Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 408 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - OPERATIONS DIVISION › Chapter 3 - PERMITS FOR MOVEMENT OF OVERWEIGHT AND/OR OVERDIMENSIONAL VEHICLES AND LOADS › Section 408-3-006 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE MOVEMENT OF OVERDIMENSIONAL AND/OR OVERWEIGHT MANUFACTURED HOUSING

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 Permits may
  be issued for single trip movement of manufactured housing not exceeding 16
  feet in width from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset over
  specified routes to be designated by the Department subject to all Regulations
  herein contained and all State and Federal laws or applicable
  Regulations.
006.02 A permit, if
  issued, will be valid for a period not to exceed 10 moving days, days on which
  the move may be made in accordance with these Regulations.
006.03 Before a permit will be issued for the
  movement of an overdimensional manufactured housing, the towing or hauling unit
  must have a valid license plate for operation on Nebraska's highways. The mover
  shall acquire insurance with a company authorized to do business in Nebraska
  for a Business Automobile Insurance Policy, or equivalent policy (ACORD FORM)
  of not less than $1,000,000 for bodily injury and property damage per
  occurrence. The driver shall carry either the policy, or a card issued by the
  company showing the company's name, address, amount of insurance, policy
  number, and expiration date of the policy.
006.04 When towing manufactured housing on a
  highway outside of the city limits of any incorporated city or town, the
  minimum speed shall be 35 miles per hour or as posted, except when road
  conditions or traffic are such that minimum speed cannot be safely maintained.
  Manufactured housing shall not obstruct traffic while in transit. If traffic
  backs up behind such a vehicle, the driver shall remove it from the roadway at
  the earliest opportunity to permit the traffic to pass.
006.05 In case of breakdown, the manufactured
  housing must be moved off the traveled portion of the highway. In the event
  that the breakdown is such that the vehicle cannot be moved at once, a flagman
  must be placed by the mover and kept on duty on the highway 500 feet in each
  direction from the vehicle until it is moved off the traveled portion of the
  road.
006.06 No overdimensional
  manufactured housing or its towing vehicle shall infringe upon the opposite
  bound lane of a two-lane pavement or overhang an adjoining lane of a
  multiple-lane pavement, regardless of the width of the lane on which it is
  traveling, except on a bridge having a width that would require a
  flagman.
006.07 During the movement
  of overdimensional manufactured housing, a sign reading "OVERSIZE LOAD" shall
  be attached to the front of the towing or hauling vehicle, and to the rear of
  the manufactured housing trailer. Both signs must comply with the requirements
  of Section
  001.22.
006.08 Warning flags not less than 18 inches
  square shall be displayed on all four corners of an overwidth manufactured
  housing, being towed, during movement on the highway.
006.09 All overdimensional manufactured
  housing being towed shall be equipped with red lights on the rear, green or
  amber reflectors or lights on the front, and electric turn signals and
  clearance lights as required by the Nebraska Statutes.
006.10 Movement upon a State Highway or the
  National System of Interstate and Defense Highways may be required to be
  guarded by escort vehicles traveling approximately 300 feet to the front or to
  the rear or both. Movement on any State highway having a bridge or underpass
  with a clear roadway width of less than 20 feet shall be guarded with a flagman
  at the far side of the bridge or underpass to stop oncoming traffic while the
  manufactured housing is crossing the bridge or underpass.
006.11 Fourteen- or 16-foot-wide manufactured
  housing may be issued a permit to move on the National System of Interstate and
  Defense Highways if their movement is guarded by an escort vehicle, or without
  an escort vehicle under the following conditions; operating amber or yellow
  flashing, rotating or strobe lighting shall be mounted on top of the home at
  the rear in the center of the 14-foot or 16-foot width or an alternate light
  bar attachment with a right and left-mounted amber or yellow flashing,
  rotating, or strobe lighting mounted on the rear of the towed unit; the lights
  on the bar shall be located a minimum of 8 feet above the roadway; the amber or
  yellow flashing, rotating, or strobe lighting shall be of sufficient size to be
  seen at a distance of not less than 800 feet. If an escort vehicle is required
  in the movement of manufactured housing on the National System of Interstate
  and Defense Highways, the escort vehicle must comply with Section
  001.06 of these Rules and
  Regulations.
006.12 An escort
  vehicle shall be required to the front of the towing unit in the moving of all
  14- and 16-foot-wide manufactured housing on the State Highway System when a
  permit is required for the movement. The escort vehicle shall comply with
  Section
  001.06 of these Rules and
  Regulations. The provisions of this rule and regulation shall not apply to
  manufactured housing in compliance with Section
  006.11 moving on the National
  System of Interstate or Defense Highways or upon four-lane divided State
  Highways.
006.13 "OVERSIZE LOAD"
  signs are not to be displayed on the escort vehicle when not escorting a
  manufactured housing. Flashing or rotating lights are not to be in operation on
  the escort vehicle when not escorting a manufactured housing. The Department at
  its discretion, may require an escort vehicle to be used on any highway, bridge
  thereon or on any size or type of manufactured housing.
006.14 The vehicle used in towing or hauling
  a manufactured housing shall be a truck or truck-tractor at least 12,000 pounds
  manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating, shall have dual wheels on the drive
  axle, and a four-speed transmission or its equivalent. The wheel base of the
  vehicle shall not be less than 120 inches. If hauling the trailer, the vehicle
  directly shall be the same but shall be equipped with a fifth wheel mounted
  directly above the rear axle of the truck-tractor. A ball and socket trailer
  hitch behind the rear axle will not be considered a fifth wheel.
006.15 The towing vehicle and manufactured
  housing shall not exceed 16 feet in width excluding approved safety devices on
  the towing vehicle, nor shall the maximum out-to-out tire width of the
  manufactured housing exceed 120 inches. All appurtenances extending or
  protruding beyond the body of a 10-, 12-, 14-, or 16-foot- wide mobile home or
  modular manufactured housing shall be removed.
006.16 All towing vehicles shall be equipped
  with power brakes and all trailers shall have brakes on at least four wheels
  with such brakes being of a type that are controlled from the cab of the towing
  vehicle and have automatic application in case of breakaway. Trailers
  manufactured and maintained in conformance with Federal Manufactured Housing
  Construction and Safety Standards shall be exempt from the requirements of this
  subsection. The brakes on both the towing unit and the manufactured housing
  must comply with the requirements, including stopping distance set out in the
  Nebraska Statutes or by applicable Federal Manufactured Housing Construction
  and Safety Standards.
006.17 The
  hauling vehicle and the semi-trailer shall be equipped with power brakes on all
  wheels and of the type controlled from the cab. The brakes shall comply with
  the requirements for brakes, including stopping distance required by Nebraska
  Statutes.
006.18 All serial, HUD or
  seal numbers, make and model of the overdimensional manufactured housing
  transported must be shown on the application. All appurtenances, such as steps,
  awnings, etc., except required safety devices, shall be removed.
006.19 All manufactured housing shall have at
  least two axles equipped with brakes on at least two wheels, and/or must comply
  with Federal and State Construction and Safety Standards.
006.20 The combined length of the
  manufactured housing and the towing vehicle shall not exceed an overall length
  of 125 feet.
006.21 No permit shall
  be issued unless a tax certificate from the county where the property is
  located is presented and shows all taxes due are paid in full, except that no
  tax certificate shall be required if the movement contemplated is between a
  manufacturer and a licensed dealer or between two licensed dealers or between a
  licensed dealer's place of business or storage area and a bona fide customer to
  whom title to the manufactured housing has passed or does pass within a
  reasonable time after movement.