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Any vehicle operating under a permit issued pursuant to this section shall have a gross weight of no more than 60,000 pounds for three-axle vehicles and 70,000 pounds for four-axle vehicles, a single axle weight of no more than 20,000 pounds, tandem axle weight of no more than 40,000 pounds, and a tri-axle grouping weight of no more than 50,000 pounds, with no single axle of such tri-axle grouping exceeding the weight permitted for a single axle. The fee for such permits shall be as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1140.1.\n\t\tNo permit issued under this section shall authorize the operation of any vehicle hauling excavated material for a distance of more than 25 miles from the land-clearing operation. However, such permit shall not designate the route to be traversed nor contain restrictions or conditions not applicable to other vehicles in their general use of the highways. Each vehicle, when loaded according to the provisions of a permit issued under this section, shall be operated at a reduced speed of 10 miles per hour slower than the legal speed limit in 55, 45, and 35 miles per hour speed limit zones.\n\t\tFor purposes of this section, the term “excavated material” shall mean natural earth materials, which includes stumps, brush, leaves, soil, and rocks, removed by any mechanized means.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202412,"text":"The Commissioner, upon written application made by the owner or operator, shall issue overweight permits for operation of certain vehicles hauling excavated material from construction-related land-clearing operations. Permits shall be issued under this section only for vehicles that have either (i) four axles with more than 22 feet between the first and last axle of the vehicle or (ii) three axles. Any vehicle operating under a permit issued pursuant to this section shall have a gross weight of no more than 60,000 pounds for three-axle vehicles and 70,000 pounds for four-axle vehicles, a single axle weight of no more than 20,000 pounds, tandem axle weight of no more than 40,000 pounds, and a tri-axle grouping weight of no more than 50,000 pounds, with no single axle of such tri-axle grouping exceeding the weight permitted for a single axle. The fee for such permits shall be as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1140.1.\n\t\tNo permit issued under this section shall authorize the operation of any vehicle hauling excavated material for a distance of more than 25 miles from the land-clearing operation. However, such permit shall not designate the route to be traversed nor contain restrictions or conditions not applicable to other vehicles in their general use of the highways. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 265<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2003, chapter 314<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 443<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59875,"section_number":"46.2-1140.1","catch_line":"Annual overweight permits; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1140.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229025,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55208,"identifier":"46.2-1143.1","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1143.1","url":"\/46.2-1143.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1143.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1143.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Overweight permits for haulers of excavated material","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1143.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span>, upon written application made by the owner<\/span> or operator<\/span>, shall issue<\/span> overweight permits for operation of certain vehicles<\/span> hauling excavated material<\/span> from construction-related land-clearing operations. Permits shall be issued under this section only for vehicles<\/span> that have either (i) four axles with more than 22 feet between the first and last axle of the vehicle<\/span> or (ii) three axles. Any vehicle<\/span> operating under a permit issued pursuant to this section shall have a gross weight<\/span> of no more than 60,000 pounds for three-axle vehicles<\/span> and 70,000 pounds for four-axle vehicles<\/span>, a single axle weight of no more than 20,000 pounds, tandem axle weight of no more than 40,000 pounds, and a tri-axle grouping weight of no more than 50,000 pounds, with no single axle of such tri-axle grouping exceeding the weight permitted for a single axle. The fee for such permits shall be as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1140.1<\/a>.\n\t\tNo permit issued under this section shall authorize the operation of any vehicle<\/span> hauling excavated material<\/span> for a distance of more than 25 miles from the land-clearing operation. However, such permit shall not designate the route to be traversed nor contain restrictions or conditions not applicable to other vehicles<\/span> in their general use of the highways<\/span><\/span>. Each vehicle<\/span>, when loaded according to the provisions of a permit issued under this section, shall be operated at a reduced speed of 10 miles per hour slower than the legal speed limit in 55, 45, and 35 miles per hour speed limit zones.\n\t\tFor purposes of this section, the term “excavated material<\/span>” shall mean natural earth materials<\/span>, which includes stumps, brush, leaves, soil, and rocks, removed by any mechanized means.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOVERWEIGHT PERMITS FOR HAULERS OF EXCAVATED MATERIAL (\u00a7 46.2-1143.1)\n\nThe Commissioner, upon written application made by the owner or operator, shall\nissue overweight permits for operation of certain vehicles hauling excavated\nmaterial from construction-related land-clearing operations. Permits shall be\nissued under this section only for vehicles that have either (i) four axles with\nmore than 22 feet between the first and last axle of the vehicle or (ii) three\naxles. Any vehicle operating under a permit issued pursuant to this section\nshall have a gross weight of no more than 60,000 pounds for three-axle vehicles\nand 70,000 pounds for four-axle vehicles, a single axle weight of no more than\n20,000 pounds, tandem axle weight of no more than 40,000 pounds, and a tri-axle\ngrouping weight of no more than 50,000 pounds, with no single axle of such\ntri-axle grouping exceeding the weight permitted for a single axle. The fee for\nsuch permits shall be as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1140.1.\n\t\tNo permit issued under this section shall authorize the operation of any\nvehicle hauling excavated material for a distance of more than 25 miles from the\nland-clearing operation. However, such permit shall not designate the route to\nbe traversed nor contain restrictions or conditions not applicable to other\nvehicles in their general use of the highways. Each vehicle, when loaded\naccording to the provisions of a permit issued under this section, shall be\noperated at a reduced speed of 10 miles per hour slower than the legal speed\nlimit in 55, 45, and 35 miles per hour speed limit zones.\n\t\tFor purposes of this section, the term “excavated material” shall\nmean natural earth materials, which includes stumps, brush, leaves, soil, and\nrocks, removed by any mechanized means.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 265; 2003, c. 314; 2012, c. 443.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}