Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 179 - OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT LOADS AND VEHICLES › Section 179.9 - Issuance of permits

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
General.
Upon approval of an application submitted under this
					 chapter, a permit will be issued by the office to which application was made
					 subject to this chapter and the conditions contained in the permit and its
					 supplements.
(b)
Form of
					 permit.
Upon request, a district office will issue a permit to a
					 registered person by a wire method approved by the Department. A wired permit
					 may not be altered.
(c)
Dismantling, reducing or disassembling.
Special hauling
					 permits will not be issued for a vehicle or combination of vehicles, including
					 the load carried thereon, which can be reasonably dismantled, reduced,
					 disassembled or otherwise rearranged so as not to exceed the size or weight
					 limits specified in Chapter 49 of the act (relating to size, weight and load).
					 Even if a vehicle or load cannot be brought within the size or weight limits,
					 it shall be dismantled, reduced, disassembled or otherwise rearranged as much
					 as is practicable. The Department may allow removable parts to remain on a
					 vehicle or load if axle weights do not exceed the limits specified in Table 8-2
					 (in the case of combinations) or 27,000 pounds (in the case of other vehicles)
					 and if wheel weights do not exceed 800 pounds per nominal inch of tire width on
					 the wheel.
(d)
Movement
					 without or in violation of permit.
Subsequent to issuance of a
					 citation by a police officer for movement without or in violation of a permit,
					 a special permit may be issued by the Department authorizing the operation of
					 the vehicle or combination to a point on the Commonwealth boundary by the
					 shortest distance from the place where the violation occurred or, at the
					 discretion of the Department, to some other place where the load can be
					 reasonably dismantled, reduced, disassembled or otherwise rearranged.
(e)
Additional fees.
The
					 following additional fees shall be assessed, when appropriate:
(1) If a permittee's vehicle or load is
					 scheduled by the Department or the State Police for weighing, measuring or
					 inspecting, the permittee shall reimburse the Commonwealth for costs incurred.
					 The charges will be calculated either on an actual cost basis or a standard
					 unit cost basis.
(2) If Department
					 personnel or State Police, or both, escort the permitted vehicle, the permittee
					 shall reimburse the Commonwealth for costs incurred. The charges will be
					 calculated either on an actual cost basis or a standard unit cost
					 basis.
(3) The fee for a permit if
					 Department telecommunications equipment is used in processing is $1.
(4) The fee for an annual permit for special
					 mobile equipment with overweight axles is $300.
(5) The fee for a seasonal permit for an
					 implement of husbandry as authorized in §
												179.15a(c)
					 (relating to seasonal/annual permits) is $25.
(6) The fee for each submission of a
					 preliminary super load application listing a gross weight in excess of 201,000
					 pounds is $50 plus $10 for each county involved in the routing.
(7) The fees for a permit issued under an
					 executed multistate permit agreement shall be assessed in accordance with the
					 agreement fee schedules.