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  2. Oversize load - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, an oversize load is a vehicle and/or load that is wider than 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m). Each individual state has different requirements regarding height and length (most states are 13 ft 6 in or 4.11 m tall), and a driver must purchase a permit for each state he/she will be traveling through.

  3. Texas U-turn - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of a Texas U-turn, also known as a Texas turnaround (this one with the local road over the limited-access highway) A Texas U-turn, or Texas turnaround, boomerang, or loop around, [citation needed] is a lane allowing cars traveling on one side of a one-way frontage road to U-turn onto the opposite frontage road (typically crossing over or under a freeway or expressway).

  4. Texas Department of Public Safety - Wikipedia

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    In March 1927, the "License and Weight Division" was formed to address the escalating problems of increased traffic, and the continual damages caused by large trucks on the narrow state roads. These new inspector positions were staffed by State Police units equipped with motorcycles, and would enforce motor vehicle laws and regulations.

  5. Concerns raised about county's permitting process for ... - AOL

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    Richland County's permitting process for overweight and oversize vehicles is raising concerns. The commissioners also have OK'd several contracts.

  6. Two killed when 350,000-pound load falls off trailer on ... - AOL

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    A massive, oversized load broke loose from a trailer and killed two people on a Texas highway, officials say. Shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27, firefighters in Temple responded to a ...

  7. Texas Department of Motor Vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Building 1, the headquarters. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) is a state agency of Texas, headquartered in Austin.The agency handles vehicle registration and titling, authorizes operating authorities of motor carriers, and gives grants to law enforcement agencies to increase public awareness about automobile theft and to reduce automobile theft.

  8. Myth or real? 15 bizarre laws in Texas that might still be ...

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    According to HG.org, here are 15 bizarre laws that might be enforceable in Texas. 15 strange enforceable laws in Texas No. 1: Selling your organs. Tex. Pen. Code. §48.02 says it's illegal to sell ...

  9. Truck classification - Wikipedia

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    United States federal law requires drivers to have a commercial driver's license (CDL) to operate heavy-duty vehicles (Class 7 and 8) in commerce, with the exception of emergency vehicles and vehicles strictly used for recreational and/or agricultural purposes, though it allows states to require a CDL for these vehicles under their discretion. [7]