Bill Text: VA HB127 | 2010 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Overweight permits; makes carriers of coal, etc., responsible for obtaining.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-28 - House: Passed by in Transportation with letter by voice vote [HB127 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2010-HB127-Prefiled.html
10101715D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §46.2-1143 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §46.2-1143. Overweight permits for coal haulers; trucks hauling gravel, sand, crushed stone, or liquids produced from gas or oil wells in certain counties; penalties. A. The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns
in their respective jurisdictions, upon written application by the B. Vehicles with three axles may have a maximum gross weight, when loaded, of no more than 60,000 pounds, a single axle weight of not more than 24,000 pounds and a tandem axle weight of no more than 45,000 pounds. Vehicles with four axles may have a maximum gross weight, when loaded, of no more than 70,000 pounds, a single axle weight of no more than 24,000 pounds, and a tri-axle weight of no more than 50,000 pounds. Vehicles with five axles having no less than 35 feet of axle space between extreme axles may have a maximum gross weight, when loaded, of no more than 90,000 pounds, a single axle weight of no more than 20,000 pounds, and a tandem axle weight of no more than 40,000 pounds. Vehicles with six axles may have a maximum gross weight, when loaded, of no more than 110,000 pounds, a single axle weight of no more than 24,000 pounds, a tandem axle weight of no more than 44,000 pounds, and a tri-axle weight of no more than 54,500 pounds. C. No load of any vehicle operating under a permit issued according to this section shall rise above the top of the bed of such vehicle, not including extensions of the bed. Three-axle vehicles shall not carry loads in excess of the maximum bed size in cubic feet for such vehicle which shall be computed by a formula of 60,000 pounds minus the weight of the empty truck divided by the average weight of coal. For the purposes of this section, the average weight of coal shall be 52 pounds per cubic foot. Four-axle vehicles shall not carry loads in excess of the maximum bed size for such vehicle which shall be computed by a formula of 70,000 pounds minus the weight of the truck empty divided by the average weight of coal. Five-axle vehicles shall not carry loads in excess of the maximum bed size for such vehicle, which shall be computed by a formula of 90,000 pounds minus the weight of the truck empty divided by the average weight of coal. Six-axle vehicles shall not carry loads in excess of the maximum bed size for such vehicle, which shall be computed by a formula of 110,000 pounds minus the weight of the truck empty divided by the average weight of coal. D. For the purposes of this section, the term bed shall mean
that part of the vehicle used to haul coal. Bed size shall be measured by its
interior dimensions with volume expressed in cubic feet. In order to ensure
compliance with this section by visual inspection, if the actual bed size of
the vehicle exceeds the maximum as provided above, the E. If the bed of any vehicle is enlarged beyond the maximum
bed size for which its permit was granted, or if the line or holes required are
altered so that the vehicle exceeds the bed size for which its permit was
granted, the F. For any vehicle with a valid permit issued pursuant to the
conditions required by this section, when carrying loads which do not rise
above the top of the bed or the line indicating the bed's maximum size, G. No such permit shall be valid for the operation of any such vehicle for a distance of more than 85 miles within the Commonwealth of Virginia from the preparation plant, electricity generation facility, loading dock, or railroad. Until July 1, 2010, in counties that impose a severance tax on coal and gases as authorized by §58.1-3712, the weight limits prescribed in subsection B of this section shall also apply to trucks hauling gravel, sand, or crushed stone no more than 50 miles from origin to destination. Nothing contained in this subsection shall authorize any extension of weight limits provided in §46.2-1127 for operation on interstate highways. Any weight violation hauling sand, gravel, or crushed stone under this subsection shall be subject to the penalties authorized by §46.2-1135. H. In counties that impose a severance tax on coal and gases as authorized by §58.1-3712, the weight limits prescribed in subsection B shall also apply to motor vehicles hauling liquids produced from a gas or oil well and water used for drilling and completion of a gas or oil well no more than 50 miles from origin to destination. Nothing contained in this subsection shall authorize any extension of weight limits provided in §46.2-1127 for operation on interstate highways. Any weight violation involving hauling liquids produced from a gas or oil well and water used for drilling and completion of a gas or oil well under this subsection shall be subject to the penalties authorized by §46.2-1135. I. For the purpose of this section, "carrier" shall mean the registered owner of the vehicle or vehicles or any vehicle or vehicles that have been leased by that owner. |