Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 623.0711. Permits Authorized by Board

(a) The board by rule may authorize the department to issue a permit to a motor carrier, as defined by Section 643.001, to transport multiple loads of the same commodity over a state highway if all of the loads are traveling between the same general locations.

(b) The board may not authorize the issuance of a permit that would allow a vehicle to:

(c) The board rules must require that, before the department issues a permit under this section, the department:

(d) The board rules may authorize the department to impose on the motor carrier any condition regarding routing, time of travel, axle weight, and escort vehicles necessary to ensure safe operation and minimal damage to the roadway.

(e) A permit issued under this section may provide multiple routes to minimize damage to the roadways.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., ch. 410 (S.B. 1814), § 11(1).

(g) An application for a permit under this section must be accompanied by the permit fee established by the department, in consultation with the commission, for the permit, not to exceed $9,000.  The department shall send each fee to the comptroller, who shall deposit:

(h) In addition to the fee established under Subsection (g), the board rules must authorize the department to collect a consolidated permit payment for a permit under this section in an amount not to exceed 15 percent of the fee established under Subsection (g), of which:

(i) The executive director of the department or the executive director's designee may suspend a permit issued under this section or alter a designated route because of:

(j) A violation of a permit issued under this section is subject to the administrative sanctions of Subchapter N.  1

(k) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), § 140(2).