(a) Authorization.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), all of the following apply:
(1) An annual permit may be issued authorizing the movement on highways to haul eggs to or from a processor by a combination of vehicles which exceeds the maximum vehicle gross weight specified in Subchapter C (relating to maximum weights of vehicles).
(2) On a vehicle permitted under this section:
(i) overall gross weight may not exceed 95,000 pounds; and
(ii) weight on a nonsteering axle may not exceed 21,000 pounds.
(b) Exception.--No permit may be issued for this type of movement upon an interstate highway.