| (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 unladen lift equipment motor vehicle
to travel on all state-maintained highways; and
(C) allows the unladen lift equipment motor vehicle
to travel on a state-wide basis.
(3) An unladen lift equipment motor vehicle 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 unladen lift equipment motor
vehicles that are overlength only, unladen lift equipment motor vehicles
operated with a quarterly hubometer permit must be equipped with a
hubometer. The permittee must maintain the hubometer in good working
condition.
(5) An unladen lift equipment motor vehicle exceeding
175,000 pounds gross weight must:
(A) have front and rear escort flag vehicles to prevent
traffic from traveling beside the unladen lift equipment motor vehicle
as it crosses a bridge;
(B) cross all multi-lane bridges by centering the unladen
lift equipment motor vehicle 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 unladen lift equipment motor vehicle
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 an unladen lift equipment motor vehicle 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) An unladen lift equipment motor vehicle 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 unladen lift equipment
motor vehicle 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 the unladen lift equipment motor vehicle 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 unladen lift equipment motor
vehicles. An unladen lift equipment motor vehicle 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 unladen lift equipment motor vehicle's
current hubometer mileage reading minus the unladen lift equipment
motor vehicle'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 unladen
lift equipment motor vehicle.
(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.
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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 December 30,2020, 45 TexReg 9582; amended to be effective January 4, 2024, 48 TexReg 8383; amended to be effective July 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 5161 |
