Trans 255.07 Trans 255.07 Registration requirements.

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 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 255.08 Trans 255.08 Driver and operating requirements.

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.

Trans 255.08(4) (4) The maximum speed of any vehicle with a load 16 feet or wider operating on highways without paved shoulders shall be 35 miles per hour.

Trans 255.08(5) (5) Except as provided in sub. (4), or unless a lower speed is specified in the permit, a vehicle operating under a permit may be operated at the posted speed limit.

Trans 255.08(6) (6) The right wheels of the towed unit may not leave the roadway, except to allow traffic to pass.

Trans 255.08 Note Note: A “roadway” does not include paved or unpaved shoulders. s. 340.01 (54), Stats.

Trans 255.08 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.

Trans 255.09 Trans 255.09 Maximum size, weight and loading limitations.

Trans 255.09(1) (1) The maximum size, axle, axle combination, and total weight limitations authorized by a permit may not be exceeded.

Trans 255.09(2) (2) Property transported under a permit shall be loaded to minimize its size and weight.

Trans 255.09(3) (3) An oversize vehicle used for transporting loads under a permit shall be reduced to legal size whenever possible when being operated without load.

Trans 255.09 Note Note: Legal sizes are set forth in ch. 348 and s. 349.16, Stats.

Trans 255.09(4) (4) A load transported under a permit may not extend beyond the front of the power unit, beyond the left fender line of the transporting vehicle, or more than 6 inches beyond the right fender of the transporting vehicle, unless the overhang is minimized by suitable positioning of the load upon the vehicle.

Trans 255.09(5) (5) Loads consisting of more than one article, none of which are oversize, may not be transported under the permit.

Trans 255.09(6) (6) Vehicles and loads which, when reasonably divided, would not be oversize or overweight, may not be transported under the permit.

Trans 255.09(7) (7) Loads which, when reasonably repositioned on the transporting vehicle, would not be oversize or overweight, may not be transported under the permit.

Trans 255.09(8) (8) Loads consisting of more than one article, one or more of which are oversize, may be transported under a permit only if:

Trans 255.09(8)(a) (a) The vehicle, load, or vehicle and load is not overweight, and

Trans 255.09(8)(b) (b) The other articles transported do not cause the vehicle and load to be oversize in any manner differently from the largest single article.

Trans 255.09 Note Note: For example, if a storage tank which is overwidth and overheight (but not overlength) is the single largest article transported, then a toolbox which is not wider, and is not higher, and does not make the vehicle and load overlength or overweight may also be transported.

Trans 255.09 Note However, a beam placed crosswise which makes the overall width wider than the storage tank may not be transported as an additional article. Similarly, a beam placed lengthwise which makes the vehicle and load overlength may not be transported as an additional article.

Trans 255.09 Note Finally, if the vehicle and load were overweight, then no additional article may be transported.

Trans 255.09(9) (9) The load shall be properly secured and fastened to the transporting vehicle.