Permisos para transportar mercancías de gran tamaño en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Si tienes un camión que lleva cosas desde el puerto de Virginia a una fábrica, puedes pedir un permiso si tu camión es un poco más alto o largo de lo normal. Esto te deja usar las carreteras sin problemas.

Es como cuando quieres llevar una pizza grande a casa, pero tu caja es un poco más alta que la normal. Si el repartidor tiene un permiso, puede usar el mismo camino que siempre para entregarla.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene un camión que transporta partes de automóviles desde el puerto de Norfolk a una fábrica en Richmond. Su camión mide un poco más de lo permitido, pero Juan solicita un permiso al gobierno local. Con el permiso, puede usar la misma ruta que otros camiones sin preocuparse por multas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 46.2-1146 - Excess height and length permits for haulers of certain imported goods. The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns in their respective jurisdictions, upon written application by the owners or operators of motor vehicles used to transport items arriving at a Virginia port by ship from overseas points of origin and consigned to an assembly plant in this Commonwealth, shall issue without cost permits for the operation of such motor vehicles on the highways if those vehicles do not exceed the height limitation set forth in § 46.2-1110 by more than one and one-half feet and not exceeding the length limitation as set forth in §§ 46.2-1112 and 46.2-1113 by more than three feet. The Commissioner and local authorities may designate the routes such permittees shall use from the port to the assembly plant. 1973, c. 62, § 46.1-343.3; 1989, c. 727; 1996, cc. 36 , 87 ; 2003, c. 314 . Va. Code § 46.2-1147 - Permits for excessive size and weight for articulated buses. The Commissioner, upon written application by the owner or operator of passenger buses having three or more axles consisting of two sections joined together by an articulated joint with the trailer being equipped with a mechanically steered rear axle, and having a gross weight of no more than 60,000 pounds, a single axle weight of no more than 25,000 pounds, and a width of no more than 102 inches, shall issue to such owner or operator a written permit authorizing the operation of such vehicles on the highways. The fee for such permit shall be as provided in § 46.2-1140.1 . 1973, c. 62, § 46.1-343.3; 1989, c. 727; 1996, cc. 36 , 87 ; 2003, c. 314 ; 2012, c. 443 .