Section Tra 304.03 - Definitions(a) "Applicant" means a carrier applying for a permit or a permitting service applying for a permit on behalf of a carrier.(b) "Business organization" means any enterprise, whether a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, proprietorship, association, business trust, real estate trust, nonprofit organization, or other form of organization, carrying on any business activity within the state.(c) "Buildings or structures" means a building or structure located on an existing permanent foundation system to be moved to another location and to be placed on a new, existing, or proposed permanent foundation.(d) "Building component" means an assembled section of a modular building, ready for on-site assembly. This does not include sheds.(e) "Combination unit" vehicle means coupled vehicles consisting of truck or tractor together with a trailer attached by a pintle hook or a similar coupling system, or a 5th wheel coupling device, with adequate breakaway protection as provided in RSA 266:63.(f) "Convoy" means more than 2 vehicles with a permitted load for the same individual or business organization traveling in a row on the ways of the state.(g) "Electronic permitting system" means the department's on-line electronic system to apply for a permit for vehicles, objects, or vehicles and loads that are oversize, overweight, or both.(h) "Emergency" means a calamity, existing or imminent, caused by fire, flood, riot, windstorm, explosion, earthquake, extreme weather, terrorist act, or act of God that requires immediate remedial action to protect property or life.(i) "Hauling unit" means a truck used to move a load or a truck or tractor used to move a load with a trailing unit attached to the truck or tractor.(j) "Inclement weather" means atmospheric conditions that may interfere with safe operation of a vehicle or load involved in a move, including, but not limited to, fog, haze, heavy rain, freezing rain, sleet, ice, snow, or wind.(k) "Insufficient highway" means a highway: (1) That is not passable in any safe manner by those vehicles permitted on the highway by state law; or(2) On which there exists a safety hazard which is not reasonably discoverable or reasonably avoidable by a person who is traveling upon the highway at posted speeds, in obedience to all posted regulations, and in a manner which is reasonable and prudent as determined by the condition and state of repair of the highway, including any warning signs, and prevailing visibility and weather conditions.(l) "Manufactured housing" means "manufactured housing" as defined in RSA 205-D:1, XI, namely, "any structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode, is 8 body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is 320 square feet or more, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to required utilities, which include plumbing, heating, and electrical heating systems contained therein. Manufactured housing as defined in this section shall not include campers or recreational vehicles as defined in RSA 216-I:1 or RSA 259:84-a; presite built housing as defined in RSA 674:31-a; or modular buildings as defined in RSA 205-C:1, XI."(m) "Modular building" means "modular building" as defined in RSA 205-C:1, XI, namely, "any building of closed construction, which is made or assembled in manufacturing facilities off the building site, for installation, or assembly and installation, on the building site. This definition shall not be construed to include any structure labeled in accordance with the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, nor shall it include any recreational vehicle or park trailer as defined in American National Standards Institute A119.2, Standard for Recreational Vehicles, or A119.5, Standard for Park Trailers, or any building type not subject to the requirements of nationally recognized model building codes."(n) "Non-divisible load" means any load or vehicle exceeding applicable size or weight limits which, if separated into smaller loads or vehicles would: (1) Compromise the intended use of the vehicle, that is, make it unable to perform the function for which it was intended;(2) Destroy the value of the load or vehicle, that is, make it unusable for its intended purpose; or(3) Require more than 8 work hours to dismantle using appropriate equipment.(o) "Permit office" means the permit office within the bureau of highway maintenance of the department.(p) "Permit" means a permit issued by the permit office for a specific oversize, overweight, or both, load that is identifiable by vehicle serial number or product specific identification number.(q) "Permit service" means an individual or a business organization that seeks to obtain single trip permits on behalf of individuals or business organizations for oversize, overweight, or both, vehicles, objects, or vehicles and loads.(r) "Portable structure", for the purpose of Tra 304.12, means a structure designed for exterior use, such as a shed or gazebo, that is prefabricated at an off-site location and then transported to a new location for installation and use.(s) "Self-propelled" means a single unit vehicle consisting of cab, chassis, and body not capable of carrying a load and not primarily designed for drawing other vehicles.(t) "Self-certification" means that the applicant is self certifying that they have a performed a review of all state bridges on the proposed route for the proposed load and that all state bridges are adequate to carry the proposed load without any limitations or special conditions.(u) "Single unit" vehicle means a single piece straight truck with a rigid frame connecting all axles.(v) "Supermoves" means moves which involve excessive weights and dimensions as further described in Tra 304.12(c).(w) "Tandem axle" means "tandem axle" as defined by RSA 259:107-a, namely, "2 consecutive axles whose centers may be included between parallel vertical planes spaced at least 4 feet and not more than 10 feet apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle, except that for vehicles being driven on the interstate and defense highway system with a gross weight in excess of 73,280 pounds a tandem axle shall be limited to 2 or more consecutive axles whose centers may be included between parallel vertical planes spaced not less than 40 nor more than 96 inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle."(x) "Tractor" means "tractor" as defined in RSA 259:108, namely, "any self-propelled vehicle designed or used as a traveling power plant or for drawing other vehicles, but having no provision for carrying a load, but shall not include off-highway recreational vehicles not designed or equipped for highway use."(y) "Truck" means "truck" as defined in RSA 259:115-b, namely, "every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property."(z) "Vehicle and load" means hauling unit, trailing unit, if any, and load.N.H. Admin. Code § Tra 304.03
Amended byVolume XXXV Number 18, Filed May 7, 2015, Proposed by #10816, Effective 4/23/2015, Expires4/23/2025.