N.M. Admin. Code § 18.19.8.39
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024
Section 18.19.8.39 - SPECIAL PERMIT REQUIRED FOR PROJECTING LOADSA. A special permit is required for a projecting load that extends: (1) more than three feet beyond the foremost part of a vehicle or the foremost part of the front vehicle of a vehicle combination; or(2) more than seven feet beyond the rearmost part of a vehicle or the rearmost part of the rear vehicle of a vehicle combination.B. This section applies even if the overall length of the vehicle, combination or load would not require a special permit for movement.C. A projecting load or overhang shall not cause excessive axle weight that would diminish the effectiveness of the steering axle or axles and shall not constitute a hazard.D. When the substitution of an articulated vehicle for a single vehicle would make the load a smaller dimension, then the load shall be considered reducible and such substitution shall be made.E. The DOT may require an escort as a condition of issuing a special permit for movements with a projecting load.N.M. Admin. Code § 18.19.8.39
10/14/92, 9/15/98; 18.19.8.39 NMAC - Rn, 18 NMAC 19.8.10.30, 9/14/00, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 03, February 12, 2016, eff. 2/12/2016, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10, May 24, 2022, eff. 6/1/2022