Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Motor Carrier › Chapter 5 - SIZE AND WEIGHT LIMITATIONS OF VEHICLES › Section 5-5 - Statutory and Administrative Exemptions

Current through July 13, 2024
The following have been exempted from one or more of the
				  statutory limits:
(a) Towing of
				damaged, disabled, or abandoned oversize vehicles as prescribed in
				W.S.
				31-18-808(a) on
primary
movement to the nearest point of safekeeping by a towing
				or wrecker company. Any subsequent (secondary) move of disabled oversize
				vehicles shall be reduced to meet non-divisible load requirements and shall
				require a separate oversize permit.
(b) Towing of damaged, disabled, or abandoned
				overweight vehicles. If a wrecker/combination unit is overweight when it is
				towing a vehicle or combination from a crash or motorist assist, the
primary
move shall be exempt from any permits whether traveling by
				a port of entry or not to the nearest point of safekeeping. Any subsequent
				(secondary) moves by a towing or wrecker company of a damaged, disabled, or
				abandoned overweight vehicle or combination after the first movement shall
				require a permit. Secondary tow permits for subsequent moves are available for
				a period not to exceed one year for a fee of $50 per tow truck and shall be
				reduced to meet non-divisible load requirements. Weights shall not exceed Class
				B limits.
(c) Implements and
				produce of husbandry. (Please see following Section
				21, Implements and Produce of Husbandry
				Moved by Farmers and Ranchers, and Section
				22, Implement Dealers.)
(d) Forest products, gravel, and agricultural
				products that cannot be weighed at the point of loading on primary and
				secondary highways ONLY. (Please see following Section
				19, Class E and Class F Permits.)
(e) Permits for multi-piece divisible loads
				exceeding 117,000 pounds on primary and secondary highways ONLY. (Please see
				following Section
				20, Class W Permits.)
(f) Non-commercial motor homes, house
				trailers, and truck campers in compliance with W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				31-18-802(a)(i)(A). (Please
				see following Section
				18, Moves of Recreation
				Vehicles.)
(g) Off-load permits may
				be issued in special circumstances if a Department permit-issuing authority
				determines that a vehicle or load exceeding statutory limits cannot safely be
				reduced at the location where the violation was discovered. These permits
				authorize separate movements of divisible loads not exceeding Class B limits
				without Overweight Loads Office authority to the
nearest
location
				(figured by determining the least number of miles traveled on any highway) for
				reduction in size and/or weight. If the Department determines that carriers are
				abusing this permit, the load shall be reduced at the violation location or
				returned to point of loading, regardless of the cost or inconvenience to the
				carrier.
(h) For an over-the-road
				bus, public transit bus, or motor home, the weight limit on a single axle is
				increased to 24,000 pounds on interstate highways ONLY. As used in this
				paragraph, "motor home" means a multipurpose passenger vehicle with motive
				power that is designed to provide temporary residential accommodations, as
				evidenced by the presence of at least four of the following facilities:
				cooking, refrigeration or ice box, self-contained toilet, heating and/or air
				conditioning, a potable water supply system including a faucet and a sink, and
				a separate 100-125 volt electrical power supply and/or propane.