Trans 263.04(8)
(8) For each local road or county highway permitted under
s. Trans 263.06 (4) on which the applicant seeks authority to operate, a copy of every resolution adopted by the governing body of each municipality or county having jurisdiction over such streets or highways approving the transportation of the load over that portion of the designated route that is on streets or highways under the jurisdiction of that municipality or county.
Trans 263.04 Note
Note: Applications are available upon request from the Motor Carrier Services Section Permit Unit of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, P.O. Box 7980, Madison, WI 53707.
Trans 263.04 Note
Note: Permit application procedures are specified in s.
Trans 250.025. A permit application may be submitted in person or by mail to the Motor Carrier Services Section Permit Unit. The Motor Carrier Services Section Permit Unit of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is located at 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 151, P.O. Box 7980, Madison, WI 53707.
Trans 263.04 History
History: EmR0818: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-08; CR 08-058: cr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08. Trans 263.05
Trans 263.05 Eligibility. The department may issue permits for vehicles under this chapter only to applicants that meet all of the following requirements:
Trans 263.05(2)
(2) Transportation of specific commodity. The application may not seek authority to transport any commodity or goods other than granular roofing materials, as provided in s.
348.27 (15), Stats.
Trans 263.05(3)
(3) Maximum size. The vehicle may not exceed 8 feet 6 inches in width, nor 13 feet 6 inches in height. Semi-tractor and semi-trailer combinations may not exceed 75 feet in overall length. Motor truck and trailer combinations may not exceed 65 feet in overall length. Single vehicles, not operating in combination, may not exceed 40 feet in length. Vehicle combinations consisting of a semi-tractor and semi-trailer exceeding 65 feet in overall length may not travel on state highways identified by the department as limiting operation to 65 feet or less in length, and may travel only on local roads and highways designated as long truck routes in
ch. Trans 276.
Trans 263.05(4)
(4) Pneumatic tires. The vehicle shall be equipped with pneumatic tires.
Trans 263.05(5)
(5) Maximum gross weight. The vehicle, including any load, may not exceed the maximum gross weight limitations under s.
348.15 (3) (c), Stats., by more than 10,000 pounds, and the vehicle, including any load, may not exceed 90,000 pounds gross weight.
Trans 263.05(7)
(7) Balanced load. Wheels on one side of the vehicle may not carry more than 60% of the load.
Trans 263.05 History
History: EmR0818: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-08; CR 08-058: cr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08. Trans 263.06
Trans 263.06 Validity. A permit issued under this chapter is valid only if all of the following conditions are met:
Trans 263.06(1)
(1) Permitted vehicle only. It is used for the vehicle described in the application and permit.
Trans 263.06(2)
(2) Permit conditions followed. All conditions of the permit are met, including all maximum axle, axle combination, total weight limitations, and restrictions on speed, time or route of travel.
Trans 263.06(3)
(3) Vehicle eligible for permit. The vehicle meets all the requirements of this chapter.
Trans 263.06(4)
(4) Area of operation. The vehicle is operated in Wisconsin on the route designated in the permit.
Trans 263.06(5)
(5) Operation on interstate highways prohibited. This permit is not valid on highways designated as part of the national system of interstate and defense highways.
Trans 263.06(6)
(6) Operation on state trunk highways restricted. This permit is valid for operation on not more than 2.5 miles of any state trunk highway.
Trans 263.06(8)
(8) Permit carried on vehicle. The driver carries the permit with attached local road approval resolutions in the vehicle and available for inspection by any police officer, representative of the department or any local authority or person in charge of maintaining the highway being used.
Trans 263.06(9)
(9) Obey posted weight and speed limits. The vehicle does not exceed any posted weight limit for a bridge or highway or any temporary weight restriction due to construction or seasonal conditions, and does not exceed any posted speed limits.
Trans 263.06(10)
(10) Minimum following distance maintained. The driver maintains a distance of 500 feet between the vehicle and any preceding vehicle on the highway, whenever reasonable and practical.
Trans 263.06(11)
(11) Allow passing. The driver allows approaching or overtaking traffic to pass.
Trans 263.06(13)
(13) Proper registration. If the vehicle is required to be registered by Wisconsin law, registration shall be at not less than the permit weight or at the maximum available registration weight, whichever is less.
Trans 263.06(14)
(14) Operation on pavement surface. The right wheels of the vehicle do not leave the roadway.
Trans 263.06(15)
(15) Alcohol use prohibited. The driver may not do any of the following:
Trans 263.06(15)(a)
(a) Consume any alcohol beverage within 4 hours of being on duty time, regardless of alcohol content.
Trans 263.06 Note
Note: Section
346.63 (7) (a), Stats., is applicable to all drivers of commercial motor vehicles.
Trans 263.06(16)
(16) Driver properly licensed. The driver holds all required licenses bearing the proper classes and endorsements needed to operate the vehicle.
Trans 263.06(17)
(17) All other needed permits obtained. All other operational permits required by the department or other agencies having jurisdiction over the highways used by the permittee are obtained.
Trans 263.06(18)
(18) Adverse weather and road conditions. A permit is not valid during periods when adverse weather or road conditions, such as fog, smoke, heavy rain, snow or ice, or wind velocity, impair the safety of a movement under the permit.
Trans 263.06(19)
(19) Motor carrier and designated route. As stated in s.
348.27 (15) (b), Stats., this permit is valid only for the motor carrier on behalf of which the load is carried; only from the origin and to the destination cited in the permit application; and only on the route designated in the permit application.
Trans 263.06 History
History: EmR0818: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-08; CR 08-058: cr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08. Trans 263.065(1)
(1) Except as otherwise specified in a permit, a vehicle or load, or both, that is overweight, but not oversize, may operate 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays.
Trans 263.065(2)
(2) The department may issue a permit for times other than those specified in
sub. (1), under extraordinary circumstances when, in the opinion of the department, public health and welfare is better served, and may impose additional conditions to promote the safe operation of the vehicle and load and to reflect conditions deemed necessary by local officials in view of local conditions.
Trans 263.065 History
History: EmR0818: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-08; CR 08-058: cr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08. Trans 263.07
Trans 263.07 Transfers. In the event of a breakdown or other circumstance requiring a change of the power unit or trailer identified on the permit, the permit holder may transfer the permit to another vehicle, under the control of the permittee, following the completion of a new application and the issuance of a new permit. The words, “This is a transfer from permit #<original permit number>," shall be written on the bottom of the application.
Trans 263.07 History
History: EmR0818: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-08; CR 08-058: cr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08. Trans 263.08
Trans 263.08 Insurance and liability conditions. Trans 263.08(1)(a)
(a) Pay any claim for any bodily injury or property damage resulting from operation under the permit for which the permittee is legally responsible.
Trans 263.08(1)(b)
(b) Hold the state, its subdivisions, officers, employees and agents harmless from any claim that may arise from operation over public highways under the permit.
Trans 263.08(1)(c)
(c) Be liable for all damage which any highway or its appurtenances may sustain by reason of any operation under the permit.
Trans 263.08(2)
(2) The department may waive insurance requirements for permits issued to units of government.
Trans 263.08(3)
(3) Where a certificate of insurance is required, no insurer may cancel the certificate of insurance without providing the department 10 days advance written notice of the cancellation.
Trans 263.08(4)
(4) Unless different amounts are required under
sub. (5), the permittee shall carry insurance in either of the following minimum amounts:
Bodily injury liability — each person $150,000 or $750,000
Bodily injury liability — each accident $450,000 combined single
Property damage liability — each accident $300,000 limit
Bodily injury liability — each person $200,000 or $1,000,000
Bodily injury liability — each accident $600,000 combined single
Property damage liability — each accident $400,000 limit
Trans 263.08(5)
(5) The department may require a permittee to provide more bodily injury or damage liability coverage than the minimum amounts specified in
sub. (4).
Trans 263.08(6)
(6) A permittee shall certify, and may be required to present satisfactory written evidence, that the amount of insurance coverage required under
sub. (4) or
(5), or a bond in a form satisfactory to the department, shall be in effect for the vehicle and load designated in the permit while operating on the public highway, unless this requirement is expressly waived by the department.
Trans 263.08 History
History: EmR0818: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-08; CR 08-058: cr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08. Trans 263.09
Trans 263.09 Denial, suspension or revocation of permit. Trans 263.09(1)(1) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a permit for good cause, pursuant to s.
348.25 (7), Stats. Grounds for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a permit include the following:
Trans 263.09(1)(b)
(b) Preventing an employee of the department or a law enforcement officer from performing his or her official duties, or interfering with the lawful performance of his or her duties.
Trans 263.09(1)(c)
(c) Physically assaulting an employee of the department or a law enforcement officer while performing his or her official duties.
Trans 263.09(1)(f)
(f) Refusal or failure, without just cause, to produce required records.
Trans 263.09(1)(g)
(g) Nonpayment of the application fee or payment by a check that is subsequently dishonored by the drawee or bank.
Trans 263.09(1)(h)
(h) Violation of any other applicable provision under
ch. 348, Stats., or this chapter.
Trans 263.09(2)
(2) A permittee shall immediately return a suspended or revoked permit to the department after receiving notice from the department of the suspension or revocation of the permit.
Trans 263.09 Note
Note: If a permit is denied, suspended, or revoked, an applicant or permittee may request a hearing before the Department of Administration Division of Hearings and Appeals, s.
348.25 (9), Stats.
Trans 263.09 History
History: EmR0818: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-08; CR 08-058: cr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08.
