Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1680-07-01-.02 - APPLICATION PROCESS FOR SPECIAL PERMITS

(1) Applications for special permits may be made in person, or by letter, email, or telephone, to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Overweight and Overdimensional Permit Office (hereinafter "TDOT Permit Office"), Suite 800, James K. Polk State Office Building, 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN 37243; email address: tdot.permitoffice@tn.gov; telephone number: (615) 741-3821; or, subject to the terms and conditions of a contract between TDOT and the applicant or an authorized vendor, through TDOT's online overweight/overdimensional permitting system.

(2) The applicant must provide the following information:

(a) Name of applicant;

(b) Address of applicant;

(c) Description of article and/or commodity to be moved;

(d) Method of moving (truck and trailer, towing by truck, under own power, etc.);

(e) Motor vehicle registration number of vehicle to be permitted;

(f) Overall dimensions and/or gross weight of load;

(g) Number and spacing of axles, including steering (if overweight);

(h) Address of the place of origin and/or place of destination of movement within Tennessee;

(i) Proposed highway routes over which movement will be made;

(j) Proposed effective date of permit; and

(k) Address to which permit is to be transmitted and method of transmittal.

(3) The application for a special permit shall be submitted in advance of the requested starting date of the permit in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) Applications for overdimensional permits shall be submitted at least three (3) business days before the starting date of the permit; provided, however, that applications for loads defined as extra-overdimensional under Rule 1680-07-01-.12 shall be submitted at least ten (10) business days before the starting date of the permit.

(b) Applications for overweight permits shall be submitted at least the following minimum number of days before the starting date of the permit:

1. For gross vehicle weights of less than 165,000 pounds, at least three (3) business days;

2. For gross vehicle weights equal to or greater than 165,000 pounds but less than 250,000 pounds, at least five (5) business days;

3. For gross vehicle weights equal to or greater than 250,000 pounds but less than 500,000 pounds, at least fifteen (15) business days; and

4. For gross vehicle weights equal to or greater than 500,000 pounds, at least thirty (30) business days.

(c) The TDOT Permits Office may waive these application deadlines for good cause; and provided further, the TDOT Permits Office reserves the right, upon giving notice to the applicant, to take additional time as needed to review an application for a special permit.

(4) Failure to provide the required information may result in denial of the special permit request or a delay in issuance of the special permit.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1680-07-01-.02

Original rule certified June 10, 1974. Amendment filed September 23, 1976; effective October 24, 1976. Amendment filed August 4, 1977; effective September 2, 1977. Amendment filed September 3, 1980; effective October 20, 1980. Repeal and new rule filed July 1, 1982; effective August 2, 1982. Repeal and new rule filed October 31, 1985; effective November 30, 1985. Repeal and new rule filed June 19, 1991; effective August 3, 1991. Amendments filed January 25, 2001; effective May 31, 2001. Rule has been assigned a new control number from 1680-02-02-.02 filed and effective February 1, 2003. Amendments filed February 14, 2018; effective 5/15/2018.

Authority: T.C.A. § 55-7-205.