N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 17 § 154-3.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 154-3.3 - Criteria to be used in connection with an overweight nondivisible load status determination

The following criteria shall be taken into consideration by the Commissioner of Transportation or his/her designee(s) in connection with an overweight nondivisible load status determination:

(a) vehicle type;

(b) vehicle dimensions -- length, width, height;

(c) effective duration of the permit;

(d) time of day of the proposed operation (daytime or nighttime operation);

(e) whether the load can be reduced to legal limits or dimensions;

(f) highway geometrics of the route to be used--to include, but not be limited to: maximum degree of road curvature; intersection radii; roadway width; passing restrictions; operational characteristics of roadway (accident rates, traffic volumes, etc.); degree and length of grade; such other factors as may be relevant in connection with the particular road or roads involved;

(g) time of year of the proposed operation;

(h) type of load--dimensions (i.e., length, width, diameter, destructability);

(i) location of plants or manufacturing facilities that would be served by vehicles with overweight nondivisible load status;

(j) economic effects on the industry upon the grant or denial of overweight nondivisible load status;

(k) any practical considerations that may require that the load remain one piece, item or grouping in transit;

(l) whether the load is contained in a locked or a sealed container;

(m) routing restrictions and conditions (i.e., bridge restrictions, construction restrictions, highway restrictions, length and width restrictions, height restrictions, and any other county or municipal restrictions);

(n) route origins and destinations;

(o) estimated annual highway usage;

(p) any contractual obligations relative to hauling or delivering of items;

(q) liability insurance coverage;

(r) preservation of the highways and bridges;

(s) safety of the traveling public;

(t) appropriate coordination with other authorities (i.e., Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York City Thruway Authority); and

(u) any other matters that the Commissioner of Transportation or his/her designee(s) shall deem to be appropriate in making a status determination.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 17 § 154-3.3