Okla. Admin. Code § 730:50-5-9

Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024

Section 730:50-5-9 - Special combination vehicles - permits

(a) Unless otherwise specifically required by law, no special combination vehicle, as defined in 47 O.S. 2021, Section 14-121 and any lawful amendments thereto, shall be eligible for operation in this state except by authority of an Annual Operating Permit.

(b) The Executive Director of the Department of Transportation is required by law to promulgate rules for the issuance of such permits and no person, firm or corporation shall operate or authorize the operation of any such vehicle unless a valid Annual Operating Permit has been issued to the owner of such vehicle by the Permits Section of the Department of Transportation, properly signed by the Executive Director of the Department of Transportation or his authorized designee, and the original or certified copy thereof is available for inspection at all times in the vehicle cab. No other trailer configuration or multiple trailer combination shall be authorized or operated under said permit. Any violation of a permit provision shall constitute grounds for immediate permit suspension or revocation of said permit.

(c) The content, requirements, and limitations of Annual Operating Permits for special combination vehicles are subject to the provisions of this subchapter and all such permits issued shall require the operation of such vehicles in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) vehicles bearing an out-of-state license are ineligible for a permit of any type for a movement between an origin and destination, both of which are located within Oklahoma (intrastate movement), unless said vehicle is covered under an agreement between the licensing state and the State of Oklahoma which prorates the licensing and/or registration fees for such vehicles, or unless such vehicle has been temporarily licensed for operation in this state; and

(2) no such vehicle combination shall operate under conditions of decreased visibility or when lateral winds in excess of 45 miles per hour are present or during periods when pavement surfaces are slick, icing, icy or snow packed; and

(3) such vehicle combinations shall operate only upon the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, or other four-lane divided highways which are part of a lawfully identified federal-aid system and may operate on other routes only for purposes of reasonable access, as hereinafter prescribed, between points of origin and destination; and

(4) reasonable access to and from terminals and for fuel, food, repairs and rest shall not exceed 5 statute miles from the vehicle's point of access to, or exit from, those highways authorized for use in paragraph (3) of this subsection and as set forth in 730:50-5-6(h); and

(5) the maximum weight on any single axle of such vehicle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds or 600 pounds per inch and fractional part thereof of nominal tire tread width, whichever is the lesser; and

(6) except as otherwise provided in these rules the maximum gross vehicle weight for any such vehicle and/or load shall not exceed 80,000 pounds or any of the provisions of federal Formula "B" or Table "B" when operating upon any highway of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways or 90,000 pounds or any of the provisions of federal Formula "B" or Table "B", when operating on other state highways as are authorized in paragraph (3) of this section for use by such vehicles; and

(7) in no case shall any trailer or semi-trailer be placed ahead of another trailer or semi-trailer which carries a 5,000 pound or more heavier load. The heaviest trailer or semi-trailer shall be placed in front and the lightest at the rear. An empty trailer or semi-trailer must not precede a loaded trailer or semitrailer; and

(8) no vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer used in such combination vehicle shall exceed 8 feet 6 inches in width, exclusive of both tire bulge and approved safety devices, or 14 feet in height, or 29 feet in length; and

(9) vehicles or combinations thereof with cargo carrying capacity exceeding 95 feet shall not be eligible for such special combination vehicle permit.

(d) All special Annual Operating Permit holders and drivers must comply with the latest Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations [49 CFR Parts 390-397] of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

(e) The driver must at all times during operation of said vehicle be under the control and supervision of the holder of the special Annual Operating Permit.

(f) Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Section shall constitute grounds for the immediate suspension or revocation of the Annual Operating Permit in a manner prescribed by the Executive Director of the Department of Transportation. Any suspension of said permit shall remain in effect for a period of not less than 6 months. Any revocation of said permit shall be for a period of not less than 1 year.

(g) Special combination vehicle permits shall be truck tractor specific.

Okla. Admin. Code § 730:50-5-9

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023