Detail of Order 62-2016

Introduction of Order 62-2016

Provisions on the Administration of the Running of Transport Vehicles with Out-of-gauge Goods on the Highway 超限运输车辆行驶公路管理规定 Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 With a view to strengthening the administration of transport vehicles with Out-of-gauge goods (hereinafter referred to as "the Vehicles") and safeguarding the safety of highway facilities and people's lives and properties, the Provisions is formulated in accordance with the Highway Law, Regulation on Protecting Highway Safety and other laws and administrative regulations. Article 2 The Vehicles shall comply with the Provisions when they transport goods on highway. Article 3 The Transport Vehicles with out-of-gauge goods referred herein refer to the transport vehicles under one of the following conditions: (1) The total height of goods and vehicle exceeds 4 m from the ground. (2) The total width of goods and vehicle exceeds 2.55 m. (3) The total length of goods and vehicle exceeds 18.1 m. (4) For two-axle wagons, the total weight of the goods and the vehicle exceeds 18,000 kg. (5) For three-axle wagons, the total weight of goods and vehicle is greater than 25,000 kg; for three-axle tractor-trailer combination, the total weight of goods and vehicle is greater than 27,000 kg. (5) For four-axle wagons, the total weight of goods and vehicle is greater than 31,000 kg; for four-axle tractor-trailer combination, the total weight of goods and vehicle is greater than 36,000 kg. (4) For four-axle tractor-trailer combination, the total weight of goods and vehicle is greater than 43,000 kg. (5) For tractor-trailer combinations with six or more axles, the total weight of goods and vehicle is greater than 49,000 kg; for these tractor-trailer combinations whose tractor has single driving axle, the total weight of goods and vehicle is greater than 46,000 kg. The determination of the limitation criteria stated above shall also comply with the following requirements: (1) The two-axle group is regarded as two axles, and the three-axle group as three axles; (2) Except driving axles, the tires on each side of the axles of two-axle group, three-axle group, semi-trailer and full-trailer are regarded as two tires; if each axle has single tire on each side, the limit standard is reduced by 3000 kg, but the application of widening tires conforming to the national standard is exempt; (3) The maximum allowable total weight of the vehicle shall not exceed the sum of the maximum allowable loads of the axles; (4) For tractor, agricultural vehicle and low-speed wagon, the limiting standards are defined by the total weight specified in the vehicle license; (5) Refrigerated vehicles, tractor-trailer combinations, vehicles with air suspensions and special operating vehicles that meet the requirements of Limits of dimensions, Axle Load and Masses for Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Combination Vehicles (GB 1589) are not considered as Transport Vehicles with Out-of-gauge Goods. Article 4 The Ministry of Transport is in charge of the administration of the Transport Vehicles with out-of-gauge goods on highway throughout the country. The competent transport departments of the people's government at or above the county level is in charge of administration of the Vehicles on highway within their own administrative areas. The highway authorities specifically undertakes the supervision and management of the Vehicles on highway. The relevant competent departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for, participate in and cooperate in the supervision and management of the Vehicles on highway according to their duties. Under the unified leadership of the people's government at the same level, the competent transport department shall establish an interlinked working mechanism for the administration of the Vehicles with the relevant competent departments. Article 5 The competent transport departments at all levels shall organize highway authorities and road transport authorities to establish relevant management information systems and implement the networking of the Information System for Transport Vehicles with Out-of-gauge Goods and the Road Transport Management Information System to realize data exchange and sharing. Chapter II License Management of Bulky Goods Transport Article 6 The Vehicles transporting the goods that cannot be disassembled shall handle relevant licensing procedures in accordance with the law, and run at the appointed time on the specified route at the specified speed upon taking the effective measures. They shall not run on highway without permission. Article 7 The consignor for bulky goods transport shall entrust a road transport operator with large-scale goods transport business qualification to carry the goods, and truthfully fill in the relevant information such as the name, specification and weight of the consignment on the waybill. Article 8 Before the vehicle for bulky goods transport runs on highway, the carrier shall apply to the highway authority for a license for highway transportation of out-of-gauge goods according to the following requirements: (1) If the transport is carried out across provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government, the application form shall be submitted to the provincial-level highway authority at the place of departure, the application department shall list the provincial-level highway authorities along the highway which out-of-gauge goods transport will be used, and the provincial-level highway authority at the place of departure shall uniformly accept the application and organize the provincial-level highway authorities along the highway to carry out the joint approval; if necessary, the Ministry of Transport may organize and coordinate the handling of the application uniformly; (2) If the transport is carried out across cities within a province or autonomous region, or across districts or counties within a municipality directly under the Central Government, the application shall be filed to the provincial highway authority for acceptance and approval; (3) If the transport is carried out across districts or counties within a municipality, the application shall be filed to the municipal highway authority for acceptance and approval; and (4) If the transport is carried out within a district or county, the application shall be filed to the county highway authority for acceptance and approval. Article 9 The competent transport departments and highway authorities at all levels shall apply information technology to establish a license management platform for out-of-gauge goods transport, implement online licensing procedures, and disclose relevant information in a timely manner. Article 10 Where an application for a permit for highway transportation of out-of-gauge goods is filed, the carrier shall submit the following documents: (1) The application form for highway transportation of out-of-gauge goods, mainly including the name, overall dimension and weight of the goods; the model number, overall weight, axle number, axle distance, and tire number of the vehicle; the overall dimension and total weight of the vehicle with the goods; the loads of the axles; the origin/destination points, route and running time of the transport to be carried out; (2) The carrier's road transport business license, the applicant's identity document and the power of attorney; and (3) The vehicle license or the temporary vehicle number plate. Where the total height of goods and vehicle exceeds 4.5 m from the ground, or their total width exceeds 3.75 m, or their total length exceeds 28 m, or their total weight exceeds 100,000 km, or there is any possible circumstance that may severely affect road completeness, safety and smoothness, the outline chart with the overall dimensions of the vehicle and goods as well as the escorting scheme shall also be submitted. The escorting scheme shall include the escorting vehicle arrangement scheme, the escorting personnel allocation scheme, the escorting route situation, the escorting operation rules, unusual circumstance handling procedures and others. Article 11 Where the application for the out-of-gauge transport license filed by the carrier has any of the following situations, the highway authority will not accept it: (1) the goods can be loaded separately; (2) where the business qualification stated in the carrier's road transport business license excludes bulky goods transport; (3) where the carrier has been restricted for the application of out-of-gauge transport license according to law and the restricted duration has not ended; (4) where any other situation prescribed by law or administrative regulations has occurred. Where a bulky goods transport vehicle transporting single undismantled item is loaded with multiple undismantled items of the same variety under the premise of not changing the original out-of-gauge circumstances, it may be deemed that such vehicle transports undismantled item. Article 12 The highway authority shall examine the application documents submitted by the carrier after it accepts the application for the out-of-gauge transport license. In case of the situation specified in (2) of Article 10, the highway authority shall examine the data, including the overall dimension, total weight and axle loads of the vehicle with the goods as well as the escorting scheme, and ask for the opinions of the traffic administration department (of public security organ) at the same level. Where the transport across provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government is accepted uniformly and handled in a centralized way, the provincial highway authority at the place of departure shall be in charge of the examination. Article 13 In purpose of approval for out-of-gauge transport, the highway authority shall organize the personnel to survey the route according to the actual situation. Where reinforcement and transformation measures are required, the carrier shall take such measures effectively in accordance with the relevant requirements. The highway authority shall review the scheme of reinforcement and transformation measures proposed by the carrier and organize the acceptance for them. If the carrier does not have the conditions and capability for taking reinforcement and transformation measures, it can entrust the highway authority to prepare corresponding scheme, and the highway authority implement the reinforcement and transformation, or select the agency with corresponding qualification for reinforcement and transformation in a marketed manner. The carrier shall bear the cost for taking reinforcement and renovation measures. The relevant charging standards shall be open and transparent. Article 14 The measures for reinforcement and transformation to be taken shall meet the safety requirements of highway facilities and comply with the following principles: (1) giving priority to temporary measures that are easy for implementation, dismantling and recycling; (2) considering permanent or semi-permanent measures, if any, simultaneously with the technical transformation of highway facilities; (3) considering the transformation measures like constructing temporary bridge or access road where the reinforcement and transformation measures for highway facilities cannot satisfy the demand of bulky goods transport traffic; (4) giving priority to the route with high rating in bridge technical position and low cost in reinforcement and transformation measures, if multiple routes are available; (5) the carriers bear the cost on a fair and voluntary basis if applications for transportation of different out-of-gauge goods in the same period involve the arrangement of reinforcement and transformation measures on the same highway facility. Article 15 The highway authority shall make the administrative permission decision within the following term: (1) where the total height of goods and vehicle is not greater than 4.2 m from the ground, their total width is not greater than 3 m, their total length is not greater than 20 m, and their total weight and axle loads are not greater than the standards specified in Article 3 and Article 17, the decision shall be made within 2 working days from the acceptance date; if the transport across provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government is accepted uniformly and handled in a centralized way, the maximum handling time shall not exceed 5 working days; (2) where the total height of goods and vehicle is not greater than 4.5 m from the ground, their total width is not greater than 3.75 m, their total length exceeds 28 m, their total height is not greater than 100000 kg and the bulky goods transport will be carried out within its jurisdiction, the decision shall be made within 5 working days from the acceptance date; if such transport across provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government is accepted uniformly and handled in a centralized way, the maximum handling time shall not exceed 10 working days; (3) where the total height of goods and vehicle exceeds 4.5 m from the ground, or their total width exceeds 3.75 m, or their total length exceeds 28 m, or their total weight exceeds 100,000 km, and the bulky goods transport will be carried out within its jurisdiction, the decision shall be made within 15 working days from the acceptance date; if such transport across provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government is accepted uniformly and handled in a centralized way, the maximum handling time shall not exceed 20 working days. The time required by taking reinforcement and transformation measures will not counted in the periods specified hereinabove. Article 16 After accepting the application for out-of-gauge transport across provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government, the provincial highway authority at the place of departure shall forward the received application materials to the provincial highway authorities along the highway within 2 working days. In case of the situations specified in Items (1) and (2) of Article 15, the provincial highway authorities along the highway shall make an administrative permission decision within 5 working days upon receiving the forwarded application materials; in case of the situations specified in Items (1) and (3) of Article 15, they shall make an administrative permission decision within 15 working days upon receiving the forwarded application materials. The decisions shall be back fed to the provincial highway authority at the place of departure. If the reinforcement and transformation measures are required, the related provincial highway authorities shall comply with the requirements of Article 12 herein; in case of any change in the route and running period of the transport within upstream and downstream provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, it shall be notified to the carrier and the provincial highway authority at the place of departure; the provincial highway authority at the place of departure shall organize and coordinate the handling. Article 17 In any of the following situations, the highway authority shall make a decision of not granting administrative permission according to law: (1) where a common flat car will be used for transport and its average single-axle load exceeds 10,000 kg or the maximum axle load exceeds 13,000 kg; (2) where a multi-axle multi-wheel hydraulic flat car will be used for transport and the average axle load of each axle group (including two axles and 8 tires) exceeds 18000 kg, or the maximum axle load exceeds 20,000 kg; (3) where the carrier fails to perform the obligations of reinforcement and transformation; or (4) where any other situation prescribed by law or administrative regulations has occurred. Article 18 If the highway authority approves the application for the transportation of out-of-gauge goods, the time, route and speed of the transport on highway shall be designated and the Permit for Transport Vehicles with Out-of-gauge Goods shall be issued according to the specific conditions of the bulky goods transport. Thereinto, the approval for the transport cross provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be issued by the provincial highway authority at the place of departure. The format of the Permit for Transport Vehicles with Out-of-gauge Goods will be formulated by the Ministry of Transport on a unified basis and provincial highway authorities shall be responsible for printing and managing the Permits. The applicants may get the permit at the permit handling window or print it online. Article 19 Where the same bulky goods transport vehicle with the same loading manner and the same goods passes by the same route and requires no reinforcement / transformation measure, the carrier may apply for the Permit for Transport Vehicles with Out-of-gauge Goods with a travel term of not greater than 6 months to the highway authority. If the transport plan has any change, the carrier shall handle the change procedure according to the relevant requirements of the original permit issuing organ.

Contents of Order 62-2016