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TX Transp Code § 621.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter B. Weight Limitations|Section 621.102. Authority to Set Maximum Weights

Sec. 621.102.  AUTHORITY TO SET MAXIMUM WEIGHTS.  (a)  The executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation may set the maximum single axle weight, tandem axle weight, or gross weight of a vehicle, or maximum single axle weight, tandem axle weight, or gross weight of a combination of vehicles and loads, that may be moved over a state highway or a farm or ranch road if the executive director finds that heavier maximum weight would rapidly deteriorate or destroy the road or a bridge or culvert along the road.  A maximum weight set under this subsection may not exceed the maximum set by statute for that weight.(b)  The executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation must make the finding under this section on an engineering and traffic investigation and in making the finding shall consider the width, condition, and type of pavement structures and other circumstances on the road.(c)  A maximum weight or load set under this section becomes effective on a highway or road when appropriate signs giving notice of the maximum weight or load are erected on the highway or road by the Texas Department of Transportation.(d)  A vehicle operating under a permit issued under Section 623.011, 623.071, 623.094, 623.121, 623.142, 623.181, 623.192, 623.212, or 623.321, as added by Chapter 1135 (H.B. 2741), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, may operate under the conditions authorized by the permit over a road for which the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation has set a maximum weight under this section.(e)  For the purpose of this section, a farm or ranch road is a state highway that is shown in the records of the commission to be a farm-to-market or ranch-to-market road.(f)  This section does not apply to a vehicle delivering groceries, farm products, or liquefied petroleum gas.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.131, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 19, eff. June 14, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 941, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 76, 77, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.73, 15.74, eff. June 21, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 571 (H.B. 3309), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 59, eff. September 1, 2011.Reenacted by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 20.023, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 1171), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 621.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter C. Size Limitations|Section 621.201. Maximum Width

Sec. 621.201.  MAXIMUM WIDTH.  (a)  The total width of a vehicle operated on a public highway other than a vehicle to which Subsection (b) applies, including a load on the vehicle but excluding any safety device determined by the United States Department of Transportation or the Texas Department of Public Safety to be necessary for the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles of that type, may not be greater than 102 inches.(b)  The total width of a passenger vehicle and its load may not be greater than eight feet.  This subsection does not apply to a motor bus or trolley bus operated exclusively in the territory of a municipality, in suburbs contiguous to the municipality, or in the county in which the municipality is located.(c)  A passenger vehicle may not carry a load extending more than three inches beyond the left side line of its fenders or more than six inches beyond the right side line of its fenders.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 621.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter C. Size Limitations|Section 621.202. Commission's Authority to Set Maximum Width

Sec. 621.202.  COMMISSION'S AUTHORITY TO SET MAXIMUM WIDTH.  (a)  To comply with safety and operational requirements of federal law, the commission by order may set the maximum width of a vehicle, including the load on the vehicle, at eight feet for a designated highway or segment of a highway if the results of an engineering and traffic study, conducted by the Texas Department of Transportation, that includes an analysis of structural capacity of bridges and pavements, traffic volume, unique climatic conditions, and width of traffic lanes support the change.(b)  An order under this section becomes effective on the designated highway or segment when appropriate signs giving notice of the limitations are erected by the Texas Department of Transportation.(c)  This section is intended to comply with the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C.A. Section 101 et seq.) and is conditioned on that Act and federal regulations implementing that Act.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 60, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 621.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter C. Size Limitations|Section 621.203. Maximum Length of Motor Vehicle

Sec. 621.203.  MAXIMUM LENGTH OF MOTOR VEHICLE.  (a)  A motor vehicle, other than a truck-tractor, may not be longer than 45 feet.(b)  A motor bus as defined by Section 502.001 that is longer than 35 feet but not longer than 45 feet may be operated on a highway if the motor bus is equipped with air brakes and has either three or more axles or a minimum of four tires on the rear axle.(c)  The limitation prescribed by Subsection (a) does not apply to a house trailer or towable recreational vehicle or a combination of a house trailer or towable recreational vehicle and a motor vehicle. A house trailer or towable recreational vehicle and motor vehicle combination may not be longer than 65 feet.(d)  In this section, "house trailer" and "towable recreational vehicle" have the meanings assigned by Section 541.201.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1020, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 621.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter C. Size Limitations|Section 621.204. Maximum Length of Semitrailer or Trailer

Sec. 621.204.  MAXIMUM LENGTH OF SEMITRAILER OR TRAILER.  (a)  A semitrailer that is operated in a truck-tractor and semitrailer combination may not be longer than 59 feet, excluding the length of the towing device.(b)  A semitrailer or trailer that is operated in a truck-tractor, semitrailer, and trailer combination may not be longer than 28-1/2 feet, excluding the length of the towing device.(c)  The limitations prescribed by this section do not include any safety device determined by regulation of the United States Department of Transportation or by rule of the Department of Public Safety to be necessary for the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles.(d)  The limitations prescribed by this section do not apply to a semitrailer or trailer that has the dimensions of a semitrailer or trailer, as appropriate, that was being operated lawfully in this state on December 1, 1982.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 941, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 621.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter C. Size Limitations|Section 621.205. Maximum Length of Vehicle Combinations

Sec. 621.205.  MAXIMUM LENGTH OF VEHICLE COMBINATIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, a combination of not more than three vehicles, including a truck and semitrailer, truck and trailer, truck-tractor and semitrailer and trailer, or a truck-tractor and two trailers, may be coupled together if the combination of vehicles, other than a truck-tractor combination, is not longer than 65 feet.(b)  A passenger car or another motor vehicle that has an unloaded weight of less than 2,500 pounds may not be coupled with more than one other vehicle or towing device at one time.  This subsection does not apply to the towing of a disabled vehicle to the nearest intake place for repair.(c)  A motor vehicle, including a passenger car, that has an unloaded weight of 2,500 pounds or more may be coupled with a towing device and one other vehicle.(d)  In this section:(1)  "Passenger car" means a motor vehicle designed to transport 10 or fewer persons simultaneously.(2)  "Towing device" means a device used to tow a vehicle behind a motor vehicle by supporting one end of the towed vehicle above the surface of the road and permitting the wheels at the other end of the towed vehicle to remain in contact with the road.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 621.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter C. Size Limitations|Section 621.206. Maximum Extended Length of Load

Sec. 621.206.  MAXIMUM EXTENDED LENGTH OF LOAD.  (a)  A vehicle or combination of vehicles may not carry a load that extends more than three feet beyond its front or, except as permitted by other law, more than four feet beyond its rear.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to vehicles collecting garbage, rubbish, refuse, or recyclable materials which are equipped with front-end loading attachments and containers provided that the vehicle is actively engaged in the collection of garbage, rubbish, refuse, or recyclable materials.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.132, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 941, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 19.0065, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 621.2061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter C. Size Limitations|Section 621.2061. Exception to Maximum Extended Length of Load: Certain Motor Vehicles

Sec. 621.2061.  EXCEPTION TO MAXIMUM EXTENDED LENGTH OF LOAD:  CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.  Notwithstanding Section 621.206, a trailer may carry a load that extends more than four feet beyond the rear of the trailer if the load consists of a motor vehicle that:(1)  is designed and intended to be carried at the rear of the trailer;(2)  is used or intended to be used to load or unload a commodity on or off the trailer;(3)  does not extend more than seven feet beyond the rear of the trailer;  and(4)  complies with each applicable federal motor carrier safety regulation.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 621.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter C. Size Limitations|Section 621.207. Maximum Height

Sec. 621.207.  MAXIMUM HEIGHT.  (a)  A vehicle and its load may not be higher than 14 feet.(b)  The operator of a vehicle that is higher than 13 feet 6 inches shall ensure that the vehicle will pass through each vertical clearance of a structure in its path without touching the structure.(c)  The owner of a vehicle is strictly liable for any damage to a bridge, underpass, or similar structure that is caused by the height of the vehicle unless at the time the damage was caused:(1)  the vehicle was stolen;(2)  the vertical clearance of the structure was less than that posted on the structure;(3)  the vehicle was being operated under the immediate direction of a law enforcement agency; or(4)  the vehicle was being operated in compliance with a permit authorizing the movement of the vehicle issued by the department or a political subdivision of this state.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 166 (H.B. 799), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 621.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter D. Local Regulations|Section 621.301. County's Authority to Set Maximum Weights

Sec. 621.301.  COUNTY'S AUTHORITY TO SET MAXIMUM WEIGHTS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may establish load limits for any county road or bridge only with the concurrence of the Texas Department of Transportation.  A load limit shall be deemed concurred with by the Texas Department of Transportation 30 days after the county submits to the Texas Department of Transportation the load limit accompanied by supporting documentation and calculations reviewed and sealed by an engineer licensed in this state, though the Texas Department of Transportation may review the load limit and withdraw concurrence at any time after the 30-day period.(b)  The commissioners court may limit the maximum weights to be moved on or over a county road, bridge, or culvert by exercising its authority under this subsection in the same manner and under the same conditions provided by Section 621.102 for the Texas Department of Transportation to limit maximum weights on highways and roads to which that section applies.(c)  The commissioners court shall record an action under Subsection (b) in its minutes.(d)  A maximum weight set under this section becomes effective on a road when appropriate signs giving notice of the maximum weight are erected by the Texas Department of Transportation on the road under order of the commissioners court.(e)  A vehicle operating under a permit issued under Section 623.011, 623.071, 623.094, 623.121, 623.142, 623.181, 623.192, 623.212, or 623.321, as added by Chapter 1135 (H.B. 2741), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, may operate under the conditions authorized by the permit over a road for which the commissioners court has set a maximum weight under this section.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 941, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1227, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 61, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 99, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 1171), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 621.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter D. Local Regulations|Section 621.302. Exception to County's Weight Limitations

Sec. 621.302.  EXCEPTION TO COUNTY'S WEIGHT LIMITATIONS.  A maximum weight set under Section 621.301 does not apply to a vehicle delivering groceries or farm products to a destination requiring travel over a road for which the maximum is set.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 621.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter D. Local Regulations|Section 621.303. Municipal Regulation of Loads and Equipment

Sec. 621.303.  MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF LOADS AND EQUIPMENT.  (a)  The governing body of any municipality may regulate the movement and operation on a public road, other than a state highway in the territory of the municipality, of:(1)  an overweight, oversize, or overlength commodity that cannot reasonably be dismantled; and(2)  superheavy or oversize equipment for the transportation of an overweight, oversize, or overlength commodity that cannot be reasonably dismantled.(b)  The governing body of a municipality may not, because of weight, regulate the movement and operation on a state highway or county or municipal road of a combination of vehicles operating under a permit issued under Section 623.402.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 108 (S.B. 1524), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2018.|
TX Transp Code § 621.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter D. Local Regulations|Section 621.304. Restriction on Local Government Authority to Regulate Overweight Vehicles and Loads on State Highway System

Sec. 621.304.  RESTRICTION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY TO REGULATE OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES AND LOADS ON STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.  Except as expressly authorized by this subtitle, a county or municipality may not require a permit, bond, fee, or license for the movement of a vehicle or combination of vehicles or any load carried by the vehicle or vehicles on the state highway system in the county or municipality that exceeds the weight or size limits on the state highway system.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 100, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 621.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter E. Fees|Section 621.351. Escrow Account for Prepayment of Permit Fees

Sec. 621.351.  ESCROW ACCOUNT FOR PREPAYMENT OF PERMIT FEES.  (a)  The department may establish one or more escrow accounts in the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund for the prepayment of a fee for a permit issued by the department that authorizes the operation of a vehicle and its load or a combination of vehicles and load exceeding size or weight limitations.(b)  The fees and any fees established by the department for the administration of this section shall be administered in accordance with an agreement containing terms and conditions agreeable to the department.(c)  The department shall deposit each fee established under this section to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.  The fees may be appropriated only to the department for purposes of administering this section.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 47, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 621.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter E. Fees|Section 621.352. Fees for Permits Issued Under Reciprocal Agreement

Sec. 621.352.  FEES FOR PERMITS ISSUED UNDER RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT.  (a)  The board by rule may establish fees for the administration of Section 621.003 in an amount that, when added to the other fees collected by the department, does not exceed the amount sufficient to recover the actual cost to the department of administering that section.  An administrative fee collected under this section shall be sent to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund and may be appropriated only to the department for the administration of Section 621.003.(b)  A permit fee collected by the department under Section 621.003 for another state shall be sent to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the permit distributive account in the general revenue fund.  The comptroller shall distribute money in the permit distributive account only to the proper authorities of other states and only as directed by the department.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 18.12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 62, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 48, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 621.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter E. Fees|Section 621.353. Distribution of Fee for Permit for Excess Weight

Sec. 621.353.  DISTRIBUTION OF FEE FOR PERMIT FOR EXCESS WEIGHT.  (a)  The comptroller shall send $50 of each base fee collected under Section 623.011 for an excess weight permit to the counties of the state, with each county receiving an amount determined according to the ratio of the total number of miles of county roads maintained by the county to the total number of miles of county roads maintained by all of the counties of this state.  The comptroller shall deposit $40 of each base fee, plus each fee collected under Section 623.0112, to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.  Money deposited to the credit of that fund under this subsection may be appropriated only to the department to administer this section and Sections 623.011, 623.0111, and 623.0112.(b)  The comptroller shall send the amount due each county under Subsection (a) to the county treasurer or officer performing the function of that office at least twice each fiscal year.(c)  The comptroller shall send each fee collected under Section 623.0111 for an excess weight permit to the counties designated on the application for the permit, with each county shown on the application receiving an amount determined according to the ratio of the total number of miles of county roads maintained by the county to the total number of miles of county roads maintained by all of the counties designated on the application.(d)  The county treasurer or officer shall deposit amounts received under this section to the credit of the county road and bridge fund.  Money deposited to the credit of that fund under this subsection may be used only for a purpose authorized by Section 256.001(a).|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.133(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 18.13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1396 (H.B. 2093), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 700 (H.B. 441), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 49, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 621.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight|Chapter 621 - General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight|Subchapter E. Fees|Section 621.354. Disposition of Fees for Permit for Movement of Cylindrical Hay Bales

Sec. 621.354.  DISPOSITION OF FEES FOR PERMIT FOR MOVEMENT OF CYLINDRICAL HAY BALES.  Of each fee collected under Section 623.017, the department shall deposit:(1)  90 percent in the state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund; and(2)  10 percent in the state treasury to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2013.|