Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 43	TRANSPORTATION
PART 10	TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 219	OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES AND LOADS
SUBCHAPTER B	GENERAL PERMITS
RULE §219.12	Single-Trip Permits Issued Under Transportation Code, Chapter 623, Subchapter D

(6) The department may waive the requirement that a loading diagram be submitted for the movement of an overweight house if the total weight of all axle groups located in the same transverse plane across the house does not exceed the maximum weight limits specified in §219.11(d)(2).

(e) Diagram for moving overweight houses. The following Figure: 43 TAC §219.12(e) indicates the type of diagram that is to be completed by the permit applicant for moving an overweight house. All measurements must be stated to the nearest inch.

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(f) Self-propelled off-road equipment. A permit may be issued for the movement of oversize and overweight self-propelled off-road equipment under the following conditions.

(1) The weight per inch of tire width must not exceed 650 pounds.

(2) The rim diameter of each wheel must be a minimum of 25 inches.

(3) The maximum weight per axle must not exceed 45,000 pounds.

(4) The minimum spacing between axles, measured from center of axle to center of axle, must not be less than 12 feet.

(5) The equipment must be moved empty.

(6) The route will not include any controlled access highway, unless an exception is granted based on a route and traffic study conducted by TxDOT.

Source Note: The provisions of this §219.12 adopted to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 1221; amended to be effective July 18, 1999, 24 TexReg 5218; amended to be effective January 9, 2005, 29 TexReg 12246; 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 14, 2015, 40 TexReg 8900