Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
818.010Maximum allowable weight 818.012Wheel load on certain vehicles; rules 818.020Violating maximum weight limits; civil liability; penalties 818.030Exemptions from weight limitations 818.040Violation of posted weight limits; civil liability; penalty 818.050Exemptions from posted weight limits 818.060Violation of administratively imposed weight or size limits; civil liability; penalties 818.070Exemptions from administratively imposed weight or size limitations 818.080Maximum size limits 818.090Violation of maximum size limits; civil liability; 818.100Exemptions from size limitations 818.105Request for unrestricted access to specified highway for overlength combination; mandated responses to request 818.110Exceeding maximum number of vehicles in combination; civil liability; penalty 818.120Exemptions from limits on number of vehicles in combinations 818.130Violation of posted limits on use; civil liability; penalty 818.140Exemptions from posted use limits 818.150Safety requirements for towing 818.160Violating towing safety requirements; civil liability; penalty 818.170Exemptions from towing safety requirements 818.200Authority to issue variance permits; effect of permit; violation of permit 818.205Continuous operation variance permit; standards; relationship to permit issued under ORS 818.200; fee 818.210Limits on authority to issue variance permit 818.220Requirements, conditions and procedures for issuance of variance permit; duration; cancellation; rules 818.225Road use assessment fee for single-trip nondivisible load permittee; rules 818.230Sifting or leaking load permit; duration; fee 818.235Permit for wide load of hay bales 818.240Dragging permit; fee 818.250Permit for fire company warning lights 818.260Permit for use of bus safety lights on certain buses; rules; fee 818.270Fees for permits 818.300Operating with sifting or leaking load; civil liability; penalty 818.310Exemptions from prohibition on sifting and leaking load 818.320Dragging objects on highway; civil liability; penalty 818.330Exemptions from prohibition on dragging objects on highway 818.340Operating in violation of variance permit; exception; civil liability; penalties 818.350Failure to carry and display variance permit; penalty 818.400Failure to comply with commercial vehicle enforcement requirements; penalty 818.410Civil liability for certain violations 818.420Penalties for certain violations 818.430Penalties for violation of weight requirements 818.440Penalty for procuring, aiding or abetting violation of this chapter 818.450Civil penalty for violations of chapter

Chapter 818 — Vehicle Limits

ORS 818.012 Wheel load on certain vehicles; rules

The Department of Transportation may adopt rules approving tires for the use described in ORS 818.010 (5). In adopting the rules, the department shall consider the potential damage to highways caused by use of the tires and may reject a tire that otherwise meets the criteria of ORS 818.010 (5) if the department finds that the use of the tire would cause excessive damage to highways.

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Earlier statutory text is available in an ingested published ORS edition.