Ohio § 5577.043 Permissible weight variations for certain vehicles

Ohio Statutes

§ 5577.043 — Permissible weight variations for certain vehicles

Ohio § 5577.043

Title 55Roads-Highways-Bridges

Ch. 5577Load Limits On Highways

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5577.043 (2026).

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(A)Notwithstanding sections5577.02and5577.04of the Revised Code, the following vehicles under the described conditions may exceed by no more than seven and one-half per cent the weight provisions of sections5577.01to5577.09of the Revised Code and no penalty prescribed in section5577.99of the Revised Code shall be imposed:

(1)A surface mining truck transporting minerals from the place where the minerals are loaded to any of the following:

(a)The construction site where the minerals are discharged;

(b)The place where title to the minerals is transferred;

(c)The place of processing.

(2)A vehicle transporting hot mix asphalt material from the place where the material is first mixed to the paving site where the material is discharged;

(3)A vehicle transporting concrete from

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(A) Notwithstanding sections5577.02and5577.04of the Revised Code, the following vehicles under the described conditions may exceed by no more than seven and one-half per cent the weight provisions of sections5577.01to5577.09of the Revised Code and no penalty prescribed in section5577.99of the Revised Code shall be imposed:

(1) A surface mining truck transporting minerals from the place where the minerals are loaded to any of the following:

(a) The construction site where the minerals are discharged;

(b) The place where title to the minerals is transferred;

(c) The place of processing.

(2) A vehicle transporting hot mix asphalt material from the place where the material is first mixed to the paving site where the material is discharged;

(3) A vehicle transporting concrete from the place where the material is first mixed to the site where the material is discharged;

(4) A vehicle transporting manure, turf, sod, or silage from the site where the material is first produced to the first place of delivery;

(5) A vehicle transporting chips, sawdust, mulch, bark, pulpwood, biomass, or firewood from the site where the product is first produced or harvested to the first point where the product is transferred.

(B) In addition, if any of the vehicles listed in division (A) of this section and operated under the conditions described in that division do not exceed by more than seven and one-half per cent the gross vehicle weight provisions of sections5577.01to5577.09of the Revised Code and do not exceed the wheel or axle load limits of those sections by more than seven and one-half per cent, no penalty prescribed in section5577.99of the Revised Code for a wheel or axle overload shall be imposed.

(C) If any of the vehicles listed in division (A) of this section and operated under the conditions described in that division exceed the weight provisions of sections5577.01to5577.09of the Revised Code by more than the percentage allowance of either division (A) or (B) of this section, both of the following apply without regard to the allowance provided by division (A) or (B) of this section:

(1) The applicable penalty prescribed in section5577.99of the Revised Code;

(2) The civil liability imposed by section5577.12of the Revised Code.

(D) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to the operation of a vehicle listed in division (A) of this section on either of the following:

(1) A highway that is part of the interstate system;

(2) A highway, road, or bridge that is subject to reduced maximum weights under section4513.33,5577.07,5577.071,5577.08,5577.09, or5591.42of the Revised Code.