Annual Implements of Husbandry Permits

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The Texas Department of Transportation issues an annual permit for transporting implements of husbandry. If the load exceeds 8’6" wide, 14’ high, 65’ long, or 80,000 lbs. gross weight and qualifies as an implement of husbandry, a permit is required. Implements of husbandry that are only over-width are not required to have a permit, provided they do not travel more than 50 miles on an Interstate Highway System.

Implements of husbandry include farm implements, machinery and tools, as used in tilling the soil, including self-propelled machinery specifically designed or adapted for applying plant food materials or agricultural chemicals but not "designed or adapted for the sole purpose of transporting the materials or chemicals." Examples:

• subsoilers
• dozers, provided they are for farm use
• cultivators
• farm tractors
• reapers
• binders
• combines
• cotton module builders
• planters
• discs
• Implements of husbandry do not include automobiles, trucks, or items used on the farm such as irrigation systems, silo, barns, etc.

Contact MCD at (800) 299-1700 for questions concerning eligibility.

Implements of husbandry permit maximum is 16’ wide, 16’ high, 110’ long, with weight not to exceed the maximum permissible weight table. If load-restricted roads are used, then the applicant must comply with the maximum permissible weight table for load zoned roads.

How Do I Apply?

Customers may use Online Permits (CPS) to apply for and receive a permit, or by submitting a completed Form 302, Application and Renewal for Time Permits [pdf, 2 pages, 27kb] by facsimile (512) 465-3585. You may also apply by telephone (800) 299-1700, or by mail to the address on the application.

Vehicle Registration Requirements

Proper vehicle registration must be obtained through TxDOT's Vehicle Titles and Registration Division or your county tax office. Vehicle must be registered in accordance with Transportation Code, Chapter 502, for the maximum weight for the vehicle or vehicle combination, as set forth by Transportation Code, Chapter 621. Vehicles with temporary registration are not eligible for this type of permit.

Motor Carrier Registration Requirements

Prior to obtaining an oversize/overweight permit, an applicant permitted under the provisions of Transportation Code, Chapter 623, Subchapter D, must be registered as a commercial motor carrier or, if not required to obtain a motor carrier registration, file a surety bond with the department.

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.

A farm vehicle with a gross weight, registered weight, and gross weight rating of 48,000 pounds or more must be registered as a motor carrier.

Fees

The fee for an annual implement of husbandry permit is $270, plus the highway maintenance fee for an overweight load. Highway maintenance fees are as follows:

For loads exceeding 200,000 pounds gross weight, total axle spacings must exceed 95'. A vehicle supervision fee will be charged in addition to the permit and highway maintenance fees. An application for a permit requiring an engineering analysis must be accompanied by the vehicle supervision fee and a copy of the contract for transport. Single trip permits are also available for the movement of vehicles and loads which exceed 254,300 pounds (total gross weight), or exceed the maximum permittable weight on any axle or axle group, or exceed 200,000 pounds with less than 95 feet of axle spacings. For additional information, contact the Motor Carrier Division at (800) 299-1700.

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)
• cash (MUST be delivered to a cash office) or
• funds deposited in a pre-established escrow account
• Permit fees are non-refundable.

Other Information

This permit allows for movement on state-maintained roads in the State of Texas under the following conditions:

• 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.
• Permittee must follow all curfews as listed on the Permit Movement Conditions and Curfews Form 001 [pdf, 1 page, 24kb], which must be attached to the permit at all times
• Permittee is responsible for routing and obtaining current restrictions and information concerning hazardous weather related road conditions.
• Permittees may not travel over load zoned roads or bridges when exceeding the posted capacity.
• Permit is non-transferable between permittees or vehicles.
• One escort is required when the vehicle or the load exceeds 14’ wide.

Forms

Form 304, Procedures for Time Permits [pdf, 1 page, 30kb]