Trans 254.05(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 254.05(2) (2) An issuing authority may not issue a permit for mobile homes or camping trailers under this chapter.

Trans 254.05(3) (3) An issuing authority may not issue a permit for transporting 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, or both.

Trans 254.05(4) (4) An issuing authority may not issue a permit to transport more than one article if the vehicle, load, or vehicle and load is overweight.

Trans 254.05 Note Note: This section prohibits, among other things, the 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 254.05(5) (5) 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 254.05(6) (6) An issuing authority may issue a permit only for a vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires.

Trans 254.05(7) (7) 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 254.05(8) (8) A permit may not authorize the operation of more than 2 vehicles in combination.

Trans 254.05 Note Note: This does not prohibit the use of dollies to support or assist in supporting one or both ends of a trailer.

Trans 254.05(9) (9) A permit may authorize the operation of vehicle combinations consisting of a truck-tractor and semi-trailer with an earth-mover being transported with its power unit resting on the bed of a semi-trailer and its single rear axle trailing on the roadway behind the semi-trailer, in which case the gross weight of the rear axle of the earth mover may not exceed 35,000 pounds.

Trans 254.05 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.

Trans 254.06 Trans 254.06 Validity.

Trans 254.06(1) (1) A permit is valid only for the vehicle described in the application and permit.

Trans 254.06(2) (2) An issuing authority may suspend a permit, or any of its conditions, because of seasonal highway conditions.

Trans 254.06 Note Note: Examples of seasonal highway conditions include spring thaw, flooding and traffic congestion.

Trans 254.06(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 254.06(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 254.06(5) (5) A permit may not be used in combination with a multiple trip permit to authorize the movement of an oversize or overweight vehicle, load, or vehicle and load.

Trans 254.06(6) (6) A permit is valid only on the route specified in the permit.

Trans 254.06(7) (7) A permit is valid only for the movement specified in the permit, which may include the return trip on the reverse route if requested and approved, and which includes the movement of the empty vehicle, whether or not oversize or overweight, to and from the place of pickup or delivery of the permitted load.

Trans 254.06 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.

Trans 254.07 Trans 254.07 Registration requirements.

Trans 254.07(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 254.07(2) (2) All other operational permits required by the department or other agencies having jurisdiction shall be obtained.

Trans 254.07 History History: 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 254.08 Trans 254.08 Driver and operating requirements.

Trans 254.08(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 254.08(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.