§ 94-246. Limitation on weight, length, and height of commercial vehicles.  


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  • (a)

    A person commits an offense if he drives a commercial motor vehicle, truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or any combination thereof over or upon the public streets, highways, or an area thereof, within the corporate limits of the city, having a weight, length or height in excess of those designated by V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 621.101 et seq. and § 621.201 et seq.

    (b)

    Additionally, a person commits an offense if he drives a vehicle transporting ready-mixed concrete upon a public street, and the vehicle carries either a tandem axle load that exceeds 36,000 pounds, a single axle load that exceeds 12,000 pounds or a gross vehicle load that exceeds 48,000 pounds.

(Ord. No. 8609, § 8, 6-24-99)