§387.20. Special permit; ready-mixed concrete trucks

            A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall issue annual special permits authorizing the operation of ready-mixed concrete trucks on state-maintained highways and frontage roads adjacent to a federal interstate highway. The permit shall not authorize the operation of ready-mixed concrete trucks on interstate highways.

            B.(1) The permit shall authorize the operation of a ready-mixed concrete truck with a gross vehicle weight not to exceed sixty-nine thousand pounds if a rear tandem-axle mixer truck, a gross vehicle weight not to exceed eighty-three thousand pounds if a rear tri-axle mixer truck, and a gross vehicle weight not to exceed eighty-four thousand pounds if a rear quad-axle mixer truck.

            (2) The permit shall be specific to the vehicle that is listed in the permit application.

            (3) The fee for the permit shall be collected annually per vehicle in the following amounts:

            (a) Eight hundred dollars for a rear tandem-axle ready-mixed concrete truck.

            (b) Four hundred dollars for a rear tri-axle ready-mixed concrete truck.

            (c) Four hundred dollars for a rear quad-axle ready-mixed concrete truck.

            C. A permit issued pursuant to this Section shall be valid for one year and shall be carried in the vehicle for which it is issued.

            D. When the department issues a permit pursuant to this Section, it shall issue a sticker to be placed in the front windshield of the vehicle above the inspection certificate issued to the vehicle. The department shall design the form of the sticker to aid in the enforcement of weight limits for vehicles. The sticker shall indicate the expiration date of the permit and be removed from the vehicle when the permit for the operation of the vehicle expires, the lease of the vehicle expires, or the vehicle is sold.

            E. If the permitted gross vehicle weight is not exceeded, there shall be no fines imposed for over axle weight.

            F. As used in this Section, "ready-mixed concrete truck" shall mean a vehicle designed exclusively to transport or manufacture ready-mixed concrete.

            G. All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund.

            Acts 2018, No. 312, §1.