New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE PROCEDURES, LICENSES, PERMITS
Part 8 - SIZE AND WEIGHT OF VEHICLES AND LOADS
Section 18.19.8.39 - SPECIAL PERMIT REQUIRED FOR PROJECTING LOADS

Universal Citation: 18 NM Admin Code 18.19.8.39

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. A special permit is required for a projecting load that extends:

(1) more than three feet beyond the foremost part of a vehicle or the foremost part of the front vehicle of a vehicle combination; or

(2) more than seven feet beyond the rearmost part of a vehicle or the rearmost part of the rear vehicle of a vehicle combination.

B. This section applies even if the overall length of the vehicle, combination or load would not require a special permit for movement.

C. A projecting load or overhang shall not cause excessive axle weight that would diminish the effectiveness of the steering axle or axles and shall not constitute a hazard.

D. When the substitution of an articulated vehicle for a single vehicle would make the load a smaller dimension, then the load shall be considered reducible and such substitution shall be made.

E. The DOT may require an escort as a condition of issuing a special permit for movements with a projecting load.

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