New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Tra - Commissioner, Department of Transportation
Chapter Tra 300 - PERMITS
Part Tra 304 - OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT VEHICLE PERMITS
Section Tra 304.10 - Annual Permit Supplementals; Application; Expiration

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Tra 304.10

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) The permit office shall issue the following types of annual permit supplementals:

(1) Single-trip supplemental or round-trip return by reverse route supplemental, formerly known as an "instant permit," as set forth below in Tra 304.10(c); and

(2) Emergency supplemental, as set forth below in Tra 304.10(f).

(b) The holder of an annual permit may apply for an annual permit supplemental. An annual permit supplemental shall allow the permit holder to exceed a condition(s) specified in the annual permit for the category of load, hauling unit, and trailing unit, if any, as specified in (c)-(g) below.

(c) A single-trip supplemental or round trip return by reverse route supplemental shall allow a permit holder to make a move exceeding any of the dimensions specified on the annual permit, in accordance with the conditions specified in the supplemental. A single-trip supplemental or round trip return by reverse route supplemental is only valid for the specific load as described on (d) (3) (g) below.

(d) An applicant for a single trip supplemental or round trip return by reverse route supplemental shall provide the following information to the permit office electronically, by telephone or in person at the permit office on a supplemental permit form:

(1) The number of the annual permit;

(2) The following information relative to the itinerary of the move:
a. Anticipated start date;

b. Points of origin and destination;

c. The specific route between the points of origin and the destination; and

d. Return trip information if applicable; and

(3) The following information relative to the vehicle and load:
a. Total gross weight of the vehicle and load;

b. Overall length of the vehicle and load;

c. Overall width of the vehicle and load;

d. Overall height of the vehicle and load;

e. The total number of axles, proposed axle weights, center-to-center axle spacings, and manufacturer maximum axle ratings;

f. Manufacturer maximum tire capacity, number of tires per axle, and total axle tire capacity;

g. Description of the load including equipment serial number or identification number for other loads;

h. GVWR/GCWR of the hauling unit and all components of the hauling equipment; and

i. Proposed load for each part of the permit vehicle, if requested.

(e) An emergency supplemental shall allow a permit holder to move vehicles or vehicles and loads in response to an emergency during the period of time covered by the annual permit, for the type(s) of emergency specified in the emergency supplemental.

(f) An applicant for an emergency supplemental shall provide the following information to the permit office on a supplemental permit form:

(1) The number of the annual permit;

(2) The following information relative to the emergency move(s):
a. Type of emergency;

b. Anticipated routes to be traveled in response to the emergency;

c. Type of vehicle and load that will need to be moved in response to the emergency; and

d. State, city, town, or agency contact name and telephone number to verify the nature of the emergency; and

(3) The following information relative to the anticipated vehicle and load:
a. Total gross weight of the vehicle and load;

b. Overall length of the vehicle and load;

c. Overall width of the vehicle and load;

d. Overall height of the vehicle and load;

e. The total number of axles, proposed axle weights, center-to-center axle spacings, and manufacturer maximum axle ratings;

f. Manufacturer maximum tire capacity, number of tires per axle, and total axle tire capacity;

g. Description of the load including equipment serial number or identification number for other loads;

h. GVWR/GCWR of the hauling unit and all components of the hauling equipment; and

i. Proposed load for each part of the permit vehicle, if requested.

(g) A single-trip supplemental shall expire on the date specified in the permit for the completion of the move or upon completion of the move, whichever occurs first.

(h) A round trip return by reverse route supplemental shall expire on the date specified in the permit for the completion of the move or upon the completion of the move, whichever occurs first.

(i) An emergency supplemental shall expire upon the date specified in the permit for the completion of the move, upon completion of the move, or the expiration of the permit it supplements, whichever occurs first.

#5621, eff 5-4-93; ss by EMERGENCY #5678, eff 7-30-93, EXPIRED: 11-27-93

New. #5831, eff 5-26-94; ss by #6992, INTERIM, eff 5-5-99, EXPIRED: 9-2-99

New. #7193, eff 1-26-00, EXPIRED: 1-26-08

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