Best Practices in Permitting of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles: Final Report

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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Operations
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590

February 2018

FHWA-HOP-17-061

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Table of Contents

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REPORT SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW
	Summary of Findings
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 3: FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF BRIDGES AND STRUCTURES
CHAPTER 4: INVENTORY OF STATE PERMITTING PRACTICES
	Status of Automated Permit Systems Nationwide
	Automated Permit Systems
	State Permit System Threshold
CHAPTER 5: REVIEW OF STATE OVERSIZE/OVERWEIGHT PERMITTING SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 6: STATE CASE STUDIES
	Nebraska
	Maryland
	North Dakota
	Texas
	Colorado
	Kansas
	Iowa
	Illinois
	Georgia
CHAPTER 7: STATE BEST PRACTICES FOR OVERSIZE/OVERWEIGHT PERMITTING
CHAPTER 8: REVIEW OF OS/OW PERMITTING VENDOR SYSTEMS
	Bentley Systems
	ProMiles Software Development Corporation
	Oxcart Permits Systems
CHAPTER 9: LITERATURE REVIEW FINDINGS
CHAPTER 10: PILOT CAR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 11: PILOT CAR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION BEST PRACTICES
	State Pilot Certification Programs
	National Pilot Car Association
	North American Pilot Vehicle Safety Alliance

List of Figures

Figure 1	Oversize/overweight automated permit system - self-issue, single-trip permits - U.S. data collected 2017.
Figure 2	Permit auto issue - 14' wide, 14'6" high, 110' long, 150K - U.S.
Figure 3	Maryland One automated oversize/overweight permit application screen shot.
Figure 4	Real-time route analysis screen shot.
Figure 5	Historical route library function screen shot.
Figure 6	Bentley Systems GotPermits system architecture.
Figure 7	GotPermits permit application data consolidation.
Figure 8	Company dashboard.
Figure 9	Agency dashboard.

List of Tables

Table 1	U.S. jurisdiction oversize/overweight auto issue thresholds.
Table 2	State best practices for oversize/overweight permitting.
Table 3	System components.
Table 4	Permit definition fields.
Table 5	Summary of State information scan.
Table 6	Proposed pilot car training and certification best practices criteria.
Table 7	State pilot car certifications.

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