Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 219 - OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES AND LOADS › Subchapter B - GENERAL PERMITS › Section 219.12 - Single-Trip Permits Issued Under Transportation Code, Chapter 623, Subchapter D

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General. The
				  information in this section applies to single-trip permits issued under
				  Transportation Code, Chapter 623, Subchapter D. The department will issue
				  permits under this section in accordance with the requirements of §
										219.11 of this title (relating to
				  General Oversize/Overweight Permit Requirements and Procedures).
(b) Overweight loads.
(1) The maximum weight limits for an
				  overweight permit are specified in §219.11(d).
(2) The applicant shall pay, in addition to
				  the single-trip permit fee of $60, the applicable highway maintenance
				  fee.
(3) The applicant must also
				  pay the vehicle supervision fee (VSF) for a permit issued for an overweight
				  vehicle and load exceeding 200,000 pounds gross weight.
(A) The VSF is $35 if:
(i) the vehicle and load do not exceed
				  254,300 pounds gross weight;
(ii)
				  there is at least 95 feet of overall axle spacing; and
(iii) the vehicle and load do not exceed
				  maximum permit weight on any axle or axle group, as described in
				  §219.11(d).
(B) The
				  VSF is $500 if:
(i) there is less than 95
				  feet of overall axle spacing;
(ii)
				  the vehicle and load exceed maximum permit weight on any axle or axle group, as
				  described in §219.11(d); or
(iii) the vehicle and load exceed 254,300
				  pounds gross weight. However, for a vehicle and load described in this
				  subparagraph, the VSF is reduced from $500 to $100 if no bridges are crossed,
				  and the VSF is reduced from $500 to $35 for an additional identical load that
				  is to be moved over the same route within 30 days of the movement date of the
				  original permit.
(C) An
				  applicant must pay the VSF at the time of permit application in order to offset
				  TxDOT's costs for analyses performed in advance of issuing the permit. A
				  request for cancellation must be in writing and received by the department
				  prior to collection of the structural information associated with the permit
				  application. If the application is canceled, the department will return the
				  vehicle supervision fee.
(4) An applicant applying for a permit to
				  move a load that is required for the fulfillment of a fixed price public works
				  contract that was entered into prior to the effective date of this section, and
				  administered by federal, state, or local governmental entities, will not be
				  required to pay the vehicle supervision fee, provided the applicant presents
				  proof of the contract to the department prior to permit issuance.
(5) When the department has determined that a
				  permit can be issued for an overdimension load exceeding 200,000 pounds gross
				  weight, all remaining fees are due at the time the permit is issued.
(6) Unless the permit is issued for a load
				  under subsection (c) of this section, this permit may not be used for a
				  container, including a trailer, loaded with divisible cargo.
(7) The following provisions apply to an
				  application for a superheavy permit to move an overdimension load that is over
				  254,300 pounds gross weight, between 200,001 and 254,300 pounds gross weight
				  with less than 95 feet overall axle spacing, or over the maximum permitted
				  weight on any axle or axle group described in §
											219.11(d) of this
				  title.
(A) In consultation with TxDOT and the
				  applicant as necessary, the department will determine a tentative route based
				  on the physical size of the overdimension load excluding the weight. After the
				  department provides the tentative route to the applicant, the applicant must
				  investigate the tentative route and acknowledge in writing to the department
				  that the tentative route is capable of accommodating the overdimension load. If
				  the applicant tells the department that the tentative route is not capable of
				  accommodating the overdimension load, the department will consult with TxDOT
				  and the applicant as necessary to attempt to create a tentative route that the
				  applicant can acknowledge is capable of accommodating the overdimension
				  load.
(B) The applicant must
				  provide the department with the name and email address of the applicant's
				  TxDOT-certified, licensed professional engineering firm, which TxDOT certifies
				  under Chapter 28, Subchapter G of this title (relating to Oversize and
				  Overweight Vehicles and Loads). Once the applicant provides the department with
				  the name and email address of the applicant's TxDOT-certified, licensed
				  professional engineering firm and acknowledges to the department that the
				  tentative route is capable of accommodating the overdimension load, the
				  department will provide the tentative route and the applicant's application
				  information to the applicant's TxDOT-certified, licensed professional
				  engineering firm.
(C) The applicant
				  must provide information and documents, as requested, to the applicant's
				  TxDOT-certified, licensed professional engineering firm to enable the
				  engineering firm to provide TxDOT with a written report under §
												28.86 of this title (relating to
				  Bridge Report).
(D) Before the
				  superheavy permit may be issued, the applicant's TxDOT-certified, licensed
				  professional engineering firm must provide TxDOT with a written report that
				  includes a detailed structural analysis of the bridges on the tentative route,
				  demonstrating that the bridges and culverts on the tentative route are capable
				  of sustaining the load. The department will not issue a superheavy permit
				  unless TxDOT provides the department with approval for the tentative route
				  proposed by the department and acknowledged by the applicant as capable of
				  accommodating the overdimension load.