Manufactured Housing Single–Trip Permits

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Motor carriers must obtain a single-trip permit for manufactured housing or industrialized buildings/housing when:

• transporting on a single continuous movement, not to exceed five days,
• transporting in one or more sections, and
• transporting any returnable undercarriage, temporary chassis system, or a single manufactured home frame.

How Do I Apply?

Customers may use Online Permits (CPS) to apply for and receive a permit, submit Form 102, Manufactured Housing Permit Fax Application [pdf, 1 page, 111kb] by facsimile (512) 465-3565, or submit Form 1700, Texas Self-Issue Application and Permit [pdf, 2 pages, 35kb] by telephone 1-800-299-1700. Customers must include payment information when applying for a permit.

Motor Carrier Registration Requirements

Motor Carrier Registration or registration with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (512) 475-4999 is required before obtaining a permit to move a manufactured home.

Owners of a manufactured home may move their own home provided the home and the pulling vehicle are registered to the same person. This applies only to homes being moved by the owner as a personal family dwelling.

Manufactured Housing

A HUD code manufactured home is a structure constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight feet or more in width or 40 feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 400 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems. The term does not include a recreational vehicle.

Industrialized Building

An industrialized building is a commercial structure constructed in one or more modules or constructed using one more more modular components. It is built at a location other than the permanent commercial site, and is designed to be used at a commercial site and erected on or affixed to a permanent foundation system. The term includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems.

Industrialized Housing

Industrialized housing is a residential structure that is designed for the use and occupancy of a family or families. It is constructed in one or more modules or constructed using one or more modular components. It is built at a location other than a permanent residential site, and is designed to be used as a permanent residential structure when the modules or modular components are transported to the permanent residential site and are erected on or affixed to a permanent foundation system. The term includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems.

Vehicle Registration Requirements

You must obtain a proper vehicle registration through TxDOT's Vehicle Titles and Registration or your county tax office. Vehicle must be registered in accordance with Transportation Code, Chapter 502.

Fees

The fee for a single-trip manufactured housing permit is $40.

Fees are payable by

• MasterCard, VISA, Discover, 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, or cash (MUST be delivered to a cash office), or
• Funds deposited in a pre-established escrow account.

A permit fee will not be refunded after the permit number has been issued unless such refund is necessary to correct an error made by the Motor Carrier Division.

Escort Requirements

Measurement	Number of Lanes	Type
Exceeding 16’, but not exceeding 18’	2	front
	4 or more	rear
Exceeding 18’	All	front and rear

NOTE: Two manufactured houses or two halves of a double wide may be moved in convoy and share the required escorts if the distance between the two units does not exceed 1,000’. Each home requires its own permit.

A manufactured home exceeding 12 feet in width must have a rotating amber beacon of not less than eight inches in diameter mounted on the roof at the rear of the manufactured home, or two five inch flashing amber lights mounted approximately six feet from ground level at the rear corners of the manufactured home. The towing vehicle must have one rotating amber beacon of not less than eight inches in diameter mounted on top of the cab. These beacons or flashing lights must be operational and aluminiferous during any permitted move over Texas highways, roads and streets.

See additional escort requirements and escort vehicle equipment requirements.

Additional Requirements

• The manufactured home's model year, make and HUD number are required when applying for a permit. Please ensure that you have this information before applying.
• In case of a double wide manufactured home, each half requires a permit. To move them as one unit would required a permit for a house move under the guidelines of a general single-trip permit.
• Any returnable undercarriage, temporary chassis system, or a single manufactured home frame is considered to be a component part. For that reason, they qualify for a manufactured home permit.
• A stack of manufactured housing frames requires a general single-trip permit costing $30. The stacked load must not exceed legal height or weight. Trailer must be properly registered.
• The width of a manufactured home includes any roof or eave extension or overhang on either side. The height extends from the roadbed to the highest point of the manufactured home. The overall combined length of the manufactured home and the towing vehicle includes the length of the hitch or towing device. The weight must be legal.
• Permitted loads may move on any day except New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
• TxDOT may limit the hours for travel on certain routes because of traffic conditions.
• The department prohibits movement when visibility is reduced to less than 2/10 of a mile, or the road surface is hazardous due to weather conditions such as wind, rain, ice, sleet, or snow. The operator of a permitted vehicle, along with law enforcement authorities, is responsible for determining whether or not conditions are hazardous, with law enforcement authorities making the final determination.
• It is the responsibility of the permit holder to contact utility companies, telephone companies, television cable companies, or other entities when it is necessary to raise or lower an overhead wire, traffic signal, street light, cable, sign, or other overhead obstruction. The permit holder is responsible for providing the advance notice and coordination required by each entity.