1. (a) vehicle type;
2. (b) vehicle dimensions — length, width, height;
3. (c) effective duration of the permit;
4. (d) time of day of the proposed operation (daytime or nighttime operation);
5. (e) whether the load can be reduced to legal limits or dimensions;
6. (f) highway geometrics of the route to be used—to include, but not be limited to: maximum degree of road curvature; intersection radii; roadway width; passing restrictions; operational characteristics of roadway (accident rates, traffic volumes, etc.); degree and length of grade; such other factors as may be relevant in connection with the particular road or roads involved;
7. (g) time of year of the proposed operation;
8. (h) type of load—dimensions (i.e., length, width, diameter, destructability);
9. (i) location of plants or manufacturing facilities that would be served by vehicles with overweight nondivisible load status;
10. (j) economic effects on the industry upon the grant or denial of overweight nondivisible load status;
11. (k) any practical considerations that may require that the load remain one piece, item or grouping in transit;
12. (l) whether the load is contained in a locked or a sealed container;
13. (m) routing restrictions and conditions (i.e., bridge restrictions, construction restrictions, highway restrictions, length and width restrictions, height restrictions, and any other county or municipal restrictions);
14. (n) route origins and destinations;
15. (o) estimated annual highway usage;
16. (p) any contractual obligations relative to hauling or delivering of items;
17. (q) liability insurance coverage;
18. (r) preservation of the highways and bridges;
19. (s) safety of the traveling public;
20. (t) appropriate coordination with other authorities (i.e., Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York City Thruway Authority); and
21. (u) any other matters that the Commissioner of Transportation or his/her designee(s) shall deem to be appropriate in making a status determination.

The following criteria shall be taken into consideration by the Commissioner of Transportation or his/her designee(s) in connection with an overweight nondivisible load status determination: