West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-27 - Rules And Regulations For The Transportation Of Coal By Commercial Motor Vehicles › Section 150-27-3 - Permit Applications for the Coal Resource Transportation System

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
3.1. This special
				permit process applies to commercial motor vehicles utilized to transport coal
				at the enhanced weight levels provided in W. Va. Code §
									17C-17A-5
				on a coal resource transportation road as designated by the Division.
3.2. An annual permit must be obtained for
				each commercial motor vehicle that operates upon the coal resource
				transportation system.
3.3. The
				initial permitting period shall run from October 1, 2003, through December 31,
				2004. Subsequent permitting periods shall run from January 1 through December
				31 of the following year.
3.4. The
				permittee will be required to comply with the weight limits established by the
				Division on any particular road within the coal resource transportation
				system.
3.5. The application will
				be made by the owner of the vehicle, who is the person in whose name the
				vehicle is registered. This requirement is subject to modification pursuant to
				section 3.6. The owner shall verify that the information contained within the
				application is true and accurate.
3.6. If the vehicle is leased to another,
				other than the operator, then the lessee shall be deemed the owner under these
				rules and shall make the application. If the lessee is also the operator, the
				owner must file the application.
3.7. The application will indicate the
				owner's or lessee's name, street and mailing address, and telephone number. If
				the application is by any entity other than a sole proprietor, then the
				application must designate a person legally responsible for receiving notices
				and for compliance with these rules. If the application is submitted by a
				business, the application must indicate that the applicant is registered to do
				business in the State of West Virginia.
3.8. The application must be made on a
				completed Form 1, which is attached to these rules. The form must be signed by
				a legally responsible individual whose signature must be acknowledged before a
				notary public.
3.9. The written
				application must be submitted to the Transportation Division and, if mailed,
				sent to:
Public Service Commission
Transportation Division
Attn: Coal Permit Application
201 Brooks Street
Post Office Box 812
Charleston, West Virginia 25323
3.10. The application must be accompanied by
				the appropriate fee (see Form 1) which can be paid in cash if in person,
				otherwise by money order, other certified cash instrument or any other form of
				payment approved by the Commission.
3.11. In addition to the application fee
				payable to the Commission of $100 for one vehicle and $25 for each additional
				vehicle, the applicant will remit to the Commission the following special
				permit fee, whichever is applicable, as required by W. Va. Code §
									17C-17A-5.
				Such fee shall be paid by money order, other certified cash instrument, or any
				other form of payment approved by the Commission. The special permit fee will
				be prorated as indicated on the instruction sheet to Form 1. The special permit
				fees are as follows:
3.11.a. A single unit
				truck having one steering axle and two axles in tandem arrangement shall be
				limited to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 80,000 pounds with a tolerance of
				5% and shall pay a special permit fee annually of $100.00;
3.11.b. A single unit truck having one
				steering axle and three axles in tridem arrangement shall be limited to a
				maximum gross vehicle weight of 90,000 pounds with a tolerance of 5% and shall
				pay a special permit fee annually of $160.00;
3.11.c. A tractor-semi trailer combination
				with five axles shall be limited to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 110,000
				pounds with a tolerance of 5% and shall pay a special permit fee annually of
				$300.00;
3.11.d. A tractor-semi
				trailer combination with six or more axles shall be limited to a maximum gross
				vehicle weight of 120,000 pounds with a tolerance of 5% and shall pay a special
				permit fee annually of $500.00.