189.2713 Annual and single-trip permits for transporting loads of metal commodities weighing between 80,001 and 120,000 pounds -- Administrative regulations. (1) As used in this section, "metal commodities" means output products from metal- producing industries that are transported in their most basic and original form from a mill or storage facility to market for processing. "Metal commodities" does not include manufactured parts being transported from a manufacturer or supplier to another customer. (2) The department shall promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A governing the issuance of annual and single-trip permits for the operation of motor vehicles transporting metal commodities with a minimum gross weight of eighty thousand and one (80,001) pounds and a maximum gross weight of one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) pounds in divisible or nondivisible loads to or from a facility manufacturing metal commodities in this state or a facility used for storage of metal commodities. (3) A motor carrier transporting metal commodities in divisible or nondivisible loads to or from a facility manufacturing metal commodities in this state or a facility used for storage of metal commodities, may apply for an annual or single-trip overweight permit pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. A permit issued under this section shall be specific to a single truck and shall be valid twenty-four (24) hours a day. (4) (a) The cost of an annual permit issued under this section shall be one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250). (b) The cost of a single-trip permit issued under this section shall be one hundred dollars ($100). (5) Permits issued under this section shall contain a Web site hyperlink or any other method to provide the motor carrier with routes that are approved by the department. (6) Upon renewal of any annual permit issued under this section, the permit holder shall report to the cabinet the number of trips made and the total miles driven under the permit during the previous year. (7) Administrative regulations promulgated by the department under this section may require motor carriers to meet specific Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) safety ratings and FMCSA safety measurement system scores before issuance of a permit under this section. Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 3, effective June 27, 2019. -- Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017.