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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.6 - Insurance and Bonds

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(1)
Insurance.
a. Public
				liability insurance in the amounts of $100,000 bodily injury each person,
				$200,000 bodily injury each occurrence, and $50,000 property damage with an
				expiration date to cover the tenure of the annual oversize, annual
				oversize/overweight, annual raw forest products, annual small crane, annual
				all-systems oversize, annual all-systems overweight, multitrip, emergency
				interstate, annual fluid milk products or single-trip permit shall be required.
				In lieu of filing with the permit-issuing authority, a copy of the current
				certificate of public liability insurance in these amounts shall be carried in
				the vehicle for which the permit has been issued. Proof of liability insurance
				may be either in writing or in electronic format.
b. Notwithstanding paragraph
"a"
of this subrule, a carrier may act as a self-insurer if an
				application for self-insurance is filed with and approved by the
				department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.7 - Annual Oversize Permits

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Annual oversize permits are issued for indivisible vehicles
				  or indivisible loads for travel when the dimensions of the vehicle or load
				  exceed statutory limits but the weight is within statutory limits. Routing is
				  subject to embargoed bridges and roads and posted speed limits. The owner or
				  operator shall select a route using the vertical clearance map and road
				  construction and travel restrictions map provided by the department. Route,
				  detour and road embargo information may be found online at
www.511ia.org
or the department's website
				  for the embargo bridge maps. Annual oversize permits are issued for the
				  following:
(1) Vehicles with
				indivisible loads, including special mobile equipment, mobile homes and
				factory-built structures, provided the following are not exceeded:
a.
Width.
12 feet 5 inches
				including appurtenances.
b.
Length.
120 feet 0 inches overall.
c.
Height.
13 feet 10
				inches.
d.
Weight.
See rule 761-511.17 (321,321E).
e.
Distance.
Movement is
				allowed for unlimited distance; routing through the motor vehicle division is
				not required.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.8 - Annual Oversize/overweight Permits

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Annual oversize/overweight permits are issued for indivisible
				  vehicles or indivisible loads for travel when either the dimensions or the
				  weight or both the dimensions and the weight exceed statutory limits. Travel is
				  not allowed on the interstate. However, a carrier moving under this annual
				  oversize/overweight permit may operate under the same restrictions as an annual
				  oversize permit under rule
				  761-511.7 (321,321E) when the
				  vehicle meets the dimensions required by that rule. Routing is subject to
				  embargoed bridges and roads and posted speed limits. Annual oversize/overweight
				  permits are issued for the following:
(1) Vehicles with indivisible loads,
				including special mobile equipment, mobile homes and factory-built structures,
				provided the following are not exceeded:
a.
Width.
13 feet 5 inches.
b.
Length.
120 feet 0
				inches.
c.
Height.
15 feet 5 inches.
d.
Weight.
See rule
				761-511.17 (321,321E).
e.
Routing.
The owner or
				operator shall select a route using a vertical clearance map, bridge embargo
				map, pavement restrictions map, and construction and travel restrictions map
				provided by the department. Route, detour and road embargo information may be
				found online at
www.511ia.org
or the
				department's website for the embargo bridge maps.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.9 - Annual All-systems Oversize Permits

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Annual all-systems oversize permits are issued by the motor
				  vehicle division for indivisible vehicles or indivisible loads for travel on
				  the primary road system and specified city streets and county roads when the
				  dimensions of the vehicle or load exceed statutory limits but the weight is
				  within statutory limits. Routing is subject to embargoed bridges and roads and
				  posted speed limits. The department will provide a map of the authorized city
				  streets and county roads. Permit holders shall consult with local officials
				  when traveling on county roads or city streets for bridge embargo, vertical
				  clearance, detour, and road construction information. These permits are issued
				  for the following:
(1) Vehicles with
				indivisible loads, including special mobile equipment, mobile homes and
				factory-built structures, provided the following are not exceeded:
a.
Width.
12 feet 5 inches
				including appurtenances.
b.
Length.
120 feet 0 inches overall.
c.
Height.
13 feet 10
				inches.
d.
Weight.
See rule 761-511.17 (321,321E).
e.
Distance.
Movement is
				allowed for unlimited distance; routing through the motor vehicle division and
				city and county jurisdictions is not required.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.10 - Annual All-systems Overweight Permits

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(1)
Issuance.
Annual all-systems overweight permits are issued by
				the department for indivisible vehicles or indivisible or divisible loads for
				travel on the primary road system and specified city streets and county roads
				when the weight of the vehicle or load exceeds statutory limits but the
				dimensions are within statutory limits. Routing is subject to embargoed bridges
				and roads and posted speed limits. The department will provide a map of the
				authorized city streets and county roads. Permit holders shall consult with
				local officials when traveling on county roads or city streets for bridge
				embargo, vertical clearance, detour, and road construction information. These
				permits are issued for vehicles with divisible or indivisible loads provided
				the following are not exceeded:
a.
Width.
Statutory: 8 feet 6 inches including
				appurtenances.
b.
Length.
Statutory: 75 feet 0 inches overall.
c.
Height.
Statutory: 13
				feet 6 inches.
d.
Weight.
See rule 761-511.17(321,321E).
e.
Distance.
Movement is
				allowed for unlimited distance; routing through the motor vehicle division and
				city and county jurisdictions is not required.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.11 - Multitrip Permits

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Multitrip permits are issued for indivisible vehicles or
				  indivisible loads for travel when either the dimensions or the weight or both
				  the dimensions and the weight exceed statutory limits. The permit shall be for
				  unlimited trips along a specific route between one point of origin and one
				  point of destination. Additional routes will require a new permit. Multitrip
				  permits are issued for the following:
(1) Multitrip permits may be issued for
				vehicles with indivisible loads, including special mobile equipment, mobile
				homes and factory-built structures, provided the following are not exceeded:
a.
Width.
16 feet.
b.
Length.
120
				feet.
c.
Height.
15 feet 5 inches.
d.
Weight.
156,000 pounds total gross weight.
e.
Distance.
On routes
				specified by the permit-issuing authority.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.12 - Compacted Rubbish Vehicle Permits

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(1) Permits
				issued shall be in writing or in an electronic format, shall be carried in the
				vehicle for which the permit has been issued and shall be available for
				inspection by any peace officer or authorized agent of any permit-granting
				authority.
(2) Movements by permit
				shall be allowed day and night, seven days a week including holidays.
(3) Vehicles traveling under permit shall be
				registered for the gross weight or combined gross weight of the vehicle and
				load.
(4) Vehicles under permit must
				be in compliance with posted bridge and road embargoes and speed
				limits.
(5)
				Maximumaxleweightallowedontheinterstatesystemshallbe20,000poundsonasingle axle
				and 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  321E.30.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.13 - Single-trip Permits

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Single-trip permits are issued for indivisible vehicles or
				  indivisible loads for travel when either the dimensions or the weight or both
				  the dimensions and the weight exceed statutory limits. The permit shall be for
				  a specific route between an origin and destination. Single-trip permits are
				  issued for the following:
(1) Vehicles
				with indivisible loads, including special mobile equipment, mobile homes and
				factory-built structures, provided the following are not exceeded:
a.
Width.
Limited to the
				maximum physical limitations and clearances of the roadway and infrastructure
				along the intended route of travel.
b.
Length.
Limited to the
				maximum physical limitations and clearances of the roadway along the intended
				route of travel.
c.
Height.
Limited only to the height of underpasses, bridges,
				power lines, and other established height restrictions. The carrier shall be
				required to contact affected public utilities when the height of the vehicle
				with load exceeds 16 feet 0 inches. At the discretion of the permit-issuing
				authority, a written verification may be required from the affected
				utility.
d.
Weight.
See rule 761-511.17(321,321E).
e.
Distance.
Limited at the
				discretion of the permit-issuing authority. The following factors shall be
				considered:
Road conditions; road width; traffic volume; weather
				  conditions; and roadside obstructions, including bridges, signs and overhead
				  obstructions.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.14 - Annual Raw Forest Products Permits

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Annual raw forest products permits are issued for vehicles
				  transporting divisible loads of raw forest products when the weight exceeds
				  statutory limits. Travel is not allowed on the interstate. The owner or
				  operator shall select a route using the vertical clearance map, bridge embargo
				  map, pavement restrictions map, and construction and travel restrictions map
				  provided by the department. The owner or operator must contact the appropriate
				  local authority for route approval to use this permit on county roads or city
				  streets. Detour and road embargo information may be found online at:
www.511ia.org
. Routing is subject to
				  embargoed bridges and roads and posted speed limits. Annual raw forest products
				  permits are issued for the following:
(1) Vehicles with divisible loads of raw
				forest products provided the following are not exceeded:
a.
Width.
Statutory: 8 feet
				6 inches.
b.
Length.
Limited to the maximum dimensions in Iowa Code section
				321.457.
c.
Height.
Statutory: 13
				feet 6 inches.
d.
Weight.
See rule
				761-511.17 (321,321E).
e.
Distance.
Unlimited.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.15 - Emergency Interstate Permit

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Emergency interstate permits are issued for vehicles
				  transporting divisible loads of relief supplies when the weight exceeds
				  statutory limits. Routing is subject to embargoed bridges and roads and posted
				  speed limits. The owner or operator shall select a route using the vertical
				  clearance map and road construction and travel restrictions map provided by the
				  department. Route, detour, and road embargo information may be found online at
www.511ia.org
or the department's website
				  for the embargo bridge maps. The owner or operator must contact the appropriate
				  local authority for route approval to determine if additional permits are
				  necessary for county roads or city streets. Emergency interstate permits are
				  issued for the following:
(1) Vehicles
				with divisible loads of relief supplies, which may exceed the weight limits
				established under Iowa Code section
				321.463 on the interstate
				highway system, provided the following are not exceeded:
a.
Width.
Statutory: 8 feet
				6 inches including appurtenances.
b.
Length.
Limited to the
				maximum dimensions in Iowa Code section
				321.457.
c.
Height.
Statutory: 13
				feet 6 inches.
d.
Weight.
See rule
				761-511.17 (321,321E).
e.
Distance.
Movement is
				allowed for unlimited distance on the interstate for 30 days not to exceed the
				expiration of the applicable governor's proclamation issued in conjunction with
				the applicable declaration under the Stafford Act, or expiration of the
				applicable declaration under the Stafford Act, whichever expires sooner. In the
				event that more than one proclamation issued under Iowa Code section
				29C.6 is in effect, only the
				proclamation issued in conjunction with the same event that caused the major
				disaster declaration under the Stafford Act shall govern the expiration date.
				Separate permits may be required for roads other than the interstate unless the
				governor, under the authority in Iowa Code section
				29C.6, suspends applicable
				permitting provisions under proclamation for the same
				event.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.16 - Annual Fluid Milk Products Permits

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Annual fluid milk products permits are issued for indivisible
				  loads of fluid milk products for travel when the weight of the vehicle or load
				  exceeds statutory limits. Routing is subject to embargoed bridges and roads and
				  posted speed limits. The owner or operator shall select a route using the
				  vertical clearance map and road construction and travel restrictions map
				  provided by the department. Route, detour, road embargo and bridge embargo for
				  fluid milk products information may be found online at
www.511ia.org
and the department's
				  website.
(1) The following shall not
				be exceeded:
a.
Width.
Statutory: 8 feet 6 inches including appurtenances.
b.
Length.
Statutory: 75
				feet 0 inches overall.
c.
Height.
Statutory: 13 feet 6 inches.
d.
Weight.
See rule
				761-511.17(321,321E).
e.
Distance.
Movement is allowed for unlimited distance on the
				primary road system, including the interstate, provided the vehicle is
				transporting fluid milk products to or from a milk plant, receiving station, or
				transfer station; routing through the motor vehicle division is not
				required.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.17 - Maximum Axle Weights and Maximum Gross Weights for Vehicles and Loads Moved Under Permit

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(1)
Annual
				oversize, annual all-systems oversize, and annual all-systems overweight
				permits.
a. For movement under an
				annual oversize or annual all-systems oversize permit, the axle weight and
				combined gross weight shall not exceed the limits found in Iowa Code section
				321.463(3).
b. For movement under
				an all-systems overweight permit, the axle weight shall not exceed the limits
				found in Iowa Code sections 321.463(3)  and 321E.8. The combined gross weight
				shall not exceed the gross weight authorized under Iowa Code section
				321E.8(2).
c. See subrule 511.17(8)
				for exceptions for special mobile equipment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.18 - Movement of Vehicles With Divisible Loads Exceeding Statutory Size or Weight Limits

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(1) Vehicles
				with divisible loads exceeding statutory size or weight limits may be moved
				under a single-trip permit if the permit-issuing authority determines that a
				special or emergency situation warrants its issuance.
(2) At the discretion of the permit-issuing
				authority, the combined gross weight may exceed the statutory weight, but the
				axle weights shall be subject to rule 761-511.17(321,321E).
(3) Movement shall be subject to the routes
				established by the permit-issuing authority.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  321.463 and
				  321E.29.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.19 - Towing Units

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The towing unit shall be a truck or truck tractor with dual
				  wheels and with a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 10,000 pounds when
				  towing mobile homes or loads exceeding 10,000 pounds.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  321.457.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.20 - Escorting

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(1)
Escort qualification.
An escort shall be a person aged 18 or
				over who possesses a valid driver's license which allows driving unaccompanied
				and who carries proof of public liability insurance in the amounts of
				$100,000/$200,000/$50,000.
(2)
Escorting responsibilities.
a. The escorting vehicle shall be a mid-size
				automobile or motor truck with sufficient mobility to be able to assist in an
				emergency and designed to afford clear and unobstructed vision both front and
				rear. The escorting vehicle shall not be used to tow a trailer while performing
				escorting duties. In questionable cases the permit-issuing authority shall
				determine if a vehicle meets these conditions.
b. The escorting vehicle shall have a
				flashing or strobe amber light that is visible for at least 500 feet and
				provides 360° warning. While escorting a permit load, the light shall be
				mounted on top of the escort vehicle and shall be burning. Additional escort
				vehicle markings may be approved or required by the permit-issuing
				authority.
c. An 18-inch by 18-inch
				red or orange fluorescent flag shall be mounted on each corner of the front
				bumper of the escort vehicle.
d.
				The escort shall remain a distance of approximately 300 feet in front or to the
				rear of the load. However, when traveling within the corporate limits of a
				city, the escort shall maintain a reasonable and proper distance consistent
				with existing traffic conditions.
e. A separate escort shall be provided for
				each load hauled under escort.
f.
				All traffic laws and provisions of the oversize permit for the load shall be
				obeyed.
g. The escort shall not
				assume responsibility for stopping traffic. An on-duty peace officer, as
				defined in Iowa Code section
				321.1, shall be contacted to
				provide any traffic control needed.
h. Immediately prior to an escorting trip,
				the escort shall determine that the escorting vehicle is in a safe operational
				condition and that the dimensions of the vehicle and load are in compliance
				with the permit issued.
i. Escort
				fees charged by state and local authorities shall not exceed $250 per day per
				escort vehicle.
j. A pole used for
				measuring vertical clearances shall be mounted on the front escort vehicle. The
				escort shall be required to measure all vertical clearances whenever the height
				of the permitted vehicle exceeds 14 feet 6 inches up to and including 20
				feet.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.21 - Permit Violations

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Permit violations are to be reported to the permit-issuing
				  authority by the arresting officer and the permit holder. If a permit holder is
				  found to have willfully violated permit provisions, the motor vehicle division
				  may, after notice and hearing, suspend, modify or revoke the permit privileges
				  of the permit holder consistent with Iowa Code section
				  321E.20. If the permit that is
				  suspended, modified, or revoked is an emergency interstate permit that is
				  issued for a fleet operating under the permit holder's interstate or intrastate
				  motor carrier number, the department may issue emergency interstate permits to
				  individual vehicles operating under the interstate or intrastate motor carrier
				  number.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  321.492,
				  321E.16,
				  321E.20 and
				  321E.29B.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 511 - Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight › Rule 761-511.22 - Movement of Combination Vehicles on Economic Export Corridors

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(1)
Designation of economic export corridors.
a. The department may in its discretion
				establish economic export corridors for the transportation of goods or products
				manufactured in Iowa to or through the state of South Dakota and for the return
				of unladen semitrailers or unladen full trailers used for the transportation of
				those goods or products. An economic export corridor shall not include any
				segment of the interstate system or any part of the national network of
				highways identified pursuant to 23 CFR Part 658 . However, if appropriate, the
				department may petition the Federal Highway Administration to remove a road or
				road segment from the national network of highways for the purpose of including
				it in an economic export corridor.
b. The department may initiate designation of
				economic export corridors, or a request for economic export corridor
				designation may be submitted to the department by an interested party. If a
				proposed economic export corridor includes any roads or road segments that are
				under the jurisdiction of a city or a county, a resolution from all relevant
				local jurisdictions must be submitted to the department indicating their
				support for economic export corridor designation. The resolution must include a
				description of the proposed economic export corridor under local
				jurisdiction.
c. The department
				shall exercise due regard for the safety of the traveling public and the
				protection of the highway surfaces and structures when establishing an economic
				export corridor. Factors to be considered include ability of the proposed
				economic export corridor to safely accommodate combinations of vehicles
				described in subrule 511.22(2), taking into account physical configurations and
				restrictions and traffic demands and capacity, as well as connection to markets
				that will benefit from the established economic export corridor.
d. The department will post established
				economic export corridors on the department's website.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 520 - Regulations Applicable to Carriers › Rule 761-520.1 - Safety and Hazardous Materials Regulations

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(1)
Regulations.
a.
Motor carrier safety regulations.
The Iowa department of
				transportation adopts the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations,
				49 CFR Parts
				385 and
				390-399 (October 1,
				2022).
b.
Hazardous
				materials regulations.
The Iowa department of transportation adopts
				the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations,
				49 CFR Parts
				107,
				171-173,
				177,
				178, and
				180 (October 1, 2022).
c.
Copies of regulations.
Copies of the federal regulations may be reviewed at the state law library or
				through the Internet at
www.fmcsa.dot.gov
.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 520 - Regulations Applicable to Carriers › Rule 761-520.2 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to the regulations adopted
				  in rule
				  761-520.1
				  (321):
"Any requirements which impose any restrictions upon
				  a person "
as used in Iowa Code section
				  321.449(6)
				   means the requirements in 49 CFR Parts 391
				  and 395.
"Driver age qualifications"
as used in Iowa
				  Code section
				  321.449(3)
				   means the age qualifications in
				  49 CFR
				  391.11(b)(1).
"Driver qualifications"
as used in Iowa Code
				  section
				  321.449(2)
				   means the driver qualifications in 49 CFR
				  Part 391.
"Farm customer"
as used in Iowa Code section
				  321.450(3)
				   means a retail consumer residing on a farm
				  or in a rural area or city with a population of 3000 or less.
"Hours of service "
as used in Iowa Code
				  section
				  321.449(2)
				   means the hours of service requirements in
				  49 CFR Part 395.
"Record-keeping requirements "
as used in
				  Iowa Code section
				  321.449(2)
				   means the record-keeping requirements in 49
				  CFR Part 395.
"Rules adopted under this section concerning physical
				  and medical qualifications "
as used in Iowa Code sections
				  321.449(5)
				   and
				  321.450(2)
				   means the regulations in
				  49 CFR
				  391.11(b)(4) and 49 CFR Part
				  391, Subpart E.
"Rules adopted under this section for a driver of a
				  commercial vehicle "
as used in Iowa Code section
				  321.449(4)
				   means the regulations in 49 CFR Parts 391
				  and 395.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  321.449
				  and
				  321.450.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 520 - Regulations Applicable to Carriers › Rule 761-520.3 - Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Exemptions

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(1) The following intrastate vehicle
				operations are exempt from the motor carrier safety regulations concerning
				inspection in 49 CFR Part 396.17 as adopted in rule
				761-520.1
				(321):
a. Implements of husbandry including
				nurse tanks as defined in Iowa Code section
				321.1.
b. Special mobile equipment (SME) as defined
				in Iowa Code section
				321.1.
c. Unregistered farm trailers as defined in
				rule
				761-400.1 (321),
				pursuant to Iowa Code section
				321.123.
d. Motor vehicles registered for a gross
				weight of five tons or less when used by retail dealers or their employees to
				deliver hazardous materials, fertilizers, petroleum products and pesticides to
				farm customers.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 520 - Regulations Applicable to Carriers › Rule 761-520.4 - Hazardous Materials Exemptions

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These exemptions apply to the regulations adopted in rule
				  761-520.1
				  (321):
(1) Pursuant to Iowa Code
				section
				321.450(3),
				"retail dealers of fertilizers, petroleum products, and pesticides and their
				employees while delivering fertilizers, petroleum products, and pesticides to
				farm customers within a one-hundred-mile radius of their retail place of
				business" are exempt from
				49 CFR
				177.804; and, pursuant to Iowa Code section
				321.449(4),
				they are exempt from 49 CFR Parts 391 and 395. However, pursuant to Iowa Code
				section
				321.449,
				the retail dealers and their employees under the specified conditions are
				subject to the regulations in 49 CFR Parts 390, 392, 393, 396 and
				397.
(2) Rescinded IAB 3/10/99,
				effective 4/14/99.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  321.450.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 520 - Regulations Applicable to Carriers › Rule 761-520.5 - Safety Fitness

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(1)
New motor carrier safety audits.
Peace officers in motor
				vehicle enforcement of the Iowa department of transportation shall perform
				safety audits of new motor carriers and shall have the authority to enter a
				motor carrier's place of business for the purpose of performing these audits.
				These audits shall be performed in compliance with 49 CFR Part 385 and shall be
				completed within 18 months from the day the motor carrier commences
				business.
(2)
Motor carrier
				compliance reviews.
Peace officers in motor vehicle enforcement of the
				Iowa department of transportation shall perform compliance reviews of motor
				carriers and shall have the authority to enter a motor carrier's place of
				business for the purpose of performing these compliance reviews. These
				compliance reviews shall be performed in compliance with 49 CFR Part 385.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  321.449
				  and
				  321.450.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 520 - Regulations Applicable to Carriers › Rule 761-520.6 - Out-of-service Order

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A person shall not operate a commercial vehicle or transport
				  hazardous material in violation of an out-of-service order issued by an Iowa
				  peace officer. An out-of-service order for noncompliance shall be issued when
				  either the vehicle operator is not qualified to operate the vehicle or the
				  vehicle is unsafe to be operated until required repairs are made. The
				  out-of-service order shall be consistent with the North American Uniform
				  Out-of-Service Criteria. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  321.3,
				  321.208A,
				  321.449,
				  and
				  321.450.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 520 - Regulations Applicable to Carriers › Rule 761-520.7 - Driver's Statement

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A "driver" as used in Iowa Code sections
				  321.449(5)
				   and
				  321.450(2)
				   shall carry at all times a notarized
				  statement of employment. The statement shall include the following:
1. The driver's name, address and social
				security number;
2. The name,
				address and telephone number of the driver's pre-July 29, 1996,
				employer;
3. A statement, signed by
				the pre-July 29, 1996, employer or the employer's authorized representative,
				that the driver was employed to operate a commercial vehicle only in Iowa;
				and
4. A statement showing the
				driver's physical or medical condition existed prior to July 29, 1996.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  321.449
				  and 321.450.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 520 - Regulations Applicable to Carriers › Rule 761-520.8 - Planting and Harvesting Period

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In accordance with the provisions of
				  49 CFR
				  395.1(k), the planting and
				  harvesting period pertaining to agricultural operations is January 1 through
				  December 31.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  321.449
				  and
				  321.450.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 524 - For-hire Intrastate Motor Carrier Authority › Rule 761-524.1 - Purpose and Applicability

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(1)
				This chapter establishes requirements concerning for-hire intrastate motor
				carriers as authorized by Iowa Code chapter 325A.
(2) This chapter applies to motor carriers of
				household goods, bulk liquid commodities, all other property, and passengers
				being transported for hire on any highway of this state other than a
				transportation network company or transportation network company driver as both
				are defined in Iowa Code section
				321N.1 and provided
				for in 761-Chapter 540.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 524 - For-hire Intrastate Motor Carrier Authority › Rule 761-524.2 - General Information

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(1)
Information and location.
Applications, forms and information
				on motor carrier permits and motor carrier certificates are available by mail
				from the Vehicle and Motor Carrier Services Bureau, Iowa Department of
				Transportation, P.O. Box 10382, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-0382; in person at 6310
				SE Convenience Blvd., Ankeny, Iowa; by telephone at (515)237-3268; by facsimile
				at (515)237-3225; or by email atomcs(5)iowadot.us.
(2)
Waiver of rules.
In
				accordance with 761-Chapter 11, the director of transportation may, in response
				to a petition, waive provisions of this chapter A waiver shall not be granted
				unless the director finds that special or emergency circumstances exist.
"Special or emergency circumstances"
means
				  one or more of the following:
1.
				Circumstances where the movement is necessary to cooperate with cities,
				counties, other state agencies or other states in response to a national or
				other disaster
2. Circumstances
				where the movement is necessary to cooperate with national defense
				officials.
3. Circumstances where
				the movement is necessary to cooperate with public or private utilities in
				order to maintain their public services.
4. Circumstances where the movement is
				essential to ensure safety and protection of any person or property due to
				events such as, but not limited to, pollution of natural resources, a potential
				fire or an explosion.
5.
				Circumstances where weather or transportation problems create an undue hardship
				for citizens of the state of Iowa.
6. Circumstances where movement involves
				emergency-type vehicles.
7.
				Uncommon or extraordinary circumstances where the movement is essential to the
				existence of an Iowa business and the move may be accomplished without causing
				undue hazards to the safety of the traveling public or undue damage to private
				or public property.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 524 - For-hire Intrastate Motor Carrier Authority › Rule 761-524.3 - Applications and Supporting Documents

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(1)
Application.
An
				application for a motor carrier permit or motor carrier certificate shall be
				made to the vehicle and motor carrier services bureau in the form and manner
				prescribed by the department.
(2)
Application fee.
An application for a motor carrier permit or
				motor carrier certificate shall be accompanied by the statutory application
				fee. This fee shall be paid by credit card or by cash, check or money order
				made payable to the Iowa Department of Transportation.
(3)
Supporting documents.
An
				application for a motor carrier permit or motor carrier certificate must be
				accompanied by the following supporting documentation in the form and manner
				prescribed by the department:
a. Proof of
				insurance.
b. Safety
				self-certification. (See rule 761-524.9(325A).)
c. A U.S. DOT number if required by the
				Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
d. Financial statement, only for motor
				carriers of bulk liquid commodities (nondairy) and regular-route passengers.
				(See rule 761-524.10 (325A).)
e. Tariff, only for motor carriers of
				household goods.
f. All applicable
				documents identified in 761-subrule 380.7(2) and any other documentation, if
				required by the department, necessary to assess the operational capabilities of
				any driverless-capable vehicles the motor carrier intends to operate, including
				for the purpose of determining whether to impose operational restrictions as
				authorized under rule
				761-400.21 (321).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 524 - For-hire Intrastate Motor Carrier Authority › Rule 761-524.4 - Issuance of Motor Carrier Permit or Motor Carrier Certificate

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When all requirements are met, the department shall issue the
				  motor carrier permit or certificate. The motor carrier shall make a copy of the
				  permit or certificate and carry it in each motor vehicle at all times. The copy
				  may be in either a physical or an electronic format as prescribed by the
				  department. The permit or certificate shall be available for display to any
				  peace officer upon request.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 524 - For-hire Intrastate Motor Carrier Authority › Rule 761-524.5 - Duplicate Motor Carrier Permit or Motor Carrier Certificate

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Written requests for a duplicate motor carrier permit or
				  motor carrier certificate shall be sent to the vehicle and motor carrier
				  services bureau. Requests shall include the carrier name and the carrier permit
				  number, certificate number, or U.S. DOT number. Any motor carrier in good
				  standing shall be issued a duplicate document upon payment of the required
				  fee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 524 - For-hire Intrastate Motor Carrier Authority › Rule 761-524.6 - Amendment to a Motor Carrier Permit or Motor Carrier Certificate

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(1)
Update
				to a motor carrier permit.
To change the commodities being transported
				under a permit, an updated application must be submitted to the vehicle and
				motor carrier services bureau. The updated application shall include the permit
				number and the required fee for a duplicate permit. Transporting of commodities
				not listed on the permit shall not commence until a new permit or temporary
				permit has been issued and is carried in the vehicle.
(2)
Change of name or address for a
				motor carrier permit or certificate.
To change the name or address, an
				updated application shall be sent to the vehicle and motor carrier services
				bureau within 30 days after the change. The updated application shall include
				the permit or certificate number, old name or address, new name or address, and
				the required fee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 524 - For-hire Intrastate Motor Carrier Authority › Rule 761-524.7 - Insurance-suspension

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(1)
Insurance.
Each motor carrier shall at all times maintain on
				file with the department the effective certificate(s) of insurance or a surety
				bond on a form prescribed by the department.
a. The insurance or the surety bond shall be
				written for a period of one year or more.
b. The department shall be given written
				notice 30 days prior to the cancellation of the insurance or the surety
				bond.
c. Prior to July 1, 2021, the
				certificate of insurance may be submitted electronically in a format approved
				by the department. An insurance carrier that submits the certificate of
				insurance under this rule shall implement electronic submission of such
				certificate no later than July 1, 2021. As of July 1, 2021, no paper
				submissions of such certificates shall be accepted, and all certificates of
				insurance shall be submitted electronically in a format approved by the
				department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 524 - For-hire Intrastate Motor Carrier Authority › Rule 761-524.8 - Self-insurance for Motor Carriers of Passengers

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(1)
Applications for
				self-insurance.
A motor carrier of passengers with more than 25 motor
				vehicles may request self-insurance by submitting a written request to the
				vehicle and motor carrier services bureau. The written request shall include a
				copy of the most recent audited financial statement and a vehicle
				list.
(2)
Review by the
				department.
The department may request additional information. The
				department shall deny the request to self-insure or suspend existing approval
				if the motor carrier fails to meet the self-insurance standard. Approval of
				self-insurance is continuous. However, the motor carrier shall annually file
				audited financial statements with the vehicle and motor carrier services bureau
				within 60 days after the end of the motor carrier's fiscal year.
(3)
Cancellation of self-insurance
				approval
The department may cancel approval of self-insurance on
				reasonable grounds. Reasonable grounds include, but are not limited to, the
				following: failure to pay a final judgment within 30 days or failure to file an
				annual, audited financial statement. The department shall give five days'
				notice to the motor carrier prior to any hearing to cancel approval of
				self-insurance.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 524 - For-hire Intrastate Motor Carrier Authority › Rule 761-524.9 - Safety Self-certification

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All motor carriers shall follow the safety regulations as
				  stated in 761-Chapter 520 concerning operation, maintenance and inspection of
				  vehicles used in the business. Motor carriers shall submit on a form prescribed
				  by the department a self-certification stating knowledge, understanding and
				  willingness to follow these safety regulations.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 524 - For-hire Intrastate Motor Carrier Authority › Rule 761-524.10 - Financial Statement

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An application by a motor carrier of bulk liquid commodities
				  (nondairy) or regular-route passengers must include a statement signed by an
				  authorized agent of a lending institution or a certified public accountant
				  attesting to the financial capability of that carrier. At a minimum, the
				  certification shall be based on meeting the following ratios: Current Ratio:
				  Minimum of 1.2:1
Current Assets
Current Liabilities =________________________________
Projected Operating Ratio: Maximum of 95
1. New Operation
(Use 5-Year Projection)
Operating
				  Expenses
x 100 =__________
2. Existing Operation Operating Revenue (Use
				1-Year Projection)
Working Capital Ratio: Minimum 12 days
				  Capital
Current Assets Less Current Liabilities
Average
				  Daily Operating Expenses =_____________________
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 524 - For-hire Intrastate Motor Carrier Authority › Rule 761-524.11 - Safety Education Seminar

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(1)
Requirement.
Motor
				carriers of bulk liquid commodities (nondairy) and passengers shall attend an
				approved safety education seminar within six months of issuance of the permit
				or certificate except as provided in subrule 524.11(4). The individuals in
				attendance shall be the persons responsible for the safety records and driver
				training. Failure to attend an approved safety education seminar within the
				time provided shall result in suspension of the motor carrier permit or
				certificate.
(2)
Availability.
The department shall provide an approved safety
				education seminar periodically. Information on the seminar schedule is
				available by mail from the Vehicle and Motor Carrier Services Bureau, Iowa
				Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 10382, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-0382; in
				person at 6310 SE Convenience Blvd., Ankeny, Iowa; by telephone at
				(515)237-3268; or by email at omcs(5)iowadot.us.
(3)
Third-party safety education
				seminar approval
Motor vehicle enforcement shall approve the course
				curriculum before approving individuals outside the department to conduct
				safety education seminars. The course curriculum shall be submitted for
				approval to motor vehicle enforcement. At a minimum, the safety course
				curriculum shall include the following information:
a. Commercial driver's license
				regulations.
b. A general overview
				of the U.S. DOT's motor carrier safety regulations and hazardous materials
				regulations which are adopted annually by the department.
c. Iowa Code sections
				321.449
				and
				321.450
				and all associated administrative rules.
d. Iowa Code section
				321.463
				and all associated administrative rules.
e. Out-of-service criteria.
f. A general overview of the U.S. DOT's
				Emergency Response Guide Book.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Motor Carriers › Chapter 524 - For-hire Intrastate Motor Carrier Authority › Rule 761-524.12 - Marking of Motor Vehicles

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"Motor vehicle" is defined in Iowa Code chapter 325A. Before
				  placing any motor vehicle in service, the motor vehicle shall be clearly marked
				  with letters and figures large enough to be easily read at a distance of 50
				  feet and in a color in contrast to the background. These markings shall be
				  painted on each side of the motor vehicle or may consist of a removable device
				  that meets identification and legibility requirements and is securely placed on
				  each side of the motor vehicle.
(1)
				Motor carriers operating intrastate only shall display:
a. Name of motor carrier under whose
				authority the motor vehicle is being operated.
b. U.S. DOT number followed by the letters
				"IA" if the motor carrier has been issued a number by the Federal Motor Carrier
				Safety Administration.