Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 672-2-.01 - Definitions
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The following words when used in Chapter 672-2 shall have the following meanings:
(a) Non-divisible
load or vehicle: Non-divisible loads or vehicles will have the same meaning,
unless otherwise exempted, as listed in the current edition of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) 23, Part 658.5 titled definitions or Georgia Code
32-6-28. No load or vehicle shall be issued a permit whose weight, width,
length or height can be readily dismantled or separated.
(b) Continuous Movement: Allows a permitted
load or vehicle of legal overall dimensions with a gross weight of less than
125,000 pounds to travel twenty four (24) hours per day, seven days per week.
However, no oversize or overweight load movement is allowed during inclement
weather and holidays as defined in Department. Rule
672-2-.03(c).
(c) Containerized Freight: A sealed container
with an origin or destination being a port used for international trading. The
driver must be prepared to show an international bill of lading. A 40' box
container is allowed a gross vehicle weight of 100,000 pounds on a five (5)
axle tractor/trailer combination. A 20' box container is allowed 80,000 pounds
with a tandem weight of 44,000 pounds. A 20' box container transported on a 40'
center mount or center-mount triaxle trailer is allowed a vehicle gross weight
of 100,000 pounds on a five (5) or more axle tractor/trailer.
(d) Emergency Towing: When a tractor/trailer
combination becomes disabled, an authorized permitted wrecker may transport the
disabled tractor/trailerto a repair facility or a safe location to dismantle
the tractor/trailer. If the closest location is a weigh station or rest area,
transporters are authorized to leave dismantled tractor-trailers, at that
location however, they must be moved within a twenty-four (24) hour period or
be moved at the owners expense. No State Agency shall be responsible for any
damages to tractor-trailers left on State property.
(d)
(1)
Incident Management: for companies certified and registered under the Towing
and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) to reduce the impact of major incidents
in Metro Atlanta by clearing vehicle incidents in 90 minutes or less, if the
dimensions and weights of towing vehicles exceed legal limits, they will be
required to obtain a permit for specialized equipment but may exceed axle or
gross weight while participating in clearing major incidents in the Metro
area.
(e) House: A
residential dwelling or building in excess of sixteen (16) feet wide designed
to be built as one unit. Said unit also must be designed and constructed in
such a way that it is not easily disassemble (23 CFR 658.5) nor
intended for transport on its own chassis.
(f) Manufactured Home: A residential dwelling
or building transportable in one or more sections which in the traveling mode
has a box width of eight (8) feet or more and a box length of forty (40) feet
or more with the total box width of all section(s) being no more than sixteen
(16) feet and is designed to be transported on its own chassis.
(g) Modular Unit: A residential or commercial
dwelling or building transportable in one or more sections, which in the
traveling mode has a box width of eight (8) feet or more and a box length of
forty (40) feet or more with all sections being no more than sixteen (16) feet
in width. On-frame modular units are designed to be transported on its own
chassis. Off-frame modular units are designed to be transported on a commercial
trailer and off loaded with a crane and placed on a foundation. When hauling
more than one section as defined in O.C.G.A.
32-6-28(1)(B)
the overall length cannot exceed 80 feet including the hitch.
(h) Modular Unit Transporter: must meet all
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and State safety
requirements, rules, regulations and include proper vehicle registration and
the proper vehicle tag; at a minimum it must be constructed of 12" I-beams
doubled & fabricated together; all axles must have brakes; wood floor joist
of each modular section must be securely attached to the beam with lag bolts
& washers or lag bolts, washers and cable winches; overall length shall not
exceed 80' including the hitch.
(i)
Single Trip Permit: A single trip permit may only be used once for movement
during the times specified by such permit and must provide: a description of
the load being transported, name of the transporter, point of origin and final
destination.
(j) Multi-trip permit:
As defined in O.C.G.A.
32-6-28(b)(4),
the commissioner may issue a multitrip permit to any vehicle or load allowed by
federal law. A multitrip permit authorizes the permitted load to return to its
original destination on the same permit, if done so within ten (10) days, with
the same vehicle configuration, and following the same route, unless otherwise
specified by the Department. A multitrip permit authorizes unlimited permitted
loads on the same permit, if done so within the allowable ten days, with the
same vehicle configuration, and following the same route.
(k) Superload: A non-divisible load exceeding
a width or height of 16' and/or a gross vehicle weight exceeding 150,001 pounds
up to a gross vehicle weight of 180,000 pounds. Axle weights and spacing are
not required for superloads with dimensions only. However, once the gross
vehicle weight exceeds 150,000 pounds, axle weights and spacings are
required.
(l) Superload Plus: A
non-divisible load exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 180,000 pounds; requires
axle weights and spacings for a complete bridge analysis. Axle weights shall
not exceed those axle weight limitations specified on the permit. In addition,
all axle spacings must be accurate or longer than the axle spacings specified
on the permit. Axle spacings which are less than those specified on the permit
shall cause the permit to become void. Should this permit become void the
overweight citation shall be based on all excess weight greater than 150,000
GVW, not the legal weight of 80,000 GVW.
(m) Annual Permit: Standard Annual permits
are for specific types of loads with a maximum width of 12', height up to
14'6", length of 100 feet, and GVW of 100,000 pounds on a five (5) axle
tractor-trailer combination. Annual Plus Permits are for specific types of
loads but the width may be a maximum of fourteen (14) feet wide from the base
of the load to a point ten (10) feet above the pavement and a width of fourteen
feet and eight inches (14'8") for the upper portion of the load, a height of
14'6" a length of 100 feet and a GVW of 100,000 pounds, on a five (5) axle
tractor-trailer combination and can only be moved on the interstate and limited
access routes.
(n) Annual
Commercial Wrecker Emergency Tow Permit: Annual Commercial Wrecker Emergency
Tow Permits are for towing disabled, damaged, or wrecked commercial vehicles
with a maximum width of 12', height up to 14'6", length of 125', and GVW of
100,000 pounds, even though such wrecker or its load exceeds the maximum limits
specified in Code Section
32-6-28(b),
O.C.G.A. An annual commercial wrecker emergency tow permit shall not authorize
the operation of a vehicle:
(A) Whose single
axle weight exceeds 21,000 pounds;
(B) Whose load on any tandem axle exceeds
40,000 pounds; or
(C) Whose total
length exceeds 125 feet.
o) Transport Vehicle: A term used to define a
vehicle which is designed specifically for the purpose of transporting
manufactured homes, sectional houses, or portable buildings.
(p) Amber warning light: A flashing or
revolving light at least eight (8) inches in diameter, with a minimum
candlepower of 35,000 lumens or equivalent, four (4) inch strobe light and
shall flash so as to be visible from a distance of not less than one quarter
mile. In lieu of the amber warning light also acceptable is a light-emitting
diode (LED) light equipped with a multidirectional type lens, and shall flash
at a rate of at least 60 flashes per minute and shall be plainly visible from a
distance of at least 500 feet from the rear and sides at a radius of 180
degrees any time day or night.
(q)
Certified Pilot/Escort Vehicle Driver: A certified pilot/escort vehicle driver
shall be appropriately certified as required in Code Section
32-6-28(a)(8),
O.C.G.A, and in Rule
672-2-.06 when operating in the state
of Georgia.
(r) Police Escort: A
police escort vehicle shall be an automobile with markings identifying its law
enforcement jurisdiction and shall be equipped with a flashing or revolving
blue light as defined in Code Sections
40-8-91 and
40-8-92, O.C.G.A. Carrier is
responsible for providing two-way communication, in good working order, so that
the driver of the permitted load, the civilian escorts (when required) and the
police escorts will all have constant contact while escorting the oversized
load.
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