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  OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT PERMIT LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Types of Permits
Containerized Cargo Class II
CONTAINERIZED CARGO CLASS II: ($500.00 per year)

These permits are for sealed Ocean Containers used in hauling prepackaged products for international trade within a fifty (50) mile radius from a statutorily defined port or harbor district to an intermodal facility. This permit allows for the transportation of Ocean Containers with a gross vehicle weight limitation not to exceed ninety five thousand (95,000) pounds and the axle weight not to exceed twenty thousand (20,000) pounds per axle provided the rear axle set is a tridum

Containerized Cargo Class II Permit Maximum Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight……………………………………………………………….95,000 Pounds
Tandem Axles ………………………………………………………………………40,000 Pounds
Tridum Axles………………………………………………………………….……..60,000 Pounds
+ Note: This permit shall not supersede any lesser weight limit POSTED on a bridge or
highway.

Vehicles with a Containerized Cargo Class II Permits are allowed movement on Interstate and non-Interstate highways and are valid for one (1) year, expiring each year on December 31. The vehicles are not prohibited from traveling at night, during moderate rain, or on holidays. These permits are issued on computer generated permit forms from the Truck Permit Office or the Louisiana Truck Center.