| (a) General. The information in this section applies
to single-trip permits issued under Transportation Code, Chapter 623,
Subchapter D. The department will issue permits under this section
in accordance with the requirements of §219.11 of this title
(relating to General Oversize/Overweight Permit Requirements and Procedures).
(b) Overweight loads.
(1) The maximum weight limits for an overweight permit
are specified in §219.11(d).
(2) The applicant shall pay, in addition to the single-trip
permit fee of $60, the applicable highway maintenance fee.
(3) The applicant must also pay the vehicle supervision
fee (VSF) for a permit issued for an overweight vehicle and load exceeding
200,000 pounds gross weight.
(A) The VSF is $35 if:
(i) the vehicle and load do not exceed 254,300 pounds
gross weight;
(ii) there is at least 95 feet of overall axle spacing;
and
(iii) the vehicle and load do not exceed maximum permit
weight on any axle or axle group, as described in §219.11(d).
(B) The VSF is $500 if:
(i) there is less than 95 feet of overall axle spacing;
(ii) the vehicle and load exceed maximum permit weight
on any axle or axle group, as described in §219.11(d); or
(iii) the vehicle and load exceed 254,300 pounds gross
weight. However, for a vehicle and load described in this subparagraph,
the VSF is reduced from $500 to $100 if no bridges are crossed, and
the VSF is reduced from $500 to $35 for an additional identical load
that is to be moved over the same route within 30 days of the movement
date of the original permit.
(C) An applicant must pay the VSF at the time of permit
application in order to offset TxDOT's costs for analyses performed
in advance of issuing the permit. A request for cancellation must
be in writing and received by the department prior to collection of
the structural information associated with the permit application.
If the application is canceled, the department will return the vehicle
supervision fee.
(4) An applicant applying for a permit to move a load
that is required for the fulfillment of a fixed price public works
contract that was entered into prior to the effective date of this
section, and administered by federal, state, or local governmental
entities, will not be required to pay the vehicle supervision fee,
provided the applicant presents proof of the contract to the department
prior to permit issuance.
(5) When the department has determined that a permit
can be issued for an overdimension load exceeding 200,000 pounds gross
weight, all remaining fees are due at the time the permit is issued.
(6) Unless the permit is issued for a load under subsection
(c) of this section, this permit may not be used for a container,
including a trailer, loaded with divisible cargo.
(7) The following provisions apply to an application
for a superheavy permit to move an overdimension load that is over
254,300 pounds gross weight, between 200,001 and 254,300 pounds gross
weight with less than 95 feet overall axle spacing, or over the maximum
permitted weight on any axle or axle group described in §219.11(d)
of this title.
(A) In consultation with TxDOT and the applicant as
necessary, the department will determine a tentative route based on
the physical size of the overdimension load excluding the weight.
After the department provides the tentative route to the applicant,
the applicant must investigate the tentative route and acknowledge
in writing to the department that the tentative route is capable of
accommodating the overdimension load. If the applicant tells the department
that the tentative route is not capable of accommodating the overdimension
load, the department will consult with TxDOT and the applicant as
necessary to attempt to create a tentative route that the applicant
can acknowledge is capable of accommodating the overdimension load.
(B) The applicant must provide the department with
the name and email address of the applicant's TxDOT-certified, licensed
professional engineering firm, which TxDOT certifies under Chapter
28, Subchapter G of this title (relating to Oversize and Overweight
Vehicles and Loads). Once the applicant provides the department with
the name and email address of the applicant's TxDOT-certified, licensed
professional engineering firm and acknowledges to the department that
the tentative route is capable of accommodating the overdimension
load, the department will provide the tentative route and the applicant's
application information to the applicant's TxDOT-certified, licensed
professional engineering firm.
(C) The applicant must provide information and documents,
as requested, to the applicant's TxDOT-certified, licensed professional
engineering firm to enable the engineering firm to provide TxDOT with
a written report under §28.86 of this title (relating to Bridge
Report).
(D) Before the superheavy permit may be issued, the
applicant's TxDOT-certified, licensed professional engineering firm
must provide TxDOT with a written report that includes a detailed
structural analysis of the bridges on the tentative route, demonstrating
that the bridges and culverts on the tentative route are capable of
sustaining the load. The department will not issue a superheavy permit
unless TxDOT provides the department with approval for the tentative
route proposed by the department and acknowledged by the applicant
as capable of accommodating the overdimension load.
(c) Drill pipe and drill collars hauled in a pipe box.
(1) A vehicle or combination of vehicles may be issued
a permit under Transportation Code, §623.071, to haul drill pipe
and drill collars in a pipe box.
(2) The maximum width must not exceed 10 feet.
(3) The axle weight limits must not exceed the maximum
weight limits as specified in §219.11(d)(3).
(4) The height and length must not exceed the legal
limits specified in Transportation Code, Chapter 621, Subchapter C.
(5) The permit will be issued for a single-trip only.
For loads over 80,000 pounds, the applicant must pay the single-trip
permit fee, in addition to the highway maintenance fee specified in
Transportation Code, §623.077.
(6) The permit is valid only for travel on any farm-to-market
and ranch-to-market road, and such road will be specified on the permit;
however, the permitted vehicle will not be allowed to cross any load
restricted bridge when exceeding the posted capacity of the bridge.
(7) Movement will be restricted to daytime only.
(d) Houses.
(1) The issuance of a permit for a house exceeding
20 feet in width will be based on:
(A) the amount of inconvenience and hazard to the traveling
public, based on traffic volume;
(B) highway geometrics and time of movement; and
(C) the overall width, measured to the nearest inch,
of the house, including the eaves or porches.
(2) The proposed route must include the beginning and
ending points on a state highway.
(3) A permit may be issued for the movement of an overweight
house provided:
(A) the applicant provides the department with the
requested information regarding weights;
(B) each support beam, parallel to the centerline of
the highway, is equipped with an identical number of two-axle groups
which may be placed directly in line and across from the other corresponding
two-axle group or may be placed in a staggered offset arrangement
to provide for proper weight distribution;
(C) that, when a support beam is equipped with two
or more two-axle groups, each two-axle group is connected to a common
mechanical or hydraulic system to ensure that each two-axle group
shares equally in the weight distribution at all times during the
movement; and when the spacing between the two-axle groups, measured
from the center of the last axle of the front group to the center
of the first axle of the following group, is eight feet or more, the
front two-axle group is equipped for self-steering in a manner that
will guide or direct the axle group in turning movements without tire
scrubbing or pavement scuffing; and
(D) the department conducts a detailed analysis of
each structure on the proposed route and determines the load can be
moved without damaging the roads and bridges.
(e) 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.
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| 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; amended to be effective July 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 5161 |
