(a) Purpose. This section prescribes the requirements,
restrictions, and procedures regarding the annual permit for transporting
an intermodal shipping container under the provisions of Transportation
Code, §623.0172.
(b) Application for permit.
(1) To qualify for a North Texas intermodal permit,
a person must submit an application to the department.
(2) The application shall be in a form prescribed by
the department and at a minimum, will require the following:
(A) name, customer identification number, and address
of the applicant;
(B) name, telephone number, and email address of contact
person;
(C) vehicle information, including vehicle year, make,
license plate number and state of issuance, and vehicle identification
number; and
(D) applicant's USDOT Number if applicant is required
by law to have a USDOT Number.
(3) The application shall be accompanied by the total
annual permit fee of $1,000.
(c) Amendments. An annual permit issued under this
section will not be amended except in the case of department error.
(d) Transfer of permit. A permit issued under this
section may only be transferred once during the term of the permit
from one vehicle to another vehicle in the permittee's fleet provided:
(1) the permitted vehicle is destroyed or otherwise
becomes permanently inoperable, to an extent that it will no longer
be utilized, and the permittee presents proof that the negotiable
title or other qualifying documentation, as determined by the department,
has been surrendered to the department; or
(2) the title to the permitted vehicle is transferred
to someone other than the permittee, and the permittee presents proof
that the negotiable title or other qualifying documentation, as determined
by the department, has been transferred from the permittee.
(e) Curfew restrictions. The operator of a permitted
vehicle must observe the curfew movement restrictions published by
the department.
(f) Construction or maintenance areas. The permitted
vehicle may not travel through any state highway construction or maintenance
area if prohibited by the construction restrictions published by the
department.
(g) Nighttime movement. Nighttime movement is allowed
under this permit, unless prohibited by the curfew movement restrictions
published by the department.
(h) Manufacturer's tire load rating. Permits issued
under this section do not authorize the vehicle to exceed the manufacturer's
tire load rating.
(i) A truck-tractor and semitrailer combination is
only eligible for a permit issued under this section if the truck-tractor
is equipped with truck blind spot systems, and each vehicle in the
combination is equipped with a roll stability support safety system.
(j) A truck-tractor and semitrailer combination is
only eligible for a permit issued under this section if the distance
between the front axle of the truck-tractor and the last axle of the
semitrailer, measured longitudinally, is approximately 647 inches.
For the purposes of this subsection, "approximately 647 inches" means
the distance can be up to 15 percent above 647 inches for a total
distance of 744.05 inches.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §219.34 adopted to be effective January 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 7730; amended to be effective July 15, 2018, 43 TexReg 4769; amended to be effective January 4, 2024, 48 TexReg 8383; amended to be effective July 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 5161 |