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Sometimes heavy loads may need to be transported that might overcome the weight requirements. An SHV or special hauling vehicle permit allows for certain vehicles to haul specific overweight loads. This permit is not the same as an oversize overweight permit; it is for specific overweight loads of normal size. The SHV permit also allows for overweight tickets so trucks do not have to drop portions of their loads. These permits are issued by state and a carrier can get an SHV permit from any state on their IRP card.
The SHV permit does not exactly allow vehicles to travel with extreme weights and has specific qualifications for a vehicle to apply for this permit. Trucks with three axles must have the axles spaced between 72 and 96 inches apart and a combined weight of 36,000 pounds at no more than 20,000 pounds per axle. Tractor-trailers with short trailers less than 28 feet in length and less than 42 feet from the steering hub to the rear tandem also qualify for the permit. Trucks with mixers with four axles must also have the axles spaced between 72 and 96 inches apart or between 40 and 72 inches apart and weigh 20,000 pounds on a single axle or 36,000 pound on any combination of two axles. This permit also covers mixers hauling asphalt or concrete in its plastic state. Finally, any tractor trailer combinations with five axles, regardless of the cargo, must have a distance of 42 feet or less between axles and must weigh less than 20,000 pounds on one axle, less than 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle, and less than 72,000 pounds in gross weight.
As stated earlier, the SHV permit is not an overweight exemption. These permits are given out for specific purposes that are outlined in the permit application. The max weight allowed with a permit is 72,000 pounds and vehicles registered at 80,000 pounds will be ticketed. The SHV permit does have a provision that allows trucks hauling concrete and asphalt to exceed the weight limit by 4,000 pounds. Check out your state's SHV permit application for more information about its uses and purposes.
The SHV permit does not exactly allow vehicles to travel with extreme weights and has specific qualifications for a vehicle to apply for this permit. Trucks with three axles must have the axles spaced between 72 and 96 inches apart and a combined weight of 36,000 pounds at no more than 20,000 pounds per axle. Tractor-trailers with short trailers less than 28 feet in length and less than 42 feet from the steering hub to the rear tandem also qualify for the permit. Trucks with mixers with four axles must also have the axles spaced between 72 and 96 inches apart or between 40 and 72 inches apart and weigh 20,000 pounds on a single axle or 36,000 pound on any combination of two axles. This permit also covers mixers hauling asphalt or concrete in its plastic state. Finally, any tractor trailer combinations with five axles, regardless of the cargo, must have a distance of 42 feet or less between axles and must weigh less than 20,000 pounds on one axle, less than 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle, and less than 72,000 pounds in gross weight.
As stated earlier, the SHV permit is not an overweight exemption. These permits are given out for specific purposes that are outlined in the permit application. The max weight allowed with a permit is 72,000 pounds and vehicles registered at 80,000 pounds will be ticketed. The SHV permit does have a provision that allows trucks hauling concrete and asphalt to exceed the weight limit by 4,000 pounds. Check out your state's SHV permit application for more information about its uses and purposes.
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