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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 256 - Single Trip Trailer-Train Permits › Section Trans 256.05 - Eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any vehicle or vehicle and load to be
			 considered as operating under a permit shall satisfy the requirements for a
			 permit under s.
			 348.25,
			 Stats.
(2) An issuing authority may
			 issue a permit for empty trailer trains that are not reasonably divisible for
			 purposes of movements to or from vehicle manufacturing, maintenance, repair,
			 staging or terminal facilities.
(3)
			 An issuing authority may not issue a permit for wagons used in connection with
			 seasonal agricultural industries.
(4) A permit may not authorize the operation
			 of more than 3 vehicles in combination.
(5) An issuing authority may issue a permit
			 only for a vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires.
(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.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 256 - Single Trip Trailer-Train Permits › Section Trans 256.06 - Validity

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A permit is valid only for the route
			 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.
(2) A permit is valid only for the vehicle
			 described in the application and permit.
(3) A permit is valid only on the route
			 specified in the permit.
(4) An
			 issuing authority may suspend a permit, or any of its conditions, because of
			 seasonal highway conditions.
Note: Spring thaw, flooding, and traffic congestion.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
(7) A permit may not be
			 used in combination with a multiple trip permit to authorize the movement of an
			 oversize vehicle, load, or vehicle and load.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 256 - Single Trip Trailer-Train Permits › Section Trans 256.07 - Registration requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(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.
(2) All other operational permits required by
			 the department or other agencies having jurisdiction shall be
			 obtained.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 256 - Single Trip Trailer-Train Permits › Section Trans 256.08 - Driver and operating requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(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.
(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 vehicle with the permit and any vehicle the
			 driver is following, unless actually engaged in overtaking and passing another
			 vehicle.
(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.
(4) Unless a lower speed is specified in the
			 permit, a vehicle operating under a permit may be operated at the posted speed
			 limit.
(5) The right wheels of the
			 towed unit may not leave the roadway, except to allow traffic to
			 pass.
A "roadway" does not include paved or unpaved shoulders. s.
				  340.01(54),
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 256 - Single Trip Trailer-Train Permits › Section Trans 256.09 - Maximum size and loading limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The maximum
			 size limitations authorized by a permit may not be exceeded.
(2) The total length of trailer-trains
			 consisting of truck-tractors, tractors, trailers, or semi-trailers operating
			 under the terms of a permit, and the number of vehicles in the trailer-train
			 authorized by the issuing authority may not be exceeded.
(3) The overall length of the train of
			 vehicles may not exceed 100 feet.
(4) No vehicle in a trailer-train may be
			 overheight or overwidth.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 256 - Single Trip Trailer-Train Permits › Section Trans 256.10 - Flag requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) When a vehicle, load, or vehicle and load
			 is overlength, 2 flags shall be fastened at the rear corners of the
			 vehicle.
(2) Each flag shall be
			 solid red or orange in color, and not less than 18 inches square.
(3) In order to wave freely, flags shall be
			 securely fastened by at least one corner or securely mounted on a
			 staff.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 256 - Single Trip Trailer-Train Permits › Section Trans 256.11 - Times of operation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise specified in a
			 permit, no vehicle or vehicle combination operating under a permit may operate:
(a) Between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on
			 Sunday.
(b) Between 4:00 p.m. and
			 11:00 p.m. on Friday between the 4th Friday in May and Labor Day.
(c) Between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on any
			 holiday, or, when Independence Day falls on Sunday, on the following
			 Monday.
(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.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 256 - Single Trip Trailer-Train Permits › Section Trans 256.12 - Route limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A permit issued by the department for a
			 movement which is partly on the state trunk highway system and partly on other
			 classes of highways is valid only on state trunk highways.
(2) An oversize vehicle or vehicle-train may
			 not be operated on a highway at any time that a permit is not valid.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 256 - Single Trip Trailer-Train Permits › Section Trans 256.13 - Power unit change

Current through June 24, 2024
In the event of a breakdown or unavailability of the power
				unit listed on the application and permit, another power unit may be
				substituted, provided that the make and vehicle identification number, or
				license number and state, of the substitute power unit are written on the
				permit. The issuing authority shall be advised by telephone prior to operating
				the substitute power unit with the oversize load. Changes in the terms of the
				permit, other than the identification of the power unit, require a written
				request and a written amendment to the permit authorizing the change. The
				driver of a vehicle operating under a permit shall have the amended permit in
				the driver's possession prior to the movement of the load.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 256 - Single Trip Trailer-Train Permits › Section Trans 256.14 - Insurance and liability conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In applying for
			 and accepting a permit, a permittee agrees to:
(a) Pay any claim for any bodily injury or
			 property damage resulting from operation under the permit for which the
			 permittee is legally responsible.
(b) Hold the state, its subdivisions,
			 officers, employes and agents harmless from any claim which may arise from
			 operation over public highways under the permit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 256 - Single Trip Trailer-Train Permits › Section Trans 256.16 - Denial, suspension or revocation of permit

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An issuing
			 authority may deny, suspend, or revoke a permit for good cause, pursuant to s.
			 348.25(7),
			 Stats. Grounds for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a permit include:
(a) Violation of any condition of a
			 permit.
(b) Preventing an employe
			 of an issuing authority or a law enforcement officer from performing his or her
			 official duties, or interfering with the lawful performance of his or her
			 duties.
(c) Physically assaulting
			 an employe of an issuing authority or a law enforcement officer while
			 performing his or her official duties.
(d) Making a material misstatement in an
			 application for a permit.
(e)
			 Unauthorized alteration of a permit.
(f) Refusal or failure, without just cause,
			 to produce required records.
(g)
			 Payment of an application fee with a worthless check.
(h) Violation of any other applicable
			 provision under ch. 348, Stats., or this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 258 - Seed potato overweight permits › Section Trans 258.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and
				procedures for the issuance of overweight permits for the transportation of
				seed potatoes, and the configuration standards for vehicles engaged in seed
				potato transportation pursuant to s.
				348.27(9t),
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 258 - Seed potato overweight permits › Section Trans 258.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
Unless otherwise stated, the definitions of words and phrases
				in ss.
				340.01
				and
				348.01(2),
				Stats., and s.
				Trans
				250.02 apply to this chapter. In this chapter:
(1) "Permit" means a seed potato overweight
			 permit authorized under s.
			 348.27(9t),
			 Stats.
(2) "Seed potatoes" means
			 potatoes intended to be planted as a crop.
(3) "Seed potato route" means the route
			 designated under s.
			 Trans
			 258.10.
(4) "STH" means state trunk
			 highway.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 258 - Seed potato overweight permits › Section Trans 258.03 - Seed potato overweight permits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
			 may issue annual or consecutive month permits for the transportation of seed
			 potatoes in vehicles meeting the requirements of this chapter. A permit issued
			 under this chapter shall also permit operation of the unladened vehicle on the
			 seed potato route for the purpose of picking up a load of seed potatoes. A
			 permit issued under this chapter is not suspended by a general suspension of
			 multiple trip divisible load permits unless such a suspension specifically
			 includes seed potato overweight permits. The permit shall consist of one or
			 more cover pages, all attachments thereto, and a copy of this
			 chapter.
(2) A permit issued under
			 this chapter is not a guarantee of the sufficiency of any highway or structure
			 for the transporting of the vehicle or load, or both.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 258 - Seed potato overweight permits › Section Trans 258.04 - Permit application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An application for a permit shall be
			 submitted on a department form and shall include the following:
(a) The name, address and telephone number of
			 the applicant.
(b) The name,
			 address and telephone number of the applicant's insurer and the applicant's
			 policy number and policy expiration date.
(c) The date on which the applicant seeks to
			 have the permit first become valid, not more than 60 days later than the date
			 of application.
(d) The overall
			 weight and height of the vehicle, trailer length, and the gross weight of the
			 vehicle.
(e) An indication of
			 whether the vehicle is a combination vehicle and the type of combination, a
			 description of the vehicle power unit and the complete vehicle identification
			 number for the power unit.
(f) The
			 make, year and vehicle identification number for any trailer.
(g) An indication of the number of pneumatic
			 tires and maximum gross weight for each axle on the vehicle.
(h) An indication of the spacing between each
			 axle.
(i) An indication as to
			 whether any axle is steerable.
(j)
			 An affirmation that the owner has insurance in the amounts required by this
			 chapter or such higher amount as may be required by the department and that the
			 person accepts the terms of the issuance of a permit under this
			 chapter.
(k) For each access route
			 permitted under s.
			 Trans
			 258.06(4) (b) for which the applicant
			 seeks authority to operate, written proof that permission for operation on
			 access routes has been granted by any local authority or person in charge of
			 maintaining those highways.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 258 - Seed potato overweight permits › Section Trans 258.05 - Eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may issue permits for combination vehicles under
				this chapter only to applicants that meet all of the following
				requirements:
(1) STATUTORY
			 REQUIREMENTS. The vehicle and any load satisfies the requirements for a permit
			 under s.
			 348.25,
			 Stats.
(2) SEED POTATO
			 TRANSPORTATION ONLY. The application may not seek authority to transport any
			 commodity or goods other than seed potatoes.
(3) MAXIMUM SIZE. The vehicle may not exceed
			 8 feet 6 inches in width, nor 13 feet 6 inches in height, nor may any trailer
			 exceed 53 feet in length.
(4)
			 PNEUMATIC TIRES. The combination vehicle shall be equipped with pneumatic
			 tires.
(5) NON-STEERING AXLE TIRES.
			 All of the vehicle's non-steering axles shall be equipped with at least 4
			 tires.
(6) SIX AXLE MINIMUM. The
			 vehicle shall have a minimum of 6 axles, 3 of which are part of the
			 trailer.
(7) MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT.
			 The vehicle, including any load, may not exceed 90,000 pounds gross weight, nor
			 the weight limitations of s.
			 348.15(3)
			 (c), Stats., by more than 10,000
			 pounds.
(8) MAXIMUM AXLE WEIGHTS.
			 Axle weights may not exceed any of the following:
(a) 20,000 pounds on a single steering
			 axle.
(b) 18,000 pounds on a single
			 non-steering axle.
(c) 16,000
			 pounds for each axle of a tandem axle, except that on combination vehicles with
			 a gross weight of more than 73,280 pounds, only one tandem axle may have weight
			 above 16,000 pounds, and each additional tandem axle may have an axle weight of
			 not more than 13,000 pounds.
(d)
			 16,500 pounds on each trailer axle of a 3 axle group separated by no less than
			 3 feet 6 inches and no more than 9 feet.
(e) 13,000 pounds on each trailer axle in a
			 group of 4 or more separated by no less than 3 feet 6 inches.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 258 - Seed potato overweight permits › Section Trans 258.06 - Validity

Current through June 24, 2024
A permit issued under this chapter is valid only if all of the
				following conditions are met:
(1)
			 PERMITTED VEHICLE ONLY. It is used for the combination vehicle described in the
			 application and permit.
(2) PERMIT
			 CONDITIONS FOLLOWED. All conditions of the permit are met, including all
			 maximum axle, axle combination, total weight and length limitations, and
			 restrictions on speed, time or route of travel.
(3) VEHICLE ELIGIBLE FOR PERMIT. The vehicle
			 meets all the requirements of this chapter.
(4) AREA OF OPERATION. The vehicle is
			 operated on either of the following:
(a) The
			 seed potato route.
(b) Within 15
			 highway miles of the seed potato route in order to access the seed potato
			 route, or to reach fuel, food, maintenance, repair, rest, staging, terminal
			 facilities or points of loading and unloading if the driver possesses written
			 proof that permission for operation on such access routes has been granted by
			 any local authority or person in charge of maintaining the highway being
			 used.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 258 - Seed potato overweight permits › Section Trans 258.07 - Transfers

Current through June 24, 2024
In the event of a breakdown or other circumstance requiring a
				change of the power unit or trailer identified on the permit, the permit holder
				may transfer the permit to another vehicle, under the control of the permittee,
				following the completion of a new application and the issuance of a new permit.
				The words, "This is a transfer from permit # (original permit number)," shall
				be written on the bottom of the application.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 258 - Seed potato overweight permits › Section Trans 258.08 - Insurance and liability conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A permittee
			 shall:
(a) Pay any claim for any bodily injury
			 or property damage resulting from operation under the permit for which the
			 permittee is legally responsible.
(b) Hold the state, its subdivisions,
			 officers, employees and agents harmless from any claim which may arise from
			 operation over public highways under the permit.
(c) Be liable for all damage which any
			 highway or its appurtenances may sustain by reason of any operation under the
			 permit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 258 - Seed potato overweight permits › Section Trans 258.09 - Denial, suspension or revocation of permit

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
			 may deny, suspend, or revoke a permit for good cause, pursuant to s.
			 348.25(7),
			 Stats. Grounds for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a permit include
			 the following:
(a) Violation of any condition
			 of a permit.
(b) Preventing an
			 employee of the department or a law enforcement officer from performing his or
			 her official duties, or interfering with the lawful performance of his or her
			 duties.
(c) Physically assaulting
			 an employee of the department or a law enforcement officer while performing his
			 or her official duties.
(d) Making
			 a material misstatement in an application for a permit.
(e) Unauthorized alteration of a
			 permit.
(f) Refusal or failure,
			 without just cause, to produce required records.
(g) Nonpayment of the application fee or
			 payment by a check that is subsequently dishonored by the drawee or
			 bank.
(h) Upon the request of the
			 state of Michigan if that state has refused to issue permits to the permit
			 holder or has suspended, revoked or cancelled a permit or license held by the
			 permit holder for cause.
(i)
			 Violation of any other applicable provision under ch. 348, Stats., or this
			 chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 258 - Seed potato overweight permits › Section Trans 258.10 - Designation of seed potato route

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
			 provided in this subsection, the seed potato route shall be the route specified
			 in sub. (2). In the event the department concludes that all or any portion of
			 the potato route defined in sub. (2) should not be traversed by trucks under a
			 permit issued pursuant to this chapter, the department may declare the
			 establishment of an alternative potato route. The declaration of an alternative
			 potato route shall have the effect of changing the definition of "seed potato
			 route" in s.
			 Trans
			 258.02(3) to the route described in
			 sub. (3). During any period when an alternative potato route is in effect, a
			 permit issued under this chapter is not valid for the purpose of crossing any
			 bridge along the seed potato route described in sub. (2) that is not part of
			 the declared alternative route, even if such location would otherwise be within
			 15 road miles of the declared alternative route upon which travel would
			 normally be permitted under s.
			 Trans
			 258.06(4) (b). Traversing any bridge
			 in violation of this subsection shall be grounds for revocation of the
			 permit.
(2) "Seed potato route"
			 means STH 64 between Langlade County Trunk "H" and U.S. highway 41 in Langlade,
			 Oconto and Marinette counties and U.S. highway 41 between STH 64 and the
			 Wisconsin-Michigan border, unless an alternative potato route is declared under
			 this section.
(3) The alternative
			 potato route shall be STH 64 between Langlade County Trunk "H" and STH 55 at
			 Langlade, STH 55 from STH 64 at Langlade to STH 52 in Lily, STH 52 from STH 55
			 in Lily to STH 32 west of Wabeno, STH 32 from STH 55 west of Wabeno to STH 64
			 in Forest [Oconto] county, STH 64 from its intersection with STH 32 in Forest
			 [Oconto] county to U.S. highway 41 in Marinette county, and U.S. highway 41
			 between STH 64 and the Wisconsin-Michigan border.
Note: The highway segments identified as in Forest county are
				actually in Oconto county.
(4) The department may declare the alternate
			 route specified in sub. (3) by doing any of the following:
(a) Publishing notice of the declaration of
			 alternative route in a newspaper of general distribution in the Antigo
			 area.
(b) Mailing a notice to each
			 permit holder.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 259 - Raw forest products, fruits or vegetables permits › Section Trans 259.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Unless otherwise stated, the definitions
			 of words and phrases in ss.
			 340.01
			 and
			 348.01(2),
			 Stats., and s.
			 Trans
			 250.02 apply to this chapter.
(2) As used in this chapter:
(a) "Fruit or vegetable" means the edible
			 part of plants and the inedible part of plants which are commonly harvested and
			 sold with the edible parts.
(b)
			 "Issuing authority" means department of transportation.
(c) "Permit" means raw forest, fruits or
			 vegetables permits authorized under s.
			 348.27(9m),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 259 - Raw forest products, fruits or vegetables permits › Section Trans 259.03 - Permit application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An application for a permit shall be
			 submitted to an issuing authority on a form approved by the department, and in
			 accordance with s.
			 348.27,
			 Stats.
(2) An application for a
			 permit for the use of a state trunk highway shall be made to the department in
			 any of the following ways:
(a) In person, at
			 the department's central or region offices.
(b) By mail, addressed to the department's
			 central office.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 259 - Raw forest products, fruits or vegetables permits › Section Trans 259.04 - Eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any vehicle or vehicle and load to be
			 considered as operating under a permit shall satisfy the requirements for a
			 permit under s.
			 348.25,
			 Stats.
(2) An issuing authority may
			 issue a permit only for an overweight vehicle or an overweight vehicle
			 combination.
(3) A permit may be
			 issued for the transportation of raw forest products as defined in s.
			 348.01(2)
			 (bt), Stats. Operation under a permit may
			 include movement from a location where raw forest products have been cut,
			 stored or processed.
(4) A permit
			 may be issued for the transportation of fruits or vegetables from the field to
			 storage or processing facilities.
(5) A permit may be issued for the
			 transportation of bulk potatoes from storage to railroad loading facilities in
			 accordance with s.
			 348.27(9m)
			 (a) 2, Stats.
(6) An issuing authority may issue a permit
			 only for a vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires.
(7) 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.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 259 - Raw forest products, fruits or vegetables permits › Section Trans 259.05 - Validity

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A permit is valid only for the vehicle
			 described in the application and permit.
(2) 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.
(3) An issuing authority may suspend a
			 permit, any of its conditions, due to seasonal highway conditions.
Note: Examples of seasonal highway conditions include spring
				thaw, flooding, and traffic congestion.
(4) Operation under a permit includes the
			 movement of an empty vehicle to and from the place of pickup or delivery of the
			 permitted load.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 259 - Raw forest products, fruits or vegetables permits › Section Trans 259.06 - Registration requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A vehicle or
			 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.
(2) All other operational permits required by
			 the department or other agencies having jurisdiction shall be
			 obtained.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 259 - Raw forest products, fruits or vegetables permits › Section Trans 259.07 - Driver and operating requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(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.
(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 vehicle with the permit and any vehicle the
			 driver is following, unless actually engaged in overtaking and passing another
			 vehicle.
(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.
(4) Unless a lower speed is specified in the
			 permit, [a] vehicle operating under a permit may be operated at the posted
			 speed limit.
(5) The right wheels
			 of the towed unit may not leave the roadway, except to allow traffic to
			 pass.
A "roadway" does not include paved or unpaved shoulders. s.
				  340.01(54),
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 259 - Raw forest products, fruits or vegetables permits › Section Trans 259.08 - Maximum size, weight and loading limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The maximum
			 axle, axle combination, and total weight limitations authorized by a permit may
			 not be exceeded.
(2) Wheels on one
			 side of the transporting vehicle may not carry more than 60% of the total gross
			 load.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 259 - Raw forest products, fruits or vegetables permits › Section Trans 259.11 - Transfers

Current through June 24, 2024
In the event of a breakdown or other circumstance requiring a
				change of the power unit identified 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.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 259 - Raw forest products, fruits or vegetables permits › Section Trans 259.12 - Insurance and liability conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In applying for
			 and accepting a permit, a permittee agrees to:
(a) Pay any claim for any bodily injury or
			 property damage resulting from operation under the permit for which the
			 permittee is legally responsible.
(b) Hold the state, its subdivisions,
			 officers, employes and agents harmless from any claim which may arise from
			 operation over public highways under the permit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 259 - Raw forest products, fruits or vegetables permits › Section Trans 259.14 - Denial, suspension or revocation of permit

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An issuing
			 authority may deny, suspend, or revoke a permit for good cause, pursuant to s.
			 348.25(7),
			 Stats. Grounds for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a permit include:
(a) Violation of any condition of a
			 permit.
(b) Preventing an employe
			 of an issuing authority or a law enforcement officer from performing his or her
			 official duties, or interfering with the lawful performance of his or her
			 duties.
(c) Physically assaulting
			 an employe of an issuing authority or a law enforcement officer while
			 performing his or her official duties.
(d) Making a material misstatement in an
			 application for a permit.
(e)
			 Unauthorized alteration of a permit.
(f) Refusal or failure, without just cause,
			 to produce required records.
(g)
			 Payment of an application fee with a worthless check.
(h) Violation of any other applicable
			 provision under ch. 348, Stats., or this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Unless otherwise stated, the definitions
			 of words and phrases in ss.
			 340.01
			 and
			 348.01(2),
			 Stats., and s.
			 Trans
			 250.02 apply to this chapter.
(2) As used in this chapter:
(a) "Issuing authority" means the department
			 of transportation.
(b) "Permit"
			 means single trip mobile home and modular building section permits authorized
			 under s.
			 348.26(4),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.03 - Permit application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An application for a permit shall be
			 submitted to an issuing authority on a form approved by the department, and in
			 accordance with s.
			 348.26,
			 Stats.
(2) An application for a
			 permit for the use of a state trunk highway shall be made to the department in
			 any of the following ways:
(a) In person, at
			 the department's central or region offices.
(b) By mail, addressed to the department's
			 central office.
(c) By the
			 telephone call-in procedure, described in ch. Trans 275.
(d) By authorized permit service.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.04 - Permit amendments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An application for an amendment to a
			 permit shall be made to the issuing authority which issued the original
			 permit.
(2) An application for an
			 amendment may be made in the same manner as an application for an original
			 permit.
(3) The request shall
			 specify the permit number of the permit to be amended.
(4) A request for an extension of a permit
			 may be made any time until the 3rd day after the expiration date of the
			 permit.
(5) An issuing authority
			 may grant only one extension to a permit.
(6) Except as provided in sub. (7), a permit
			 issued for less than 2 weeks may be extended not more than 2 weeks.
(7) An issuing authority may extend a permit
			 not more than 2 additional weeks where highway or other conditions remain
			 unchanged, or as the issuing authority deems necessary.
Limitations on the amendment of permits are in s.
				  Trans
				  250.10.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.05 - Eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any vehicle or vehicle and load to be
			 considered as operating under a permit shall satisfy the requirements for a
			 permit under s.
			 348.25,
			 Stats.
(2) 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.
(3) A permit may not authorize the operation
			 of more than 2 vehicles in combination.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.06 - Validity

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A permit is valid only for the route
			 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.
(2) A permit may not be used in combination
			 with a multiple trip permit to authorize the movement of an oversize
			 load.
(3) A permit is valid only
			 for the vehicle described in the application and permit.
(4) An issuing authority may suspend a
			 permit, or any of its conditions, because of seasonal highway conditions.
Note: Examples of seasonal highway conditions include spring
				thaw, flooding, and traffic congestion.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.07 - Registration requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(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.
(2) All other operational permits required by
			 the department or other agencies having jurisdiction shall be
			 obtained.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.08 - Driver and operating requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The driver of a
			 vehicle operating under a permit shall carry the permit in the vehicle to which
			 the permit applies and shall have the permit available for inspection by any
			 police officer, representative of the issuing authority, or person in charge of
			 maintenance of the highway being used.
(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 vehicle with the permit and any vehicle the
			 driver is following, unless actually engaged in overtaking and passing another
			 vehicle.
(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.
(4) Unless a lower speed is specified in the
			 permit, a vehicle operating under a permit may be operated at the posted speed
			 limit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.09 - Maximum size and loading limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A mobile home
			 or modular building section may extend beyond the front, the left and right
			 sides, and the rear of the undercarriage, if the overhang is
			 minimized.
(2) Wheels on one side
			 of a transporting vehicle may not carry more than 60% of the total gross
			 load.
(3) The width authorized by a
			 permit refers to the outside-to-outside dimension of the towed unit not
			 including roof overhang. The width for the bottom of the roofline of the towed
			 unit shall be measured separately.
Note: The outside-to-outside dimension of the unit encompasses
				protrusions such as windowsills, door knobs and other hardware.
(4) A permit issued for mobile
			 homes and modular building sections having an outside-to-outside dimension
			 exceeding 15 feet in width, not including roof overhang or having a maximum
			 width for the bottom of the roofline of the towed unit equal to or exceeding 16
			 feet is subject to the permit conditions applying to 16 foot wide mobile homes
			 and modular building sections in s.
			 Trans
			 260.16.
(5) Vehicles and loads which when reasonably
			 divided would not be oversize or overweight may not be transported under the
			 permit.
(6) Loads which, when
			 reasonably repositioned on the transporting vehicle, would not be oversize or
			 overweight may not be transported under the permit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.10 - Equipment requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) LIGHTING. An oversize vehicle, or a
			 vehicle with an oversize load operating during the hours of darkness, shall be
			 equipped with the following additional lamps:
(a) For a vehicle with a load which extends
			 beyond the width of the vehicle:
1. At the
			 outermost extremity of the foremost edge of the projecting load, an amber lamp
			 visible from the front and side.
2.
			 At the outermost extremity at the rearmost edge of the projecting load, a red
			 lamp visible from the rear and side.
3. Any portion of an overwidth load extending
			 beyond the width of the foremost or rearmost edge of the vehicle or load, shall
			 be marked with an amber lamp visible from the front, both sides, and
			 rear.
4. If the overwidth portion
			 of the load measures 3 feet or less from front to rear, that portion shall be
			 marked with an amber lamp visible from the front, both sides and rear, except
			 that if the overwidth projection is located at or near the rear it shall be
			 marked by a red lamp visible from front, side and rear.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.11 - Times of operation

Current through June 24, 2024
(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:
(a) Between 4:00 p.m.
			 and 11:00 p.m. on Sunday.
(b)
			 Between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on Friday between the 4th Friday in May and
			 Labor Day.
(c) Between 4:00 p.m.
			 and 11:00 p.m. on any holiday, or, when Independence Day falls on Sunday, on
			 the following Monday.
(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.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.12 - Route limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A permit is valid only on the route
			 specified in the permit.
(2) 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.
(3) A permit issued by an
			 issuing authority authorizes the use of any of the highways of the state,
			 subject to the limitations stated in [the] permit.
(4) An oversize vehicle may not be operated
			 on a highway, whether loaded or empty, at any time that the permit is not
			 valid.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.13 - Power unit change

Current through June 24, 2024
In the event of a breakdown or unavailability of the power unit
				listed on the application and permit, another power unit may be substituted,
				provided that the make and vehicle identification number, or license number and
				state, of the substitute power unit are written on the permit. The issuing
				authority shall be advised by telephone prior to operating the substitute power
				unit with the oversize load. Changes in the terms of the permit other than the
				identification of the power unit require a written request and a written
				amendment to the permit authorizing the change. The driver of a vehicle
				operating under a permit shall have the amended permit in his or her possession
				prior to the movement of the load.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.14 - Insurance and liability conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In applying for
			 and accepting a permit, permittee agrees to:
(a) Pay any claim for any bodily injury or
			 property damage resulting from operation under the permit for which the
			 permittee is legally responsible.
(b) Hold the state, its subdivisions,
			 officers, employees and agents harmless from any claim which may arise from
			 operation over public highways under the permit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.15 - General conditions and requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A permittee
			 shall comply with all applicable statutes, ordinances, rules and policies of
			 any state agency or subdivision of the state, unless they are modified by the
			 conditions of the permit.
(2) When
			 a vehicle operating under a permit is overheight, the permittee shall give
			 prior notice to the owners of overhead wires, cables or other facilities which
			 may be affected.
(3) A properly
			 equipped escort vehicle as described in ch. Trans 252 shall accompany a vehicle
			 and load:
(a) When any part of a vehicle or
			 load extends beyond the left of the roadway centerline on 2-way roadways,
(am) When the maximum width of a
			 mobile home or modular building section, not including roof overhang, exceeds
			 15 feet, or the maximum width for the bottom of the roofline exceeds 16
			 feet,
(b) When any part of a
			 vehicle or load extends beyond the left edge of the right hand lane on highways
			 with more than 2 lanes, or
(c) On a
			 highway designated in a permit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.16 - Single trip 16 foot wide mobile home and modular building sections

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) On routes
			 other than on state trunk highways, a permit for a 16 foot wide mobile home or
			 modular building section may be issued only upon presentation of written
			 approval from the authority maintaining the highway, or oral approval in the
			 form of a telephone call from the authority maintaining the highway to the
			 department.
(2) When transporting a
			 16 foot wide mobile home, the power unit shall be stopped when necessary by the
			 driver to allow traffic to pass from either direction without delay.
(3) The wheels of a 16 foot wide mobile home
			 or undercarriage shall be operated as close to the right edge of the shoulder
			 as possible in order to provide minimum interference with the left lane of
			 traffic. However, to minimize damage to the shoulder in the area immediately
			 adjacent to the pavement, the right wheels may not be operated on the shoulder
			 within 2 feet of the edge of the pavement except to cross this area.
(4) The maximum speed of a 16 foot wide
			 mobile home or modular building section operating on highways without paved
			 shoulders shall be 35 miles per hour.
(5) In addition to the amber flashing or
			 revolving lamps specified in s.
			 Trans
			 260.10(2), each 16 foot wide mobile
			 home or modular building section shall be equipped with a similar lamp visible
			 from the front of the vehicle when operated on 2-way roadways.
(6) A permittee shall certify, and may be
			 required to present satisfactory written evidence, that the amount of insurance
			 coverage given in s.
			 Trans 260.14(6)
			 (b), or a bond in a form satisfactory to the
			 issuing authority, will be in effect for the vehicle and load designated in the
			 permit while operating on the public highway, unless this requirement is
			 expressly waived by the issuing authority.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 260 - Single trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 260.17 - Denial, suspension or revocation of permit

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An issuing
			 authority may deny, suspend, or revoke a permit for good cause, pursuant to s.
			 348.25(7),
			 Stats. Grounds for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a permit include:
(a) Violation of any condition of a
			 permit.
(b) Preventing an employee
			 of an issuing authority or a law enforcement officer from performing his or her
			 official duties, or interfering with the lawful performance of his or her
			 duties.
(c) Physically assaulting
			 an employee of an issuing authority or a law enforcement officer while
			 performing his or her official duties.
(d) Making a material misstatement in an
			 application for a permit.
(e)
			 Unauthorized alteration of a permit.
(f) Refusal or failure, without just cause,
			 to produce required records.
(g)
			 Payment of an application fee with a worthless check.
(h) Violation of any other applicable
			 provision under ch. 348, Stats., or this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Unless otherwise stated, the definitions
			 of words and phrases in ss.
			 340.01
			 and
			 348.01(2),
			 Stats., and s.
			 Trans
			 250.02 apply to this chapter.
(2) As used in this chapter:
(a) "Issuing authority" means the department
			 of transportation.
(b) "Permit"
			 means multiple trip mobile home and modular building section permits authorized
			 under s.
			 348.27(7),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.03 - Permit application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An application for a permit shall be
			 submitted to an issuing authority on a form approved by the department, and in
			 accordance with s.
			 348.27,
			 Stats.
(2) An application for a
			 permit for the use of a state trunk highway shall be made to the department in
			 any of the following ways:
(a) In person, at
			 the department's central or region offices.
(b) By mail, addressed to the department's
			 central office.