New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter IV - Highways › Subchapter C - Highway Use And Maintenance › Part 154 - Special Hauling Permits › Subpart 154-2 - Divisible Load Overweight Permits › Section 154-2.3 - General criteria

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) For
					 a vehicle to be eligible for an F3, F4, F5, or F6 permit, such vehicle must
					 have previously been permitted under this Subpart prior to January 1, 1988, or
					 is a replacement vehicle. For F4, F5 and F6 permits, additional vehicles may be
					 permitted based upon excess banked weight, as provided by this
					 Subpart.
(b) F1 and F2 permits may
					 be issued if for a vehicle registered in New York with a current F1 permit, or,
					 for a vehicle which is eligible under subdivision (f) of this
					 section.
(c) Replacement vehicles.
					 The highest gross weight for which a replacement vehicle or combination of
					 vehicles may be issued a permit shall be the lower of the manufacturer
					 recommended gross weight of the replacement vehicle or the legal weight of the
					 vehicle being replaced. For vehicles owned and operated by municipalities and
					 for F1 and F2 permits, the highest registration weight of the replaced vehicle
					 shall be the registered weight of the vehicle in New York State at the time the
					 first permit application was made.
(d) A permit for vehicles other than
					 replacement vehicles will be issued taking into consideration the following
					 factors: axle weight rating of each axle of the vehicle, maximum vehicle gross
					 weight and/or axle(s) weight(s), wheelbase, axle distance, number of axles,
					 maximum trailer length, tire size, number of tires per axle, and safety
					 criteria as set forth in this Part.
(e) For replacement vehicles or combination
					 of vehicles, the following factors are taken into account:
					 manufacturer-recommended or certified gross weight rating of the vehicle or
					 combination of vehicles, and/or axle weight rating of each axle of the vehicle,
					 maximum vehicle gross weight and/or axle(s) weight(s), wheelbase, axle
					 distance, number of axles, maximum trailer length, tire size, number of tires
					 per axle, and safety criteria as set forth in this Part.
(f) The total number of overweight divisible
					 load permits issued by the department is prescribed in section 385 (15)(f)  of the Vehicle
					 and Traffic Law, which provision authorizes the issuance of additional
					 overweight divisible load permits effective January 1, 1994. These additional
					 permits are to be issued on a lottery basis. The following provisions are
					 applicable to additional permits to be so issued:
(1) vehicles to be issued permits must be
					 registered in New York, and must maintain such registration for the period of
					 the permit;
(2) the highest permit
					 weight will be based on subdivision (d) of this section and section
					 154-2.4(a)(1) and
					 (2)  of this Subpart;
(3) applicant must submit a completed lottery
					 overweight divisible load permit application (PERM 92), a check for the
					 appropriate permit fee payable to the New York State Department of
					 Transportation, a copy of current registration and manufacturers incomplete
					 vehicle data sheet showing VIN number, a gross vehicle weight rating and axle
					 weight rating (a legible photograph, of the vehicle door data plate may be
					 substituted for the manufacturers rating showing the above information);
					 and
(4) vehicle permit issuance
					 will be by lottery when permits become available.