Tex. Transp. Code Section 621.102
Authority to Set Maximum Weights

(a)

The executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation may set the maximum single axle weight, tandem axle weight, or gross weight of a vehicle, or maximum single axle weight, tandem axle weight, or gross weight of a combination of vehicles and loads, that may be moved over a state highway or a farm or ranch road if the executive director finds that heavier maximum weight would rapidly deteriorate or destroy the road or a bridge or culvert along the road. A maximum weight set under this subsection may not exceed the maximum set by statute for that weight.

(b)

The executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation must make the finding under this section on an engineering and traffic investigation and in making the finding shall consider the width, condition, and type of pavement structures and other circumstances on the road.

(c)

A maximum weight or load set under this section becomes effective on a highway or road when appropriate signs giving notice of the maximum weight or load are erected on the highway or road by the Texas Department of Transportation.

(d)

A vehicle operating under a permit issued under Section 623.011 (Permit for Excess Axle or Gross Weight), 623.071 (Permit to Move Certain Equipment), 623.094 (Permit Issuance), 623.121 (Permit to Move Portable Building Unit), 623.142 (Permit to Move Oil Well Servicing or Drilling Machinery), 623.181 (Annual Permit), 623.192 (Permit to Move Unladen Lift Equipment Motor Vehicles), 623.212 (Permits by Port Authority), or 623.321 (Permit), as added by Chapter 1135 (H.B. 2741), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, may operate under the conditions authorized by the permit over a road for which the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation has set a maximum weight under this section.

(e)

For the purpose of this section, a farm or ranch road is a state highway that is shown in the records of the commission to be a farm-to-market or ranch-to-market road.

(f)

This section does not apply to a vehicle delivering groceries, farm products, or liquefied petroleum gas.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.131, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 19, eff. June 14, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 941, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 76, 77, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.73, 15.74, eff. June 21, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 571 (H.B. 3309), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 59, eff. September 1, 2011.
Reenacted by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 20.023, eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 1171), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.

Source: Section 621.102 — Authority to Set Maximum Weights, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­621.­htm#621.­102 (accessed May 18, 2024).

621.001
Definitions 621.002
Vehicle Registration Receipt for Certain Heavy Vehicles 621.003
Reciprocal Agreement with Another State for Issuance of Permits 621.004
Admissibility of Certificate of Vertical Clearance 621.005
Effect of Increased Limits by United States 621.006
Restricted Operation on Certain Holidays 621.007
Evidence of Violation 621.008
Rulemaking Authority 621.101
Maximum Weight of Vehicle or Combination 621.102
Authority to Set Maximum Weights 621.201
Maximum Width 621.202
Commission’s Authority to Set Maximum Width 621.203
Maximum Length of Motor Vehicle 621.204
Maximum Length of Semitrailer or Trailer 621.205
Maximum Length of Vehicle Combinations 621.206
Maximum Extended Length of Load 621.207
Maximum Height 621.301
County’s Authority to Set Maximum Weights 621.302
Exception to County’s Weight Limitations 621.303
Municipal Regulation of Loads and Equipment 621.304
Restriction on Local Government Authority to Regulate Overweight Vehicles and Loads on State Highway System 621.351
Escrow Account for Prepayment of Permit Fees 621.352
Fees for Permits Issued Under Reciprocal Agreement 621.353
Distribution of Fee for Permit for Excess Weight 621.354
Disposition of Fees for Permit for Movement of Cylindrical Hay Bales 621.355
Distribution of Fees for Registration of Additional Weight 621.356
Form of Payment 621.401
Definition 621.402
Weighing Loaded Vehicle 621.403
Unloading Vehicle if Gross Weight Exceeded 621.404
Unloading Vehicle if Axle Weight Exceeded 621.405
Unloading Exceptions 621.406
Additional Gross Weight Registration 621.407
Forms 621.408
Powers of Weight Enforcement Officers 621.409
Weighing of Loaded Vehicles by Port-of-entry Supervisors, Inspectors, or Weight Enforcement Officers 621.410
Weight Record 621.411
Joint Operation of Certain Fixed-site Facilities 621.501
Failure to Carry or Present Vehicle License Receipt 621.502
Prohibitions on Size and Weight 621.503
Prohibition of Loading More than Size or Weight Limitation 621.504
Bridge or Underpass Clearance 621.506
Offense of Operating or Loading Overweight Vehicle 621.507
General Offense 621.508
Affirmative Defense for Operating Vehicle over Maximum Allowable Weight 621.509
Failure to Maintain Weight Record 621.510
Permit Void 621.511
Name on Permit 621.2061
Exception to Maximum Extended Length of Load: Certain Motor Vehicles 621.4015
Designation by Commissioners Court
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Accessed:
May 18, 2024

§ 621.102’s source at texas​.gov