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1 Oversize/ Overweight Permit Manual Tennessee Foreword The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association is pleased to publish this Oversize/ Overweight Permit Manual. Each state analysis includes information in a standardized format: contact, legal limits, special permit limits, general restrictions, types of permits available, fees, escort needs, fines, and restricted travel areas. Telephone numbers, locations, and hours of operation are listed for ports of entry and permit branches. However, readers are always advised to check with the state offices on current laws and procedures. This project could not have been completed without the advice and consultation of many state officials. We thank all of those who provided permit manuals, maps, laws, regulations, and various other forms of documentation. Legal Notice This SC&RA Oversize/Overweight Permit Manual is intended only to provide concise, easily read information, useful in planning movements of overdimensional and overweight loads. This Permit Manual is not intended to be an accurate summary of all the applicable laws and regulations. Users of the Permit Manual should confirm the information contained herein before dispatching vehicles and loads. The SC&RA cautions Permit Manual users that state laws and regulations are subject to change without notice, and that some time elapses between the effective date of such changes and the amendment of the Permit Manual to reflect those changes. The SC&RA assumes no responsibility for accident, injury, loss or claim, penalties or any other damage resulting from reliance on the contents of this Permit Manual. Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association 5870 Trinity Parkway, Suite 200 Centreville, VA PHONE: (703) Fax: (703) Website: info@scranet.org Copyright by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher, Joel M. Dandrea, Executive Vice President, Specialized Carrier & Rigging Association. Requests to the publisher for permission should be addressed to Joel M. Dandrea, Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association, 5870 Trinity Parkway, Suite 200, Centreville, VA TN-1 12/15 SC&RA Oversize/Overweight Permit Manual

2 TENNESSEE CONTACT Overweight & Overdimensional Permits Suite 300 James K. Polk Building 505 Deaderick Street Nashville, TN Hours: 8:00am 4:30pm Monday - Friday Phone: (615) (Voice) (615) (Fax) TDOT.Comments@tn.gov ( ) Commercial Vehicle Division 1150 Foster Avenue Nashville, TN (615) Select Option 1 Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday LEGAL LIMITS GVW 80,000 WIDTH: 8' (nondesignated highways) o (steer) 20,000 8'6" (all highways) o 20,000 HEIGHT: 13'6" oo 34,000 LENGTH: 40' single unit ooo 34,000 50' semitrailer* 8' spread 42,000 28'6" doubles 9' spread 42,500 52' autotransporters and Federal Bridge Formula applies livestock haulers* ** Overall length TOLERANCE: none OVERHANG: 4' if 4' or more, must be flagged and lighted (utility poles must be within 75' overall) PERMIT LIMITS *measured from kingpin to rear of trailer; kingpin to center of rear axles = 41' **single unit, semitrailer, and doubles lengths apply; truck + trailer must be within 65' overall o 20,000 WIDTH: 16' oo 40,000 HEIGHT: 15' 15'6" ooo 60,000 LENGTH: 120' No Maximum Length oooo 80,000 5 axles 100,000 6 axles 120,000 7 axles 140,000 8 axles 160,000 The following Permit Limit changes are effective July 1, 2015 Permit Limits Non-Divisible Loads Not Exceeding 150,000 Gross: Single Trip Permits Only O 23,000 OO 46,000 OOO 60,000 TN-2 12/15 SC&RA Oversize/Overweight Permit Manual

3 Tractor-Trailer or Trailer Combinations shall not exceed 50 in length from point of attachment. Maximum width or tractor and trailer shall not exceed 8 6 Permit Limits Exceeding 150,000 lbs gross and unable to comply with limits will revert to 20,000 lbs per axle. SASHTO: 100 long, 14 high, 14 wide, and 120,000 lbs weight. PERMIT RESTRICTIONS General - Permits are valid for six days. Travel is restricted to daylight hours only (one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset) Monday through Saturday. No travel is permitted on Sundays or major holidays. Loads 16' wide and over, restricted to Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Divisible load permits are not available. Units with blades or other protruding sharp objects which create an overwidth of 10'6" but no greater than 13'6" must be loaded in such a manner as to place the blade or sharp object to the rear of the trailer. If the width exceeds 13'6", the bucket or blade must be dismantled. An original permit shall be in the possession of the driver of the permitted vehicle at all times during the authorized move. Insurance Operators must have on file proof of financial responsibility, and coverage of at least $1,000,000. Weekend/Night Travel Permits will normally be issued for movements during daylight hours only from sunrise to sunset onmonday through Saturday. (Daylight is defined as one-half hour before sunrise to onehalf hour after sunset local time as established by the National Weather Service). Time of movement may be further restricted by the issuing authority based upon factors such as type of load, traffic volume, roadway condition and route of move. However, permits issued exclusively for overweight movements may be obtained subject to the restrictions imposed by Rule for continuous movement twenty-four (24) hours per day, Monday through Sunday. Permits will not be issued for movement on Sundays, holidays or nighttime except when the necessity for the movement is created by an emergency or in the interest of national defense. Permits for emergency movement of any nature will be considered only upon submission of a justification statement by the applicant, provided a permit will be issued based on the severity of the emergency and need for action to protect life or property. Overlength, overwidth or overheight movements are normally allowed during daylight hours only from sunrise to sunset on Monday through Saturday. However, because of traffic, movements over eighty-five feet (85 ) in length and/or movements in excess of twelve feet six inches (12 6 ) in width will not be allowed within any city limits or any heavily traveled adjoining commercial or residential area between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (local time) from Monday through Friday. Movement up to eighty-five feet in length and overweight only are granted continuous movement. The load is marked as follows: On each side of the projecting load, one (1) red side marker lamp, visible from the side, located as so Indicate maximum overhang; On the rear of the projecting load, two (2) red lamps, visible from the rear, one (1) at each side; and two (2) red reflectors, visible from the rear, one (1) at each side, located so as to indicate maximum width. This subsection shall only apply to a single truck-tractor and semitrailer combination. Time of movement may be further restricted upon, among other things, type of load, traffic volume, roadway conditions, and route of move. TN-3 12/15 SC&RA Oversize/Overweight Permit Manual

4 Holiday No permits will be issued for movement on the day the following holidays are observed: New Year s Day January 1 Good Friday Friday before Easter Memorial Day Last Monday in May Independence Day July 4 Labor Day First Monday in September Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday on November Christmas Day December 25 Inclement Weather - Movement under special permit will not be allowed during inclement weather when conditions prevail which would make the movement unsafe. Permit Information Required 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 & Trailer, Towing by Truck, Under own Power, etc.) (e) Overall dimensions and/or gross weight of load (f) Number and spacing of Axles, including steering (if overweight) (g) Origin and Destination of movement within Tennessee (h) Proposed highway routes over which movement will be made (i) Proposed effective date of permit (j) Address to which permit is to be transmitted and method of transmittal PERMIT TYPES Single Trip Good on specified route for 6 days. Annual Permit good statewide and restricted to vehicles not over 13'6" in width, 13'10" in height, 80' in length, or 150,000 lbs. GVW (for construction equipment only). Multi State A permit for movement through more than one state may be obtained by application submitted by phone or facsimile through qualified Multi-State Agent. All requests must be ordered with a 24 hour lead time to coordinate all states effective dates and times, and conform to the guidelines as represented in the SASHTO Agreement in the Multi State Permitting Manual. There are special permit conditions for permitting the movement of Fixed-Load Vehicles, Site-Built Homes, Mobile/Modular Homes, Houseboats, Sealed Containers, Roof Trusses, Off-the-Road Vehicles or Equipment that can be located at the Rules of Tennessee DOT Central Services Division, Chapter Overweight and Overdimensional Movements on Tennessee Highways. FEES Width: Not more than 10' $10 Over 10', but not over 12' $15 Over 12' but not over 14' $25 Over 14' but not over 16' $30 Over 16' $30 + $5 for each additional foot or fraction thereof Height or Length: $15 Weight: $20 + $.06 per ton/mile Annual: $500 for vehicles up to 120,000 lbs. GVW; $1,000 for vehicles over 120,000 lbs. and up to 150,000 lbs. GVW. Multi-State: A permit for movement through more than one state may be obtained by application submitted by phone or facsimile through a qualified Multi-State Permit Agent. All requests must be ordered with a 24 hour lead time to coordinate all states effective dates and times, and conform to the guidelines as represented in the SASHTO Agreement in the Multi State Permitting Manual. Evaluation of Bridges and Similar Structures: fees range from $100 actual cost depending on weight. No permit fees will be refunded after issuance. TN-4 12/15 SC&RA Oversize/Overweight Permit Manual

5 ESCORTS AND SIGNS Labeling Oversize Load signs are required on vehicles over 10' in width or 75' in length, and must have dimensions of 7' x 1'6", and have a yellow background. Lettering must be black, 10" in height, and with a 1.5" wide brush stroke. Red flags, 18" square in size, must be fastened at a 40 to 70 degree angle on the escort vehicle s roof rack. Flags are required on vehicles exceeding 10' in width. Escort Vehicles and Personnel All escort vehicles must weigh more than 2,000 lbs and have a GVW rating less than 10,000 lbs and be equipped with either a rotating amber light or a strobe type amber light which is visible from at least 500 feet and has a horizontal placement which shall be visible from all directions 360 degrees. One escort must precede movements on two-lane roads. A single escort should follow loads on four-lane roads. A rear escort is required on vehicles over 12'6" in width (but not exceeding 14' in width), and over 85' in length. Movements over 14 wide but not exceeding 16 wide require front and rear escort vehicles on all highways. Two escorts are required for vehicles over 120' in length. A lead escort is required for vehicles over 15' in height, and the escort must carry a height pole. Certification Pilot Car Escort Certification is not currently required. FINES Responsibility of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Overdimension Only: $25 $105 + court costs Overweight Fines: $25, plus (1) court costs (ranging between $40-$90), and (2) $.03 per lb. for the first 3 percent over, and $.05 per lb. for the remainder. Overweight fines are computed based on the permit weight, unless the amount of weight over would require another axle. If another axle would be required, then fines are computed based on the legal weight of the vehicle. The state allows no time to shift a load to make axle weights legal. Operators may be fined for either overaxle or over-gross violations, whichever produces the greater fine. Any person, firm, company or corporation that undertakes the movement of any overweight and/or overdimensional piece(s) of equipment and/or commodity contrary to the provisions of T.C.A. section and to the provisions of these regulations shall, at the discretion of the Commissioner of Transportation, be denied further permit(s) for such overweight and/or overdimensional movement for such period of time, not to exceed one (1) year, as the Commissioner of Transportation, in exercising such discretion, shall deem appropriate. RESTRICTED TRAVEL Rule Conditions for Movement of Manufactured Houses or Portable Modular Units (2) Not withstanding any other rule or regulation to the contrary, movements are allowed during daylight hours only from sunrise to sunset on Monday through Saturday. However, movements over eighty-five feet (85') in length or twelve feet six inches (12 6 ) in width will not be allowed within any statewide city limits and all heavily traveled adjoining commercial or residential areas between the hours of 7 9 a.m. and 4 6 p.m. (local time) from Monday through Friday. Permits issued exclusively for overweight movements may be obtained subject to the restrictions imposed by Rule for continuous movement twenty-four (24) hours per day, Monday through Sunday. Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings. No rule on file. TN-5 12/15 SC&RA Oversize/Overweight Permit Manual

6 PORTS OF ENTRY Port Of Entry-Tri-Cities Port Code: 2082 Air Cargo Building Tri-Cities Regional Airport Blountville, TN P.O. Box 1058 Blountivlle, TN General Phone: (423) General Fax: (423) :30 AM-5:00 PM(Eastern) Port Of Entry-Chattanooga Port Code: Shallowford Road Suite Chattanooga, TN Valerie Gann General Phone: (423) General Fax: (423) :00 AM-5:00 PM(Eastern) Port Of Entry-Knoxville Port Code: 2016 Duncan Federal Building, Room Locust Street Knoxville, TN Jeff Bednar General Phone: (865) General Fax: (865) :00 AM-5:00 PM(Eastern) Service Port-Memphis Port Code: Tchulahoma Road Suite 1 Memphis, TN Martin Childs General Phone: (901) General Fax: (901) :00 AM-5:00 PM(Central) TN-6 12/15 SC&RA Oversize/Overweight Permit Manual

7 Port Of Entry-Nashville Port Code: Hangar Lane Room 124 Nashville, TN Mark Treanor General Phone: (615) Ext: 1 General Fax: (615) :00 AM-5:00 PM(Central) PERMIT ORDERING Applications for special permits may be made in person, by letter, or by telephone to the Supervisor of Overweight and Overdimensional Permits, Suite 300, James K. Polk State Office Building, 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN , and through a permit transmittal service. Online application is not currently available. RECENT & PENDING CHANGES This section contains all recent and pending changes shared by this state with SC&RA in the past 12 months. RECENT CHANGES: TN Code Amendment No. 1 to HB0686 changes to Permit Limits and Permit Fees: Effective July 01, 2015, Tennessee laws regarding weight have changed to the following: Single Trip Permits - Weight up to 150,000-46,000 lbs. allowed on a Tandem Single Trip Permits - Weight over 150,000 - Cannot exceed 40,000 lbs. on a Tandem Annual Permits - Cannot exceed 40,000 lbs. on a Tandem Fee Change effective 7/01/15 Currently: Excessive Weight: $15.00 Plus $.05 Cents per ton mile New Fee: Excessive Weight: $20.00 Plus $.06 Cents per ton mile TN-7 12/15 SC&RA Oversize/Overweight Permit Manual