HAR 19-104 — THE MOVEMENT BY PERMIT OF OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES ON STATE HIGHWAYS (§ 19-104-1 to 19-104-33)

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to prescribe the policies and procedures of the department of transportation for the issuance of permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles or loads on state highways and to set forth the general and special conditions for the i…

(a) The chief and the district engineers of the highways division and their designated representatives are authorized by the director to issue permits for the movement of vehicles or combinations of vehicles which exceed the maximum size or weight limits established by law upon s…

The following general provisions, when applicable, shall govern the movement of all vehicles, vehicle combinations or objects authorized by permit issued by the department: (1) The permit shall be carried in the vehicle during the movement and shall be shown on demand to any poli…

In addition to the above general conditions, the district engineer may impose special conditions in issuing the permit for, but not limited to, the following: (1) Operating speed; (2) Escort vehicle; (3) Police escort; and (4) Flagman. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-104-12 [Eff. MAY 30 …

(a) A fee shall be charged for each permit issued as follows:(1) Single trip permit for loads less than 1.35 times the allowable load or less than 14 feet in width ........$5 (2) Continuous trip permit for loads less than 1.35 times the allowable load or less than 14 feet in widt…

(a) Should one or more dimension of an object or article to be moved exceed the legal limitations, or should the weight be greater than the legal limitations, each item will be considered separately, and the most restrictive operational conditions that may be imposed as the resul…

(a) Permits normally shall be issued for widths up to 14 feet provided:(1) The object is of such nature that it cannot readily be reduced in size and both the length and width exceed 9 feet or the load consists of products transported from the place where they are harvested or st…

A permit may be issued for the movement of an overlength vehicle or object provided: (1) The length of the vehicle or object cannot be reduced, in the judgment of the district engineer, without creating undue hardship to the applicant or the load consists of products transported …

Permits may be issued for overheight vehicles and loads if the movement can be made without seriously jeopardizing other traffic, public utility or highway facilities. The maximum height of a vehicle or vehicle and load for which a permit may be issued is governed by available ov…

(a) Horizontal projections extending 4 feet beyond the extremity of the vehicle are prohibited, and if the projection extends beyond 4 feet, escort vehicles shall accompany the move. (b) A permit for front projection, less than 7 feet above the roadway surface, may be issued if i…

(a) Permits for prefabricated building forms generally shall not be issued. Form sections constructed away from the job site should be designed and built in such manner that they can be transported within legal limits. (b) Permits for prefabricated buildings, building sections or…

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Department" means the state department of transportation. "Director" means the director of the state department of transportation. "State" means the State of Hawaii. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-104-2 [Eff MAY 3…

(a) The weight of vehicles or vehicle combinations and loads are subject to two general limitations: (1) The weight imposed on the road surface transmitted through any one of the respective axles of a vehicle; and (2) The gross weight of the vehicles or vehicle combinations and l…

(a) The total gross weight imposed on the road surface by any group of two or more consecutive axles on a vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the following when the distance between the first and last axles of the group under consideration is: (1) Less than 42 inc…

(a) The district engineer may issue a permit for overloads, provided the following load conditions are not exceeded: (1) The actual axle load imposed upon the pavement shall not exceed 48,000 pounds in the case of a single axle or 84,000 pounds for a tandem axle. On structures th…

(a) An overweight permit shall not be issued if two or more structural members such as precast concrete slab, prestressed concrete girders, structural steel and other similar objects constitute the overweight. (b) Overweight cranes, draglines, tractors and other overweight equipm…

(a) The chief of the highways division or the district engineer may authorize emergency moves of vehicles, vehicle combinations, or loads which exceed the maximum legal dimension and weight limitations in a disaster area without a written permit. (b) For the purpose of this provi…

(a) When movements during darkness are allowed or stipulated in the permit for oversize or overweight vehicles, the lighting and reflectors for such vehicle or load shall conform to the requirements of the motor carrier rules of the department governing such matters. (b) Notwiths…

(a) Vehicles traveling under permit authority requiring escort vehicles shall not be allowed to travel in convoys on two-lane highways. A separate escort shall be provided for each vehicle or vehicles and load moved under escort. As a general rule, such vehicle shall be spaced ab…

(a) Crossing is a movement of a vehicle from one right-of-way line to outside the opposite right-of-way line on an angle not flatter than 45 degrees with the centerline of the highway. Any movement on an angle flatter than this is not considered as crossing a highway, but is cons…

(a) Whenever an escort vehicle is required by statute or under the conditions of the special permit, the grantee or owner shall provide such vehicle to accompany the move. The escort vehicle may either be a passenger car or a 2-axle truck with a rated capacity not to exceed 20,00…

(a) A flagman shall accompany the driver when it is made a condition under the special permit (a motorcycle police escort may be used in lieu of a flagman). At least one flagman shall accompany each move for which a flagman is stipulated in a permit. (b) The flagman shall dismoun…

(a) A permit is required when any person, firm or corporation proposes to move, over state highways, a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight that exceeds the maximum dimensions or weights established by law. (b) Permits may be issued only to those persons, firms …

Except to meet overriding military necessity, no vehicular movement which exceeds any legal weight or dimension limitation shall be undertaken over state highways unless prior permission is secured from the district engineer. Permit requests for such movements shall be submitted …

(a) Any of the following violations shall render a permit void as though such permit had never been issued: (1) Move on state highway other than highways designated as the route of travel; (2) Dimensions or weight limitations specifically stated in a permit are exceeded; (3) Impr…

The owner of any vehicle or combination of vehicles found operating in violation of the terms and conditions of any permit or over sections of the highway not covered by the permit shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 291-37, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Notes Haw. C…

All rules and regulations governing the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles on state highways by permit in effect prior to the effective date of this chapter are repealed. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-104-33 [Eff. MAY 30 1981] (Auth: HRS Sec. 291-36) (Imp: HRS Sec. 291-36)…

Permits shall be as follows: (1) Permits for single trip movements. (A) Permits for single trip movements are issued for one, one-way or round trip movement of overdimension or overweight vehicles and objects. (B) These permits shall be valid only for the specific date, time, veh…

(a) A formal request by an application to the department shall be made for permission to move upon state highways a vehicle, combination of vehicles, or load, of a size or weight: (1) That exceeds the legal limitations; (2) That shall not circumvent the legal size and weight limi…

(a) All of the applicable detailed information and data relative to gross weight, axle loads, axle spacing, dimensions, time of movement. route to be used, etc. requested on the form must be furnished by the applicant for the specific movement intended before the application can …

(a) The application shall be filed with the district engineer, highways division, department of transportation, of the district in which the movement is proposed. Each applicant shall plan ahead and submit applications sufficiently in advance of the movement date to allow time fo…

(a) Each application received shall be processed as promptly as possible. Except as noted in section 19-104-7, applications will generally be reviewed and processed within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. (b) In reviewing and processing the application, the…

(a) The applicant shall file with the district engineer a certificate of self-insurance or a certificate of any insurance carrier authorized to do business in the State certifying that there is a comprehensive automobile liability insurance policy covering said applicant, and his…