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 18.19.8.51 - MULTIPLE-TRIP SPECIAL PERMIT

Universal Citation: 18 NM Admin Code 18.19.8.51

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

A. A multiple-trip special permit allows the movement of a specific vehicle, combination or load multiple times in a specific area of the state consisting of four contiguous counties and three interstates. A multiple-trip special permit is valid up to one year from the date of issue or until the end of the coverage period noted on the applicant's certificate of insurance, whichever is earlier An expiration date will be noted on the permit.

B. A multiple-trip special permit is specific for a particular vehicle or combination of vehicles and a particular load. It is not valid for any other vehicle or combination or any other type of load. Use of a multiple-trip special permit by other than the vehicle or combination for which it was issued or for a different type of load renders the multiple-trip special permit void.

C. A multiple-trip special permit may be issued for a vehicle, combination or load up to the following maximum size and weight limitations:

(1) a width of fourteen feet, a height of fifteen feet and a maximum overall length of one hundred twenty feet that may include a front overhang up to fifteen feet and a rear overhang up to twenty-five feet; and

(2) a weight of no more than one hundred forty thousand pounds; provided that the vehicle, combination or load has the proper number of axles and spacing between each axle to carry the weight.

D. When a multiple-trip special permit allows for excessive weight, the permittee will be furnished with locations of restricted structures in the area of operation.

E. Conditions or restrictions associated with a multiple-trip special permit, including specific routes, route surveys, bridge maps and restricted structures, are an integral part of the special permit and shall be attached to the permit at all times. Required documents, conditions and restrictions may be carried electronically. Violation of any condition or restriction renders the multiple-trip special permit void.

F. Multiple-trip special permits may be issued for daylight movement or for continuous movement.

G. The provisions of this section apply to all multiple-trip special permits, unless specifically provided otherwise.

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