Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 623.364. PERMIT FEES. (a) The authority may collect a fee for permits issued under this subchapter. Beginning September 1, 2017, the maximum amount of the fee may not exceed $200 per trip. On September 1 of each subsequent year, the authority may adjust the maximum fee amoun…

Sec. 623.365. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. (a) A permit issued under this subchapter must include: (1) the name of the applicant; (2) the date of issuance; (3) the signature of the designated agent for the authority; (4) a statement of the kind of cargo being transported, the maximum wei…

Sec. 623.366. TIME OF MOVEMENT. A permit issued under this subchapter must specify the time during which movement authorized by the permit is allowed. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 635 (H.B. 474), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Redesignated from Transportation Code, S…

Sec. 623.367. SPEED LIMIT. Movement authorized by a permit issued under this subchapter may not exceed the posted speed limit or 55 miles per hour, whichever is less. A violation of this provision constitutes a moving violation. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 635 (H.B. …

Sec. 623.368. ENFORCEMENT. The Department of Public Safety has authority to enforce this subchapter. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 635 (H.B. 474), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 623.327 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. …

Sec. 623.369. RULES. The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 635 (H.B. 474), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 623.328 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B…

Sec. 623.370. BOND. (a) The authority shall file with the Texas Department of Transportation a bond in an amount set by the Texas Department of Transportation under Subsection (b), payable to the Texas Department of Transportation, and conditioned that the authority will pay to t…

Sec. 623.381. OPTIONAL PROCEDURE. This subchapter provides an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by the City of Laredo for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo on certain roadways located in Webb County. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., …

Sec. 623.382. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. (a) The commission may authorize the City of Laredo to issue permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Webb County on the following roadways: (1) Farm-to-Market Road 1472 between its intersection with State Hi…

Sec. 623.383. SURETY BOND. The commission may require the City of Laredo to execute, at its own expense, a surety bond payable to the Texas Department of Transportation in an amount of not less than $500,000 for costs of maintenance for the roadways described by Section 623.382(a…

Sec. 623.384. PERMIT FEES. (a) The City of Laredo may collect a fee for permits issued under this subchapter. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the maximum amount of the fee may not exceed $200 per trip. On September 1 of each year, the city may adjust the maximum …

Sec. 623.385. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. (a) A permit issued under this subchapter must include: (1) the name of the applicant; (2) the date of issuance; (3) the signature of the designated agent for the City of Laredo; (4) a statement of the kind of cargo being transported, the maximu…

Sec. 623.386. TIME OF MOVEMENT. A permit issued under this subchapter must specify the time during which movement authorized by the permit is allowed. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (H.B. 2861), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

Sec. 623.387. SPEED LIMIT. Movement authorized by a permit issued under this subchapter may not exceed the posted speed limit or 55 miles per hour, whichever is less. A violation of this provision constitutes a moving violation. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (H.B. …

Sec. 623.388. ENFORCEMENT. The Department of Public Safety has authority to enforce this subchapter. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (H.B. 2861), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

Sec. 623.389. PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN. The Texas Department of Transportation shall create a pavement management plan for the roadways described by Section 623.382(a). Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (H.B. 2861), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

Sec. 623.390. RULES. The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (H.B. 2861), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. SUBCHAPTER U. INTERMODAL SHIPPING CONTAINERS

Sec. 623.401. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "intermodal shipping container" means an enclosed, standardized, reusable container that: (1) is used to pack, ship, move, or transport cargo; (2) is designed to be carried on a semitrailer and loaded onto or unloaded from: (A) a ship…

Sec. 623.402. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) The department may issue an annual permit authorizing the movement of a sealed intermodal shipping container moving in international transportation by a truck-tractor and semitrailer combination that has six total axles and is equipped with a…

Sec. 623.403. COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY DESIGNATION. (a) An applicant for a permit under this subchapter must designate each county and municipality in which the permit will be used. (b) A permit issued under this subchapter is not valid in a county or municipality that is not desi…

Sec. 623.404. PERMIT FEE. (a) An application for a permit under Section 623.402(a) or (b) must be accompanied by a permit fee of $6,000, of which: (1) 50 percent shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund; (2) 30 percent shall be equally divided among and distribu…

Sec. 623.405. ROUTE RESTRICTIONS. (a) A permit issued under this subchapter does not authorize the operation of a truck-tractor and semitrailer combination on: (1) the national system of interstate and defense highways; or (2) load-restricted roads or bridges, including a road or…

Sec. 623.406. PERMIT CONDITIONS. (a) In this section: (1) "Port authority" means a port authority or navigation district created or operating under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (2) "Port of entry" has the meaning assigned by Section 621…

Sec. 623.407. PERMIT STICKER. (a) When the department issues a permit under this subchapter, the department shall issue a sticker to be placed on the front windshield of the truck-tractor. The department shall design the form of the sticker to aid in the enforcement of weight lim…

Sec. 623.408. PERMIT AND WEIGHT RECORD DOCUMENTS. (a) A permit issued under this subchapter must be carried in the truck-tractor for which the permit is issued. (b) A copy of the weight record in the form prescribed by the department must contain the information required by Secti…

Sec. 623.409. OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person fails to: (1) display the sticker described by Section 623.407(a) in the manner required by that section; (2) carry a permit issued under this subchapter as required by Section 623.408(a); or (3) carry or presen…

Sec. 623.410. STUDY. Beginning in 2022, not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year, the Texas Department of Transportation shall conduct a study concerning vehicles operating under a permit issued under this subchapter and publish the results of the study. In conductin…

Sec. 623.411. RULES. (a) The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter, including rules governing the application for a permit under this subchapter. (b) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules requiring additional safety and driver training fo…

Sec. 623.421. PERMIT FOR VEHICLES TRANSPORTING FLUID MILK. (a) The department may issue a permit authorizing the movement of fluid milk by a truck-tractor and semitrailer combination that has six total axles and is equipped with a roll stability support safety system and truck bl…

Sec. 623.422. PERMIT STICKER. (a) When the department issues a permit under this subchapter, the department shall issue a sticker to be placed on the front windshield of the truck-tractor. The department shall design the form of the sticker to aid in the enforcement of weight lim…

Sec. 623.423. COUNTY DESIGNATION; DISTRIBUTION OF FEE. (a) An applicant for a permit under this subchapter must designate in the permit application the counties in which the applicant intends to operate. A permit issued under this subchapter is not valid in a county that is not d…

Sec. 623.424. PERMIT CONDITIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a vehicle combination operating under a permit under this subchapter may operate on a federal interstate highway or a state, county, or municipal road, including a frontage road adjacent to a fede…

Sec. 623.425. CERTAIN COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ACTIONS PROHIBITED. Unless otherwise provided by state or federal law, a county or municipality may not require a permit, fee, or license for the operation of a vehicle combination described by Section 623.421(a) or (b) in addition to a p…

Sec. 623.426. EXCLUSIVE PERMIT. A permit issued under this subchapter is the only permit issued by the department under this chapter that may be used to transport fluid milk. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (S.B. 1383), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2018. Redesignated from…

Sec. 623.427. RULES. (a) The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter, including rules governing the application for a permit under this subchapter. (b) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules requiring additional safety and driver training fo…