Trans 261.10(4)(b)(b) Each sign shall state, in black letters on a yellow background, “OVERSIZE LOAD,” and may not be less than 7 feet long and 18 inches high. The letters of the sign may not be less than 10 inches high with a brush stroke of not less than 1.4 inches.

Trans 261.10(5)(5) Truck weight and tires. Unless otherwise provided in a permit:

Trans 261.10(5)(a)(a) The vehicle towing a mobile home or modular building section more than 81⁄2 feet in width but less than 12 feet in width shall be a truck of not less than 16,000 pounds manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating. The power unit shall be equipped with dual wheels on the drive axle and the minimum size of the tires shall be 10 ply 8.25 x 20, or equivalent.

Trans 261.10(5)(b)(b) The vehicle towing a mobile home or modular building section 12 feet in width, but not more than 16 feet in width, shall be a truck of not less than 19,200 pounds manufacturers’ gross vehicle weight rating. The power unit shall be equipped with dual wheels on the drive axle and the minimum size of the tires shall be 10 ply 8.25 x 20, or equivalent.

Trans 261.10(6)(6) Mudguards. Mobile home and modular building sections and the power unit operating a permit shall be equipped with rear fenders or mudguards of such material and constructed and placed as to restrict to a minimum the splashing of water, mud, stones, and other material which may be thrown up by the rear wheels. If mudguards are provided, they shall be at least as wide as the tire and shall cover the tire or multiple tires they are guarding starting at the top from a line drawn vertically through the center of the axle and extending rearward and downward so that the fender or mudguard under any condition of operation or loading of the vehicle has a ground clearance of not more than 1/3 of the horizontal distance from the center of the rearmost axle to the fender or mudguard.

Trans 261.11(1)(1) Except as otherwise specified in a permit, no vehicle or vehicle combination operating under a permit that is equal to or less than 12 feet in width, 131⁄2 feet in height, and 100 feet in length, may operate:

Trans 261.11(1)(d)(d) Between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on the day before any holiday, except that this restriction does not apply to Independence Day when it falls on a Sunday.

Trans 261.11(2)(2) In addition to the conditions provided in sub. (1), no vehicle or vehicle combination operating under a permit that exceeds 12 feet in width, 131⁄2 feet in height, or 100 feet in length, may operate:

Trans 261.11(2)(b)(b) During the period beginning at 12:00 noon on the day preceding and continuing until sunrise on the day following every Sunday and holiday.

Trans 261.11(3)(3) In addition to the conditions provided in subs. (1) and (2), no oversize vehicle or vehicle combination may operate on any part of the Milwaukee county expressway system constructed pursuant to s. 59.84, Stats.:

Trans 261.11(3a)(3a) Subsection (3) does not apply to U.S. highway 45 between West Florist Avenue and West Hampton Avenue or to interstate highway 94 between the Waukesha county line and 108th Street.

Trans 261.11(4)(4) An issuing authority may issue a permit for times other than those specified in sub. (1), (2), or (3), under extraordinary circumstances when, in the opinion of the issuing authority, public health and welfare is better served, and may impose additional conditions to promote the safe operation of the vehicle and load.

Trans 261.11 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91; reprinted to correct errors, Register, June, 1992, No. 438; correction in (3) (intro.) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.

Trans 261.12(1)(1) No permit allowing the dimensions of a vehicle or load to exceed 11 feet in width, 131⁄2 feet in height or 100 feet in length is valid on any part of the Milwaukee county expressway system constructed pursuant to s. 59.84, Stats., except on U.S. highway 45 between West Florist Avenue and West Hampton Avenue and on Interstate highway 94 between the Waukesha county line and 108th Street.

Trans 261.12(2)(2) A permit issued by the department authorizes the use of any highways of the state, subject to the limitations stated [in] the permit.

Trans 261.12(3)(3) An oversize vehicle may not be operated on a highway, whether loaded or empty, at any time that a permit is not valid.

Trans 261.13Trans 261.13 Transfers. In the event of a breakdown or other circumstance requiring a change of the power unit stated on the permit, transfers to another vehicle, under the control of the permittee, may be made following the completion of a new application and the issuance of a new permit. The words, “This is a transfer from permit # ,” shall be written on the bottom of the application. The original permit shall be sent to the issuing authority with the transfer application.