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Order a Permit Now! The State of Texas requires motor carriers to obtain a permit to transport
oversize/overweight loads on state-maintained roads. The department allows for
an annual permit for vehicles and loads falling within specific envelope
dimensions.
This permit is valid only for commodities that cannot be reasonably dismantled. The company specific annual envelope permit is issued to a specific company, and
may be used to operate any properly registered truck owned or leased to that
company. No more than one vehicle can be operated at one time with a specific
permit, but a company may purchase more than one permit. Oversize or overweight equipment operating under an annual envelope vehicle
permit may not exceed:
- Maximum Width - 12’
- Maximum Height - 14’
- Maximum Length - 110’
- Maximum Gross Weight - 120,000 lbs.
Single Axle weight cannot exceed 650 PSI X Tire Size X No. of Tires. (Example:
650 X 10:00 X 2 = 13,000 lbs.) Any single axle, regardless of the tire size, may
not exceed 25,000 lbs.
Two Axle group may not exceed 46,000 lbs. or 23,000 lbs. per axle.
Three Axle group may not exceed 60,000 lbs. or 20,000 lbs. per axle.
A single trip permit may be purchased to be used in conjunction with an annual envelope vehicle permit to increase height or width limits. Length and weight limitations cannot be increased.
How Do I Apply?
Customers may use
Online Permits (CPS) to apply for and receive a permit, or by submitting a completed
Form 301,
Application/Renewal for Annual Oversize/ Overweight Permit [pdf, 2 pages,
183kb] by facsimile
(512) 465-3585. You may also apply by mail to the address on the application
form.
All applications must include payment information.
Permits expire one year from "movement to begin" date.
Motor Carrier Registration Requirements
If you are permitted under the provisions of Transportation Code,
Chapter 623, Subchapter D, before obtaining an oversize/overweight permit you must
be registered as a commercial motor carrier.
A commercial motor vehicle includes any motor vehicle or combination of
vehicles with a gross weight, registered weight, or gross weight rating in
excess of 26,000 pounds that is designed or used for the transportation of cargo
in furtherance of any commercial enterprise.
Vehicle Registration Requirements
Proper vehicle registration must be obtained through TxDOT's Vehicle Titles and
Registration Division or your
county tax office. The vehicle or vehicle
combination must be registered in accordance with
Transportation Code,
Chapter 502, for the maximum weight as set forth by
Transportation Code,
Chapter 621.
Vehicles with temporary registration are not eligible for this type of permit.
Fees
Annual Envelope Permit fee - $4,000
Fees are payable by:
- MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express
($1 service charge)
- PAC-Permit Account Card
- personal check, business check, cashier's check, or money order, payable to the Texas Department of Transportation (for mail applications only)
- funds deposited in a pre-established escrow account.
Electronic and facsimile applications must include credit card or escrow account payment information.
All fees are nonrefundable.
Other Information
This permit allows for unlimited movement on state-maintained roads in the State
of Texas under the following conditions.
- No more than one vehicle may be operated at a time with a specific annual
permit. The original certified permit must be carried in the vehicle at all
times. The original certified permit may not be duplicated.
- Permittee is responsible for routing and obtaining
current restrictions and
information concerning hazardous weather related
road conditions.
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Permit Movement Conditions and Curfews Form 001 [pdf, 1 page,
24kb] must be
attached to the permit at all times. Permittee must follow all curfews as
listed.
- Permits may not be amended.
- Daylight movement only. Loads not exceeding 10' wide or 100' long with legal
front and rear overhang may travel at night on the Interstate Highway System
only.
- Loads traveling on
load zoned roads must have load zoned weights. Use the weight
supplement sheet to determine the proper weight distribution per axle and axle
grouping.
- May not travel over
load zoned bridges when exceeding the posted capacity.
- The permitted vehicle must have a rear
escort for loads extending more than 20’
beyond the rearmost portion of the load-carrying surface, and have a front
escort for loads extending more than 20’ beyond the foremost portion of the
permitted vehicle. A permit will not be valid when the load has more than 25’
front overhang, or more than 30’ rear overhang.
- Permit is non-transferable between companies.
- The permit is not specific to a particular vehicle and may be transferred
between any properly registered vehicles owned or leased by the permittee.
Forms and Publications
Form 304a, Procedures for Annual Oversize/Overweight Permits
[pdf, 1 page, 29kb] |
