Louisiana Regulations for Trucks, Vehicles and Loads
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GENERAL INFORMATION
LEGAL LIMITATIONS AND DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS
OVERSIZE AND OVERWIEGHT PERMIT LAWS & REGULATIONS
General Regulations
Liability for Damages
Certificate of Insurance
Federal, State, and Local Government
Check Weights
Maximimum Permit Weights Allowed
Permit Axle Weight Distribution
Loads Exceeding 15 feet in Width
Loads Exceeding 16 feet 5 inches in Height
Loads Exceeding 18 feet in Height
Methods of Obtaining Permits
Methods of Payment
Types of Permits
Agronomic/Harticultural
Annual Overweight
Containerized Cargo Class I
Containerized Cargo Class II
Containerized Special Cargo
Cotton Module
Forest Managment Equipment
Forest Product
Harvest Season or Natural Forest Product
House Movers Equipment
Liquid Bulk
Monthly Oversize
Multi-State Permit Agreement
Off-Road Equipment Permit (Annual Non-Critical)
Off-Road Equipment Permit (Semi-Annual Non-Critical)
Oil Field Equipment
Oversize
Free Oversize
Overweight
Free Overweight
Pleasure Craft
Refuse
Refuse/Waste
Solid Waste
Steering Axle
Timber Cutting/Logging Equipment
Waste Vehicle
Yearly Oversize
Canceling or Revising Permits
Permit Restrictions
Escorts
State Police Escorts
City Police Escorts
Private Escorts
Pole Trucks
Bucket Trucks
Loads Over 24 ft. Wide
Interstate Movement
Curfews, Night, Inclement Weather, and Holiday
Red/Fluorescent Orange Warning Flags
Warning Sign
Warning Lights
LAWS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCED CONCURRENTLY WITH OTHER AGENCIES
ENFORECMENT PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES
LAWS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCED BY OTHER AGENCIES
Explosives, Flammable Liquids, and Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Materials and Motor Carrier Safety Act
LP Gas and Anhudrous Ammonia
Operating Authority
Intrastate
Interstate
Interstate Exempt
Trip Permits
Powers of Parish and Municipal Authorities
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