Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 73 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weights and Standards › Chapter 3 - Oversize and Overweight Permit › Section I-303 - Types of Permits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Oversize
				Permits. These permits are for vehicles and loads which exceed the legal
				limitations on width, height, length, or projecting loads. The fee is $8 for a
				single trip if the trip lasts less than one day or $8 for a single day if the
				trip lasts more than one day. Oversize permits may be issued on regular permit
				forms (P-forms), transmitted forms (telecopies), control permit forms
				(C-forms), or prepaid permit forms (A-forms).
B. Overweight Permits. These permits are for
				vehicles and loads which exceed the legal limitations on axle weight or gross
				vehicle weight. They may be valid for vehicles or loads which are both oversize
				and overweight if the dimensions are noted on the permit. These permits are
				valid for a single trip; the fee is based on weight and the distance to be
				traveled. If a vehicle and load is both oversize and overweight, only the
				overweight fee is charged. Overweight permits may be issued on regular forms
				(P-forms), transmitted forms (telecopies), or control forms
				(C-forms).
C. Monthly Oversize
				Permits. These permits are for vehicles and loads which exceed the legal
				limitations on width, height, length, or projecting loads; but which do not
				exceed the legal weight limitations. Vehicles and loads may not be more than 12
				feet wide; more than 14 feet, 4 inches high; or more than 90 feet long. Monthly
				oversize permits may be valid for as long as 12 months and may be issued for
				Monday through Friday only, Monday through Saturday only, or for every day of
				the week (except holidays when requested). The fee is $8 for each day that the
				permit is valid. These permits may be issued on regular forms (P-forms),
				transmitted forms (telecopies), or control forms (C-forms).
D. Forest Product Permits. These permits are
				for vehicles transporting plywood bolts or pulp-wood which exceeds the legal
				limitations on width. The permits allow a maximum width of 9 feet when the
				pulpwood or plywood bolts are transported across the vehicle, rather than
				lengthwise. They are valid for a year, but may be used only on noninterstate
				highways. On interstate highways oversize permits must be obtained on a daily
				basis. The fee is $5 a year. Vehicles with forest product permits are not
				prohibited from traveling during moderate weather, on Sundays after 1 p.m., or
				on holidays; but they are prohibited from traveling at night. Forest product
				permits may be issued on regular forms (P-forms), transmitted forms
				(telecopies), or control forms (C-forms).
E. Forest Management Equipment Permits. These
				permits are for forest management equipment which exceeds the legal limitations
				on width. These permits will allow a maximum width of 10 feet. General
				construction equipment (bulldozers, draglines, graders, etc.) is excluded from
				this permit; included are rubber-tired and tracktype skidders, tree shears,
				feller bunchers, tree planting equipment, log loaders, shredders, yarders,
				tractors, chippers, portable chippers, drum choppers, pre-haulers, and fire
				plows. These permits are valid for a year, but only on noninterstate highways.
				Oversize permits must be obtained for travel on interstate highways. The fee is
				$5 a year. Vehicles with forest management equipment permits are not prohibited
				from traveling on Sundays after 1 p.m., on holidays, or during moderate
				weather, but are prohibited from traveling at night. Forest management
				equipment permits may be issued on regular forms (P-forms), transmitted forms
				(telecopies), or control forms (C-forms).
F. Utility Vehicle Permits. These permits are
				for vehicles transporting utility poles which exceed the legal limitations on
				length and projecting loads. These permits will allow a maximum length of 90
				feet as long as the poles are at least 2 feet above the roadway. These permits
				may be purchased only by utility companies, but may be used by contractors
				working for these companies. Utility vehicle permits are valid for 24 hours
				from the effective date and time of day shown on the permit. The fee is $8 for
				24 hours. Once they are filled out in ink, they may be used without calling the
				truck permit office for activation. Vehicles with valid utility vehicle permits
				are not prohibited from traveling at night, during severe weather, on Sundays
				after 1 p.m., or on holidays. Utility vehicle permits are issued on the
				U-form.
G. Waste Disposal Truck
				Permits. These permits are for waste disposal trucks which have single axles on
				the rear and which exceed the legal limitations for axle weight on the rear
				axle. A waste disposal truck permit will allow a maximum of 23,000 pounds on
				the rear axle. The overweight rear axle must be equipped with dual-mounted
				tires, and tires on the overweight axle must have a width of 10.00 or larger.
				These trucks must have been in actual use in Louisiana by January 1, 1977;
				trucks purchased after this date do not qualify and must meet the legal
				limitations. Waste disposal truck permits are valid only on noninterstate
				highways. These vehicles must be of legal weight on interstate highways. These
				permits are valid for a year, and the fee is $5 a year. Vehicles with waste
				disposal truck permits are not prohibited from traveling at night, during
				moderate weather, on Sundays after 1 p.m., or on holidays. Waste disposal truck
				permits may be issued on regular forms (P-forms), transmitted forms
				(telecopies), or on control forms (C-forms).
H. Steering Axle Permits. These permits are
				for equipment which is primarily used off-road, which only occasionally uses
				the state-maintained highway system, and which exceeds the legal axle weight on
				the steering axle, due to its design. (Rig-up trucks may obtain a steering axle
				permit if their length does not exceed 45 feet and their width does not exceed
				10 feet. No load may be carried by a rig-up truck with a steering axle permit,
				and another vehicle may not be towed by the truck). A vehicle with a steering
				axle permit must be equipped with tires of 10.00 width or larger. These permits
				are valid for a year, but only on noninterstate highways. On interstate
				highways overweight permits must be purchased on a single-trip basis. The fee
				is $15 a year. If a waste disposal truck requires both a waste disposal truck
				permit and a steering axle permit, only the fee for the steering axle permit
				shall be charged. Vehicles with valid steering axle permits are not prohibited
				from traveling at night, during moderate weather, on Sundays after 1 p.m., or
				on holidays. Steering axle permits may be issued on regular forms (P-forms),
				transmitted forms (telecopies), or on control forms (C-forms).
I. Harvest Season Permits
1. These permits are for vehicles which haul
				farm products in their natural state and which exceed the legal limitations on
				gross vehicle weight or axle weight. (A 500-pound variance shall be added to
				the permitted axle weight as long as the permitted gross vehicle weight is not
				exceeded.)
2. On noninterstate
				highways the maximum weights are:
a. gross
				vehicle weight-83,400 pounds;
b.
				single axles-20,700 pounds (500 pounds variance = 21,200 pounds);
c. tandem axles-354,200 pounds (500 pounds
				variance = 35,700 pounds).
3. On interstate highways the maximum weights
				are:
a. gross vehicle weight-83,000
				pounds;
b. single axles-19,800
				pounds (500 pounds variance = 20,300 pounds);
c. tandem axles-354,200 pounds x 500 pounds
				variance = 35,700 pounds).
4. These permits are valid for a year, and
				the fee is $5 a year. Vehicles with harvest season permits are not prohibited
				from traveling at night, during moderate rain, on Sundays after 1 p.m., or on
				holidays. Harvest season permits are issued on the F-form.