Section 66-7-413.8 - Multiple-trip permit for specialized haul vehiclesA special multiple-trip permit may be issued for a single vehicle with a load in excess of the weight allowed in Section 66-7-410 NMSA 1978 if:
A. the vehicle has an overall length of not more than forty feet and contains a group of four to seven axles having a distance in feet between the first and last axle of at least twenty feet but not greater than thirty-six feet;B. the weight imposed upon the highway through any one axle of the vehicle does not exceed that allowed in Section 66-7-409 NMSA 1978;C. the weight imposed upon the highway through a tandem axle of the vehicle does not exceed thirty-four thousand pounds. For the purpose of this subsection, "tandem axle" means two or more consecutive axles whose centers may be included between parallel transverse vertical planes spaced more than forty inches and not more than ninety-six inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle;D. the total gross weight imposed upon the highway on a group of two or more consecutive axles of the vehicle shall not exceed the weight computed using and listed in the following formula and table, but in no case greater than eighty thousand pounds: (1) W = 500(LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36), where: W = maximum overall gross weight on the group;
L = distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles measured longitudinally to the nearest foot; and
N = number of axles in the group under consideration; and
(2)L (feet) | W (pounds) |
4 axles | 5 axles | 6 axles | 7 axles |
20 | 55,500 | 60,500 | 66,000 |
21 | 56,000 | 61,000 | 66,500 |
22 | 56,500 | 61,500 | 67,000 |
23 | 57,500 | 62,500 | 68,000 |
24 | 58,000 | 63,000 | 68,500 | 74,000 |
25 | 58,500 | 63,500 | 69,000 | 74,500 |
26 | 59,500 | 64,000 | 69,500 | 75,000 |
27 | 60,000 | 65,000 | 70,000 | 75,500 |
28 | 60,500 | 65,500 | 71,000 | 76,500 |
29 | 61,500 | 66,000 | 71,500 | 77,000 |
30 | 62,000 | 66,500 | 72,000 | 77,500 |
31 | 62,500 | 67,500 | 72,500 | 78,000 |
32 | 63,500 | 68,000 | 73,000 | 78,500 |
33 | 64,000 | 68,500 | 74,000 | 79,000 |
34 | 64,500 | 69,000 | 74,500 | 80,000 |
35 | 65,500 | 70,000 | 75,000 | 80,000 |
36 | 66,000 | 70,500 | 75,500 | 80,000; |
and
E. other requirements are met as established by rule of the secretary of public safety, including the payment of a reasonable permit fee.Added by 2015, c. 49,s. 1, eff. 1/1/2016.