Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 700 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Title 700 CMR 8.00 - Permitting, Operation, And Transport Of Overdimensional Loads And Certain Vehicle Trailer Combinations On Certain Massachusetts Department Of Transportation Roadways › Section 8.17 - Conditions and Limitations

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
The following conditions and limitations are of general
				applicability and shall apply to all permits issued by the Department for motor
				vehicles and trailers operating in combination. The Department may apply
				additional conditions and limitations as in its exercise of discretion it finds
				necessary.
(1) No motor vehicle and
			 trailer, operating in a combination under permit issued under
			 700 CMR 8.00, shall operate
			 with a gross combined weight exceeding 85,000 pounds or exceeding the gross
			 combination weight rating when such rating is less than 85,000
			 pounds.
(2) No trailer, operating
			 in combination with a motor vehicle under a permit issued under
			 700 CMR 8.00, shall operate
			 with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 25,000 pounds or exceeding the gross
			 vehicle weight rating of the trailer when such rating is less than 25,000
			 pounds.
(3) No motor vehicle while
			 operating in combination with a trailer under a permit issued under
			 700 CMR 8.00, shall operate
			 with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 60,000 pounds or exceeding the gross
			 vehicle weight rating when such rating is less than 60,000 pounds. While a
			 motor vehicle is operating in combination under a Permit under
			 700 CMR 8.00, any other
			 overweight permit issued for the operation of that motor vehicle shall be void
			 and of no effect.
(4) No permit
			 shall be valid for a motor vehicle and trailer combination length exceeding 65
			 feet.
(5) As provided in M.G.L. c.
			 85, § 30A, no motor vehicle or trailer, which is the subject of a permit
			 issued under
			 700 CMR 8.00, shall be
			 operated on any public way until the Registrar of Motor Vehicles shall have
			 issued to the owner or lessee thereof the permit sticker as provided in M.G.L.
			 c. 90, § 19D.
(6) The permit
			 is issued under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 90, § 19, in that it allows an
			 overall length of 65 feet for the motor vehicle and trailer operating in
			 combination. The permit is issued under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 90 in so
			 far as the weights provided in M.G.L. c. 90, may be exceeded only when
			 permitted by the Chief Engineer.
(7) The penalties and punishments provided in
			 M.G.L. c. 90, § 20, for convictions of violations of the terms of any
			 permit issued under provisions of M.G.L. c. 85, § 30A, shall be applicable
			 to Permits issued under the provisions of
			 700 CMR 8.00.
(8) Reasonable precaution shall be taken to
			 prevent damage to the roadway surface, and where such damage does occur as a
			 result of failure to take such reasonable precautions or while the motor
			 vehicle or trailer is in violation of a statute, the permit, or
			 700 CMR 8.00, the permittee
			 shall be held responsible for any damages or injury to persons or to any bridge
			 due to or resulting from the operation of the motor vehicle or
			 trailer.
(9) Permitted motor
			 vehicles and trailers may be restricted from operating on State Highways where,
			 in the opinion of the Chief Engineer, the safety of the traveling public would
			 be compromised by such operation.
(10) All permitted motor vehicle and trailers
			 shall be properly registered and shall comply with all legal requirements
			 including operational and safety equipment requirements imposed by the
			 Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Public Utilities,
			 the Interstate Commerce Commission, and any other authorized public
			 agency.
(11) No permitted motor
			 vehicle and trailer shall operate at any time with a gross weight in excess of
			 the registered weight for which such motor vehicle and trailer are registered,
			 except in the case of a motor vehicle or trailer owned or leased by a carrier
			 that is not domiciled in Massachusetts and which the permit allows to operate
			 in excess of its registered gross weight.
(12) All operators of motor vehicles and
			 trailers subject to
			 700 CMR 8.00 shall obey all
			 bridge posting signs. No motor vehicle or trailer is to be operated on or over
			 a bridge when that motor vehicle or trailer is carrying a gross weight
			 including vehicle and load, in excess of the weight for which that bridge has
			 been posted.
(13) The list of
			 designated ways contained in
			 700
			 CMR 8.12 over which the permit authorizes
			 travel shall be carried with the Permit in the motor vehicle at all times, and
			 shall be presented to an appropriate law enforcement official along with the
			 permit when that officer requests to see the vehicle's permit. Violation of 700
			 CMR 8.18 may result in suspension of the vehicle's permit for such period of
			 time as the Chief Engineer or a designee may determine.
(14)
Records
.
			 Permittees shall keep records of the operation of motor vehicles pulling
			 trailers and shall furnish such records to the Chief Engineer or a designee
			 upon request. Records shall include information regarding the days vehicles are
			 operated, the routes travelled, accidents, citations for violations of
			 applicable rules of the Department or of the Registry of Motor Vehicles, or
			 State and Federal laws or other information as required by the Department. The
			 Department may prescribe a form to be utilized by the permittee in preparing
			 records.
(15) Notwithstanding any
			 of the foregoing, all State and Federal laws and rules shall be
			 obeyed.