Section 39.03.01.300 - RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERMITTEE01.Certification Load Is Non-Divisible. Upon application, the permittee must certify that steps have been taken to reduce the dimensions, weight, and/or load, involved in the movement.02.Required Stops. All oversize vehicles are required to stop at all POE sites for inspection.03.Map Resources. The Pilot/Escort Vehicle Travel and Vertical Clearance of Structures Map available online and Ports of Entry.04.Maximum Dimensions Allowed. The maximum dimensions of oversize vehicles or oversize loads will depend on the route to be traveled: width of roadway, alignment, and sight distance, vertical or horizontal clearance, and traffic volume.05.Registration. Any vehicle hauling or towing non-divisible loads subject to registration is not required to register for the maximum legal weight it can haul to be eligible for an overweight permit. Farm tractors, off-road equipment, etc., are exempt from registration but not from weight limitations.06.Overweight Permit Requirements. Overweight permits will be issued for non-divisible vehicles and/or loads that exceed legal axle weights and/or eighty thousand (80,000) pounds, with weight reduced to a practical minimum, except that a permit may be issued for a machine with an accessory, which is a part that can be removed and loaded separately on the transporting vehicle. Vehicles hauling overweight loads will be required to have five (5) or more axles to qualify for an overweight permit. Self-propelled vocational vehicles or vehicles towing overweight loads may have less than five (5) axles to qualify for an overweight permit.a. Vehicles or Loads Exceeding Annual Permitted Weights. Vehicles or loads exceeding the axle weights, groups of axle weights, or total gross weights allowed on any of the overweight levels described in this rule must operate by approved single trip permit.07.Maximum Tire Weights. The maximum overweight levels will not exceed eight hundred (800) pounds per inch width of tire.08.Protection of Facilities. The permittee will be responsible for the protection of signposts, guideposts, delineators, and may be required to post bond to cover the costs of repairs or replacements of such facilities.09.Traffic Control Plans. The movement of special loads will be made in such a way that the route will remain open as often as feasibly possible and to provide for frequent passing of vehicles traveling in the same direction. To achieve this, a traffic control plan is required to be submitted when operating on two (2) lane highways and exceeding the following dimensions:a. Width exceeds eighteen (18) feet; orb. Length exceeds one hundred fifty (150) feet; orc. Height exceeds sixteen (16) feet.10.Traffic Control Plan Preparation. The traffic control plan will be prepared by a licensed engineer or an American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) certified traffic control supervisor and include the following information: a. Locations and mileposts of where the vehicle/load can pull over to allow for traffic relief;b. How pilot cars and traffic control personnel will be utilized;c. Identification of any railroad tracks being crossed and the emergency contact number for the governing entity; andd. Procedure for allowing emergency vehicles to navigate around the vehicle/load when necessary.11.Bridge Analysis. After the completion of district approval and/or bridge analysis, additional traffic control plans may be required. The Department may require traffic control plans based on route and load considerations.12.Loading And Parking on State Highway. The permitted vehicle will not be loaded, unloaded, or parked upon any State roadway, except for emergencies, without the specific permission or by direction of the Department or policing agency having jurisdiction over such highway.Idaho Admin. Code r. 39.03.01.300