Florida Administrative Code › 14 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 14 - Departmental › Chapter 14-26 - SAFETY REGULATIONS AND PERMIT FEES FOR OVERWEIGHT AND OVERDIMENSIONAL VEHICLES › Section 14-26.00411 - Procedure for Issuance of Permits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Purpose.
				The purpose of this rule chapter is to protect the public safety, to reduce
				interference with traffic flow on state owned highways and structures, and to
				preserve the state's transportation facilities by providing standards and
				procedures to govern issuance of permits for overweight and overdimensional
				vehicles and loads operating over state owned roadways and structures. Travel
				authorization and/or permits for travel on local roadways must be obtained from
				local authorities. The rules of this rule chapter apply to all persons or
				entities operating overweight and overdimensional vehicles and loads over state
				maintained roads, which are not specifically exempt under Chapter 316,
				F.S.
(2) Intent. It is the intent
				of the Department to require that all reasonable steps be taken to reduce the
				vehicle load to legal limits of weight and dimensions. Permits for overweight
				and overdimensional vehicles and loads are intended for a single item load
				which cannot reasonably be dismantled or disassembled and which cannot
				reasonably be shipped by rail, water, or air.
(3) Administration. The administration of
				these rules is assigned to the Department's Permit Office, located in
				Tallahassee, Florida, whose mailing address is:
Florida Department of Transportation
Permit Section
605 Suwannee Street, MS #62
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450
(4) Permitting Process. Payment for permits
				shall be in cash, by cashier's check, personal or company check, money order,
				or credit card. Permit requests must be received at least ten business days
				before scheduled movement for non-routine permits. The applicant must complete
				all fields on Form 850-040-02, Request for Special Road Use Oversize/Overweight
				Permit Application rev. 6/16 incorporated herein at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07283
,
				or complete an online Application at
www.fdotmaint.com/permit
, and provide
				the following:
(a) Total gross weight of
				vehicle/vehicle combination to include permitted load if over legal weight.
				Otherwise, the applicant must state that the gross weight is legal.
(b) External bridge and individual axle
				spacings of vehicle/vehicle combination (center of hub to center of hub) if
				over legal weight.
(c) Total number
				of axles and total weight on each axle of vehicle/vehicle combination if over
				legal weight. Otherwise, the applicant must state that the axle weights are
				legal.
(d) Total width of vehicle
				and/or load at widest point.
(e)
				Total length of the vehicle/vehicle combination and/or load from front to rear
				to include front and rear overhang. If there is any overhang, separate
				measurements are to be provided in addition to the total length.
(f) Total height of the vehicle and/or load
				from the pavement to the highest point of the vehicle and/or load.
(g) Description of load to be
				transported.
(h) Requested route of
				travel containing detailed information including origin, destination, physical
				addresses, mile markers, or intersections. This applies to trip permit
				applications only.