Oversize-Overweight Violations

The Indiana Department of Revenue has posted a first notice for public comment concerning oversize-overweight violations.

The Department’s purpose of notice as published is as follows.

The Department of State Revenue (department) is soliciting public comment on adding rules at 45 IAC 22 concerning applying civil penalties to oversize-overweight violations. The department seeks comment on the affected citations listed and any other provisions of Title 45 that may be affected by this rulemaking.

The proposal includes added Indiana Administrative Code and details about how to submit comments. The notice can be found by following this link.

Notice is hereby given that on November 18, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., at the Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N248, Indianapolis, Indiana.

The purpose of this hearing is to receive comments from the public prior to consideration of adoption of these rules by DOR. All interested persons are invited and will be given reasonable opportunity to express their views concerning the proposed rules.

 

INDOT/DOR Working to Improve OSW Permitting

Several ICI members recently communicated concerns to me about oversize/overweight (OSW) load permitting. Members stated that, as the newly instituted OSW permitting system works well for the majority of loads and routes, concerns remain including difficulty delivering equipment to project sites and unusual long and broken up routing. While members have worked diligently to communicate issues directly to the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) and INDOT, ICI’s Director of Government Affairs Dan Osborn followed up with agency contacts to emphasize industry concerns and determine what industry, the DOR and INDOT could do to avoid the issues.

INDOT Multimodal Director Kristen Brier responded to ICI. She explained that the new permitting system includes a more comprehensive evaluation process including “vehicle configuration, origin, and destination to automatically generate a safe route safe route, taking into account road restrictions and closures, vertical clearances for bridges, and bridge load rating.”

“We are working with our vendor to make the location of the failed bridges visible externally, to help applicants determine if a different origin or destination on the state system will avoid those bridges. Information about the road restrictions and closures can be displayed within the permitting system, and it remains available on the Indiana Truckers’ Info page. Bridge vertical clearance information remains available as well, through the online Bridge Clearance Map,” stated Brier.

Brier offered several agency contacts to assist permittees. Contact INDOT Freight Manager Leslie Morgan to disclose unsafe routes or difficulty with a permit involving accessing a project site.

If you need help using the new permitting system, contact DOR Motor Carrier Services Division OSW Supervisor James Vest or Morgan.

Contact Dan Osborn if you have feedback or recommendations about any aspect of OSW permitting.

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