                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OVERWEIGHT PERMIT FOR HAULING FOREST PRODUCTS (§ 46.2-1148.1)

A. For purposes of this section, &#8220;forest products&#8221; means raw logs to
market, rough-sawn green lumber, and wood residuals, including wood chips, wood
pellets, sawdust, mulch, and tree bark.

B. In addition to other permits provided for in this article, the Commissioner,
upon written application by the owner or operator of any vehicle hauling forest
products transported from the place where they are first produced, cut,
harvested, or felled to the location where they are first processed, shall issue
permits for overweight operation of such vehicles as provided in this section.
Such permits shall allow the vehicles to have a single-axle weight of no more
than 24,000 pounds, a tandem-axle weight of no more than 40,000 pounds, and a
tri-axle grouping weight of no more than 50,000 pounds. Additionally, any
five-axle combination having a minimum of 48 feet between the first and last
axle may have a gross weight of no more than 90,000 pounds, any four-axle
combination may have a gross weight of no more than 70,000 pounds, any
three-axle combination may have a gross weight of no more than 60,000 pounds,
and any two-axle combination may have a gross weight of no more than 40,000
pounds.

C. No permit issued under this section shall designate the route to be traversed
or contain restrictions or conditions not applicable to other vehicles in their
general use of the highways. However, no such permit shall authorize violation
of the length limitations in &#xA7; 46.2-1149.2 or any weight limitation
applicable to bridges or culverts, as promulgated and posted in accordance with
&#xA7; 46.2-1130. Nothing contained in this section shall authorize any
extension of weight limits provided in &#xA7; 46.2-1127 for operation on
interstate highways.

D. The fee for a permit issued under this section shall be as provided in &#xA7;
46.2-1140.1. Only the Commissioner may issue a permit under this section.

E. Each vehicle when loaded according to the provisions of a permit issued under
this section shall be operated at a reduced speed as provided in &#xA7;
46.2-872.

HISTORY: 2015, cc. 40, 72; 2018, c. 12; 2020, cc. 268, 409.