Section R17-6-101. General Provision; Definitions; Time of Day

A.      General Provision. The Department shall issue and regulate oversize and overweight special permits as provided under this Chapter. The Department implements these Sections under authority of A.R.S. §§ 28-366, 28-1103, 28-1104, and 28- 7045, in collaboration with the Overdimensional Permit Coun- cil as prescribed under A.R.S. § 28-1150.

B.       Definitions. In addition to the definitions prescribed under

A.R.S. §§ 28-101 and 28-601, the following terms apply to this Chapter:

“AASHTO” means the American Association of State High- way Transportation Officials.

“ADOT” means the Arizona Department of Transportation.

“Applicant” means a person or entity seeking to obtain a spe- cial permit or envelope permit from the Department under

A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 3, Article 18 or 19, and this Chapter.

“Appurtenance” means any not readily removable manufac- turer-installed or dealer-installed fixture attached to a vehicle or load that increases a peripheral dimension of the vehicle or load.

“Arizona Central Commercial Permits” means the statewide ADOT ECD office for oversize and overweight special permit applications and information:

1225 N. 25th Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85009

Voice line: [phone]

Facsimile: [phone]

Internet:    www.azdot.gov/mvd/commercialenforcement/ permrequest-forms.asp

“Cargo carrying unit” has the same meaning as prescribed under A.R.S. § 28-1103.

“Certified law enforcement officer” means a person who is an active duty Arizona peace officer standards and training board certified peace officer.

“Class C Maintenance Permit Services” means the statewide ADOT office for class C oversize and overweight special per- mit applications and information:

206 S. 17th Avenue, Mail Drop 004R Phoenix, AZ 85007

Voice: [phone] or [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Internet: www.azdot.gov

“Combination vehicle” has the same meaning as prescribed under A.R.S. § 28-101, “combination of vehicles,” but excludes a mobile home.

“Continuous travel” means to operate a vehicle continuously throughout any 24-hour period, except as provided under R17- 6-404.

“ECD” means ADOT’s Enforcement and Compliance Divi- sion.

“Envelope” has the same meaning as prescribed under A.R.S.

§ 28-1141 encompassing the outermost dimensions of a load or vehicle as prescribed under A.R.S. § 28-1144, without exceeding the maximum permitted weight computations for overweight axle group weight distribution as provided under R17-6-411.

“Envelope permit” has the same meaning as prescribed under

A.R.S. § 28-1141, which:

Restricts the loads to non-reducible only,

Allows unlimited trips within the permit’s validity period, Allows the permitted carrier unlimited load changes, Requires a transported load to meet envelope dimensional criteria,

Restricts operation to certain routes, and Excludes the transporting of a mobile home.

“Established place of business” means a permanent site or location where an oversize or overweight special permit holder conducts business.

“Highway” has the same meaning as prescribed under A.R.S.

§ 28-101, “street” or “highway.”

“Highway feature” means a roadway, structure, traffic control device, right-of-way, or any item connected with highway travel.

“IFTA license” means an interstate user license issued by an applicant’s base jurisdiction for fuel tax purposes under the International Fuel Tax Agreement as provided under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 16, Article 2.

“Law enforcement escort” means a uniformed certified law enforcement officer in a fully marked patrol vehicle that accompanies an oversize or overweight special permitted vehi- cle.

“LCV” means longer combination vehicle, which has the same meaning as prescribed under 23 CFR 658.5.

“Legal weight” means within the maximum gross weight lim- itations prescribed under A.R.S. § 28-1100 and R17-6-102, Table 1.

“Mobile home” has the same meaning as prescribed under

A.R.S. § 28-2001, which encompasses both a mobile home and a manufactured home as more specifically prescribed under A.R.S. § 41-2142.

“Mountain Standard Time” means the standard time in Ari- zona as prescribed under 49 CFR 71 and A.R.S. § 1-242.

“Non-reducible load or vehicle” has the same meaning as pre- scribed under 23 CFR 658.5, “nondivisible load or vehicle.”

“Oversize” means a size of vehicle, combination of vehicles, or vehicle and load combination that exceeds a maximum size limitation provided under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 3, Article 18 or 19.

“Overweight” means a weight of vehicle, combination of vehi- cles, or vehicle and load combination that exceeds a maximum weight limitation provided under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 3, Article 18 or 19.

“Permittee” means a person or entity to whom the Department issues an oversize or overweight special permit or envelope permit under this Chapter, and who is responsible for meeting the obligations, responsibilities, and specifications indicated on the permit.

“Person” has the same meaning as prescribed under A.R.S. § 28-5201.

“Pounds per inch of tire width” means a measure of load restriction based on rated tire size, which is determined by dividing the weight carried by an axle group, in pounds, by the number of tires in the group and dividing that result by the manufacturer’s rated tire width indicated on the sidewall of the tire, or in the absence of sidewall marking, the load rating specified in any publication of an organization listed under 49 CFR 571.119, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Standard No. 119.

“Power  unit”  has   the  same  meaning  as  prescribed   under

A.R.S. § 28-1141.

“Public weighmaster” has the same meaning as prescribed under A.R.S. § 41-2051.

“Special permit” means a document issued by the Department under A.R.S. § 28-1103, which authorizes the permittee to operate or transport an oversize, overweight, or oversize and overweight vehicle, combination of vehicles, or vehicle and load combination on a state highway, subject to the terms and conditions of the permit.

“Special permitted vehicle” means the vehicle, combination of vehicles, or vehicle and load combination described to the Department, as required under A.R.S. § 28-1104, on applica- tion for a special permit.

“Specified load” means the dimensions and weights a special permit applicant declares to the Department, as provided under

A.R.S. § 28-1104, regarding any item or series of items to be transported throughout an entire permit period.

“Sunrise” and “sunset” have the same meaning and daily cal- culation as prescribed by the United States Naval Observatory (USNO), which:

The Department uses to determine normal permit trans- port start and stop times as provided under R17-6-401; and

An interested person may access on the Internet from the USNO at http://aa.usno.navy.mil, or in hard copy format from the Arizona Central Commercial Permits office.

“Tandem axle” has the same meaning as prescribed under

A.R.S. § 28-1100(B).

“TI” means traffic interchange, which is a junction of road- ways arranged to allow for the free flow of traffic uninter-

rupted  by  crossing  traffic  routed  over  or  under  the  main roadway.

“Tridem axle” means any three consecutive axles whose extreme centers are not more than 144 inches apart and are individually attached to, or articulated from, a common attach- ment to the vehicle, including a connecting mechanism designed to equalize the load between axles.

“USDOT number” means the motor carrier identification number, assigned to a company by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, preceded by the letters USDOT.

“UX” means a temporary highway or route segment desig- nated by the Department as:

A segment of highway no longer part of the mainline U.S. system of highways, but still owned and maintained by the Department; or

A portion of a U.S. Route affected by mining operations and subject to realignment by the mining company as the mine expands operations.

“Watercraft” has the same meaning as prescribed under A.R.S.

§ 5-301 that is properly registered with the Arizona Game and Fish Department or the U.S. Coast Guard.

C.      Time of Day. In this Chapter, a time of day prescribed is Mountain Standard Time as defined under subsection (B) except where a state highway traverses a tribal nation that adopts Daylight Saving Time under 49 CFR 71.2.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 665, effective April 8, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by final

rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 866, effective March 6, 2007 (Supp. 07-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R.

2486, effective September 7, 2013 (Supp. 13-3).