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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.04 - Permit amendments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An application for an amendment to a
			 permit shall be made to the 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.
Limitations on the amendment of permits are in s.
				  Trans
				  250.10.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.05 - 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.
(4) A permit for a power unit used to
			 transport an oversize mobile home may be issued only to mobile home
			 transportation companies, licensed mobile home manufacturers and licensed
			 dealers over highways in the ordinary course of their business.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.06 - Validity

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A permit is valid only for the vehicle
			 described in the application and permit.
(2) 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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.07 - 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, the office of the commissioner of transportation or other
			 agencies having jurisdiction shall be obtained.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.08 - Driver and operating requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The driver of a
			 vehicle operating under a permit shall carry the approved 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
			 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 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.09 - 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 maximum 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 may be issued for
			 mobile homes and modular building sections having an outside-to-outside
			 dimension not exceeding 15 feet in width, not including roof overhang. The
			 maximum width for the bottom of the roofline of the towed unit shall be
			 measured separately and may not exceed 16 feet. The maximum width of the
			 roofline overhang on the left side of the towed unit may not exceed the maximum
			 width of the roofline overhang on the right side of the towed unit.
(5) A permit may be issued for mobile homes
			 and modular building sections that are not greater than 15 feet in total
			 height.
(6) Vehicles and loads
			 which, when reasonably divided, would not be oversize or overweight may not be
			 transported under the permit.
(7)
			 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 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.10 - 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 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.11 - 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 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.12 - Route limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) 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.
(2) A permit issued by the
			 department authorizes the use of any highways of the state, subject to the
			 limitations stated [in] the permit.
(3) An oversize vehicle may not be operated
			 on a highway, whether loaded or empty, at any time that a permit is not
			 valid.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.13 - Transfers

Current through June 24, 2024
In the event of a breakdown or other circumstance requiring a
				change of the power unit stated 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 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.14 - 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, 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 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.15 - 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,
(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 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.155 - Multiple trip manufacturing process permits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The issuing
			 authority may issue annual or consecutive month permits to licensed mobile home
			 transport companies and to licensed mobile home manufacturers for the
			 transportation of mobile homes and modular building sections that are not
			 greater than 16 feet wide in total exterior width including all protrusions, or
			 15 feet 6 inches in total height, but only if all of the following conditions
			 are satisfied:
(a) Each movement is limited to
			 a distance of 5 straight-line air distance miles, on a route pre-approved by
			 the person responsible for maintaining the highways and local roads over which
			 the movement will occur, and identified in a traffic safety plan. Pre-approved
			 routes must be able to accommodate the maximum dimensions in this subsection,
			 and ensure that the mobile home or modular building sections clear all overhead
			 structures by at least 6 inches. The number of pre-approved routes for each
			 move may be limited to one route by either the issuing authority, or the person
			 responsible for maintaining the highways and local roads over which the
			 movement will occur.
Note: Examples of overhead structures are bridges, overpasses,
				power lines, utility lines, and traffic devices.
(b) The mobile home or modular building
			 sections are transported from a manufacturing plant to or from another
			 manufacturing plant, including a subcontractor's manufacturing plant. This
			 includes movement to a manufacturer-owned storage lot where partially completed
			 mobile homes are temporarily stored while awaiting further construction, or
			 where fully completed mobile homes are temporarily stored immediately after
			 construction is completed.
(c) The
			 mobile home or modular building sections are being transported to perform any
			 step in the manufacturing process.
(d) A traffic safety plan has been prepared
			 by the manufacturer and approved by the person responsible for maintaining the
			 highways and local roads over which the carrier will transport a load
			 authorized by this section. A traffic safety plan may include the installation
			 and use of additional traffic control devices, the use of additional traffic
			 control precautions such as flag persons, the use of escort vehicles, or
			 additional driver training. The approved traffic safety plan must be included
			 with the application submitted to the issuing authority.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 261 - Multiple trip permits for mobile homes and modular building sections › Section Trans 261.16 - 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 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 262 - Backhaul Permits › Section Trans 262.02 - 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) "Backhaul" means to transport different
			 loads by the same motor vehicle on the trip to its original destination and on
			 its return trip.
(b) "Issuing
			 authority" means the department of transportation.
(c) "Permit" means a backhaul permit
			 authorized under s.
			 348.26(6),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 262 - Backhaul Permits › Section Trans 262.03 - 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 262 - Backhaul Permits › Section Trans 262.04 - Eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An issuing authority may issue a permit
			 for the transportation of a legal size and legal weight load on an oversize
			 vehicle or combination of vehicles, provided that the vehicle or combination of
			 vehicles has a multiple or single trip oversize permit for the transportation
			 of an oversize load in the direction opposite to the backhaul permit and
			 actually transports an oversize load in that direction.
Note: Legal sizes are set forth in ch. 348 and s.
				349.16,
				Stats.
Note: As an example, if an overwide crawler tractor is
				transported under permit between a storage area and a job site, then a backhaul
				permit may be issued for the transportation of an industrial air compressor in
				the opposite direction.
The overwide crawler must actually be transported. The 2 trips
				must be part of the same round trip by the permitted vehicle. The
				transportation of the air compressor may be in either direction, but must be in
				the direction opposite to that of the movement of the crawler. The
				transportation of the air compressor may precede or follow in time the
				transportation of the crawler tractor.
(2) A permit may not authorize the operation
			 of more than 2 vehicles in combination.
(3) An issuing authority may issue a permit
			 only for a vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires.
(4) 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 262 - Backhaul Permits › Section Trans 262.05 - Validity

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A permit is valid only for the vehicle
			 described in the application and permit.
(2) A permit is valid only on the route
			 specified in the permit.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) 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 262 - Backhaul Permits › Section Trans 262.06 - 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 262 - Backhaul Permits › Section Trans 262.07 - 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 carry proof that transportation of an oversize or overweight load
			 has been made to the origin of the backhaul movement or will be made from the
			 destination of the backhaul movement. This proof may be a freight bill, a bill
			 of lading, or similar document, or a signed order from the employer ordering
			 the driver to transport a specific oversize load between specified
			 locations.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) Unless a lower speed is specified in the
			 permit, a vehicle operating under a permit may be operated at the posted speed
			 limit.
(6) 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 262 - Backhaul Permits › Section Trans 262.09 - Equipment requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) FLAGS.
(a) When a vehicle or trailer is overlength,
			 a single flag shall be fastened at each of the rear corners of the
			 trailer.
(b) When a vehicle or
			 trailer is overwidth, a flag shall be fastened at the left and right
			 extremities of both the front and rear of the vehicle or trailer, whichever is
			 wider.
(c) Each flag shall be solid
			 red or orange in color, and not less than 18 inches square.
(d) 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 262 - Backhaul Permits › Section Trans 262.10 - 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, or 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 262 - Backhaul Permits › Section Trans 262.11 - 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 permitted 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 262 - Backhaul Permits › Section Trans 262.12 - 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, 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 262 - Backhaul Permits › Section Trans 262.13 - 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.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 262 - Backhaul Permits › Section Trans 262.14 - 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 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 263 - Multiple trip overweight permits for vehicles transporting granular roofing materials › Section Trans 263.01 - 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
				granular roofing materials, pursuant to s.
				348.27(15),
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 263 - Multiple trip overweight permits for vehicles transporting granular roofing materials › Section Trans 263.02 - 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) "Granular roofing materials" means small
			 grains, pellets, and particles of naturally occurring mineral product
			 transported in bulk from a mine to a processing plant where the product is
			 processed or stored for sale, and to be used solely for the manufacture of
			 roofing materials, including roofing shingles.
(2) "Permit" means multiple trip overweight
			 permits authorized under s.
			 348.27(15),
			 Stats., which includes permit pages, copies of all written approvals for
			 movement on local highways, a copy of this chapter, a copy of ch. Trans 251,
			 and any other written conditions of movement issued by the
			 department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 263 - Multiple trip overweight permits for vehicles transporting granular roofing materials › Section Trans 263.03 - Overweight permits; general

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
			 may issue annual or consecutive month permits for the transportation of
			 overweight loads in vehicles meeting the requirements 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 263 - Multiple trip overweight permits for vehicles transporting granular roofing materials › Section Trans 263.04 - Permit application

Current through June 24, 2024
An application for a permit shall be submitted on a department
				form and shall include all of the following:
(1) The name, address, telephone number, and
			 electronic mail address of the applicant motor carrier on whose behalf the load
			 is to be transported.
(2) The name
			 and address of the applicant's insurer, and the applicant's policy number and
			 policy expiration date.
(3) 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.
(4) The gross weight of the
			 vehicle.
(5) An indication of
			 whether the vehicle is a combination vehicle and the type of combination, the
			 make, year, and vehicle identification number for the vehicle.
(6) 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.
(7) The location of the origin and the
			 location of the destination of the load, and the designated route over which
			 the load will be transported.
(8)
			 For each local road or county highway permitted under s.
			 Trans
			 263.06(4) on which the applicant
			 seeks authority to operate, a copy of every resolution adopted by the governing
			 body of each municipality or county having jurisdiction over such streets or
			 highways approving the transportation of the load over that portion of the
			 designated route that is on streets or highways under the jurisdiction of that
			 municipality or county.
Applications are available upon request from the Motor
				  Carrier Services Section Permit Unit of the Wisconsin Department of
				  Transportation, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, P.O. Box 7980, Madison, WI 53707.
Note: Permit application procedures are specified in s.
				  Trans
				  250.025. A permit application may be submitted in
				  person or by mail to the Motor Carrier Services Section Permit Unit. The Motor
				  Carrier Services Section Permit Unit of the Wisconsin Department of
				  Transportation is located at 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 151, P.O. Box 7980,
				  Madison, WI 53707.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 263 - Multiple trip overweight permits for vehicles transporting granular roofing materials › Section Trans 263.05 - Eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may issue permits for vehicles under this
				chapter only to applicants that meet all of the following requirements:
(1) STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. The vehicle and
			 any load satisfy the requirements for a permit under ss.
			 348.25
			 and
			 348.27(15),
			 Stats.
(2) TRANSPORTATION OF
			 SPECIFIC COMMODITY. The application may not seek authority to transport any
			 commodity or goods other than granular roofing materials, as provided in s.
			 348.27(15),
			 Stats.
(3) MAXIMUM SIZE. The
			 vehicle may not exceed 8 feet 6 inches in width, nor 13 feet 6 inches in
			 height. Semi-tractor and semi-trailer combinations may not exceed 75 feet in
			 overall length. Motor truck and trailer combinations may not exceed 65 feet in
			 overall length. Single vehicles, not operating in combination, may not exceed
			 40 feet in length. Vehicle combinations consisting of a semi-tractor and
			 semi-trailer exceeding 65 feet in overall length may not travel on state
			 highways identified by the department as limiting operation to 65 feet or less
			 in length, and may travel only on local roads and highways designated as long
			 truck routes in ch. Trans 276.
(4)
			 PNEUMATIC TIRES. The vehicle shall be equipped with pneumatic tires.
(5) MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. The vehicle,
			 including any load, may not exceed the maximum gross weight limitations under
			 s.
			 348.15(3)
			 (c), Stats., by more than 10,000 pounds, and
			 the vehicle, including any load, may not exceed 90,000 pounds gross
			 weight.
(6) MAXIMUM AXLE WEIGHTS.
			 Axle weights may not exceed those specified in s.
			 Trans
			 251.06.
(7) BALANCED LOAD. Wheels on one side of the
			 vehicle may not carry more than 60% of the load.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 263 - Multiple trip overweight permits for vehicles transporting granular roofing materials › Section Trans 263.06 - 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 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 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 in Wisconsin on the route designated in the
			 permit.
(5) OPERATION ON INTERSTATE
			 HIGHWAYS PROHIBITED. This permit is not valid on highways designated as part of
			 the national system of interstate and defense highways.
(6) OPERATION ON STATE TRUNK HIGHWAYS
			 RESTRICTED. This permit is valid for operation on not more than 2.5 miles of
			 any state trunk highway.
(7) LAWFUL
			 OPERATION. The driver of the vehicle is obeying all Wisconsin laws contained in
			 chs. 194 and 340 to 349, Stats., and chs.
			 Trans 305 and 325 to
			 327.
(8) PERMIT CARRIED ON VEHICLE.
			 The driver carries the permit with attached local road approval resolutions in
			 the vehicle and available for inspection by any police officer, representative
			 of the department or any local authority or person in charge of maintaining the
			 highway being used.
(9) OBEY POSTED
			 WEIGHT AND SPEED LIMITS. The vehicle does not exceed any posted weight limit
			 for a bridge or highway or any temporary weight restriction due to construction
			 or seasonal conditions, and does not exceed any posted speed limits.
(10) MINIMUM FOLLOWING DISTANCE MAINTAINED.
			 The driver maintains a distance of 500 feet between the vehicle and any
			 preceding vehicle on the highway, whenever reasonable and practical.
(11) ALLOW PASSING. The driver allows
			 approaching or overtaking traffic to pass.
(12) INSURANCE MAINTAINED. Insurance on the
			 vehicle is maintained in accordance with s.
			 Trans
			 263.08.
(13) PROPER REGISTRATION. If the vehicle is
			 required to be registered by Wisconsin law, registration shall be at not less
			 than the permit weight or at the maximum available registration weight,
			 whichever is less.
(14) OPERATION
			 ON PAVEMENT SURFACE. The right wheels of the vehicle do not leave the
			 roadway.
(15) ALCOHOL USE
			 PROHIBITED. The driver may not do any of the following:
(a) Consume any alcohol beverage within 4
			 hours of being on duty time, regardless of alcohol content.
(b) Have an alcohol concentration above
			 0.0.
(c) Possess an intoxicating
			 beverage, regardless of alcohol content.
Note: Section
				346.63(7)
				(a), Stats., is applicable to all drivers of
				commercial motor vehicles.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 263 - Multiple trip overweight permits for vehicles transporting granular roofing materials › Section Trans 263.065 - Times of operation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise specified in a
			 permit, a vehicle or load, or both, that is overweight, but not oversize, may
			 operate 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays.
(2) The department may issue a permit for
			 times other than those specified in sub. (1), under extraordinary circumstances
			 when, in the opinion of the department, public health and welfare is better
			 served, and may impose additional conditions to promote the safe operation of
			 the vehicle and load and to reflect conditions deemed necessary by local
			 officials in view of local conditions.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 263 - Multiple trip overweight permits for vehicles transporting granular roofing materials › Section Trans 263.07 - 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 [LESS THAN] original permit number
				[GREATER THAN]," shall be written on the bottom of the
				application.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 263 - Multiple trip overweight permits for vehicles transporting granular roofing materials › Section Trans 263.08 - Insurance and liability conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A permittee
			 shall do all of the following:
(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 that 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 263 - Multiple trip overweight permits for vehicles transporting granular roofing materials › Section Trans 263.09 - 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) Violation of any other
			 applicable provision under ch. 348, Stats., or this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 269 - Transportation Of Garbage Or Refuse Permits And Transportation Of Recyclable Scrap Permits › Section Trans 269.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and
				procedures for the issuance of transportation of garbage or refuse permits,
				pursuant to s.
				348.27(12),
				Stats., and transportation of recyclable scrap permits, pursuant to s.
				348.27(9r),
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 269 - Transportation Of Garbage Or Refuse Permits And Transportation Of Recyclable Scrap Permits › Section Trans 269.02 - 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) "Garbage" means discarded materials
			 resulting from the handling, processing, storage and consumption of
			 food.
(b) "Issuing authority" means
			 the department of transportation.
(c) "Permit" means transportation of garbage,
			 refuse, or recyclable scrap permits authorized under s.
			 348.27(9r)
			 and (12), Stats.
(d) "Recyclable-scrap" means metallic or
			 non-metallic material in waste for which there exists a commercially
			 demonstrated processing or manufacturing technology which uses the material as
			 a raw material, and which is transported for use as such a raw
			 material.
(e) "Refuse" means any
			 combustible and non-combustible rubbish including, but not limited to, paper,
			 wood, metal, glass, cloth and products thereof; litter and street rubbish,
			 ashes; and lumber, concrete, and other debris resulting from the construction
			 or demolition of structures.
(f)
			 "Self-compactor equipped vehicle" means a vehicle that is:
1. Specifically designed, constructed and
			 used for the pick-up, transportation, and disposal of garbage, refuse or both;
			 and
2. Equipped and used with:
a. A blade, plate, or other device that
			 mechanically compacts the load.
b.
			 A separate garbage or refuse container that is designed, constructed, and used
			 with an integral or separate blade, plate, or other device that mechanically
			 compacts the load.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 269 - Transportation Of Garbage Or Refuse Permits And Transportation Of Recyclable Scrap Permits › Section Trans 269.03 - 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 269 - Transportation Of Garbage Or Refuse Permits And Transportation Of Recyclable Scrap Permits › Section Trans 269.04 - 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.
Limitations on the amendment of permits are in s.
				  Trans
				  250.10.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 269 - Transportation Of Garbage Or Refuse Permits And Transportation Of Recyclable Scrap Permits › Section Trans 269.05 - 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 only for the transportation of garbage or refuse, in a
			 self-compactor equipped vehicle or a roll-off equipped truck or roll-off
			 trailer that uses all axles while transporting garbage or refuse, or for the
			 transportation of recyclable scrap. This includes the transportation of tools
			 and equipment necessary for the safe and efficient pick-up and discharge of the
			 garbage or refuse, or recyclable scrap, and for the return of the vehicle when
			 empty.
(3) An issuing authority may
			 issue a permit only for a vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires.
(4) An issuing authority may issue a permit
			 only for motor trucks, truck tractors, or road tractors.
(5) A permit authorizes the towing of not
			 more than one trailer or semi-trailer. A permit may not authorize the operation
			 of more than 2 vehicles in combination.
(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 269 - Transportation Of Garbage Or Refuse Permits And Transportation Of Recyclable Scrap Permits › Section Trans 269.06 - Validity

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A permit is valid only for the vehicle
			 described in the application and permit.
(2) 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.
(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.
(4) No condition of a permit may modify or
			 supersede any action by a town under s.
			 60.54,
			 Stats., to designate town highways as appropriate for the transportation of
			 solid waste, or to prohibit the use of other town highways for that
			 purpose.
(5) A permit issued for an
			 overlength vehicle 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.
(6) 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 269 - Transportation Of Garbage Or Refuse Permits And Transportation Of Recyclable Scrap Permits › Section Trans 269.07 - 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 269 - Transportation Of Garbage Or Refuse Permits And Transportation Of Recyclable Scrap Permits › Section Trans 269.08 - Driver and operating requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The driver of a
			 vehicle operating under a permit shall carry the approved 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 operated [upon].
(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 wheels of a vehicle
			 or combination of vehicles being operated under a permit may not leave the
			 roadway except while the vehicle or combination of vehicles is stopped or at
			 speeds less than 15 miles per hour immediately prior to or following a
			 stop.
A "roadway" does not include paved or unpaved shoulders s.
				  340.01(54),
				  Stats.