(a) Purpose. This section prescribes the requirements, restrictions, and procedures regarding the annual permit for transporting an intermodal shipping container under the provisions of Transportation Code, §623.0172.
(b) Application for permit.
  (1) To qualify for a North Texas intermodal permit, a person must submit an application to the department.
  (2) The application shall be in a form prescribed by the department and at a minimum, will require the following:
    (A) name, customer identification number, and address of the applicant;
    (B) name, telephone number, and email address of contact person;
    (C) vehicle information, including vehicle year, make, license plate number and state of issuance, and vehicle identification number; and
    (D) applicant's USDOT Number if applicant is required by law to have a USDOT Number.
  (3) The application shall be accompanied by the total annual permit fee of $1,000.
(c) Amendments. An annual permit issued under this section will not be amended except in the case of department error.
(d) Transfer of permit. A permit issued under this section may only be transferred once during the term of the permit from one vehicle to another vehicle in the permittee's fleet provided:
  (1) the permitted vehicle is destroyed or otherwise becomes permanently inoperable, to an extent that it will no longer be utilized, and the permittee presents proof that the negotiable title or other qualifying documentation, as determined by the department, has been surrendered to the department; or
  (2) the title to the permitted vehicle is transferred to someone other than the permittee, and the permittee presents proof that the negotiable title or other qualifying documentation, as determined by the department, has been transferred from the permittee.
(e) Curfew restrictions. The operator of a permitted vehicle must observe the curfew movement restrictions published by the department.
(f) Construction or maintenance areas. The permitted vehicle may not travel through any state highway construction or maintenance area if prohibited by the construction restrictions published by the department.
(g) Nighttime movement. Nighttime movement is allowed under this permit, unless prohibited by the curfew movement restrictions published by the department.
(h) Manufacturer's tire load rating. Permits issued under this section do not authorize the vehicle to exceed the manufacturer's tire load rating.
(i) A truck-tractor and semitrailer combination is only eligible for a permit issued under this section if the truck-tractor is equipped with truck blind spot systems, and each vehicle in the combination is equipped with a roll stability support safety system.
(j) A truck-tractor and semitrailer combination is only eligible for a permit issued under this section if the distance between the front axle of the truck-tractor and the last axle of the semitrailer, measured longitudinally, is approximately 647 inches. For the purposes of this subsection, "approximately 647 inches" means the distance can be up to 15 percent above 647 inches for a total distance of 744.05 inches.

Source Note: The provisions of this §219.34 adopted to be effective January 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 7730; amended to be effective July 15, 2018, 43 TexReg 4769; amended to be effective January 4, 2024, 48 TexReg 8383; amended to be effective July 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 5161