Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) An applicant for a single-trip permit to
make a single move of a load exceeding a size or weight allowed by RSA 266
shall provide the following information to the permit office on the single trip
application form, with items (1)-(6) below being provided when the carrier
establishes an account in the electronic permitting system:
(1) The applicant's name;
(2) The applicant's permanent address,
including street, city, state, country, and postal code;
(3) The applicant's mailing address, if
different from the permanent address;
(4) Full name of the contact person for the
applicant;
(5) Telephone number of
the contact person or company;
(6)
An active electronic mail address for the contact person or company;
(7) A description of the load;
(8) The following information regarding the
itinerary of the move:
a. Anticipated start
date;
b. Point of origin and the
destination; and
c. The specific
route between the points of origin and the destination;
(9) The requested effective date for the
permit;
(10) A description of the
hauling unit, specifying:
a. The vehicle type,
which shall be one of the following:
1.
Tractor; or
2. Truck;
b. The state of registration of
the hauling unit;
c. The plate
registration number of the hauling unit;
d. The registered weight of the hauling
unit;
e. The total number of axles,
proposed axle weights, center-to-center axle spacings, and manufacturer maximum
axle ratings of the hauling unit;
f. Manufacturer maximum tire capacity, number
or tires per axle, and total axle tire capacity; and
g. GVWR/GCWR of the hauling unit;
(11) A description of the trailing
unit(s), specifying:
a. The trailer type(s),
which shall be one of the following:
1.
Trailer;
2. Item in tow;
3. Jeep dolly;
4. Pivoting booster;
5. Rear-steering dolly;
6. Semi-trailer;
7. Stretched semi-trailer;
8. Tag-along; or
9. Other, as specified by the
applicant;
b. State of
registration of the trailing unit(s);
c. Plate registration number of the trailing
unit(s);
d. Length of the trailing
unit(s);
e. Number of axles,
center-to-center axle spacings, manufacturer maximum axle rating, and proposed
axle weights of the trailing unit(s);
f. Manufacturer maximum tire capacity, number
of tires per axle, total axle tire capacity, and proposed tire loads of the
trailing unit;
g. Description of
the load including equipment serial number or identification number for other
loads; and
h. GVWR/GCWR of the
trailing unit(s); and
(12) The following information relative to
the vehicle and load:
a. Total gross weight of
the vehicle and load;
b. The total
number of axles;
c. Overall length
of the vehicle and load;
d. Overall
width of the vehicle and load;
e.
Overall height of the vehicle and load; and
f. The load on each component of the vehicle
and hauling equipment, if requested.
(b) The permit office shall not issue a
single-trip permit, except as otherwise provided in (c) and (g) below and in
Tra
304.13, for a vehicle and load that:
(1) Exceeds a width of 15 feet, 0
inches;
(2) Exceeds a length of 110
feet 0 inches;
(3) Exceeds a height
of 13 feet 6 inches; or
(4) Exceeds
a gross vehicle and load total weight that qualifies for a supermove as
described in (c) below.
(c) The following shall be classified as a
supermove:
(1) The vehicle and load exceeds
15 feet 0 inches in width or exceeds 110 feet 0 inches in length, or
both;
(2) The load exceeds a height
of 13 feet 6 inches; or
(3) The
weight exceeds 149,999 pounds.
(d) A vehicle, object, or vehicle and load
shall be classified as a supermove based on the following:
(1) The factors listed in
Tra
304.07(d)(1)-(8);
(2) The safety of the public;
(3) Anticipated traffic; and
(4) The likelihood of damage to
transportation infrastructure and/or roadside objects.
(e) For a supermove permit, the permit office
shall require the applicant to provide, at the applicant's own expense, the
following information in addition to the information required under (a) above,
unless the permit office has on file current engineering information applicable
to the proposed route and the proposed vehicle, object, or vehicle and load:
(1) A written report of an engineering
inspection, performed by a professional engineer licensed in New Hampshire,
certifying that the vehicle, object, or vehicle and load and proposed route
meet each of the following criteria:
a. The
vehicle and equipment are adequate to safely perform the move;
b. The pavement and highway structure,
including bridges, are adequate to support the move along the entire route
without sustaining damage, and
c.
There are adequate vertical and horizontal clearances and turning paths along
the entire route; and
(2) A confirmation from the applicable
turnpike/highway district engineer, the bureau of bridge design or designees,
or both, that the proposed route meets each of the criteria specified in (1) b.
and c. above.
(f) When
the permit office issues a permit for a supermove, it shall be for a date and
time of day when the move can be safely carried out, which may be at any time
of day on either a weekday or a weekend day, and the permit shall be valid for
the date(s) and time(s) specified in the permit. The permit fee for a supermove
shall be calculated in accordance with
RSA
266:22. An annual permit supplemental shall
not be issued for supermoves.
(g) A
load consisting of buildings, structures, and portable structures upon an
independent carriage assembly exceeding 12 feet 0 inches in width shall be
subject to the following conditions:
(1) No
such load, except as provided in (2) below, shall be moved upon any portion of
the interstate highway system or on the toll highway system;
(2) A building, structure, or portable
structure that is designed and constructed to be appropriate for transport upon
the interstate highway system or on the toll highway system shall be allowed
if:
a. The applicant provides, at the
applicant's own expense, documentation that the:
1. Proposed move meets the criteria listed in
(5) a. - d. below; and
2. Building,
structure, or portable structure will withstand the anticipated travel
conditions of the proposed move; and
b. The move is approved by the applicable
turnpike/district engineer or the bureau of bridge design (or designees), or
both, after review of the applicant's documentation;
(3) On all state highways, other than those
listed in (1) above, if a move is within the boundaries of a highway
construction project or highway construction zone, the move shall be
coordinated with the prime state contractor to avoid conflicts with scheduled
work;
(4) If the route through a
highway construction project or highway construction zone is over a new highway
section not yet maintained for vehicular traffic, the applicant shall obtain
written approval from the prime state contractor who controls the new highway
section; and
(5) The applicable
turnpike/district engineer or bureau of bridge design or designees, or both,
shall review the request and confirm that:
a.
The building or structure to be moved is structurally sound;
b. The vehicle and equipment are adequate to
safely perform the move;
c. The
pavement and highway structures, including bridges, are adequate to support the
move along the entire route without sustaining damage; and
d. There are adequate horizontal and vertical
clearances and turning paths along the entire route.
(h) The requirements of (g) above
shall not apply to manufactured housing or modular buildings.
(i) Except as otherwise provided in (f)
above, a permit for a vehicle, object, or vehicle and load that is oversize,
overweight, or oversize and overweight shall be valid for 5 business days. When
requested by the applicant, a permit for a round trip return by reverse route
shall be valid for 10 business days. The calculation of the 5 or 10 business
days shall include the date the permit takes effect.
