle must
not exceed 30,000 pounds or 850 pounds per inch of tire width, whichever
is less.
(2) The maximum permit weight for any group of axles
on a crane is determined by calculating the "W" weight for the group,
using the formulas shown in Figure 2: 43 TAC §219.62(f), "Maximum
Permit Weight Formulas," and comparing the calculated "W" weight with
the corresponding "W" weight that is established in Figure 1:43 TAC §219.62(f),
"Maximum Permit Weight Table."
(3) The maximum permit weight per inch of tire width
for axles that are steerable must not exceed 950 pounds, and the maximum
permit weight per inch of tire width for axles that are not steerable
must not exceed 850 pounds.
(4) An applicant with a crane that has any group of
axles that exceeds the limits established by Figure 1: 43 TAC §219.62(f),"Maximum
Permit Weight Table," and Figure 2: 43 TAC §219.62(f), "Maximum
Permit Weight Formulas," must comply with the following process and
requirements:
(A) submit the following to the department to determine
if a permit can be issued:
(i) a detailed diagram, on a form prescribed by the
department, which illustrates the required information listed in §219.61(b)(5)
of this title;
(ii) the exact beginning and ending points relative
to a state highway; and
(iii) the name and contact information of the applicant's
TxDOT-approved licensed professional engineer.
(B) The department will select and provide the applicant
with a tentative route based on the size of the crane, excluding the
weight. The applicant must inspect the tentative route and advise
the department, in writing, that the route is capable of accommodating
the crane.
(C) Before the department will issue a permit, the
applicant's TxDOT-approved licensed professional engineer must submit
to TxDOT a written certification that includes a detailed structural
analysis of the bridges on the proposed route demonstrating that the
bridges and culverts on the travel route are capable of sustaining
the crane. The certification must be approved by TxDOT and submitted
to the department before the department will issue the permit.
(c) Permit application and issuance.
(1) An application for a single-trip mileage permit
under this section must be made in accordance with §219.61(b)
of this title and must also include the origin and destination points
of the crane.
(2) Upon receipt of the application, the department
will review and verify size and weight information, check the route
and mileage to be traveled, compute the permit fee, and advise the
applicant of the permit fee.
(3) Upon receipt of the permit fee, the department
will advise the applicant of the permit number and will provide a
copy of the permit to the applicant.
(d) Permit fees and refunds.
(1) Minimum fee. The minimum fee for a single-trip
mileage permit is either the calculated permit fee or $31, whichever
is the greater amount.
(2) Permit fee calculation. The permit fee for a single-trip
mileage permit is calculated by multiplying the number of miles traveled,
the highway use factor, and the total rate per mile, and then adding
the indirect cost share to the product.
(A) Highway use factor. The highway use factor for
a single-trip mileage permit is 0.6.
(B) Total rate per mile. The total rate per mile is
the combined mileage rates for width, height, and weight for the crane.
The rate per mile for a trailer-mounted crane is based on the overall
width, overall height, and all axle weights, including the truck-tractor
axles.
(i) The mileage rate for width is $.06 per mile for
each foot (or fraction thereof) above legal width.
(ii) The mileage rate for height is $.04 per mile for
each foot (or fraction thereof) above legal height.
(iii) The mileage rate for a single axle or any axle
within a group that exceeds 20,000 pounds, but is less than or equal
to 25,000 pounds, is calculated by multiplying $.045 times the amount
by which the axle or axle group weight exceeds the legal weight for
the axle or axle group and dividing the resultant figure by 1,000
pounds.
(iv) The mileage rate for a single axle or any axle
within a group that exceeds 25,000 pounds, but is less than or equal
to 30,000 pounds, is calculated by multiplying $.055 times the amount
by which the axle or axle group weight exceeds the legal weight for
the axle or axle group and dividing the resultant figure by 1,000
pounds.
(3) Exceptions to fee computations. A crane with two
or more axle groups that does not have a spacing of at least 12 feet
between the closest axles of the opposing groups must have the permit
fee calculated by the following method.
(A) The axle group with the lowest weight will have
the axle closest to the next axle group temporarily disregarded from
its group in order to create a spacing of at least 12 feet between
the two groups for fee calculation purposes.
(B) An axle group will not have more than one axle
disregarded.
(C) The permit fee for the axle group with the temporarily
disregarded axle must be based on the actual weight of the entire
axle group minus the legal weight for the remaining axles of the group.
(4) Refunds. Fees for permits issued under this section
are non-refundable.
(e) Amendments. A single-trip mileage permit issued
under this section may not be amended unless an exception is granted
by the department.
(f) Weight table and formulas. The following table
entitled "Maximum Permit Weight Table" is Figure 1: 43 TAC §219.62(f),
and the list of formulas entitled "Maximum Permit Weight Formulas,"
is Figure 2: 43 TAC §219.62(f).
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §219.62 adopted to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 1221; amended to be effective November 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 10144; amended to be effective January 4, 2007, 31 TexReg 10831; 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 14, 2015, 40 TexReg 8900; amended to be effective March 6, 2018, 43 TexReg 1283; amended to be effective September 18, 2018, 43 TexReg 6003; amended to be effective December 30,2020, 45 TexReg 9582 |
