Commonwealth v. Austin

McDERMOTT, Justice.

This is an appeal from the Commonwealth Court order affirming appellant’s conviction for violations of the Motor Vehicle Code.1 65 Pa.Cmwlth. 434, 442 A.2d 832.

Section 4941 of the Vehicle Code prescribes penalties for operating overweight vehicles on the highways.2 In section 4901, the legislature made provision for PennDOT to issue special hauling permits, to allow, under certain conditions, loads in excess of the legal limit of 73,280 pounds to use the highways and avoid penalty.3 Appellant applied for and received a permit to haul a bulldozer on a tractor trailer…