Eligibility

Eligibility. (1) An issuing authority may issue a permit for the transportation of a legal size and legal weight load on an oversize vehicle or combination of vehicles, provided that the vehicle or combination of vehicles has a multiple or single trip oversize permit for the transportation of an oversize load in the direction opposite to the backhaul permit and actually transports an oversize load in that direction. (2) A permit may not authorize the operation of more than 2 vehicles in combination. (3) An issuing authority may issue a permit only for a vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires. (4) A permit is not a guarantee of the sufficiency of any highway or structure for the transporting of the vehicle, load, or vehicle and load.