Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 415 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - LOCAL ASSISTANCE DIVISION › Chapter 3 - Permits for Movement of Overweight and/or Overdimensional Vehicles and Loads › Section 415-3-003 - APPLICATION FOR, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING, OVER WEIGHT AND/OR OVER -DIMENSIONAL PERMITS

Current through June 17, 2024
003.01 Application for the following permits
  may be made at the Department's website at
www.dor.state.ne.us,
the
  Department's Permit Office in Lincoln, or one of the Department's District
  offices. All permits will be issued utilizing the Department's automated permit
  system.
003.02 The following types
  of permits are available utilizing the Department's automated permit system:
Single Trip:
Overdimensional Only
Overweight Only
Overdimensional and Overweight
Self-Propelled Equipment
Manufactured Housing:
New/Dealer
Pre-Owned
Continuous:
3-Month
6-Month
1-Year
Other:
Conditional Interstate Use
Building/Slow Moving Large Object
Garbage/Refuse
Seasonally-Harvested Products
Annual Implement of Husbandry for I-80 (Only for
				  Dealers)
Extra-Long Vehicle Combinations
003.03 The
  granting of a permit shall not constitute a waiver of any license requirements
  imposed by the State of Nebraska.
003.04 The granting of a permit does not
  waive any liability or responsibility of the applicant which might accrue from
  any property damage, including damage to the highways, or for personal
  injuries.
003.05 The granting of a
  permit does not exempt the applicant from compliance with any ordinances, Rules
  and Regulations of any local authority.
003.06 Before granting any permit, the
  Department, at its discretion, may also require the vehicle owner or operator
  to furnish a certificate showing the amount of public liability and property
  damage insurance carried. The Department, at its discretion, may also require
  the vehicle owner or operator to furnish additional security to the Department,
  in an amount and manner to be determined by the Department, to indemnify it for
  all damage that may be done to the highway or any highway appurtenance by such
  vehicle.
003.07 A vehicle or
  combination of vehicles for which an application for an overweight permit is
  requested pursuant to this section shall be registered under Section 60-305.09
  Neb. Rev. Stat. or 60-331 Neb. Rev. Stat. for the maximum gross vehicle weight
  that is permitted pursuant to Sections
  60-6,294
  and
  60-6,295
  Neb. Rev. Stat., before a permit shall be issued.
003.08 The granting of a permit shall not be
  construed as waiving any weight limitation which has been or may be established
  on any highway or any bridge thereon.
003.09 A permit will not be granted for the
  movement of any vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeding the legal weight
  limitation, with or without load, which is not equipped with pneumatic
  tires.
003.10 Dummy axles shall be
  disregarded in determining the lawful weight of a vehicle or vehicle
  combination for operation on the Nebraska Highway System. Dummy axle shall mean
  an axle attached to a vehicle or vehicle combination in a manner so that it
  does not articulate or substantially equalize the load and does not carry at
  least the lesser of 8,000 pounds or 8 percent of the gross weight of the
  vehicle or vehicle combination.
003.11 The Department may, if deemed
  necessary, require the applicant to furnish a "weigh ticket" from a certified
  scale on each axle and the gross weight of the vehicle or vehicle combination
  and may require the weighing in the presence of a representative of the
  Department or a representative of the Nebraska State Patrol.
003.12 A load shall be so transported by a
  vehicle or combination of vehicles so that the least width or length dimension
  becomes the width of the load. The load shall be transported such that no part
  of it will extend across the centerline of the road except when necessary to
  avoid a collision with objects located near the edge of the road.
003.13 The movement of an overdimensional
  vehicle or load by permit shall be limited to 30 minutes before sunrise to 30
  minutes after sunset, and such moves will be prohibited on a holiday as defined
  in Section 001 ("Holiday" and "Long Holiday"), unless otherwise specifically
  indicated on the permit form.
003.14 The movement of an overweight only
  vehicle or load, by permit, shall be permitted 24 hours per day, 7 days per
  week.
003.15 Movement by special
  permit may at any time be delayed when traffic, weather or other conditions on
  the State highways are determined to constitute a hazard by the Nebraska State
  Patrol or the Department's personnel.
003.15A
  Wet pavement, light drizzle, or wind less than 25 miles per hour is not
  considered inclement weather for purposes of permit movements. If adverse
  weather or road conditions are encountered during operation, the permitted
  vehicle must proceed to the next available safe place off the roadway and park
  until conditions improve. Nebraska State Patrol Officers or local law
  enforcement officers or the Department's personnel may further restrict or
  prohibit operation of permitted vehicles during periods when, in their
  judgment, weather or other hazardous conditions make continued operation
  unsafe.
003.15B Terms and
  conditions for restrictions due to weather will be set out on the individual
  permit. Single Trip and Manufactured Housing restrictions due to weather are
  defined as follows:
003.15C Single
  Trip: Travel for overweight single trip permits "ONLY" is not restricted due to
  weather conditions. Travel for overdimensional single trip permits is
  prohibited if any of the following adverse or inclement weather conditions
  exist:
003.15C1 Winds cause a hazard to
  movement.
003.15C2 Visibility is
  less than one-half mile.
003.15C3
  Rain, sleet or snow.
003.15C4
  Highway surfaces are slippery due to ice, snow, packed snow, slush or
  frost.
003.14C5 Debris from an
  accident, natural disaster, or emergency on the highway.
003.15D Manufactured Housing: Permit travel
  is prohibited if any of the following adverse or inclement weather conditions
  exist:
003.15D1 Winds velocity exceeds 25
  miles per hour.
003.15D2 Visibility
  is less than one-half mile.
003.15D3 Rain, sleet or snow.
003.15D4 Highway surfaces are slippery due to
  ice, snow, packed snow, slush, or frost.
003.15D5 Debris from an accident, natural
  disaster, or emergency on the highway.