The following definitions shall apply throughout this chapter.

(1) Holidays are New Years Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day, and Friday preceding any above-named holiday, when holiday is on Saturday, and Monday following any above-named holiday, when holiday is on Sunday.

(2) Daylight hours means one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset.

(3) Commercial use means vehicles registered to a business, company, co-op, or corporation and are used in these businesses.

(4) Personal use means vehicles registered to a private individual for his own personal use.

(5) Unless otherwise provided for in statute, or these rules, a quarter or calendar quarter shall be a period of three consecutive months ending March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31.

(6) "F.O.B. factory list price" and "F.O.B. port-of-entry list price" mean manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) , as determined by the Montana Department of Justice under ARM 23.3.802 for light vehicles, motor homes, motorcycles, quadricycles and amphibious vehicles (if they are issued a license plate for highway use) . For all vehicles over one ton, "F.O.B. factory list price" and "F.O.B. port-of-entry list price" mean manufacturer's suggested retail price or acquired cost, whichever is less.

(7) Unless otherwise provided for in statute, or these rules, overhang is the part of a load that extends beyond the rear of a vehicle. Rear overhang is measured from the end of the vehicle or underride protection device.

(8) A special permit is a written or electronic document which may be issued for either width, height, length or weight in excess of the statutory limits, or a combination of width, height, length and weight. A special permit shall be issued for a nonreducible load only, except when otherwise expressly set forth in the rules. The duration of a special permit may be either a single trip or a term permit.

(9) "Continuous travel" means unrestricted hours of travel for certain vehicles or loads operating under special permits. Movement is allowed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays and holiday weekends.

(10) "Red route" means those highways upon which certain hours of travel may be prohibited for vehicles or loads operating under special permits. The highways are listed on the "red route restrictions" map which is available from the Motor Carrier Services Division, P.O. Box 4639, Helena, MT 59604.

(11) A convoy is a group of two to five vehicles or vehicle combinations traveling together.

(12) A telephonic permit is a computer-generated special permit that is issued to a vehicle or load that originates in a location where the permit cannot be transmitted electronically or purchased in person. A vehicle or load that is operating on a telephonic permit is subject to all applicable rules and regulations that apply to special permits.

(13) Financial stationery permits are hand written special permits issued on preprinted, four-part, consecutively numbered forms.

(14) A vehicle weight analysis or weight analysis is an approval issued by the department for an overweight vehicle configuration to be issued an overweight permit under the requirements of 61-10-125 , MCA, and subchapter 6 of ARM Title 18, chapter 8.

(15) A route analysis is a route-specific approval issued by the department for an overweight vehicle configuration to be issued an overweight permit under the requirements of 61-10-125 , MCA, and subchapter 6 of ARM Title 18, chapter 8.