                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

UNLADEN, OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT, RUBBER-TIRED, SELF-PROPELLED HAULERS AND
LOADERS; PERMITS; ENGINEERING ANALYSIS; COSTS (§ 46.2-1149)

The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns in their respective
jurisdictions, upon written application by the owner or operator of any empty,
oversize and overweight, rubber-tired, self-propelled hauler or loader used in
the construction and coal mining industries, may issue to such owner or operator
a permit authorizing operation upon the highways of such equipment with gross
empty weights in excess of those established in §§ 46.2-1122 through 46.2-1127
and sizes in excess of those established in §§ 46.2-1105 through 46.2-1108.
The permits shall be issued only after an engineering analysis of a proposed
routing has been conducted by the Virginia Department of Transportation or local
authorities of counties, cities, and towns in their respective jurisdictions to
assess the ability of the roadway and bridges to be traversed to sustain the
vehicles&#8217; size and weight. The fee for a permit issued under this section
shall be based on the costs assessed against the applicant to cover engineering
analysis, not to exceed three hours.
		No permit issued under this section shall be valid for the operation of the
equipment for a distance of more than 75 miles.

HISTORY: 1983, c. 311, § 46.1-343.4; 1989, c. 727; 1996, cc. 36, 87; 2000, c.
129; 2003, c. 314; 2012, c. 443; 2013, c. 354.