Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 001 - ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Division 01 - Arkansas State Highway Commission › Rule 001.01.21-001 - Rules for Permits for Overweight Vehicles Carrying Agronomic or Horticultural Products

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Permit Rules for the Movement of Oversize and Overweight
				Vehicles On the State Highway System
Rule
			 19
-PERMITS FOR OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES CARRYING AGRONOMIC OR
			 HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
A.
INTRODUCTION
Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated §
										27-35-210(q),
				the Commission may issue a permit valid for one (1) year authorizing the
				movement of a truck tractor and semi-trailer combination with a minimum of five
				(5) axles hauling agronomic or horticultural crops in their natural state that
				exceed the maximum gross weight as provided in §
										27-35-203
				but do not exceed a total gross weight of one hundred thousand pounds (100,000
				lbs.). A truck tractor and semi-trailer combination issued such a permit shall
				not exceed the height, length, or width restrictions set out in Chapter 35 of
				Title 27 of the Arkansas Code, or as set out in these rules.
B.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
1. All permits issued pursuant to this Rule
			 shall be considered Annual Route Permits. Each permit may apply for up to five
			 (5) different routes.
2. Any
			 application for an Annual Route Permit pursuant to this Rule shall be
			 accompanied by a specific point of origin and destination for each
			 route.
3. In addition to the
			 Application Information Required in Rule 2 B, each request for an annual permit
			 shall be accompanied by proof of a North American Standard Level I Inspection
			 with no critical violations noted for the specific power unit and all towed
			 units to be permitted.
C.
BOND/FEE INFORMATION
1. No bond is required.
2. The fee for a permit to move overweight
			 agronomic and horticultural products under Rule 19 shall be eight hundred
			 dollars ($ 800.00).
D.
ADDITIONAL PERMIT INFORMATION
1.
			 During operation of the permitted vehicle on state highways pursuant to this
			 Rule, each vehicle/trailer combination is required to carry proof of a North
			 American Standard Level I Inspection;
2. During operation of the permitted vehicle
			 on state highways pursuant to this Rule, each driver is required to be 21 years
			 of age, and to maintain within the permitted vehicle their current DOT Medical
			 Certification;
3. Upon application
			 for an Annual Route Permit under this Rule as set out in 19(B), a permit
			 technician will review the origin and destination information provided, and
			 attempt to identify the shortest route from the origin to the destination
			 within the following parameters:
a. ABSOLUTELY
			 NO TRAVEL ON THE DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER SYSTEM OF INTERSTATE AND DEFENSE
			 HIGHWAYS;
b. No travel on weight
			 restricted bridges;
c. No travel on
			 weight restricted highways except as provided in subsection (d);
d. Permitted vehicles that have an origin or
			 final destination on a weight restricted highway may travel on those weight
			 restricted highways on their origin or final destination for loads within the
			 permit limits.
4. A
			 permit may be issued for a combined tractor/trailer, or a tractor with up to
			 five (5) identified trailers, provided the number of axles and axle spacings
			 remain the same when towing the various trailers.
E.
DEFINITIONS
1. "Agronomic crops" means the species in
			 each of the following plant groupings belonging to the domain of agronomy:
			 cereal or grain crops; grain legumes or pulses and oilseed crops for food, feed
			 or industrial use; pasture and forage crops; fiber crops; sugar crops; and
			 starchy root and tuber crops.
2.
			 "Horticultural crops" means vegetable crops, fruit crops and edible nuts, other
			 ornamental crops, and nursery crops. In addition, the aromatic crops and the
			 medicinal crops are included.
3.
			 "Natural state" means unfinished or unprocessed agronomic or horticultural
			 crops originating in Arkansas from the first point of severance to a point in
			 the state at which they first undergo any finishing, processing, preparation
			 for processing, conversion, or transformation.
4. Agricultural and horticultural crops do
			 not include timber or forestry products in any form.