Posture equipment: State weight restrictions do not apply to posture equipment as long as it meets certain safety standards set out in state law. A maintenance device may not be operated or towed on an Interstate Highway (Minn. Stat. Ann. §169.801). Non-state and general road network tolerances for additionally registered vehicles: Each police officer must grant certified vehicles a tolerance of 5% above their respective state`s weight limits and 10% above their respective axle limits (N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann.

§266:18-b). The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission has the authority to issue rules and regulations to issue a special written authorization authorizing an applicant to drive or move a vehicle, combination of vehicles, or specialized mobile equipment that carries one-piece loads and that cannot be dismembered, disassembled, or divided to comply with state weight restrictions (N.J. Stat. §39:3-84[d]).101 Corridor permit Corpus Christi Port Authority Special Cargo137: The Texas Transportation Commission may authorize the Port of Corpus Christi Authority to issue permits for the movement of oversized or overweight vehicles carrying cargo on special cargo corridors in San Patricio County. The Port Authority may grant an authorisation under this sub-chapter only if the cargo carried weighs £125,000 or less (Tex. Transportation Code Ann. §§623.301 et seq.). The laws governing the size and weight of trucks in the state of Massachusetts can be found in Mass. Gen. Lois Ann. Ch. 85, §§30 ff.

and Mass. Gen. Lois Ann. ch. 90, §19 to §19L (available on the State website under malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter85 and malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90 respectively). Permits to transport loads near the Wisconsin-Michigan State Line: 171 Permits may be issued for vehicles operating in Michigan of length and weight within 11 miles of the state line. Permits may be issued for vehicles operated under these regulations that transport raw forest products, wood, or forest biomass on other roads in northern Wisconsin, as required by law. The maximum total weight allowed is 164,000 lbs (Wis. Stat §348.27 (9)). Sealed containers: In order to provide access to the Port of Baltimore for international goods, the Secretary of Transportation is empowered, if necessary, to issue regulations for the issuance of permits for overweight vehicles carrying only international goods manifested in sealed shipping containers on a semi-trailer. These vehicles can carry 22,400 lbs on a single axle, 44,000 lbs on tandem axles or 90,000 lbs. They may operate only on portions of interstate and state highway systems designated by the Secretary of State in cooperation with the United States Department of Transportation, or on the shortest convenient route approved by the Secretary between that designated highway and a truck terminal; Port; other place of departure or destination; or (within 1 mile of designated highway) facilities for food, fuel, repair or recreation (Md.

Transportation Code ann. §24-113.1).78 Straight truck booster axle: Approval may be granted for a straight truck equipped with a booster axle whose payload exceeds the weight limits but 600 lbs per inch of tire width. Approval may be granted if the booster axle was installed in the truck before 1 July 1996 and an application form was completed (S.D. Admin. Code §70:03:01:32.04). Permits are granted for combinations of vehicles that must not exceed 34,000 pounds per tandem on interstate and non-interstate highways with total gross poles greater than 80,000 pounds, but not more than 20,000 pounds per single axle, and cannot exceed the weight limit for a group of 2 or more consecutive axles specified in Idaho Code Section 49-1001. Approved Exemptions: The Director of the Department of Transportation and the State Highway Patrol have the authority to approve exemptions from state weight restrictions on non-interstate highways. The exempted vehicle must not exceed a total weight of 105,500 lbs and must obtain an annual permit (N.D.

Cent. Code §39-12-05.3[3]). Livestock: Vehicles transporting livestock from a farm can exceed state weight limits by up to 5%. This tolerance applies to travel within 50 miles of the farm on nonstate highways (S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §32-22-16.3). In addition, vehicles transporting livestock are not subject to axle restrictions if the total weight complies with state limits (S.D. Codified Laws Ann.

§32-22-42.3). Traction motors/tractors: Traction motors or tractors powered by a mobile rail are exempt from government weight restrictions (Nev. Rev. Stat. §484D.670(1]).97 Seasonal Permits for Freight Forwarders: The Commissioner may issue special permits annually to any freight forwarder that permit the carrier to transfer vehicles or combinations of vehicles that exceed state weight limits by up to 10% to Interstate Routes at certain times and within approved areas (Minn.