7 CSR 10-25.020 - Oversize/Overweight Permits
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(1) General Regulations for
Oversize/Overweight Permits.
(A) In the design
and fabrication of all vehicles, machinery, equipment, structures, buildings,
or other units or components, careful consideration must be given to the legal
and physical limitations applicable to all available forms of transportation
between point of fabrication and the original or subsequent
destinations.
(B) Except for the
following exceptions, permits will not be granted for travel on the state
highway system for movement of a load reducible in size or weight. Reducible
portions of any oversize or overweight load shall include but are not limited
to any attachment, accessory, member, or assembly designed to be detached with
hand tools:
1. Farm products (hay), and farm
equipment with dual tires, and construction equipment with blade/bucket
attached, but only as permitted in sections (6) and (10);
2. Emergency response vehicles loaded with
salt, sand, chemicals, or a combination thereof, with or without a plow or
blade attached in front, and being used for the purpose of spreading the
material on state highways that are or may become slick or icy;
3. Military vehicles transporting marked
military equipment or material; or
4. A vehicle carrying raw fluid milk products
from a farm and/or raw milk products to or from a milk plant, receiving
station, or transfer station.
(C) Unladen vehicles or combinations are to
comply with legal size and weight limitations as listed in Chapter 304 of the
Missouri Revised Statutes unless exceptions can be justified
by safety considerations based on an oversize or overweight object to be
transported by the vehicle.
(D)
Economic factors in either the saving of time or costs for routing will not be
considered of primary importance in the routing process, and the department
reserves the right to designate routing and travel time for all movements.
Safety, structure capacities and clearances, roadway widths, and traffic
volumes will all be considered in route determination. The routing will
primarily use the designated state highway system and be as direct as possible.
When streets or highways off the state highway system are used, it will be the
responsibility of the applicant to obtain approval from the agency responsible
for that off-state highway and adhere to all bridge capacity postings off the
state highway system.
(E)
Limitations for all oversize and overweight load movements will be determined
by the least hazardous road conditions and volume of traffic which will be
encountered and the practical capacity of the roadway, structures, and the
vehicle involved, based upon axle loads. All responses to requests for routing
approval prior to application are furnished for general information only. Due
to constantly changing highway conditions, such routing approval is subject to
change without notice.
(F)
Exceptions may be made for feasible oversize and/or overweight movements
certified as essential to national defense, upon receipt of written
documentation by designated officials within the Defense Department.
(G) Permits may specify maximum and minimum
speeds to reduce hazards or control impact factors on pavement or structures
and may specify lane restrictions while crossing structures to provide for
better load distribution to the structural members of that structure. Power
units shall have sufficient weight and power to handle the load safely and
maintain reasonable speeds.
(H)
Each single trip permit covers the movement of one (1) load only, between one
(1) origin and one (1) destination, except for the multi-stop permit designed
for transportation of farm implement delivery only. Legal size loads will not
be permitted as part of a multi-stop permit. Moves must be completed in seven
(7) moving days.
(I) Movement is
restricted on the following holidays: New Year's Day (January 1), Memorial Day
(last Monday in May), Independence Day (July 4 or designated day of
observation), Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (fourth
Thursday in November), and Christmas Day (December 25).
1. Restrictions will begin at 12:00 noon on
the last business day preceding the holiday and apply until one-half (1/2) hour
before sunrise on the first business day following observation. When
Independence Day falls on a Saturday, the holiday will be observed on the
preceding Friday. When Independence Day falls on a Sunday, the holiday will be
observed on the following Monday.
(J) The permittee may travel a distance of
one (1) mile onto another contiguous state highway for food, fuel, repairs, and
rest, provided that no structures are crossed, no posted weight limits are
exceeded, travel under overhead structures can be completed safely, and
oversize loads do not cause an obstruction. All other provisions of the permit
must be followed.
(K) Travel under
permit must be with properly licensed, insured, and permitted vehicles under
Chapters 260, 301 through 307, 390, and 622 of the Missouri Revised
Statutes, and vehicles must be licensed for maximum weights in order
to obtain overweight permits.
(L)
All references to recognized sunrise and sunset times, as applicable to the
travel restrictions herein, shall be in accordance with the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration - National Weather Service.
(M) References to highway types utilized
throughout this rule shall mean the following:
1. Divided highway-A travelway with two (2)
or more traffic lanes in opposing directions separated by a physical barrier,
raised curbed median, or depressed earth/ vegetated median;
2. Multilane undivided highway-A travelway
with two (2) or more traffic lanes in opposing directions that is not separated
by a median or other physical barrier. Undivided highways are typically
delineated by pavement markings only; and
3. Two- (2-) lane highway-A travelway
typically with one (1) traffic lane in each opposing direction. This definition
includes travelways with intermittent or directionally alternating continuous
third lane sections designed to facilitate turning, climbing, passing, and/or
other traffic management purposes.
(2) Financial Responsibility.
(A) An applicant for an oversize/overweight
permit shall have coverage for bodily injury to, or death of, an individual and
for loss or damage to property. Coverage shall be effective during all of the
applicant's oversize/overweight operations authorized under such permit
covering each motor vehicle operating under the authority of the applicant's
permit in amounts not less than the following:
SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM LIMITS OF COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY
|
Type of Move |
Amount |
|
1) Routine |
$750,000 |
|
2) Super Heavy and Large Loads |
$2,000,000 |
|
3) Noncommercial Building (House) Movement |
$2,000,000 |
(B)
Any automobile insurance policy required under this administrative rule shall
not include coverage of the cargo transported under the permit, and instead,
any cargo transported by the applicant under a permit issued under this
administrative rule shall be insured under a separate insurance
policy.
(C) The Motor Carrier
Services' director or his/her representative may reject an applicant's request
for a permit or suspend the applicant's privileges of obtaining
oversize/overweight permits for failure to comply with this section of the
rule.
(D) Permits issued for
excessive overweight may require additional financial responsibility to protect
the state in regard to excessive damage to the state highway system and its
facilities.
(E) Refer to subsection
(8)(C) for financial responsibility for escorts.
(3) Agreements and Conditions.
(A) The permittee agrees to the following
conditions when a permit is issued:
1. The
permittee named therein agrees to assume full responsibility for injury to
persons or damage to public or private property, including the state highway
system and its facilities, caused by the movement of the vehicle or its load
under the special permit involved;
2. The permittee agrees to hold harmless the
Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, the Missouri Department of
Transportation, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, their agents, servants, and
employees, from any and all claims, judgments, damages, or expenses of any kind
on the part of the applicant, permittee, or any person, firm, or corporation
having an interest in either the vehicle, the load, or other property involved
in the movement over the route prescribed in said permit;
3. The permittee, as a condition to the
issuance of a special permit, agrees to indemnify the Missouri Highways and
Transportation Commission, the Missouri Department of Transportation, the
Missouri State Highway Patrol, their agents, servants, or employees, for any
sums which it, its agents, servants, or employees are or may be required to
expend in defense of any claims or actions for damages and to indemnify the
Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, the Missouri Department of
Transportation, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, their agents, servants, or
employees, arising out of the movement, under this special permit, of a vehicle
or load over the route prescribed by the Missouri Department of Transportation,
its agents, servants, or employees;
4. The permittee will cause the operators of
all motor vehicles involved in the movement to take all necessary precautions
to avoid hazards existing along the prescribed route, such as, but not limited
to, construction projects, physical restrictions, or conditions which will not
permit the movement of the vehicle and its load without detriment to the state
highway or its drainage structure, signs, guardrails, signals, shoulders,
pavement, right-of-way, or any other facility;
5. The permittee or their representative may
utilize a roadway geometric modeling software application, as approved by the
department, or must physically drive the proposed route to be used prior to
issuance and attest that all turns, curves, etc. can be safely negotiated if
the load is greater than one hundred fifty feet (150') long. If the load
encounters problems negotiating such route during transportation, the company
will be charged new permit fees (including a bridge study analysis for
superloads). In addition, penalties may be assessed and future permit
applications may be denied;
6.
Should the permittee or the permittee's officers, agents, employees, or
operators encounter a condition on the route prescribed not contemplated by the
permit, or signs or markings indicating an emergency condition creating a
reasonable doubt as to the continuance of the trip, the permittee, officer,
agent, employee, or operator of the vehicle shall immediately notify the
appropriate official or employee of Motor Carrier Services Division of the
Missouri Department of Transportation for a suggested course of action. In any
event, departure from a prescribed route, except by specific authorization of
Motor Carrier Services Division, renders the permit void;
7. Any misrepresentation in the application
for a special permit or any operation not made in strict compliance with the
permit and not in compliance with
7 CSR
10-25.020, except as specifically exempted, is
unlawful and renders the permit void;
8. Any permit used for a movement other than
that for which granted, or any permit that has been altered, is void in its
entirety and the movement involved will be in violation of the law, as though
such permit had never been granted;
9. Permits voided by a violation shall be
surrendered to any law enforcement officer or to any employee of the Missouri
Department of Transportation;
10. A
new permit and required fees covering the remainder of the movement will not be
issued until all charges arising out of the violation have been satisfied and
the routing or movement modified to meet the regulations established
herein;
11. Permits are issued by
authority of law only when the public safety or public interest justifies their
issuance. Any misrepresentation in the application or violation of the terms of
the permit may result in denial of future applications of the
violator;
12. Permission is granted
only for dimensions and up to the weight, as specified, and compliance in all
other respects is required with Chapters 260, 301 through 307, 390, and 622 of
the Missouri Revised Statutes as amended, all other applicable state and
federal laws and rules and regulations of state and federal regulatory
bodies;
13. All permittees are
responsible for the accuracy of their permits and shall notify the Missouri
Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Services Division of any
inaccuracies to be corrected before movement commences; and
14. When required as a condition of the
permit, the permittee must contact the appropriate district representative
prior to travel. The district representative will consider any current system
conditions that may affect the planned travel and coordinate any changes needed
to facilitate the movement.
(B) In addition to these agreements and
conditions, the following will apply:
1. All
violations or misrepresentations will be recorded and the permittee will be
notified in writing that future violations may result in a suspension or
revocation of privileges;
2.
Flagrant or repeated violations of permit restrictions and/or traffic safety
laws in combination thereof are not in the interest of public safety and the
permittee will be advised in writing if his/her record is such that future
permits should not be granted in the opinion of the Missouri Department of
Transportation. A suspension of such privilege shall last for two (2) weeks and
a revocation of such privilege for one (1) year;
3. Suspensions, revocations, and
reinstatements may be modified or rescinded by the Motor Carrier Services'
director or his/her representative, and their decision shall be
final.
(4)
Permit Applications, Permit Transmissions, and Permit Fees.
(A) Application for an oversize permit must
show the width, length, and height of the commodity being hauled as well as the
overall width, overall length, trailer and load length, and overall height.
Application for an overweight permit must show axle loads and axle spacings
measured center-to-center between each axle. Additional information may be
required to complete the application.
(B) Special permit fees are payable prior to
the issuance of the permit. If the permit becomes invalid for any reason, the
original fee shall be nonrefundable and a new permit with fee will be
necessary. Applicants are responsible for payment of permit fees for expired
permits that are issued and left in approved status. The special permit fees
are as follows:
1. Single trip oversize
permits-fifteen dollars ($15);
2.
Single trip oversize permits in excess of sixteen feet (16') wide, sixteen feet
(16') high, or one hundred fifty feet (150') long-fifteen dollars ($15) plus
two hundred fifty dollars ($250) movement feasibility fee;
3. Multi-stop oversize permit-twenty-five
dollars ($25) (farm implements only);
4. Single trip overweight permits up to and
including one hundred sixty thousand (160,000) pounds gross weight- fifteen
dollars ($15) plus twenty dollars ($20) per each ten thousand (10,000) pounds
in excess of legal gross weight;
5.
Single trip overweight permits in excess of one hundred sixty thousand
(160,000) pounds gross weight-fifteen dollars ($15) plus twenty dollars ($20)
per each ten thousand (10,000) pounds in excess of legal gross weight plus
bridge and roadway analysis fee of four hundred twenty-five dollars ($425) for
each permit for moves from zero to fifty (0-50) miles in length; six hundred
twenty-five dollars ($625) for fifty-one to two hundred (51-200) miles; nine
hundred twenty-five dollars ($925) for over two hundred (200) miles (see
section (15)). Identical permit applications with identical vehicle
configurations will only be charged one (1) bridge and roadway analysis fee if
the original bridge study is less than thirty (30) days old for loads in excess
of three hundred thousand (300,000) pounds and if the original bridge study is
less than sixty (60) days old for loads weighing less than three hundred
thousand (300,000) pounds. An additional four hundred twenty-five dollar ($425)
bridge study fee will be charged if the applicant modifies dimensions or
weights on an application and a new bridge analysis is required after the
original analysis has been completed;
6. Annual blanket emergency overweight permit
(round trip)-six hundred twenty-four dollars ($624) (fee will be prorated
quarterly);
7. Annual blanket
oversize permit-single commodity- one hundred twenty-eighty dollars ($128) (fee
will be prorated quarterly);
8.
Annual blanket oversize permit-multiple commodity- four hundred dollars ($400)
(fee will be prorated quarterly);
9. Annual blanket-longer combination
vehicle-one hundred twenty-eight dollars ($128) (fee will be prorated
quarterly);
10. Annual blanket
overweight well drillers, concrete pump trucks, or crane permit-three hundred
dollars ($300) (fee will be prorated quarterly);
11. Annual blanket milk hauler permit-five
hundred dollars ($500) (fee will be prorated quarterly);
12. Thirty- (30-) day blanket permit-three
hundred dollars ($300);
13. Project
permit-one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125);
14. Highway crossing permit-two hundred fifty
dollars ($250);
15. Noncommercial
building movement (in excess of routine dimensions)-two hundred sixty-five
dollars ($265);
16. Single Trip
Commercial Zone Bridge Analysis-two hundred sixty-five dollars ($265);
and
17. Permit amendment fee-two
dollars ($2). Single trip permits may only be amended within two (2) business
days of permit start date. The start date and any other component will be
amended if permit effective date is in the future. The permittee, origin,
destination, and/or commodity being hauled/towed will not be amended if the
permit is already in effect. Annual blanket permits may be amended one (1) time
throughout the year for truck make and/or license.
(C) Fees shall not be required for permits
covering the movement of vehicles and loads owned and operated by governmental
subdivisions or agencies.
(D)
Proper arrangement for payment of permit fee must be made either by use of
escrow accounts, which must be in effect prior to permit application request
(see section (5)), or by payment of the fee at the time of
application.
(E) Permit fees may be
waived by the Motor Carrier Services director or his/her representative when a
federal or state declaration of disaster is in effect or at the discretion of
the Motor Carrier Services director during other special or unusual
circumstances.
(5) Escrow
Accounts.
(A) An escrow account may be
established with the Missouri Department of Transportation. The following
conditions govern the establishment and maintenance of escrow accounts:
1. An escrow account may be applied for by
submitting an application supplying all the necessary information. Applications
may be obtained from the Missouri Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier
Services Division, PO Box 270, Jefferson City, MO 65102, or online at
www.modot.org/mcs;
2. The account holder is responsible for all
charges filed against the account; and
3. An escrow account will remain open as long
as there is a positive or zero balance. Upon written request, an account may be
closed and the unused balance will be refunded.
(B) It is the responsibility of the account
holder to maintain records of the balance remaining in the account. In the
event there is a difference between the account holder's records and the
department's records, a letter stating the difference shall be the basis for
review and adjustment. The department's decision shall be final.
(C) The escrow account is nontransferable and
shall be used for payment only. The account shall be reduced by the amount for
each item issued or processed.
(6) Annual Blanket Permits. Blanket permits
may be issued for moves up to and including twelve feet, six inches (12'6") in
width and one hundred fifty feet (150') in overall length. Height and weight
shall be legal. The fee schedule for blanket permits is outlined in subsection
(4) (B). Separate permits are required for each power unit. To qualify for an
annual blanket permit, insurance must be in force for the entire period (see
section (2)) and vehicles must be properly licensed. All annual permits will
expire at 12:00 a.m. on January 1 of the following year. Violation of a blanket
permit shall be cause for revocation of the current blanket permit and may
result in loss of the privilege of obtaining future blanket permits. Blanket
permit moves shall be made in accordance with all other regulations and
requirements. The permittee is required to obtain current travel restrictions
prior to movement with blanket permits.
(A)
These permits authorize travel over the state highway system only. Movement
from origin to destination must be by the most feasible direct route. All
conditions, safety considerations, bridge loading and clearance postings shall
be complied with. The permittee shall properly warn traffic, adjust speed, and
if necessary, stop traffic when crossing bridges where the load exceeds
one-half (1/2) the roadway width of the bridge. Travel over structures on which
load limits are posted for lesser weights is not allowed. Permittees traveling
on interstate highways shall maintain the posted minimum speed.
(B) Single Commodity.
1. Manufactured and sectional home units.
Annual blanket permits are available for the movement of manufactured and
sectional home units up to and including twelve feet, six inches (12'6") in
width and one hundred fifty feet (150') in overall length. Height and weight
shall be legal.
2. Farm products
(hay). Annual blanket permits are available for farm products (hay) up to and
including twelve feet, six inches (12'6") in width. All other sizes and weight
shall be legal. Farm products (hay) will not be required to comply with the
reducible load requirement for width.
3. Farm implements and construction
equipment. Annual blanket permits are available for these moves up to and
including twelve feet, six inches (12'6") in width and/or overall length up to
a maximum of one hundred fifty feet (150'). Height and weight shall be legal.
Farm implements or equipment not designed for towing at highway speeds must be
hauled. If the equipment is designed to be towed, it shall meet all regulatory
safety requirements. Farm equipment with dual tires and construction equipment
with blade/bucket attached will not be required to comply with the reducible
load requirement for width.
4. One
hundred- (100-) mile radius blanket permits for farmers and farm implement
dealers. Annual blanket permits are available to farm implement dealers and
farmers for movement of farm implements up to and including fourteen feet, six
inches (14'6") in width. All other dimensions and weight shall be legal. This
blanket permit is only valid for moves within a one hundred- (100-) mile radius
of permittee's principal place of business. All other permit regulations,
including but not limited to times of travel, signing, and escorts, will apply.
Farm implements not designed for towing at highway speeds must be hauled. If
the equipment is designed to be towed, it shall meet all regulatory safety
requirements.
5. Implements of
husbandry and transporting vehicle. Annual blanket permits are available for
movement up to and including twelve feet, six inches (12'6") in width. All
other dimensions and weight shall be legal. Implements of husbandry are
machines designed specifically for the application of commercial plant-food
materials or agricultural chemicals and off-road usage. Such units shall not
operate under their own power on the interstate system.
6. Repeated moves of like objects. Annual
blanket permits for the movement of specific nonreducible commodities may be
issued to a maximum width of twelve feet, six inches (12'6") and/or overall
length up to a maximum of one hundred fifty feet (150'). Height and weight
shall be legal. The following items may be considered like objects: boats,
portable buildings, wood trusses, steel trusses, plates, beams, angles, pipe or
piling, reinforcing steel mesh, rods or bars, tanks, mobile office trailers,
grain carts, cotton trailers, park trailers, precast concrete panels, aluminum
plates, wood beams, and concrete girders. This list is not all inclusive. The
permit will describe and specify the object to be hauled. A blanket permit may
be issued for the repeated movement of objects for permanent use in their
transported form. Such objects may vary in size as long as the largest is
within the width and/or length limit specified on the permit. Multi-piece loads
must be nonreducible and nondivisible in dimension.
7. Public utility. Blanket overlength permits
not exceeding one hundred fifty feet (150') in length (width, height, and
weight must be legal) may be issued to a public utility company, a public
agency, or their contractor to transport poles or pipe for minor construction,
reconstruction, replacements, or emergency repairs. Such permits shall be
issued for each power unit (truck-tractor or derrick truck) to travel from the
nearest available pole or pipe storage yard. The restriction prohibiting travel
in tourist areas, during curfew hours, at night, and on holidays or holiday
weekend periods is waived for emergency repairs. Clearance lights in lieu of
flags and reflectorized oversize load signs are required for night travel (see
subsection (12)(J)).
8. Sludge
disposal units. Blanket permits are available for travel on the state highway
system other than the interstate and shall not exceed eleven feet, six inches
(11'6") in width. All other dimensions and weight shall be legal.
9. Unladen superload trailer. Annual blanket
permits for the movement of an unladen superload trailer may be issued up to
and including a maximum width of twelve feet, six inches (12'6") and/or overall
length up to a maximum of one hundred fifty feet (150'). Height and weight
shall be legal.
(C)
Multiple Commodity. Annual blanket permits are available to haul any commodity
up to and including twelve feet, six inches (12'6") wide and one hundred fifty
feet (150') overall length. Height and weight shall be legal. Multi-piece loads
shall be nonreducible and nondivisible.
(D) Blanket permits are also available for
items that may be oversize or overweight as outlined in section (11), with
varying operation areas and time periods. These blanket permits may be issued
as explained in the following paragraphs:
1.
Thirty- (30-) day public utility. Blanket permits up to and including twelve
feet, six inches (12'6") wide and/or overall length up to and including one
hundred fifty feet (150') covering specified travel over listed routes may be
issued for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days to expedite construction or
repair of public utilities or public works clearly in the public interest.
Height must be legal;
2. Well
drilling, concrete pump, and crane. Blanket permits for well-drilling rigs,
concrete pump trucks, and cranes may be issued to a maximum width of twelve
feet, six inches (12'6"), and/or overlength to a maximum of sixty feet (60')
for single units. Weight shall not exceed twenty thousand (20,000) pounds or
legal weight on a single axle, forty thousand (40,000) pounds on a tandem axle
group, or sixty thousand (60,000) pounds on a triple or quadrum axle group.
Gross weight shall not exceed the maximum allowable gross weight according to
the number of axles and the specified axle spacings as shown on the weight
table in subsection (11)(G). The permit authorizes travel over the state
highway system only and the unit must be able to maintain the posted minimum
speed on the interstate system. Travel over bridge structures on which a load
limit is posted for lesser weights is not allowed. The following conditions
shall also apply:
A. Equipment classified for
use in well-drilling work is a single unit designed primarily to drill wells.
The unit shall be reduced in size as much as practical. Drill bits and other
necessary drilling tools may be carried with the drill rig provided the
permitted axle and gross vehicle weight are not exceeded; and
B. Blanket permits will only be issued to
cranes having a total of four (4) or less axles;
3. Emergency response. Annual blanket permits
for the initial response and direct return from an emergency are available up
to and including twelve feet, six inches (12'6") in width, one hundred fifty
feet (150') in length, and maximum axle weights and gross weight as allowed in
section (11). Height shall be legal. This permit authorizes travel over the
state highway system only. Travel over bridge structures on which a load limit
is posted for lesser weight is not allowed. The restriction prohibiting travel
in tourist areas, during curfew hours, at night, and on holidays or holiday
weekend periods will be waived for the initial response to the emergency site.
Clearance lights in lieu of flags and reflectorized oversize load signs are
required for night travel. See section (12) for additional procedures for
emergency travel;
4. Projects.
Blanket permits are available for the movement and/or operation of oversize and
overweight roadbuilding equipment within the limits of a specific highway
project or combination of projects, for a period not to exceed the completion
date of that project. The permittee shall coordinate movement and/or operation
necessity and procedures with the project engineer and collectively submit a
permit application containing all pertinent information to include any special
or unusual circumstances with a recommendation to the Missouri Department of
Transportation, Motor Carrier Services Division;
5. Longer combination vehicles (LCV) blanket
permits. This permit may include combinations defined as Rocky Mountain Doubles
(RMD), Turnpike Doubles (TPD), and triple-trailers currently allowed to operate
on turnpikes in other states. Annual blanket permits are available for longer
combination vehicles up to one hundred twenty feet (120') in overall length to
travel to and from locations within twenty (20) miles of the western border of
this state. One hundred twenty thousand (120,000) pounds is allowed for LCVs
entering from the Kansas border. Ninety-five thousand (95,000) pounds is
allowed for LCVs entering from the Nebraska border, and ninety thousand
(90,000) pounds is allowed for LCVs entering from the Oklahoma border. All
other dimensions shall be legal. This permit authorizes travel over specified
routes on the state highway system;
6. Government agency. Annual blanket permits
are available for government agencies up to and including twelve feet, six
inches (12'6") in width, one hundred fifty feet (150') in length, and maximum
axle weights and gross weight as allowed in section (11). Height shall be
legal; and
7. Milk hauler. Annual
blanket permits may be issued for a maximum of eighty-five thousand five
hundred (85,500) pounds to vehicles traveling on the interstate carrying raw
fluid milk products from a farm and/or raw milk products to or from a milk
plant, receiving station, or transfer station. Width, height, and length shall
be legal.
(7)
Crossing Permits and Commercial Zone Bridge Analysis.
(A) Highway crossing. A single-day permit is
available to allow off-road machinery to be transported or driven across a
state maintained highway in order to access adjacent properties. Size and
weight limitations will be based on physical restrictions at the location of
the crossing.
(B) Commercial Zone
Bridge Analysis. A bridge analysis is available for loads moving under legal
commercial zone weight limits that are too heavy to cross a posted structure.
Applications must include information as outlined in subsection
(4)(A).
(8) Civilian
Escorts and Flaggers. It is the responsibility of the permittee to see that
escorts which accompany their moves adhere to these regulations in addition to
the regulations specifying when escorts and flaggers are required, as listed in
sections (9), (12), (13), (14), (15), and (16).
(A) An "escort" is defined as a vehicle with
operator which accompanies oversize moves to serve as a warning to other
traffic that extra caution is required. Operators of escort vehicles shall be
properly licensed, obey all traffic laws, and be at least eighteen (18) years
of age.
(B) The escort vehicle must
be a properly licensed single unit vehicle of standard size with unobstructed
vision to the front and rear and in safe operating condition. The unit may be
an automobile, pickup truck, utility vehicle, station wagon, or
equivalent.
(C) It is the
responsibility of the permittee to ensure the escort's minimum financial
responsibility as required by law is in force at all times.
(D) Oversize load signs shall be displayed on
the front and/or rear of the escort vehicle, whichever is applicable for the
move. A sign mounted on the top of the vehicle with printing on both sides is
acceptable. Signs are to be a minimum size of five feet (5') long by one foot
(1') high with minimum ten inch (10") high letters. The sign's background shall
be yellow with black lettering and visible for at least three hundred feet
(300'). The legend shall read "OVERSIZE LOAD" or "WIDE LOAD."
(E) Escort vehicles are to be equipped with
at least two (2) red or orange fluorescent warning flags mounted on a staff at
the two (2) front extremities of the vehicle for a front escort and at the rear
extremities for a rear escort. The escort vehicle for overheight loads (see
paragraph (9)(G)3.) shall have a vertical clearance detection device and have
continuous, uninterrupted, two- (2-) way communication with the power unit.
Flags used for flagging and on permit vehicles shall be clean, red, yellow, or
orange fluorescent, in good condition, with no advertising or wording, and be
at least eighteen inches (18") square.
(F) Flaggers are required as outlined in
subsection (9)(I). Flaggers shall have proper training in directing
traffic.
(9) Regulations
for All Permits. The following regulations apply to all movements of oversize
and/or overweight loads except as stipulated in sections (6), (11), (12), (13),
(14), (15), and (16):
(A) The permit must
accompany the move until the move is completed;
(B) Travel is limited to one-half (1/2) hour
before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset, except as permitted in
subsection (9)(E) of this rule and sections (6), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14),
and (15). No movement is allowed when road conditions are hazardous, such as
snow and ice covered, or when hazardous cross winds affect the movement, or
when weather conditions are such to limit the visibility to less than five
hundred feet (500');
(C) Movement
is restricted during specified holiday periods as listed in subsection
(1)(I);
(D) No movement is allowed
on Saturdays and Sundays in the Lake of the Ozarks and Branson areas as
follows:
1. Lake of the Ozarks area-the
following restrictions apply May 25 through Labor Day (first Monday in
September):
A. Route 5-between the junction
with Route 54 and the city limits of Gravois Mills;
B. Route 42-between the junctions with Routes
54 and 134; and
C. Business
54-between the east and west junctions with Route 54;
2. Branson area-the following restrictions
apply May 1 through November 30:
A. Route
76-between the junctions with Routes 13 and 160;
B. Route 13-between the city limits of
Branson West and the junction with Route 86 West;
(E) For safety and to reduce traffic
congestion, Monday through Friday travel in the metropolitan areas of St.
Louis, St. Charles, Kansas City, and Springfield is restricted as follows (The
metropolitan area curfews indicated in subsection (9)(E) do not apply to loads
that are overweight only):
1. All routes in
St. Louis City and County, with the exception of Route 370, are restricted
between the hours of 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 6:30
p.m.;
2. St. Charles County on
I-70, eastbound travel between the junction with Route 61 and the Missouri
River Bridge is restricted from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and I-70 westbound
between the Missouri River Bridge and the junction with Route 61 is restricted
from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Route 40/61 (I-64) (both directions) between the
Missouri River Bridge and I-70 and Route 94 (both directions) between Route 370
and Route 40/61 (I-64) are restricted from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m.;
3. Jefferson County
on I-55 (both directions) between the St. Louis County line and Route 67; Route
21 and Route 30 (both directions) between St. Louis County line and Route BB;
Route 141 (both directions) between the St. Louis County line and Route 61/67
is restricted between the hours of 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 6:30
p.m.;
4. In the Kansas City area on
the routes or inside of the area bounded by Routes 150, 291, I-470, 152 West,
to I-435 (Platte County) exit 24 south to the Kansas state line, travel is
restricted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00
p.m.; and
5. Inside the city limits
of Springfield, travel is restricted on all routes on the state highway system
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., except:
A. I-44-Restricted between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00
p.m. only.
B. U.S. 60-Restricted
between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. only.
C. U.S. 65-Restricted between 7:00 a.m. and
9:00 a.m. and between 3:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
only;
(F)
Movements of major equipment or other special loads for short distances with
origin and destination within major urban areas may be permitted between the
hours of 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, except for these time
periods on and immediately following a holiday period and on Sunday from 1:00
a.m. to 12:00 noon, except where this time conflicts with a holiday period.
Such movements must be pre-planned and all protection must be provided for the
safety of the public as follows:
1. Required
signing must be lighted or reflectorized. Amber lights at the extreme ends or
projection of the load or vehicle must be provided in lieu of
flags;
(G) Escort
requirements are as follows:
1. Overwidth.
Escorts are required for loads exceeding twelve feet, six inches (12'6") in
width and are referenced in sections (13), (14), (15), and (16);
2. Overlength. A rear escort is required for
movements when the vehicle and load exceed one hundred ten feet (110') for a
combination unit on all highways except divided highways or when the vehicle
and load exceed one hundred twenty-five feet (125') for a combination unit on
all highways and as required in sections (12), (15), and (16);
3. Overheight. A height detection vehicle is
required to precede overheight loads exceeding fifteen feet, six inches
(15'6"). This vehicle satisfies any front escort requirement except where
multiple front escorts may be prescribed. The height detection vehicle shall
have a vertical clearance detection device and have direct, continuous,
uninterrupted, two- (2-) way communication with the power unit; and
4. A separate escort shall be provided for
each load and each dimension. No more than two (2) front civilian escorts and
two (2) rear civilian escorts shall be required for any single load except for
movements of unusual complexity as determined by the Motor Carrier Services
Division or law enforcement. Travel in convoy is not allowed. Additional and/or
special escort requirements may be specified whenever the size, speed, or
operation of movement might require;
(H) Front escorts shall travel approximately
three hundred feet (300') in front of the load and rear escorts approximately
three hundred feet (300') to the rear of the load. In heavy traffic or when
traveling within cities or towns, the escort vehicle should maintain a distance
consistent with existing traffic conditions; and
(I) Flagging is required whenever the
dimensions of overwidth loads are equal to or exceed the width of the traveled
lane on two- (2-) lane bridges or whenever the movement is of such width or
length that it infringes on the adjacent lane of traffic. The operator of the
escort vehicle may act as the flagger. On shorter bridges it may not be
necessary to actually stop traffic if sight distance is good, but on longer
bridges or where sight distance is short, a flagger shall be used to direct
traffic and be prepared to stop traffic, if necessary. A flagger is also
required if the permitted vehicle and load must stop due to a breakdown with
all or part infringing on the traveled roadway. Additional traffic control may
be required for large complex moves. All traffic control devices shall meet the
requirements listed in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD),
which is incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule as published by
the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington,
DC 20590, revised December 2023. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent
amendments or additions of this manual.
(10) Regulations for Oversize Permits. In
addition to the regulations in sections (6), (9), (13), (14), (15), and (16),
the following applies to all oversize permits:
(A) Red, yellow, or orange fluorescent flags
in good condition with a minimum size of eighteen inches (18") square shall be
displayed at the extreme ends or projections of all overwidth and overlength
loads, and all four (4) corners of manufactured and sectional home units.
Oversize load signs at least seven feet (7') long by eighteen inches (18") high
with ten-inch (10") letters of one and five-eighths inch (1 5/8") stroke shall
be displayed front and rear for loads exceeding ten feet six inches (10'6") in
width on all highways. The oversize load sign may be split or otherwise
configured to accommodate crash-avoidance technology. When the overall length
of a combination unit exceeds one hundred ten feet (110') or the overall length
of a single unit exceeds fifty feet (50'), an oversize load sign is required on
the rear of the load. The sign's background shall be yellow with black
lettering. The legend for these signs shall read "OVERSIZE LOAD" or "WIDE
LOAD";
(B) Overlength permits shall
be limited to a nonreducible vehicle and load with an overall length for a
single unit not exceeding sixty feet (60'), for combination units not exceeding
one hundred fifty feet (150'), and truck-trailer combination units not
exceeding seventy five feet (75'). Steering mechanisms may be required on rear
axles of combination units;
(C)
Overheight permits for all movements will be limited to a nonreducible
combination of vehicle and load height not exceeding the vertical clearance of
the structures on the most feasible direct route between origin and
destination. Arrangements for the raising or removal of overhead lines, traffic
control devices, and other structures will be the responsibility of the
permittee. The lifting, stressing, or physical manipulation of any overhead
obstruction on the travelway in the furtherance of obtaining vertical clearance
is prohibited. It is also the responsibility of the permittee to check all
structures and overhead wires for clearances before movement;
(D) The movement of noncommercial buildings
exceeding routine special permit dimension limitations will be determined on an
individual basis dependent on building size, roadway and structure width and
clearances, traffic volumes, and other applicable factors. Permits for movement
of such buildings shall be issued by the district offices (see section
(16));
(E) Movement of farm
products (hay) not exceeding fourteen feet (14') in width will be allowed by
permit and may be transported at night. Height, length, and weight must be
legal for these movements. These movements must comply with all existing
Missouri oversize and overweight permit regulations except reference to
reducible loads in subsection (1)(B) shall not apply; and
(F) Night movement for hauling overwidth
loads not exceeding twelve feet, six inches (12'6") in width will be allowed by
single trip and blanket permit. Height must be legal and length must not exceed
one hundred ten (110') feet. Oversize load signs are required and shall be
lighted or reflectorized. Clearance lights in lieu of flags shall be mounted at
extreme ends or load projections when moving after daylight hours and/or when
visibility is less than five hundred feet (500'). Continuous, uninterrupted
two- (2-) way communication is required between the power unit and all escort
vehicles. Movement is restricted for urban and tourist areas as outlined in
subsections (9)(D) and (9)(E). Movement is restricted for holiday periods as
outlined in subsection (1)(I).
(11) Regulations for Routine Overweight
Permits. The following regulations apply to permit moves to transport
nonreducible and nondivisible loads. See section (15) for super heavy and large
load movement:
(A) Overweight permits may
specify maximum and minimum speeds and method of vehicle operation to reduce
hazards or control impact factors and load distribution on pavements and
bridges. Overweight loads legal height, and not exceeding one hundred ten feet
(110') in length, and not exceeding twelve feet, six inches (12'6") wide or the
gross weight limit as listed in subsection (11)(D) will be granted day and
night movement except travel during holiday and holiday weekend periods as
listed in section (1) and except for movement in tourist areas listed in
subsection (9)(D). All movements authorized under overweight permits will be
over specified routes on the state highway system only;
(B) Axles included in booster axle, tandem
axle, triple axle, or quadrum axle groups on all hauling units shall be
equipped with dual wheels or equivalent tread width. When configuring trailers
for hauling units with seven (7) or more axles, conventional axles or booster
axles may be used for the addition of the single axle, tandem axle, or triple
axle groups that may be placed at the end of the trailer. Definitions-
1. The term "axle" shall mean a common axis
of rotation of one (1) or more wheels whether power-driven or freely rotating,
and regardless of the number of wheels carried thereon;
2. The term "axle group" shall mean an
assembly of two (2) or more consecutive axles considered together in
determining their combined load effect on pavement or structures. Axle groups
must have a common equalization system, which will equalize the load between or
among axles in both static and dynamic conditions. Any combination of
mechanically equalized axles with either air suspension or any other suspension
system used to form axle groups is not allowed;
3. The term "spread axles" shall mean two (2)
axles, which are more than ninety-six inches (96") apart and are considered
single axles;
4. The term "tandem
axle" shall mean a group of two (2) or more axles arranged one (1) behind
another, where the distance between the extreme centers is more than forty
inches (40") and not more than ninety-six inches (96") apart;
5. The term "triple axle or tridem" shall
mean a group of three (3) axles, which are fully equalized automatically or
mechanically and the distance between the centers of the extreme is more than
ninety-six inches (96") and not more than one hundred forty-four inches
(144");
6. The term "quadrum axle"
shall mean a group of four (4) axles, which are fully equalized automatically
or mechanically, and the distance between the centers of the extreme is not
more than one hundred ninety-two inches (192");
7. The term "lift axle" shall mean any axle
designed with the capabilities of manipulation or adjustment of the weight on
it or the axle group by use of manual valve(s). Under no circumstances will
"lift axles" be recognized in weight computations. An additional axle may be
added to an existing axle group provided-
A.
All axles have a common equalization system; and
B. All equalization is accomplished with
automatic valves; and
8.
The term "booster axle" shall mean an extension of a hauling unit, which when
attached to the trailer adds a single axle, tandem, or triple axle group. To be
acceptable, a booster axle must connect to the vehicle frame in such a manner
as to equalize the load between axles;
(C) The allowable combination configurations
for overweight special permits are as follows:
5-Axle Configurations
Single-Tandem-Tandem (1-2-2)
Single-Tandem-Spread (1-2-2)
Minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axles is fifty-one feet (51').
Maximum gross weight allowed on a 5-axle configuration is one hundred four thousand (104,000) pounds.
6-Axle Configurations
Single-Tandem-Triple (1-2-3)
Single-Triple-Tandem (1-3-2)
Single-Tandem-Tandem-Single (1-2-2-1) (Alternative Configuration) Minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axle is sixty-five feet (65') for the alternative configuration and fifty-one feet (51') for all other configurations.
Maximum gross weight allowed on a 6-axle configuration is one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) pounds.
For the alternative configuration, the minimum distance between the tandem axle groups shall be twenty-five feet (25'), and the minimum distance between the tandem axle group and single booster axle shall be fourteen feet (14').
Lengths from forty-three feet (43') up to fifty-one feet (51') will be allowed for the (1-2-3) and (1-3-2) configurations provided that the maximum gross weight on these configurations does not exceed one hundred twelve thousand (112,000) pounds. When the configuration length is less than fifty-one feet (51'), the maximum gross weight on any tandem axle grouping shall be forty thousand (40,000) pounds and the maximum gross weight on any tridem axle grouping shall be sixty thousand (60,000) pounds.
7-Axle Configurations
Single-Triple-Triple (1-3-3) (Routine Configuration)
Single-Tandem-Quad (1-2-4) (Alternative Configuration)
Single-Tandem-Triple-Single (1-2-3-1) Single-Triple-Tandem-Single (1-3-2-1) Single-Tandem-Tandem-Tandem (1-2-2-2)
Minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axles is fifty-five feet (55') for the routine configuration, seventy-five feet (75') for the alternative configuration, and sixty-nine feet (69') for all other configurations.
The following axle group spacing limitation will apply to all of the configurations as shown above, but will not apply to the steering axle. A minimum distance of fourteen feet (14') shall be required between centers of adjacent axles on consecutive tandem, triple, and quad axle groupings and on single axles used in combination with these groupings.
Maximum gross weight allowed on a 7-axle configuration is one hundred thirty thousand (130,000) pounds for the alternative configuration, one hundred thirty-two thousand (132,000) pounds for the routine configuration, one hundred thirty-eight thousand (138,000) pounds for the 1-2-3-1 and 1-32-1 configurations, and one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) pounds for the 1-2-2-2 configuration.
8-Axle Configurations
Single-Triple-Quad (1-3-4) (Routine Configuration) Single-Tandem-Tandem-Triple (1-2-2-3) Single-Triple-Triple-Single (1-3-3-1)
Single-Triple-Triple-Single (1-3-3-1) (Alternative Configuration) Single-Triple-Tandem-Tandem (1-3-2-2) Single-Tandem-Triple-Tandem (1-2-3-2)
Minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axle is sixty-one feet (61') for the routine configuration and seventy-five feet (75') for all other configurations.
The following axle group spacing limitation will apply to all of the configurations as shown above, but will not apply to the steering axle. A minimum distance of fourteen feet (14') shall be required between centers of adjacent axles on consecutive tandem, triple, and quad axle groupings and on single axles used in combination with these groupings, except that a distance ranging from ten to thirteen feet, eleven inches (10'13'11") shall be required between centers of the last adjacent triple-single axle grouping for the alternative configuration.
Maximum gross weight allowed on an 8-axle configuration is one hundred forty-four thousand (144,000) pounds for the routine and alternative configurations and one hundred sixty thousand (160,000) pounds for all other configurations. For the alternative configuration, the maximum allowable weight will be twelve thousand (12,000) pounds for the last single axle.
9-Axle Configurations
Single-Triple-Tandem-Triple (1-3-2-3) (Routine Configuration) Single-Quad-Quad (1-4-4) (Alternative Configuration)
Single-Double-Double-Quad (1-2-2-4) (Alternative Configuration 2)
Single-Tandem-Triple-Triple (1-2-3-3) Single-Triple-Quad-Single (1-3-4-1) Single-Triple-Triple-Tandem (1-3-3-2) Single-Tandem-Tandem-Tandem-Tandem (1-2-2-2-2) Single-Tandem-Tandem-Triple-Single (1-2-2-3-1)
Minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axle is eighty-five feet (85') for the alternative configuration 2 and seventy-five feet (75') for all other configurations. The following axle group spacing limitation will apply to all of the configurations as shown above except for the alternative configuration and alternative configuration 2, but will not apply to the steering axle. A minimum of fourteen feet (14') shall be required between centers of adjacent axles on consecutive tandem, triple, and quad axle groupings and on single axles used in combination with these groupings. When the alternative configuration is used, a minimum distance of thirty feet (30') shall be required between centers of adjacent axles on the consecutive quad axle groupings. When the alternative configuration 2 is used, a minimum distance of thirty feet (30') shall be required between centers of adjacent axles on consecutive tandem and quad axle groupings.
Maximum gross weight allowed on a 9-axle configuration is one hundred fifty-six thousand (156,000) pounds for the alternative configuration and one hundred sixty thousand (160,000) pounds for all other configurations.
10-Axle Configurations
Single-Triple-Triple-Triple (1-3-3-3) (Routine Configuration) Single-Tandem-Tandem-Tandem-Triple (1-2-2-2-3) Single-Triple-Tandem-Tandem-Tandem (1-3-2-2-2) Single-Tandem-Triple-Tandem-Tandem (1-2-3-2-2) Single-Tandem-Tandem-Triple-Tandem (1-2-2-3-2) Single-Tandem-Triple-Quad (1-2-3-4)
The minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axle is eighty-five feet (85') for all configurations.
The following axle group spacing limitation will apply to all of the configurations as shown above except for the routine configuration, but will not apply to the steering axle.
A minimum of fourteen feet (14') shall be required between centers of adjacent axles on consecutive tandem axle groupings; consecutive tandem and triple axle groupings; and consecutive triple axle groupings. A minimum distance of twenty feet (20') shall be required between centers of adjacent axles on consecutive triple and quad axle groupings. When the routine configuration is used, a minimum distance of twenty feet (20') shall be required between centers of adjacent axles on the consecutive triple axle groupings.
When possible, the distribution of the loading to the various axle groupings should be done in a manner to equalize the loadings to all of the axles on the entire configuration. When full equalization between the axles on the configuration is not possible, the gross weight variation between the individual axles (excluding the steering axle) on the entire configuration shall not be more than twenty-five percent (25%).
The maximum gross weight allowed on a 10-axle configuration is one hundred sixty thousand (160,000) pounds.
11-Axle Configurations
Single-Tandem-Tandem-Triple-Triple (1-2-2-3-3) Single-Tandem-Triple-Tandem-Triple (1-2-3-2-3) Single-Triple-Tandem-Tandem-Triple (1-3-2-2-3) Single-Triple-Triple-Tandem-Tandem (1-3-3-2-2) Single-Triple-Tandem-Triple-Tandem (1-3-2-3-2) Single-Tandem-Triple-Triple-Tandem (1-2-3-3-2) Single-Triple-Triple-Quad (1-3-3-4)
The minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axle is eighty-five feet (85') for all configurations.
The following axle group spacing limitation will apply to all of the configurations as shown above, but will not apply to the steering axle. A minimum distance of fourteen feet (14') shall be required between centers of adjacent axles on consecutive tandem axle groupings; consecutive tandem and triple axle groupings; and consecutive triple axle groupings. A minimum distance of twenty feet (20') shall be required between centers of adjacent axles on consecutive triple and quad axle groupings.
When possible, the distribution of the loading to the various axle groupings should be done in a manner to equalize the loadings to all of the axles on the entire configuration.
When full equalization between the axles on the configuration is not possible, the gross weight variation between the individual axles (excluding the steering axle) on the entire configuration shall not be more than twenty-five percent (25%). The maximum gross weight allowed on an 11-axle configuration is one hundred sixty thousand (160,000) pounds.
12-Axle Configurations
Single-Tandem-Triple-Triple-Triple (1-2-3-3-3) Single-Triple-Tandem-Triple-Triple (1-3-2-3-3) Single-Triple-Triple-Tandem-Triple (1-3-3-2-3) Single-Triple-Triple-Triple-Tandem (1-3-3-3-2) Single-Triple-Quad-Quad (1-3-4-4)
The minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axle is eighty-five feet (85') for all configurations.
The following axle group spacing limitation will apply to all of the configurations as shown above, but will not apply to the steering axle. A minimum distance of fourteen feet (14') shall be required between centers of adjacent axles on consecutive tandem and triple axle groupings; and consecutive triple axle groupings. A minimum distance of twenty feet (20') shall be required between centers of adjacent axles on consecutive triple and quad axle groupings. A minimum distance of thirty feet (30') shall be required between centers of adjacent axles on the consecutive quad axle groupings.
When possible, the distribution of the loading to the various axle groupings should be done in a manner to equalize the loadings to all of the axles on the configuration.
When full equalization between the axles on the configuration is not possible, the gross weight variation between the individual axles (excluding the steering axle) on the entire configuration shall not be more than twenty-five percent (25%). The maximum gross weight allowed on a 12-axle configuration is one hundred sixty thousand (160,000) pounds.
(D) The maximum allowable axle weights for
permits are as follows:
1. Single axle-twenty
thousand (20,000) pounds;
2. Tandem
axle group-forty-six thousand (46,000) pounds, but not more than twenty-four
thousand (24,000) pounds, for any axle of a multi-axle group;
3. Triple axle group-sixty thousand (60,000)
pounds, but not more than twenty-one thousand (21,000) pounds, for any axle of
a multi-axle group; and
4. Quadrum
axle group-seventy-two thousand (72,000) pounds, but not more than nineteen
thousand (19,000) pounds, for any axle of a quadrum axle
group;
(E) Tractor
trailer configurations with a maximum gross weight of one hundred sixty
thousand (160,000) pounds or less that do not meet the length and weight
restrictions outlined in subsections (11)(C) and (11)(D) may be considered for
issuance as a routine overweight permit as long as they meet the length and
weight criteria listed below and pass a bridge analysis for the structures
located on the routes that the configuration will be traveling on.
The maximum allowable weight on a single axle that is not part of a group is twenty-two thousand four hundred (22,400) pounds.
The maximum allowable weight on a tandem axle group is forty-six thousand (46,000) pounds.
Within a tandem axle grouping, the maximum single axle weight is twenty-four thousand (24,000) pounds.
The maximum allowable weight on a triple axle group is sixty thousand (60,000) pounds.
Within triple and quadrum axle groupings, the maximum single axle weight is twenty-one thousand (21,000) pounds.
The maximum allowable weight on a quadrum axle group is eighty thousand (80,000) pounds.
The minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axle of a 5-axle configuration is fifty feet (50').
The minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axle of a 6-axle configuration is fifty-five feet (55').
The minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axle of a 7-axle configuration is sixty feet (60').
The minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axle of an 8-axle configuration is sixty-five feet (65').
The minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axle of a 9-axle configuration is seventy feet (70').
The minimum distance between the centers of the first and last axle of a 10-axle, 11-axle, and 12-axle configuration is eighty feet (80').
(F) When it is
necessary to move specialized equipment, such as mobile cranes, rock crushers,
drilling equipment, or other equipment which cannot be reasonably reduced in
weight to comply with legal weights, consideration shall be given for a special
permit for these moves. The applicant must first give assurance that the unit
has been reasonably reduced in weight and dimension (exclusive of attachments
that are an intricate part necessary for the operation of the machine and/or
machine adjustments necessary for weight distribution). After the weight has
been reduced to a reasonable minimum, a special permit may be issued for
weights not to exceed twenty thousand (20,000) pounds or legal weight on a
single axle, forty thousand (40,000) pounds on a tandem axle, sixty thousand
(60,000) pounds on a triple axle group, or sixty thousand (60,000) pounds on a
quadrum axle group. Axle and axle groups are defined in subsection (11)(B);
and
(G) The maximum allowable gross
weight in pounds for specialized equipment shall be determined by the number of
axles and the distance between the external axles as indicated in the following
chart:
GROSS WEIGHT TABLE
Specialized Equipment 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Axles
|
Feet |
Legal Wt. 2 Axle |
Permit Max. 2 Axle |
Legal Wt. 3 Axle |
Permit Max. 3 Axle |
Legal Wt. 4 Axle |
Permit Max. 4 Axle |
Legal Wt. 5 Axle |
Permit Max. 5 Axle |
Legal Wt. 6 Axle |
Permit Max. 6 Axle |
|
4 |
34,000 |
40,000 |
||||||||
|
8 |
34,000 |
40,000 |
34,000 |
42,500 |
||||||
|
9 |
39,000 |
40,000 |
42,500 |
53,125 |
||||||
|
10 |
40,000 |
40,000 |
43,500 |
54,375 |
||||||
|
11 |
44,000 |
55,000 |
||||||||
|
12 |
45,000 |
56,250 |
50,000 |
62,500 |
||||||
|
13 |
45,500 |
56,875 |
50,500 |
63,125 |
||||||
|
14 |
46,500 |
58,125 |
51,500 |
64,375 |
||||||
|
15 |
47,000 |
58,750 |
52,000 |
65,000 |
||||||
|
16 |
48,000 |
60,000 |
52,500 |
65,625 |
58,000 |
72,500 |
||||
|
17 |
48,500 |
53,500 |
66,875 |
58,500 |
73,125 |
|||||
|
18 |
49,500 |
54,000 |
67,500 |
59,000 |
73,750 |
|||||
|
19 |
50,000 |
54,500 |
68,125 |
60,000 |
75,000 |
|||||
|
20 |
51,000 |
55,500 |
69,375 |
60,500 |
75,625 |
66,000 |
85,260 |
|||
|
21 |
51,500 |
56,000 |
70,000 |
61,000 |
76,250 |
66,500 |
86,840 |
|||
|
22 |
52,500 |
56,500 |
70,625 |
61,500 |
76,875 |
67,000 |
88,420 |
|||
|
23 |
53,000 |
57,500 |
71,875 |
62,500 |
78,125 |
68,000 |
90,000 |
|||
|
24 |
54,000 |
58,000 |
72,500 |
63,000 |
78,750 |
68,500 |
91,500 |
|||
|
25 |
54,500 |
58,500 |
73,125 |
63,500 |
79,375 |
69,000 |
93,160 |
|||
|
26 |
55,500 |
59,500 |
74,375 |
64,000 |
80,000 |
69,500 |
94,740 |
|||
|
27 |
56,000 |
60,000 |
75,000 |
65,000 |
81,250 |
70,000 |
96,320 |
|||
|
28 |
57,000 |
60,500 |
75,625 |
65,500 |
81,875 |
71,000 |
97,900 |
|||
|
29 |
57,500 |
61,500 |
76,875 |
66,000 |
82,500 |
71,500 |
99,480 |
|||
|
30 |
58,500 |
62,000 |
77,500 |
66,500 |
83,125 |
72,000 |
101,050 |
|||
|
31 |
59,000 |
62,500 |
78,125 |
67,500 |
84,375 |
72,500 |
102,630 |
|||
|
32 |
60,000 |
63,500 |
79,375 |
68,000 |
85,000 |
73,000 |
104,210 |
|||
|
33 |
64,000 |
80,000 |
68,500 |
85,625 |
74,000 |
105,790 |
||||
|
34 |
64,500 |
69,000 |
86,250 |
74,500 |
107,370 |
|||||
|
35 |
65,500 |
70,000 |
87,500 |
75,000 |
108,950 |
|||||
|
36 |
66,000 |
70,500 |
88,125 |
75,500 |
110,530 |
|||||
|
37 |
66,500 |
71,000 |
88,750 |
76,000 |
112,110 |
|||||
|
38 |
67,500 |
72,000 |
90,000 |
77,000 |
113,680 |
|||||
|
39 |
68,000 |
72,500 |
90,625 |
77,500 |
115,260 |
|||||
|
40 |
68,500 |
73,000 |
91,250 |
78,000 |
116,890 |
|||||
|
41 |
69,500 |
73,500 |
91,875 |
78,500 |
118,420 |
|||||
|
42 |
70,000 |
74,000 |
92,500 |
79,000 |
120,000 |
|||||
|
43 |
70,500 |
75,000 |
93,750 |
80,000 |
||||||
|
44 |
71,500 |
75,500 |
94,375 |
|||||||
|
45 |
72,000 |
76,000 |
95,000 |
|||||||
|
46 |
72,500 |
76,500 |
95,625 |
|||||||
|
47 |
73,500 |
77,500 |
96,875 |
|||||||
|
48 |
74,000 |
78,000 |
97,500 |
|||||||
|
49 |
74,500 |
78,500 |
98,125 |
|||||||
|
50 |
75,500 |
79,000 |
98,750 |
|||||||
|
51 |
76,000 |
80,000 |
100,000 |
|||||||
|
52 |
76,500 |
|||||||||
|
53 |
77,500 |
|||||||||
|
54 |
78,000 |
|||||||||
|
55 |
78,500 |
|||||||||
|
56 |
79,500 |
|||||||||
|
57 |
80,000 |
GROSS WEIGHT TABLE Specialized Equipment with 7, 8, 9 Axles
|
Feet |
Legal Wt. 7 Axle |
Permit Max. 7 Axle |
Legal Wt. 8 Axle |
Permit Max. 8 Axle |
Legal Wt. 9 Axle |
Permit Max. 9 Axle |
|
24 |
74,000 |
92,800 |
||||
|
25 |
74,500 |
94,400 |
||||
|
26 |
75,000 |
96,000 |
||||
|
27 |
75,500 |
97,600 |
||||
|
28 |
76,500 |
99,200 |
||||
|
29 |
77,000 |
100,800 |
||||
|
30 |
77,500 |
102,400 |
||||
|
31 |
78,000 |
104,000 |
||||
|
32 |
78,500 |
105,000 |
||||
|
33 |
79,000 |
107,200 |
||||
|
34 |
80,000 |
108,800 |
108,800 |
|||
|
35 |
110,400 |
110,400 |
||||
|
36 |
112,000 |
112,000 |
||||
|
37 |
113,600 |
113,600 |
||||
|
38 |
115,200 |
115,200 |
||||
|
39 |
116,800 |
116,800 |
||||
|
40 |
118,400 |
118,400 |
||||
|
41 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
||||
|
42 |
121,600 |
121,600 |
||||
|
43 |
123,200 |
123,200 |
123,200 |
|||
|
44 |
124,800 |
124,800 |
124,800 |
|||
|
45 |
126,400 |
126,400 |
126,400 |
|||
|
46 |
128,000 |
128,000 |
128,000 |
|||
|
47 |
129,600 |
129,600 |
129,600 |
|||
|
48 |
131,200 |
131,200 |
131,200 |
|||
|
49 |
132,800 |
132,800 |
132,800 |
|||
|
50 |
134,400 |
134,400 |
134,400 |
|||
|
51 |
135,520 |
136,000 |
136,000 |
|||
|
52 |
136,640 |
137,600 |
137,600 |
|||
|
53 |
137,760 |
139,200 |
139,200 |
|||
|
54 |
138,880 |
140,800 |
140,800 |
|||
|
55 |
140,000 |
142,400 |
142,400 |
|||
|
56 |
144,000 |
144,000 |
||||
|
57 |
144,800 |
144,800 |
||||
|
58 |
145,600 |
145,600 |
||||
|
59 |
146,400 |
146,400 |
||||
|
60 |
147,200 |
147,200 |
||||
|
61 |
148,000 |
148,000 |
||||
|
62 |
148,800 |
148,800 |
||||
|
63 |
149,600 |
149,600 |
||||
|
64 |
150,000 |
150,000 |
||||
|
65 |
151,200 |
151,200 |
||||
|
66 |
152,000 |
152,000 |
If the specialized equipment exceeds the:
1. Allowable weight on an axle or axle
group;
2. Gross weight for the
number of axles; or
3. Does not
meet the required axle spacings for the number of axles; the permit request
will be considered according to the rules of section
(15).
(12)
Procedures for Emergency Movements.
(A)
Railroad derailments and other civil or natural disasters may create the
necessity for an emergency movement by oversize/overweight vehicles. The
Missouri Department of Transportation shall also issue emergency utility
response permits for the transporting of utility wires or cables, poles, and
equipment needed for repair work immediately following a disaster where utility
service has been disrupted; except for and excluding movements under section
(15).
(B) Emergency movements into
or within the state may be allowed day or night, seven (7) days a week by
permit or verbal approval from either the motor carrier compliance supervisor
or other designated motor carrier services representative.
(C) Following verbal approval, an official
permit covering each emergency movement must be obtained on the first working
day immediately following the move.
(D) Verbal authority for an emergency
movement may be granted only after confirmation that an emergency exists by an
authorized representative of the permittee who shall be required to furnish
information on conditions at the location of the emergency and the name of the
company to perform the emergency service.
(E) The Missouri Department of Transportation
representative granting authority for an emergency movement will advise the
Missouri State Highway Patrol that the move is authorized and furnish
information on the vehicle involved, such as make and license of hauling units,
axle weights, load dimensions, location, routes of travel, and the estimated
time of the movement. The restriction prohibiting travel in tourist areas,
during curfew hours, at night, and on holidays or holiday weekend periods will
be waived for the initial response to the emergency site.
(F) Permits for return trips will be issued
during regular working hours only and each unit must comply with the permit
regulations' limitations for weight and dimensions.
(G) Emergency movements are not exempt and
will not be waived of the requirement to stop at weigh stations.
(H) Violations are not in the interest of
public safety and any misrepresentation in the application, verbal request for
a permit, or violation of the terms of the verbal authority for movement may
result in denial of future authorizations being granted for an emergency
move.
(I) Escort vehicles shall
travel approximately three hundred feet (300') in front on two- (2-) lane
highways or approximately three hundred feet (300') in rear on divided or
undivided highways. Escort vehicles shall use clearance lights in lieu of
flags, and reflectorized oversize or overwide load signs are required for
travel at night or when visibility is less than five hundred feet (500').
Escort vehicles will not be allowed to convoy movements.
(J) In addition to the special provisions
contained herein, the permittee shall use clearance lights in lieu of flags at
the extreme edges of an overwidth load and reflectorized oversize or overwide
load signs mounted on the front and rear of the vehicle and load when
visibility is less than five hundred feet (500') and shall observe all other
Missouri oversize and overweight permit regulations.
(K) The permittee shall be responsible for
any damage to the roadway surface, shoulders, bridge structures, or other
highway facilities resulting from operations authorized pursuant to this
section.
(13) Regulations
for the movement of loads over twelve feet, six inches (12'6") to fourteen feet
(14') wide. The following requirements in addition to the requirements of
oversize and overweight permit regulations for movement of loads up to twelve
feet, six inches (12'6") in width shall apply to all loads over twelve feet,
six inches (12'6") to fourteen feet (14') in overall width.
(A) Restrictions and Requirements. Bridge
crossings may require stopping traffic on two- (2-) lane highways where bridge
width is less than twenty-eight feet (28'); a distance of at least one thousand
feet (1,000') between oversize vehicles is required; escorts may act as
flaggers.
1. Travel on interstate and other
divided highways allowed from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half
(1/2) hour after sunset except where restricted in tourist and urban areas (see
subsections (9)(D) and (9)(E)) and as prohibited by holiday restrictions in
subsection (1)(I).
2. No movement
Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on
all other routes on the state highway system and no movement allowed on
Saturday and Sunday in tourist areas (see subsection
(9)(D)).
(B) Escort
Requirements. One (1) escort is required for each oversize unit on the highway
system. This escort shall be in the rear on divided or multi-lane undivided
highways and in the front on two- (2-) lane highways. Continuous, uninterrupted
two- (2-) way communication is required between the power unit and all escort
vehicles.
(14)
Regulations for the movement of loads over fourteen feet (14') to sixteen feet
(16') overall width. The following requirements, in addition to the
requirements of oversize and overweight permit regulations for movement of
loads up to fourteen feet (14') in width, shall apply to the movement of
allowed loads. Farm products (hay) shall not exceed fourteen feet (14') in
width.
(A) Routes over which these loads will
be considered are highways with pavement at least twenty-four feet (24') wide
with at least four foot (4') shoulders and travel on routes of lesser width
shall be for the shortest practical distance to complete the move, unless
traffic volume, roadway alignment, and/or other circumstances justify alternate
routing.
(B) Escort Requirements.
Two (2) escorts are required on all multi-lane undivided and two- (2-) lane
highways, one (1) front and one (1) rear. One (1) rear escort is required on
all divided highways. Continuous, uninterrupted two- (2-) way communication is
required between the power unit and all escort vehicles.
(C) Additional Restrictions and Requirements.
1. No movement on two- (2-) lane highways
when dirt shoulders are wet.
2.
Bridge crossing may require stopping traffic on two- (2-) lane highways where
bridge width is less than thirty-two feet (32'). A distance of at least one
thousand feet (1,000') between oversize vehicles is required; escorts may act
as flaggers.
(15) Super Heavy and Large Load Movement.
Loads in excess of routine permit limits will be considered according to the
following regulations when air, rail, or water terminal points are not
available:
(A) All permit applications with
dimensions or weights exceeding the routine limits of the preceding oversize
and overweight permit rule (generally in excess of sixteen feet (16') wide,
sixteen feet (16') high, one hundred fifty feet (150') long and/or over one
hundred sixty thousand (160,000) pounds gross weight) shall be submitted
electronically, along with insurance coverage information. A minimum of four
hundred twenty-five dollars ($425) may be required in escrow (to cover the cost
of a bridge analysis) before an application can be processed. The applicant
should allow at least two (2) weeks for a route evaluation. If any problems
exist that may prevent the move from reaching its destination over the state
highway system, the application will not be approved;
(B) The applicant may be required to provide
a traffic control plan, sketches, or additional information for complex moves.
One (1) lane for oncoming traffic must be open and clear for two- (2-) lane
highways and one (1) lane for both oncoming and following traffic must be open
on four- (4-) lane highways. If open lanes cannot be provided, a detour may be
proposed;
(C) If the loaded height
exceeds seventeen feet (17'), the applicant shall provide a written document
from the appropriate utility company indicating approval to disturb aerial
lines across the route;
(D) If the
gross vehicle weight exceeds three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) pounds, an
additional power unit must accompany the load and will be considered part of
the vehicle configuration when conducting roadway and bridge structure
analyses. For moves limited in length, this requirement may be waived at the
discretion of Motor Carrier Services;
(E) If it is necessary to adjust, modify, or
remove state-owned property such as signal and sign mast arms, flashers, signs,
etc., a qualified contractor approved by the Missouri Department of
Transportation shall be hired by the applicant to perform the necessary
adjustment or removal and replacement. Inspection and repair assessments may be
levied against the utility contractor to recover all costs encumbered by the
department and to ensure all state-owned property is restored to its original
functioning condition;
(F)
Restrictions and Requirements.
1. Travel on
interstate and other divided highways allowed from one-half (1/2) hour before
sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset except where restricted in tourist
and urban areas (see subsections (9)(D) and (9)(E)) and as prohibited by
holiday restrictions in subsection (1)(I).
2. No movement from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
and 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on all other routes on the state highway
system.
3. Travel is allowed on
Saturday and Sunday for moves sixteen feet (16') wide and less except in
tourist areas (see subsection (9)(D)) or when prohibited by holiday
restrictions in subsection (1)(I).
4. Unless otherwise stated on the permit,
dates and times of travel will be determined by the Missouri State Highway
Patrol if the load requires their escort services;
(G) Escort Requirements. If Missouri State
Highway Patrol escorts are required for a continuous portion of the move, but
not the entire move, they are only required for that portion. If the patrol
escort is required for an intermittent portion of the move, they will be
required to escort the entire move. In addition to escort requirements as
outlined in subsection (9)(G), the following requirements apply to super heavy
and large load movements. No more than three civilian escorts are required for
any combination of paragraphs 1. through 4. below:
1. One (1) front and one (1) rear civilian escort is required for
all superloads in excess of three hundred fifty thousand (350,000)
pounds;
2. One (1) front civilian
escort is required for all superloads on two- (2-) lane highways except for
superloads that do not exceed two hundred twenty thousand (220,000) pounds and
are not subject to any other applicable escort requirements;
3. If a load is required to cross bridge
structures at crawl speed in the Kansas City and St. Louis areas, then one (1)
front and two (2) rear civilian escorts are required for that portion of the
move;
4. One (1) front and one (1)
rear civilian escort is required on divided and multi-lane undivided highways
if load exceeds sixteen feet (16') wide; and
5. In addition to the civilian escorts requirements as specified
in subsections (9)(G) and (15)(G), Missouri State Highway Patrol escorts are
required when load exceeds -
A. Sixteen feet
(16') wide on any two- (2-) lane highway;
B. Eighteen feet (18') wide on divided or
multi-lane undivided highway;
C. One
hundred fifty feet (150') overall length on any highway;
D. Seventeen feet (17') high on any highway;
or
E. Any time deemed necessary due
to complexity of route or load. The Missouri State Highway Patrol may conduct a
Level I inspection prior to performing escort services. Motor Carrier Services
may, at their discretion, waive Missouri State Highway Patrol escort
requirement or allow the substitution of local or military law enforcement in
the place of Missouri State Highway Patrol
escorts;
(H) All
future permitting authority for a carrier may be revoked if the Missouri State
Highway Patrol, local or military law enforcement agencies acting as escorts,
are not reimbursed for superload escorting services;
(I) Generally the maximum weight allowed on
any single axle shall be twenty-two thousand four hundred (22,400) pounds for
all moves classified under this section. All axles on the hauling unit must be
load carrying with a maximum degree of equalization. The Missouri Department of
Transportation shall determine whether or not the hauling unit, number of
axles, and axle arrangements are acceptable. In all cases the maximum axle
loads, gross weight, and overall dimensions allowed will be determined by the
Missouri Department of Transportation according to section
304.200 of the Missouri
Revised Statutes and/or the load carrying capacity of the roadway and
structures on the proposed route;
(J) Before and after studies will be
conducted of the highways and bridges traversed by the movement and any
resulting damages shall be repaired at the expense of the permittee as directed
by the Missouri Department of Transportation.
(16) Noncommercial Building (House) Movement.
(A) Permits are available for the movement of
noncommercial buildings that exceed the established oversize and overweight
permit limits listed in these regulations. These permits are available from
district offices listed below. These rules and regulations are not intended for
the movement of commercial buildings or repeated movements of similar
buildings.
1. Permits for the movement of
noncommercial buildings that exceed the established oversize and overweight
permit limits are available from the district offices listed below:
A. St. Joseph-3602 North Belt Highway, St.
Joseph, MO 64502, (816) 387-2350;
B. Hannibal-1711 Highway 61 South, Hannibal,
MO 63401, (573) 248-2490;
C. Lee's
Summit-600 NE Colbern Road, Lee's Summit, MO 64086, (816) 622-6500;
D. Jefferson City-1511 Missouri Boulevard,
Jefferson City, MO 65109, (573) 751-3322;
E. Chesterfield-14301 S. Outer 40,
Chesterfield, MO 63017-5712, (314) 340-4100;
F. Springfield-3025 E. Kearney, Springfield,
MO 65801, (417) 895-7600; and
G.
Sikeston-2675 North Main Street, Sikeston, MO 63801, (573)
472-5333.
2. Movement of
a building that will not allow one- (1-) way traffic to pass the load will be
limited to no more than one (1) mile in length on the state highway system if
the traffic volume on the proposed route exceeds five hundred (500) vehicles
per day. If the traffic volume is less than five hundred (500) vehicles per
day, movement will be considered up to a distance of three (3) miles on the
state highway system.
3. Movement
of a building greater than sixteen feet (16') in overall width that will allow
one- (1-) way traffic to pass the load will be limited to no more than two (2)
miles on the state highway system if the traffic volume on the proposed route
exceeds two thousand (2,000) vehicles per day. If the traffic volume is less
than two thousand (2,000) vehicles per day, movement will be considered up to a
distance of ten (10) miles on the state highway system.
4. The traveled distances listed in the above
two (2) paragraphs reflect the total miles of the move on the state highway
system rather than miles allowed to move per attempt. Short segments of the
state highway system may be used in a move provided the total mileage allowed
on the state highway system is not exceeded. The district engineer or his/her
representative may consider a longer travel distance if the entire move can be
made during periods of lower traffic volumes listed in the above two (2)
paragraphs of this section. Additional restrictions regarding travel during
adverse weather conditions are at the discretion of the Missouri Department of
Transportation district engineer or his/her representative.
(B) The allowable overall height, width,
length, and time of travel shall be based on physical features and traffic
volumes along the route. Bridges posted with a maximum weight limit of less
than forty (40) tons should be avoided and will be analyzed for the type of
vehicle and load prior to receiving approval to cross that bridge. All axles on
the hauling unit shall be load carrying with a maximum degree of equalization.
The district engineer or his/her representative shall determine whether or not
the hauling unit, number of axles, and axle arrangements are acceptable. When
it is determined a bridge analysis is required, an additional fee shall be
charged to recover bridge analysis costs. See subsection (4)(B). Loads in
excess of sixteen feet (16') in width may require a sketch displaying the side
and rear view of the load with dimensions including any overhang.
(C) If the load is over seventeen feet (17')
high the applicant shall check all overhead clearance restrictions and provide
written documentation from any involved utility company indicating approval to
disturb aerial lines across the route. The applicant must also submit written
acknowledgment from all cities/counties in which the move occurs. If it is
necessary to adjust, modify, or remove state-owned property such as signal and
sign mast arms, flashers, signs, etc., a qualified contractor approved by the
Missouri Department of Transportation shall be hired by the applicant to
perform the necessary adjustment or removal and replacement. See section
324.721, RSMo, for additional
information.
(D) For the purpose of
moves under section (16), the applicant must have a current house-mover license
or be the individual owner of the house being transported. As applicable, the
applicant must be compliant with all necessary operating authority requirements
and demonstrate the requisite insurance coverage in the amount of two (2)
million dollars combined single limit automobile liability before a permit can
be issued. The applicant shall provide evidence of such license and insurance
to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
(E) Escort Requirements. Applicants should
refer to sections 324.700 through
324.745, RSMo, for additional
information pertaining to house moves. In addition to escort requirements as
outlined in section (9), the following requirements apply to all house moves
performed by licensed housemovers and persons moving their houses from or to
property individually owned by those persons:
1. One (1) front and one (1) rear civilian
escort is required for all house moves on multi-lane undivided and two- (2-)
lane highways, except -
A. One (1) rear
civilian escort is required for all house moves on divided highways;
B. One (1) front and two (2) rear civilian
escorts are required in Kansas City and St. Louis areas when load is required
to cross bridge structures at crawl speed; and
C. Law enforcement and/or additional civilian escorts
may be required at the district engineer or his/her representative's
discretion.
Notes
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