14-26.006. Procedure for Issuance of Road Use Permits (Transferred)

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this Rule Chapter is to protect the public safety, to reduce interference with traffic flow on state maintained roads, and to preserve the state’s transportation facilities by providing standards and procedures to govern issuance of permits for overweight and overdimensional vehicles and loads operating over state maintained roads. All Department actions taken pursuant to this Rule Chapter shall be in accordance with Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. These rules apply to all persons, companies, or organizations operating overweight and overdimensional vehicles and loads over state maintained roads.

(2) Intent. It is the intent of the Department to require that all reasonable steps be taken to reduce the vehicle load to legal limits of weight and dimensions. The permits for overweight and overdimensional vehicles and loads are intended for a single item load which cannot reasonably be dismantled or disassembled. The Department encourages shipment of overweight or overdimensional loads by rail or water whenever possible.

(3) The administration of these rules is assigned to the Department’s Permit Office.

(4) Permitting Process. Payment for permits shall be in cash, or by cashier’s check, personal or company check, money order, or bond/escrow account. When requesting a permit, the following information should be furnished three days before the proposed date of movement:

(a) Requested date for permit to begin.

(b) Date and time request was made.

(c) Type of vehicle/vehicle combination to be permitted (Example: truck, special mobile equipment, factory home, tractor/ trailer, truck/trailer, etc.).

(d) Method of movement (Example: hauled, towed, or self-propelled.).

(e) Name and phone number of permittee/applicant.

(f) Total gross weight of vehicle/vehicle combination to include permitted load if over legal weight.

(g) Extreme axle measurement and individual axle spacings of vehicle/vehicle combination (center of hub to center of hub) if over legal weight.

(h) Total number of axles and total weight on each axle of vehicle/vehicle combination if over legal weight.

(i) Width of vehicle and/or load at widest point if over legal requirements.

(j) Total length of vehicle/vehicle combination and/or load from front to rear to include front and rear overhang. If there is any overhang, separate measurements are to be provided in addition to the total length.

(k) Description of load to be transported.

(l) Origin and destination of load.

(m) Requested route(s) of travel should contain detailed information, such as state highway and interstate route numbers.

(n) Permit applications, other than requests for multi-state permits, must be on Form 850-040-02, Request for Special Road Use Permit, Rev. 08/98, incorporated herein by reference. Copies of this form are available from the Department’s Permit Office.

(5) Special Request. A request requiring structural analysis must be submitted in writing at least ten working days before proposed date of movement. In addition to the information required for issuance of a permit, a schematic of vehicle showing all spacings, axle weights, and dimensions must be provided.

(6) Multi-Trip Permits. With the exception of “inner-bridge multi-trip permits, all multi-trip permits include a Department map and list indicating routes over which the permitted vehicle and load can or cannot travel. In order for the permit to be valid, the map and list must be attached to the permit. With the exception of an “inner-bridge” and wrecker permit, multi-trip permits shall not be used in combination with other permits.

(7) Operational use of permits. A valid permit is defined in subsection 14-26.0041(40), F.A.C. The configuration and weight(s) of a vehicle and its load traveling under a special permit must match the configuration and weight(s) described on the permit and any authorized amendments to that permit. For vehicles traveling under a trip permit, the vehicle or load must match either the truck tag number, trailer tag number, vehicle identification number, the bill of lading number, or the load identification number identified in the permit; for vehicles traveling under a multi-trip permit, the vehicle type and load must match the vehicle type and load described in the permit. Under both types of permits, the permitted vehicle’s size, weight, number of axles, axle spacings, and any unique characteristics must comply with the limits for that item if addressed in the permit under which it is traveling or any amendment to that permit.

Specific Authority 316.550, 334.044(2) FS. Law Implemented 316.550 FS. History–New 8-26-82, Formerly 14-26.06, Amended 9-15-87, 7-21-91, 6-23-96, 11-10-98.