a. How To Apply. The
Special Permit Form ITD-217 becomes a valid application when signed by the
Permittee. A separate application Form ITD-217C may be completed by the
applicant from which the necessary information may be transferred to the permit
by the permit writer. Such applications on Form ITD-217C will usually be
received through Ports of Entry and applications may also be accepted by letter
or by telephone provided all pertinent and necessary information is submitted.
(3-31-22)
b. Information To Be
Furnished By Applicant. Any application for a special permit shall provide for
the submittal of all pertinent information required to establish the necessity
of the proposed movement and the requisite to an engineering determination of
the feasibility of the proposed movement. The following information shall be
furnished: (3-31-22)
i. Name. Name of owner,
operator, or lessee of vehicle or vehicles concerned. (3-31-22)
ii. Description of Load. Manufacturer, model
number, etc. (3-31-22)
iii.
Identification of Vehicles. License number, if registered, otherwise serial
number, unit number. (3-31-22)
iv.
Weight. Licensed capacity of vehicles subject to registration, if overweight is
involved. (3-31-22)
v. Axles.
Number of axles, spacing between axles, number and size of tires.
(3-31-22)
vi. Gross Weight. Gross
weight, distribution of weight, overall dimensions. (3-31-22)
vii. Route. Point of origin and destination,
preferred route by road number. (3-31-22)
viii. Start Date. Date of movement and days
required. (3-31-22)
ix. If House
Trailer. License number if privately owned, serial number if caravan permit.
(3-31-22)
x. Insurance. Evidence of
insurance, if required. (3-31-22)
xi. Necessity. Necessity for movement.
(3-31-22)
xii. Special
Instructions. Special instructions regarding address to which permit is to be
sent and any other pertinent information. (3-31-22)
xiii. Signature. Signature of applicant.
(3-31-22)
xiv. Registration. Any
vehicle hauling or towing non-reducible loads subject to registration is not
required to register for the maximum legal weight it can haul to be eligible
for an overweight permit. Farm tractors, off road equipment, etc., are exempt
from registration but are not exempt from weight limitations.
(3-31-22)
xv. Overweight Permit
Requirements. Overweight permits will be issued for non-reducible vehicles
and/or loads that exceed legal axle weights and/or eighty thousand (80,000)
pounds, with weight reduced to a practical minimum, except that a permit may be
issued for a machine with an accessory and loaded separately on the
transporting vehicle. Vehicles hauling overweight loads will be required to
have five (5) or more axles to qualify for an overweight permit. Self-propelled
vocational vehicles or vehicles towing overweight loads may have less than five
(5) axles to qualify for an overweight permit. (3-31-22)
xvi. Variable Load Suspension Axle
Requirements. Any vehicle which is equipped with variable load suspension axles
(lift axles) transporting overweight loads shall have lift axles fully deployed
when adjacent axles exceed legal axle weights. (3-31-22)
xvii. Maximum Tire Weights. The maximum
overweight levels shall not exceed eight hundred (800) pounds per inch width of
tire. (3-31-22)
xviii. Single Axle
Weight Restriction. When a single axle or steer axle is over thirty five
thousand (35,000) pounds, bridge approval shall be required.
(3-31-22)
xix. Hauling Equipment in
Excess of Ten Feet. Special overwidth hauling vehicles exceeding ten (10) feet
in width will be permitted, and may be required, in the hauling of excessively
heavy loads to improve the lateral distribution of weight, or when a
combination of weight, width, or height makes extra width in the hauling
vehicle desirable in the public interest. The use of such vehicles more than
ten (10) feet in width shall be restricted to loads requiring an overwidth
hauling vehicle and the backhaul permit shall be for the unladen vehicle.
(3-31-22)
