| (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, Chapter 623, Subchapter U, as added by Chapter 108 (S.B. 1524),
Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017.
(b) Application for permit.
(1) To qualify for an intermodal shipping container
port 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;
(D) a list of counties in which the vehicle will be
operated;
(E) a list of municipalities in which the vehicle will
be operated; and
(F) 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 $6,000.
(4) Fees for permits issued under this section are
payable as required by §219.11(f) of this title (relating to
General Oversize/Overweight Permit Requirements and Procedures).
(c) Issuance and placement of permit and windshield
sticker; restrictions.
(1) A permit and a windshield sticker will be issued
once the application is approved, and each will be mailed to the applicant
at the address contained in the application.
(2) The windshield sticker shall be affixed to the
inside of the windshield of the vehicle in accordance with the diagram
printed on the back of the sticker and in a manner that will not obstruct
the vision of the driver. Any attempt to remove the sticker from the
windshield will render the sticker void and will require a new permit
and sticker.
(3) A replacement sticker for a lost, stolen, or mutilated
windshield sticker may be issued, provided that the permittee submits
a request on a form approved by the department which shall include
a statement, signed by the permittee, affirming that the sticker was
lost, stolen, or mutilated. The replacement sticker shall only be
valid for the permitted vehicle.
(d) Amendments. An annual permit issued under this
section will not be amended except in the case of department error.
(e) 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.
(f) Termination of permit. An annual permit issued
under this section will automatically terminate, and the windshield
sticker must be removed from the vehicle:
(1) on the expiration of the permit;
(2) when the lease of the vehicle expires;
(3) on the sale or other transfer of ownership of the
vehicle for which the permit was issued; or
(4) on the dissolution or termination of the partnership,
corporation, or other legal entity to which the permit was issued.
(g) Curfew restrictions. The operator of a permitted
vehicle must observe the curfew movement restrictions published by
the department.
(h) Construction or maintenance areas.
(1) The permitted vehicle may not travel through any
state highway construction or maintenance area if prohibited by the
construction restrictions published by the department.
(2) The permittee is responsible for contacting the
appropriate local jurisdiction for construction or maintenance restrictions
on non-state maintained roadways.
(i) Night movement. Night movement is allowed under
this permit, unless prohibited by the curfew movement restrictions
published by the department.
(j) Manufacturer's tire load rating. Permits issued
under this section do not authorize the vehicle to exceed the manufacturer's
tire load rating.
(k) 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.
(l) A truck-tractor and semitrailer combination is
only eligible for a permit issued under Transportation Code, §623.402(a)
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.
(m) A truck-tractor and semitrailer combination is
only eligible for a permit issued under Transportation Code, §623.402(b)
if the distance between the front axle of the truck-tractor and the
last axle of the semitrailer, measured longitudinally, is approximately
612 inches. For the purposes of this subsection, "approximately 612
inches" means the distance can be up to 15 percent above 612 inches
for a total distance of 703.8 inches.
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