New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 18 - EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
Subchapter 1 - PERMITS FOR OVERDIMENSIONAL OR OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES
Section 13:18-1.5 - Permit applications

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:18-1.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Applications for permits, as specified in 13:18-1.2, shall be obtained on the Department's website at http://nj.gotpermits.com.

(b) Information to be provided by the applicant for a single-trip permit shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. The name, address and telephone number of the permit applicant;

2. The vehicle information including, but not limited to, the type of tractor and trailer combination;

3. The vehicle height, length and width;

4. The axle configuration and weight over each axle;

5. The overall gross vehicle weight;

6. The dates of travel;

7. The details of the anticipated route of travel, including locations of the entrance to and exit from the New Jersey State highway system, including, but not limited to, the interstate highways, the New Jersey Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway south of Exit 105 and the Atlantic City Expressway; and

8. The name of insurance provider and policy number required pursuant to 13:18-1.7(b).

(c) Information to be provided by the applicant for an annual ocean borne containerized cargo multiple-trip permit shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. The name, address and telephone number of the permit applicant; and

2. The name of the applicant's insurance provider and policy number required pursuant to 13:18-1.7(b).

(d) Applications for single-trip permits will be reviewed for acceptability of the route being used in conjunction with the vehicle's load and axle configuration.

(e) Applications for single-trip permits will be rejected where the vehicle's load and axle configuration overstress the structures being crossed on the anticipated route of travel. Rejected applications will identify the structures on the proposed route being overstressed. Applicants can either modify the vehicle's load, weight over each axle or axle spacing to lessen the load impact or choose an alternative route. Applicants can contact the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Bureau of Structural Engineering at 609-530-2579 for assistance in the choice of acceptable alternative routes.

(f) Once issued, a single-trip permit may be revised, prior to the dates of travel, to modify the following information:

1. The name, address and telephone number of the permit applicant;

2. The vehicle information; or

3. The name of the applicant's insurance provider and policy number required pursuant to 13:18-1.7(b).

(g) Once issued, revisions to a single-trip permit to modify any of the following, prior to the dates of travel, will require a new permit application and associated fees:

1. The vehicle height, length and width;

2. The axle configuration and weight over each axle;

3. The overall gross vehicle weight;

4. The dates of travel; or

5. The details of the anticipated route of travel, including locations of the entrance to and exit from the New Jersey State highway system, including, but not limited to, the interstate highways, the New Jersey Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway south of Exit 105 and the Atlantic City Expressway.

(h) Once issued, an annual ocean borne containerized cargo multiple-trip permit may be revised, prior to the dates of permit validity, to modify the following information:

1. The name, address and telephone number of the permit applicant; or

2. The name of the applicant's insurance provider and policy number required pursuant to 13:18-1.7(b).

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