Trans 255.05(1)(1) Any vehicle or vehicle and load to be considered as operating under a permit shall satisfy requirements for a permit under s. 348.25, Stats.

Trans 255.05(2)(2) An issuing authority may not issue a permit for mobile homes or camping trailers under this chapter.

Trans 255.05(3)(3) An issuing authority may not issue a permit to transport loads or articles which could reasonably be divided in a manner as to allow transporting of loads or articles in 2 or more loads that are not oversize or overweight, nor may the permit be issued for the transporting of more than one article if the vehicle, load, or vehicle and load is overweight.

Trans 255.05 NoteNote: This section prohibits, among other things, addition of an extra boom section to a load that is transported under a permit for an overweight vehicle, load, or vehicle and load. Transporting necessary blocking for a load, or transporting the necessary blocking on an otherwise empty vehicle to and from the origin or destination of the load, is not prohibited.

Trans 255.05(4)(4) An issuing authority may not issue a permit for a vehicle and load exceeding 100 feet in overall length when the rear supporting axle is at or near the rear of the load unless the rear support is separately steered.

Trans 255.05(5)(5) An issuing authority may issue a permit only for a vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires.

Trans 255.05(6)(6) The issuance of a permit is not a guarantee of the sufficiency of any highway or structure for the transporting of the vehicle, load, or vehicle and load.

Trans 255.05(7)(7) A permit may not authorize the operation of more than 2 vehicles in combination except that a vehicle combination consisting of a truck-tractor and semi-trailer, operating under a permit, may transport a 2-axle carry-all scraper with the axle of the scraper power unit resting on the bed of the semi-trailer and the rear axle of the scraper resting on the roadway. The gross weight of the rear axle of the scraper may not exceed 35,000 pounds.

Trans 255.06(1)(1) A permit is valid only for the vehicle described in the application and permit.

Trans 255.06(2)(2) An issuing authority may suspend a permit, or any of its conditions, because of seasonal highway conditions.

Trans 255.06(3)(3) No condition of a permit may modify any law or regulation limiting loads because of local conditions, including load limits on bridges and highways, seasonal weight restrictions, or load limits imposed because of construction.

Trans 255.06(4)(4) 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 255.06(5)(5) Operation under a permit includes the movement of an empty vehicle to and from the place of pickup or delivery of the permitted load.

Trans 255.06(6)(6) When a vehicle operating under a permit is overheight, the permittee is responsible for ensuring that the vehicle clear, by at least 3 inches, all overhead structures along the route. If an overheight vehicle hits an overhead structure, the permit becomes invalid immediately at the time the overhead structure is hit.

Trans 255.06 NoteNote: Examples of overhead structures are bridges, overpasses, power lines, utility lines and traffic devices.

Trans 255.06 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91; cr. (6), Register, November, 1997, No. 503, eff. 12-1-97.

Trans 255.07(1)(1) A vehicle operating under a permit shall be registered as required by Wisconsin Statutes, and shall be registered at not less than the permit weight or at the maximum available registration weight, whichever is less.

Trans 255.07(2)(2) All other operational permits required by the department or other agencies having jurisdiction shall be obtained.

Trans 255.07 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91; correction in (2) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6., Stats., Register, August, 1996, No. 488.

Trans 255.08(1)(1) The driver of a vehicle operating under a permit shall carry the permit in the vehicle to which it applies and shall have the permit available for inspection by any police officer, representative of the issuing authority, or person in charge of the maintenance of the highway being used.

Trans 255.08(2)(2) The driver of a vehicle operating under a permit shall, whenever reasonable and practicable, maintain a distance of not less than 1,000 feet between the permitted vehicle and any vehicle the driver is following, unless actually engaged in overtaking and passing another vehicle.

Trans 255.08(3)(3) The driver of a vehicle operating under a permit shall allow traffic approaching or overtaking the permitted vehicle to pass, where it is safe to do so.