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Load eligibility

Rules for determining whether a load and its registered vehicle qualify for an oversize or overweight permit.

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Non-divisible load definition (In words)

The criteria used to determine whether a load is non-divisible for permit eligibility.

  • New York

    A certification by the manufacturer or designer of the load and/or vehicle that the object or vehicle cannot feasibly be manufactured or broken down into smaller sections.

    For Type 1S – Superload Trip Permit. 1 more case.

  • Ontario

    You are eligible to apply for a permit if your vehicle or load cannot be reduced because it: could not be used for its intended purpose or function; would require more than eight work hours to dismantle using appropriate resources and equipment

Overweight load of multiple items ineligible (Yes or no)

Whether a permit is unavailable when the vehicle, load or combination would be overweight and the load is made up of more than one item.

Maximum work hours to dismantle non-divisible load (Measures)

The maximum number of work hours, using appropriate resources and equipment, that it would take to dismantle the load; a load requiring more than this number of hours to dismantle is considered non-divisible for permit eligibility.

Registered weight not less than permitted weight required (Yes or no)

Whether the vehicle's registered weight must be at least equal to the gross permitted weight before an overweight permit may be issued.

Not stated in Ontario.

Where the comparisons come from

  2. NYPermits(opens in a new tab)

    www.dot.ny.gov, web page, 2 facts