ORS Chapter 818

Chapter 818 — VehicleLimits

2009 EDITION

VEHICLELIMITS

OREGONVEHICLE CODE

WEIGHT

818.010 Maximumallowable weight

818.012 Wheelload on certain vehicles; rules

818.020 Violatingmaximum weight limits; civil liability; penalties

818.030 Exemptionsfrom weight limitations

818.040 Violationof posted weight limits; civil liability; penalty

818.050 Exemptionsfrom posted weight limits

WEIGHTAND SIZE

818.060 Violationof administratively imposed weight or size limits; civil liability; penalties

818.070 Exemptionsfrom administratively imposed weight or size limitations

SIZE

818.080 Maximumsize limits

818.090 Violationof maximum size limits; civil liability; penalties

818.100 Exemptionsfrom size limitations

818.105 Requestfor unrestricted access to specified highway for overlength combination;mandated responses to request

VEHICLECOMBINATIONS

818.110 Exceedingmaximum number of vehicles in combination; civil liability; penalty

818.120 Exemptionsfrom limits on number of vehicles in combinations

POSTEDUSE LIMITS

818.130 Violationof posted limits on use; civil liability; penalty

818.140 Exemptionsfrom posted use limits

TOWINGSAFETY

818.150 Safetyrequirements for towing

818.160 Violatingtowing safety requirements; civil liability; penalty

818.170 Exemptionsfrom towing safety requirements

PERMITS

818.200 Authorityto issue variance permits; effect of permit; violation of permit

818.205 Continuousoperation variance permit; standards; relationship to permit issued under ORS 818.200;fee

818.210 Limitson authority to issue variance permit

818.220 Requirements,conditions and procedures for issuance of variance permit; duration;cancellation; rules

818.225 Roaduse assessment fee for single-trip nondivisible load permittee; definition of “equivalentsingle-axle load”; rules

818.230 Siftingor leaking load permit; duration; fee

818.235 Permitfor wide load of hay bales

818.240 Draggingpermit; fee

818.250 Permitfor fire company warning lights

818.260 Permitfor use of bus safety lights on certain buses; rules; fee

818.270 Feesfor permits

PERMITOFFENSES

818.300 Operatingwith sifting or leaking load; civil liability; penalty

818.310 Exemptionsfrom prohibition on sifting and leaking load

818.320 Draggingobjects on highway; civil liability; penalty

818.330 Exemptionsfrom prohibition on dragging objects on highway

818.340 Operatingin violation of variance permit; exception; civil liability; penalties

818.350 Failureto carry and display variance permit; penalty

ENFORCEMENT

818.400 Failureto comply with commercial vehicle enforcement requirements; penalty

818.410 Civilliability for certain violations

818.420 Penaltiesfor certain violations

818.430 Penaltiesfor violation of weight requirements

818.440 Penaltyfor procuring, aiding or abetting violation of this chapter

818.450 Civilpenalty for violations of chapter

WEIGHT

818.010Maximum allowable weight. This section establishes maximum weight limitationsfor purposes of ORS 818.020. Except as provided in subsections (4) and (5) ofthis section or where an exemption under ORS 818.030 specifically providesotherwise, a loaded weight that exceeds the maximum allowable weight asdetermined by any of the following tables exceeds the maximum weight limitationsfor purposes of ORS 818.020:

(1)A vehicle exceeds the maximum allowable weight if the loaded weight of an axleor tandem axle is in excess of that determined by the formula in the followingtable:

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Table I

Themanufacturer’s side wall tire rating (but not to exceed 600 pounds) ´the sum of the tire widths, ininches, of the wheels of the axle or tandem axles = maximum allowable weight.

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Forpurposes of the table in this subsection tire width is determined by measuringthe cross section of the tread of a wheel, the outer face of a track or therunner of a sled except for the following:

(a)For solid tires made of elastic material, tire width is determined by measuringthe cross section between the flanges of the circumference of a wheel at thebase of the tire as customarily measured and rated by the manufacturers ofmotor vehicles and tires.

(b)For pneumatic tires made of elastic material, tire width is the diameter of thecross section of the tire as customarily measured and rated by themanufacturers of motor vehicles and tires.

(2)A vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds the maximum allowable weight ifthe loaded weight measured at any of the places designated on the followingtable exceeds the maximum allowable weight established on the table formeasurement at that place:

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Table II

Placefor measurement Maximum allowable

ofweight weight in pounds

Anyindividual wheel 10,000

Anyaxle 20,000

Anytandem axles 34,000

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(3)A vehicle, group of axles or combination of vehicles exceeds the maximumallowable weight if the loaded weight is in excess of maximum allowable weightas determined by the method in the following table that produces the lowerallowable maximum weight:

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Table III

(Maximumallowable weight

determined bywhichever of the

followingmethods produces lower weight:)

Method A

Thesum of permissible axle, tandem axles or group of axles weights as determinedunder Table I or II of this section is the maximum allowable weight.

OR

Method B

Distance

infeet

between

firstand Maximum allowable weight in pounds

lastaxle for number of axles in group of axles:

ingroup

ofaxles: 2 3 4 5 6 7or

Axles Axles Axles Axles Axles More

Axles

4...................... 34,000

5...................... 34,000

6...................... 34,000

7...................... 34,000

8and

less.................. 34,000 34,000

More

than8.............. 38,000 42,000

9...................... 39,000 42,500

10.................... 40,000 43,500

11.................... 40,000 44,000

12.................... 40,000 45,000 50,000

13.................... 40,000 45,500 50,500

14.................... 40,000 46,500 51,500

15.................... 40,000 47,000 52,000

16.................... 40,000 48,000 52,500 58,000

17.................... 40,000 48,500 53,500 58,500

18.................... 40,000 49,500 54,000 59,000

19.................... 40,000 50,000 54,500 60,000

20.................... 40,000 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000

21.................... 40,000 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500

22.................... 40,000 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000

23.................... 40,000 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000

24.................... 40,000 54,000 58,000 63,000 68,500 74,000

25.................... 40,000 54,500 58,500 63,500 69,000 74,500

26.................... 40,000 55,500 59,500 64,000 69,500 75,000

27.................... 40,000 56,000 60,000 65,000 70,000 75,500

28.................... 40,000 57,000 60,500 65,500 71,000 76,500

29.................... 40,000 57,500 61,500 66,000 71,500 77,000

30.................... 40,000 58,500 62,000 66,500 72,000 77,500

31.................... 40,000 59,000 62,500 67,500 72,500 78,000

32.................... 40,000 60,000 63,500 68,000 73,000 78,500

33.................... 40,000 60,000 64,000 68,500 74,000 79,000

34.................... 40,000 60,000 64,500 69,000 74,500 80,000

35.................... 40,000 60,000 65,500 70,000 75,000 80,000

36.................... 40,000 60,000 66,000 70,500 75,500 80,000

37.................... 40,000 60,000 66,500 71,000 76,000 80,000

38.................... 40,000 60,000 67,500 71,500 77,000 80,000