Tex. Transp. Code Section 622.952
Emergency Vehicle


(a)

The weight limitations of Section 621.101 (Maximum Weight of Vehicle or Combination) do not apply to an emergency vehicle.

(b)

The weight of an emergency vehicle may not exceed the greater of:

(1)

the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight capacity or axle design rating; or

(2)

including all enforcement tolerances, a:

(A)

gross weight of 86,000 pounds;

(B)

single steering axle weight of 24,000 pounds;

(C)

single drive axle weight of 33,500 pounds;

(D)

tandem axle weight of 62,000 pounds; or

(E)

tandem rear drive steer axle weight of 52,000 pounds.

(c)

In this section, “emergency vehicle” means a vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions:

(1)

to transport personnel and equipment; and

(2)

to support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 411 (S.B. 1815), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Section 622.952 — Emergency Vehicle, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­622.­htm#622.­952 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

622.001
Definitions
622.002
Rulemaking Authority
622.011
Definition
622.012
Axle Weight Restrictions
622.014
Local Regulation
622.015
Local Surety Bond
622.016
Interstate and Defense Highways
622.031
Length and Axle Weight Restrictions
622.032
Interstate and Defense Highways
622.041
Length Limitation
622.042
Time of Operation
622.043
Conformity with General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight
622.044
Extension of Load Beyond Rear of Vehicle
622.045
Interstate and Defense Highways
622.051
Length Limitation
622.052
Time of Operation
622.053
Conformity with General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight
622.061
Length Limitation
622.062
Time of Operation
622.063
Conformity with General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight
622.071
Definition
622.072
Identification Markings on Special Mobile Equipment
622.073
Transportation of Special Mobile Equipment
622.074
Nonapplicability of Subchapter
622.101
Vehicles Transporting Certain Agricultural Products or Processing Equipment
622.131
Definition
622.132
Applicability of Subchapter
622.133
Axle Weight Restrictions
622.134
Surety Bond
622.135
Interstate and Defense Highways
622.136
Penalty
622.137
Defense to Prosecution: Bond in Effect
622.151
Definitions
622.152
Automobile Transporter Backhauls
622.153
Maximum Extended Length of Load
622.0435
Vehicles Transporting Raw Wood Products
622.901
Width Exceptions
622.902
Length Exceptions
622.903
Width Limitation on Certain Recreational Vehicles
622.952
Emergency Vehicle
622.953
Vehicle Transporting Seed Cotton or Chile Pepper Modules
622.954
Tow Trucks
622.955
Increase of Maximum Weight for Vehicles with Idle Reduction Systems

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 622.952’s source at texas​.gov