43 Tex. Admin. Code § 219.61 - General Requirements for Permits for Oversize and Overweight Unladen Lift Equipment Motor Vehicles

(a) General information.

(1) Unless otherwise noted, permits issued under this subchapter are subject to the requirements of this section.

(2) Unladen lift equipment motor vehicles are eligible for an annual permit under this subchapter.

(3) Unladen lift equipment motor vehicles are also eligible for the following permits under this subchapter at weights above those established by § 219.11(d)(2) of this title (relating to General Oversize/Overweight Permit Requirements and Procedures):

(A) single-trip mileage permits; and

(B) quarterly hubometer permits.

(b) Permit application. An application shall be made on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department. The applicant shall provide all applicable information, including:

(1) name, customer identification number, and address of the applicant;

(2) name, telephone number, and email address of contact person;

(3) year, make and vehicle identification number of the unladen lift equipment motor vehicle;

(4) width, height, and length of the unladen lift equipment motor vehicle;

(5) unladen lift equipment motor vehicle axle and tire information, including the number of axles, distance between axles, gauge per axle, axle weights, number of tires, and tire size;

(6) applicant's USDOT Number if applicant is required by law to have a USDOT Number; and

(7) any other information required by law.

(c) Restrictions.

(1) An unladen lift equipment motor vehicle permitted under this subchapter is subject to the restrictions specified in § 219.11(l)(2) and (3) of this title, and the permittee is responsible for obtaining information concerning current restrictions from the department.

(2) An unladen lift equipment motor vehicle permitted under this subchapter may travel through highway construction or maintenance areas provided the dimensions do not exceed the construction restrictions as published by the department.

(3) An unladen lift equipment motor vehicle permitted under this subchapter may only be operated during daytime, unless:

(A) the unladen lift equipment motor vehicle is overweight only; or

(B) the unladen lift equipment motor vehicle complies with one of the following, regardless of whether the unladen lift equipment motor vehicle is overweight:

(i) the unladen lift equipment motor vehicle does not exceed nine feet in width, 14 feet in height, or 65 feet in length; or

(ii) the unladen lift equipment motor vehicle is accompanied by a front and rear escort flag vehicle and does not exceed:

(I) 10 feet, 6 inches in width;

(II) 14 feet in height; or

(III) 95 feet in length.

(d) Transferability. Unless otherwise noted, a permit issued under this subchapter may not be transferred between unladen lift equipment motor vehicles or between permittees.

(e) Escort requirements. In addition to any other escort requirements specified in this subchapter, unladen lift equipment motor vehicles permitted under this subchapter are subject to the escort requirements specified in § 219.11(k) of this title.

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43 Tex. Admin. Code § 219.61

The provisions of this §219.61 adopted to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 1221; transferred effective January 1, 2012, as published in the Texas Register January 27, 2012, 37 TexReg 359; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 25, June 19, 2015, TexReg 4010, eff. 6/28/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 50, December 11, 2015, TexReg 8912, eff. 12/14/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 37, September 14, 2018, TexReg 6003, eff. 9/18/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 52, December 25, 2020, TexReg 9594, eff. 12/30/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 52, December 29, 2023, TexReg 8388, eff. 1/4/2024; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 28, July 12, 2024, TexReg 5173, eff. 7/18/2024