Chapter Trans 251

Chapter Trans 251

VEHICLE WEIGHT AUTHORIZED BY MULTIPLE TRIP PERMITS

Trans 251.01   Definitions.

Trans 251.02   Vehicle weight authorized by annual permits.

Trans 251.03   Vehicle weight authorized by pole length and pulpwood permits and by transportation of coal permits.

Trans 251.04   Vehicle weight authorized by other multiple trip permits.

Trans 251.05   Vehicle weight authorized by transportation of garbage or refuse permits and by the transportation of scrap permits.

Trans 251.06   Vehicle weight authorized by transportation of raw forest and agricultural products permits.

Ch. Trans 251 Note Note: Chapter Trans 251 was created as an emergency rule effective October 3, 1981.

Trans 251.01 Trans 251.01 Definitions.

Trans 251.01(1) (1) Words and phrases defined in ss. 340.01, 348.01, and 348.15 (1), Stats., are used in the same sense in this chapter unless a different definition is specifically provided.

Trans 251.01(2) (2) “Axle-group” means one or more axles which support one end of a vehicle.

Trans 251.01 Note Note: Normally a motor vehicle or a trailer will have 2 axle-groups and a semi-trailer only one axle-group under this definition, but a trailer may also have only one axle-group if it is located near the center of the trailer with the trailer and load balanced over it.

Trans 251.01 History History: Cr. Register, January, 1982, No. 313, eff. 2-1-82.

Trans 251.02 Trans 251.02 Vehicle weight authorized by annual permits.

Trans 251.02(1) (1) Unless otherwise provided in the approved permit, the gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any axle-group or by any axle or combination of 2 or more consecutive axles within an axle-group on a vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated under an annual permit issued under s. 348.27 (2), Stats., may not exceed:

- See PDF for table

Trans 251.02(2) (2) Unless otherwise provided in the approved permit, the gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any 2 consecutive axle-groups on a vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated under an annual permit issued under s. 348.27 (2), Stats., may not exceed the gross weights in the following table for each of the respective distances between axle-groups and the respective numbers of axles in each axle-group when the distance between the axle-groups is measured between the centers of the nearest axles of the 2 axle-groups:

- See PDF for table

Trans 251.02(3) (3) The overall gross weight imposed on the highway by all of the wheels on a vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated under an annual permit issued under s. 348.27 (2), Stats., may not exceed the maximum gross weight shown on the face of the permit.

Trans 251.02 History History: Cr. Register, January, 1982, No. 313, eff. 2-1-82.

Trans 251.03 Trans 251.03 Vehicle weight authorized by pole length and pulpwood permits and by transportation of coal permits.

Trans 251.03(1) (1) In this section:

Trans 251.03(1)(a) (a) “Tandem axle” means 2 axles not less than 42 inches apart but less than 108 inches apart articulated from a common point provided there is no other axle closer than 108 inches to either of them.

Trans 251.03(1)(b) (b) “Single axle” means one axle not less than 108 inches from any other axle.

Trans 251.03(2) (2) The gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any axle of an overweight vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated under a pole length and pulpwood permit issued under s. 348.27 (9), Stats., or a transportation of coal permit issued under s. 348.27 (10), Stats., may not exceed:

Trans 251.03(2)(a) (a) 18,000 pounds for a single axle;

Trans 251.03(2)(b) (b) 16,000 pounds for each axle of a tandem axle, except that, on a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight of more than 73,280 pounds, only one tandem axle may have axle weights of 16,000 pounds each and any additional tandem axles may have axle weights of not more than 13,000 pounds for each axle;

Trans 251.03(2)(c) (c) 13,000 pounds for any other axle.

Trans 251.03(3) (3) The gross weight imposed on the highway by all of the wheels of an overweight vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated under a pole length and pulpwood permit issued under s. 348.27 (9), Stats., or a transportation of coal permit issued under s. 348.27 (10), Stats., may not exceed whichever of the following is the least:

Trans 251.03(3)(a) (a) The maximum gross weight shown on the face of the permit;

Trans 251.03(3)(b) (b) The sum of the weights authorized on the axles of the vehicle or combination of vehicles, calculated in accordance with sub. (2); or,

Trans 251.03(3)(c) (c) 154,000 pounds.

Trans 251.03 Note Note: This section adopts Michigan law to apply to the special commodity permits allowed by the statutes referred to. By statute, permits are only valid within 5 (for coal) or 11 miles of the Michigan-Wisconsin boundary.

Trans 251.03 History History: Cr. Register, January, 1982, No. 313, eff. 2-1-82.

Trans 251.04 Trans 251.04 Vehicle weight authorized by other multiple trip permits. The axle, axle-group, and gross weights authorized by a general permit, an industrial interplant permit, or an emergency energy conservation permit shall be as stated in the permit.

Trans 251.04 History History: Cr. Register, January, 1982, No. 313, eff. 2-1-82.

Trans 251.05 Trans 251.05 Vehicle weight authorized by transportation of garbage or refuse permits and by the transportation of scrap permits.

Trans 251.05(1) (1) Unless otherwise provided in the approved permit, the gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any axle group or by any axle or combination of 2 or more consecutive axles within an axle group on a vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated under a transportation of garbage or refuse permit issued under s. 348.27 (12), Stats., or under a transportation of scrap permit issued under s. 348.27 (9r), Stats., may not exceed the lowest of the following weights:

Trans 251.05(1)(a) (a) The sum of the manufacturer’s rated weight-carrying capacity of the tires on the axle, combination of axles, or axle-group;

Trans 251.05(1)(b) (b) The sum of the manufacturer’s rated weight-carrying capacity of the axle or axles in the combination of axles or axle-group; or

Trans 251.05(1)(c) (c) The weights shown in the following table:

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Trans 251.05(2) (2) Unless otherwise provided in the approved permit, the gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any 2 consecutive axle-groups on a vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated under a transportation of garbage or refuse permit issued under s. 348.27 (12), Stats., or under a transportation of scrap permit issued under s. 348.27 (9r), Stats., may not exceed the sum of the weights authorized on the individual axle-groups under sub. (1).

Trans 251.05(3) (3) The overall gross weight imposed on the highway by all of the wheels on a vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated under a transportation of garbage or refuse permit issued under s. 348.27 (12), Stats., or under a transportation of scrap permit issued under s. 348.27 (9r), Stats., may not exceed the maximum gross weight shown on the face of the permit or the sum of weights authorized on the individual axle-groups on the vehicle or combination of vehicles under sub. (1), whichever is less.

Trans 251.05 History History: Emerg. cr. eff. 5-10-82; cr. Register, January, 1983, No. 325, eff. 2-1-83; am. (1) (intro.), (2) and (3), Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.

Trans 251.06 Trans 251.06 Vehicle weight authorized by transportation of raw forest and agricultural products permits.

Trans 251.06(1) (1) Unless otherwise provided in the approved permit, the gross weight imposed on the highway by any wheel, axle, or any group of 2 or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated under a transportation of raw forest and agricultural products permit issued under s. 348.27 (9m), Stats., may not exceed the weights authorized in s. 348.15 (3), Stats., by more than 12.5%.

Trans 251.06(2) (2) The overall gross weight imposed on the highway by all of the wheels on a vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated under a transportation of raw forest and agricultural products permit issued under s. 348.27 (9m), Stats., may not exceed the maximum gross weight shown on the face of the permit or 90,000 pounds, whichever is less.

Trans 251.06 History History: Cr. Register, January, 1982, No. 313, eff. 2-1-82; renum. from Trans 251.05, Register, January, 1983, No. 325, eff. 2-1-83; r. and recr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.