| (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 quarterly hubometer permit:
(A) is effective for three consecutive months;
(B) allows the crane to travel on all state-maintained
highways; and
(C) allows the crane to travel on a state-wide basis.
(3) A crane permitted under this section must not exceed
any of the following dimensions:
(A) 12 feet in width;
(B) 14 feet, 6 inches in height; or
(C) 95 feet in length.
(4) With the exception of cranes that are overlength
only, cranes operated with a quarterly hubometer permit must be equipped
with a hubometer. The permittee must maintain the hubometer in good
working condition.
(5) 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.
(6) The permitted crane must not cross a load-restricted
bridge when exceeding the posted capacity of the bridge.
(7) The permit may be amended only to change the following:
(A) if listed on the permit, the hubometer serial number;
or
(B) the license plate number.
(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 will be determined by calculating the "W" weight for the
group, using the formulas 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) 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," is not eligible for a permit under this section;
however, it is eligible for a permit under §219.62 of this title
(relating to Single-Trip Mileage Permits).
(c) Initial permit application and issuance.
(1) An application for an initial quarterly hubometer
permit must be made in accordance with §219.61(b) of this title.
In addition, the applicant must provide the current hubometer mileage
reading and an initial $31 processing fee.
(2) Upon verification of the crane information and
receipt of the permit fee, the department will provide a copy of the
permit to the applicant, and will also provide a renewal application
form to the applicant.
(d) Permit renewals and closeouts.
(1) An application for a permit renewal or closeout
must be made on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department.
(2) Upon receipt of the renewal application, the department
will verify crane information, check mileage traveled on the last
permit, calculate the new permit fee, and advise the applicant of
the permit fee.
(e) Permit fees.
(1) Minimum fee. The minimum fee for a quarterly hubometer
permit is either the calculated permit fee or $31, whichever is the
greater amount.
(2) Fees for overlength cranes. A crane that is overlength
only is not required to have a hubometer. The fee for this permit
is $31.
(3) Quarterly hubometer permit fee calculation. The
permit fee for a quarterly hubometer permit is calculated by multiplying
the hubometer mileage, the highway use factor, and the total rate
per mile, and then adding the indirect cost share to the product.
(A) Hubometer mileage. Mileage for a quarterly hubometer
permit is determined by the crane's current hubometer mileage reading
minus the crane's hubometer mileage reading from the previous quarterly
hubometer permit.
(B) Highway use factor. The highway use factor for
a quarterly hubometer permit is 0.3.
(C) Total rate per mile. The total rate per mile is
the combined mileage rates for width, height, and weight for the crane.
(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.
(4) Special fee provisions. A crane with two or more
axle groups that do 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.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §219.63 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 December30,2020, 45 TexReg 9582; amended to be effective January 4, 2024, 48 TexReg 8383 |
