Annual and single-trip permits for transporting loads of metal commodities weighing between 80,001 and 120,000 pounds -- Administrative regulations
KRS 189.2713
in effect189.2713. Annual and single-trip permits for transporting loads of metal commodities weighing between 80,001 and 120,000 pounds -- Administrative regulations
(1) As used in this section, "metal commodities":
(a) Means output products from metal -producing industries that are transported in their most basic and original form from a mill or storage facility to market for processing; and
(b) Does not include manufactured parts being transported from a manufacturer or supplier to another customer.
(2) The department shall promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A governing the issuance of annual and single-trip permits for the operation of motor vehicles transporting metal commodities with a minimum gross weight of eighty thousand and one (80,001) pounds and a maximum gross weight of one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) pounds in divisible or nondivisible loads to or from a facility manufacturing metal commodities in this state or a facility used for storage of metal commodities. The administrative regulations promulgated under this section shall include fees for annual and single-trip permits.
(3) A motor carrier transporting metal commodities in divisible or nondivisible loads to or from a facility manufacturing metal commodities in this state or a facility used for storage of metal commodities, may apply for an annual or single-trip overweight permit pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. A permit issued under this section shall be specific to a single truck and shall be valid twenty-four (24) hours a day.
(4) Permits issued under this section shall contain a website hyperlink or any other method to provide the motor carrier with routes that are approved by the department.
(5) Upon renewal of any annual permit issued under this section, the permit holder shall report to the cabinet the number of trips made and the total miles driven under the permit during the previous year.
(6) Administrative regulations promulgated by the department under this section may require motor carriers to meet specific Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) safety ratings and FMCSA safety measurement system scores before issuance of a permit under this section.
Effective: July 15, 2024
History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 198, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2024. -- Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 3, effective June 27, 2019. -- Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55545Fetched: 10/20/2026