(a) General provisions. This section applies to the following vehicles which may secure an annual permit issued under provisions of Transportation Code, Chapter 623, Subchapter G, to haul liquid loads over all state-maintained highways.
  (1) A vehicle combination consisting of a truck-tractor and semi-trailer specifically designed with a tank and pump unit for transporting:
    (A) liquid fracking products, liquid oil well waste products, or unrefined liquid petroleum products to an oil well; or
    (B) unrefined liquid petroleum products or liquid oil well waste products from an oil well not connected to a pipeline.
  (2) A permit issued under this section is effective for one year beginning on the effective date.
(b) Application for permit.
  (1) An application for an annual permit under this section must be made in accordance with §219.41(b) of this title (relating to General Requirements).
  (2) The permit request must be received by the department not more than 14 days prior to the date that the permit is to begin.
(c) Permit qualifications and requirements.
  (1) The semi-trailer must be of legal size and weight.
  (2) Only one semi-trailer will be listed on a permit.
  (3) The permit may be transferred from an existing trailer being removed from service and placed on a new trailer being added to the permittee's fleet, if the permittee supplies the department with:
    (A) the existing valid permit number;
    (B) the make and model of the new trailer;
    (C) the license plate number of the new trailer; and
    (D) a transfer fee of $31 per permit to cover administrative costs.
(d) Fees.
  (1) The permit fee is based on the axles of the semi-trailer and the drive axles of the truck-tractor. The fee for the permit, which includes the indirect cost share, is determined as follows:
    (A) $52 per axle--to haul liquid oil well waste products or unrefined liquid petroleum products from oil wells not connected by a pipeline and return empty;
    (B) $52 per axle--to haul liquid products related to oil well production to an oil well and return empty; and
    (C) $104 per axle--to haul liquid products related to oil well production to an oil well and return with liquid oil well waste products or unrefined liquid petroleum products from an oil well not connected to a pipeline.
  (2) Each permittee will be charged a $20 issuance fee in addition to the permit fee.
(e) Permit movement conditions. The permit load must not cross any load-restricted bridge when exceeding the posted capacity of such.

Source Note: The provisions of this §219.45 adopted to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 1221; amended to be effective November 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 10143; transferred effective January 1, 2012, as published in the Texas Register January 27, 2012, 37 TexReg 359; amended to be effective June 28, 2015, 40 TexReg 4003; amended to be effective December 14, 2015, 40 TexReg 8900; amended to be effective March 6, 2018, 43 TexReg 1283; amended to be effective July 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 5161