Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5501:2 - Division of Highways › Chapter 5501:2-1 - Movement of Overweight and Overdimension Vehicles › Section 5501:2-1-02 - Permit application

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Permits will be
			 issued for the movement of overweight or over dimension vehicles only if that
			 vehicle or load is transported by a vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer with
			 pneumatic tires.
(B)
								Vehicles used to haul an oversize load must meet all
			 safety and operational requirements of the state of Ohio, must be capable of
			 safely handling the load and must be able to maintain minimum
			 speeds.
(C)
								A written or on-line application must be submitted by
			 the applicant or agent for all permits including permits for construction and
			 farm equipment, boats, and manufactured buildings in the form prescribed by the
			 director.
(D)
								Applicants granted an emergency permit over the phone
			 have until the next business day to complete an application for the
			 movement.
(E)
								For the purpose of understanding the normal and
			 expected damage caused by allowing over dimension and overweight permits on the
			 state highway system, the director shall request a permit applicant to disclose
			 the information set forth in paragraph (C) of this rule while striving to
			 require the minimum amount of information necessary to administer this rule so
			 that it would impose the least burden and cost to the permit
			 applicant.
(F)
								The applicant shall provide:
(1)
									An accurate and
			 complete description of the vehicle and load to be moved including all physical
			 dimensions, axle weights and the gross vehicle weight.
(2)
									Except for
			 construction and farm equipment, boats, and manufactured buildings, the
			 proposed route including the origin and destination. Inaccurate or otherwise
			 incomplete applications may result in a delay or denial of the issuance of a
			 permit. Failure to propose a specific route on the application or failure of
			 the proposed routing to accommodate the load shall result in the assignment of
			 the best available route as determined by the director.
(3)
									Signature of
			 applicant or authorized agent.
(4)
									Fees as set forth
			 in rule
			 5501:2-1-05 of the
			 Administrative Code, except as provided therein for advanced payments.
			 Applications without accompanying fees may result in delay or denial of the
			 issuance of the permit. Fees are waived for federal, state and local
			 governments, and political subdivisions.
(5)
									An insurance
			 policy endorsement or surety bond in the amounts specified in rule
			 5501:2-1-05 of the
			 Administrative Code and on the form prescribed by the department. If a current
			 unexpired endorsement or bond is already on file with the special hauling
			 permits section, a separate submission is not required with each application.
			 This requirement is waived for federal, state and local governments, and
			 political subdivisions. Any cancellation of the endorsement, the policy to
			 which the endorsement is attached, or the surety bond must be effected with a
			 minimum thirty day notice of cancellation.