Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-14-109

load - Exceptions - Additional fees - "Utility vehicle" defined.

A. On any road or highway:

1. No single axle weight shall exceed twenty thousand (20,000)

pounds; and

2. The total gross weight in pounds imposed thereon by a

vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the value

calculated in accordance with the Federal Bridge formula imposed by

23 U.S.C., Section 127.

B. Except as to gross limits, the formula of this section shall

not apply to a truck-tractor and dump semitrailer when used as a

combination unit. In no event shall the maximum load in pounds

carried by any set of tandem axles exceed thirty-four thousand

(34,000) pounds. Any vehicle operating with split tandem axles or

tri-axles shall adhere to the formula.

C. Except for loads moving under special permits as provided in

this title, no department or agency of this state or any county,

city, or public entity thereof shall pay for any material that

exceeds the legal weight limits moving in interstate or intrastate

commerce in excess of the legal load limits of this state.

D. 1. An annual special overload permit may be purchased for

vehicles transporting roll-off recycle metals, rock, sand, gravel,

coal, flour, timber, pulpwood, and chips in their natural state, oil

field fluids, oil field equipment or equipment used in oil and gas

well drilling or exploration, and vehicles transporting grain,

fertilizer, cottonseed, cotton, livestock, peanuts, canola,

sunflowers, soybeans, feed, any other raw agricultural products, and

any other unprocessed agricultural products, if the following

conditions are met:

a. the vehicles are registered for the maximum allowable

rate,

b. the vehicles do not exceed five percent (5%) of the

gross limits set forth in subsection A of this

section,

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c. the vehicles do not exceed eight percent (8%) of the

axle limits set forth in subsection A of this section,

d. no component of the vehicles exceeds the

manufacturer's component weight rating as shown on the

vehicle certification label or tag, and

e. the vehicles operating pursuant to the provisions of

this paragraph will not be allowed to operate on the

National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.

2. Vehicles operating pursuant to this section must register

for the maximum allowable rate and additionally shall purchase a

nontransferable annual special overload permit from the Department

of Transportation for a fee of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars

($350.00). All monies collected shall be deposited to the credit of

the Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund.

E. 1. Oversize or overweight vehicles used for specialized

transportation if the maximum weight does not exceed twenty-three

thousand (23,000) pounds on any single axle and:

a. is a dual lane trailer with dual lane axles and the

width of the transport vehicle or trailer exceeds

twelve (12) feet in width, or

b. the overall gross vehicle weight of a single trailer

meets or exceeds three hundred thousand (300,000)

pounds, originates or terminates at the Tulsa Port of

Catoosa, and the trip is confined within a thirty-mile

radius of the Port.

2. Permit fees for oversize or overweight vehicles used for

specialized transportation shall be in accordance with subsection A

of Section 14-116 of this title.

3. Vehicles operating pursuant to the provisions of this

paragraph will not be allowed to operate on the National System of

Interstate and Defense Highways.

F. Exceptions to this section will be:

1. Utility or refuse collection vehicles used by counties,

cities, or towns or by private companies contracted by counties,

cities, or towns if the following conditions are met:

a. calculation of weight for a utility or refuse

collection vehicle shall be "Gross Vehicle Weight".

The "Gross Vehicle Weight" of a utility or refuse

collection vehicle may not exceed the otherwise
section will be:

1. Utility or refuse collection vehicles used by counties,

cities, or towns or by private companies contracted by counties,

cities, or towns if the following conditions are met:

a. calculation of weight for a utility or refuse

collection vehicle shall be "Gross Vehicle Weight".

The "Gross Vehicle Weight" of a utility or refuse

collection vehicle may not exceed the otherwise

applicable weight by more than fifteen percent (15%).

The weight on individual axles must not exceed the

manufacturer's component rating which includes axle,

suspension, wheels, rims, brakes, and tires as shown

on the vehicle certification label or tag, and

b. utility or refuse collection vehicles operated under

these exceptions will not be allowed to operate on

interstate highways;

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2. A combination of a wrecker or tow vehicle and another

vehicle or vehicle combination if:

a. the service provided by the wrecker or tow vehicle is

needed to remove disabled, abandoned, or accident-

damaged vehicles, and

b. the wrecker or tow vehicle is towing the other vehicle

or vehicle combination directly to the nearest

appropriate place of repair, terminal, or vehicle

storage facility;

3. A vehicle operating pursuant to the provisions of paragraph

2 of this subsection shall not be allowed to operate on the National

System of Interstate and Defense Highways unless it is a covered

heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle that:

a. is transporting a disabled vehicle from the place

where the vehicle became disabled to the nearest

appropriate repair facility, and

b. has a gross vehicle weight that is equal to or exceeds

the gross vehicle weight of the disabled vehicle being

transported; and

4. On the interstate highway system a vehicle designed to be

used under emergency conditions to transport personnel and equipment

and to support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other

hazardous situations with a vehicle weight limit up to a maximum

gross vehicle weight of eighty-six thousand (86,000) pounds with

less than:

a. twenty-four thousand (24,000) pounds on a single

steering axle,

b. thirty-three thousand five hundred (33,500) pounds on

a single drive axle,

c. sixty-two thousand (62,000) pounds on a tandem axle,

or

d. fifty-two thousand (52,000) pounds on a tandem rear

drive steer axle.

G. 1. Any vehicle utilizing an auxiliary power or idle

reduction technology unit in order to promote reduction of fuel use

and emissions because of engine idling shall be allowed an

additional four hundred (400) pounds total to the total gross weight

limits set by this section.

2. To be eligible for the exception provided in this

subsection, the operator of the vehicle must obtain written proof or

certification of the weight of the auxiliary power or idle reduction

technology unit and be able to demonstrate or certify that the idle

reduction technology is fully functional.

3. Written proof or certification of the weight of the

auxiliary power or idle reduction technology unit must be available

to law enforcement officers if the vehicle is found in violation of

applicable weight laws. The additional weight allowed cannot exceed

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four hundred (400) pounds or the actual proven or certified weight

of the unit, whichever is less.

H. On the Interstate Highway System, a vehicle carrying fluid

milk products shall be considered a load that cannot be easily

dismantled or divided, or "nondivisible".

I. Utility, refuse collection vehicles or a combination of a

wrecker or tow vehicle as described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of

subsection F of this section operating under exceptions shall

purchase an annual special overload permit from the Department of

Transportation for One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). All monies

collected shall be deposited to the credit of the Highway

Construction and Maintenance Fund.