Wisconsin Administrative Code

Trans 255.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and procedures for the issuance of multiple trip oversize or overweight permits, pursuant to s. 348.27 (2), Stats. History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.

Trans 255.02 Definitions. (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) XIssuing authorityY means the department of transportation. (b) XPermitY m…

Trans 255.03 Permit application. (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. (1m) The application shall include all requested information, including the applicant[s elect…

Trans 255.04 Permit amendments. (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 sh…

Trans 255.05 Eligibility. (1) Any vehicle or vehicle and load to be considered as operating under a permit shall satisfy requirements for a permit under s. 348.25, Stats. (2) An issuing authority may not issue a permit for mobile homes or camping trailers under this chapter. (3) …

Trans 255.06 Validity. (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. (3) No condition of a permit may modify any law or regulatio…

Trans 255.07 Registration requirements. (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 opera…

Trans 255.08 Driver and operating requirements. (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 per…

Trans 255.09 Maximum size, weight and loading limitations. (1) The maximum size, axle, axle combination, and total weight limitations authorized by a permit may not be exceeded. (2) Property transported under a permit shall be loaded to minimize its size and weight. (3) An oversi…

Trans 255.10 Equipment requirements. (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…

Trans 255.11 Times of operation. (1) Except as otherwise specified in a permit, a vehicle load, or vehicle and load that is overweight, but not oversize, may operate 24 hours a day, including weekends and restricted-travel holidays. (2) Except as otherwise specified in a permit, …

Trans 255.12 Route limitations. (1) No vehicle, vehicle combination, or load exceeding 16 feet in width may be operated or transported upon any portion of the national system of interstate and defense highways unless the permit contains a special condition authorizing movement wi…

Trans 255.13 Transfers. 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…

Trans 255.14 Insurance and liability conditions. (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 st…

Trans 255.15 General conditions and requirements. (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 unde…

Trans 255.16 Denial, suspension or revocation of permit. (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 per…

Trans 256.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and procedures for the issuance of single trip trailer-train permits, pursuant to s. 348.26 (3), Stats. History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.

Trans 256.02 Definitions. (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) XIssuing authorityY means the department of transportation, or the officer…

Trans 256.03 Permit application. (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 dep…

Trans 256.04 Permit amendments. (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 sh…

Trans 256.05 Eligibility. (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 fo…

Trans 256.06 Validity. (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 …

Trans 256.07 Registration requirements. (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 opera…

Trans 256.08 Driver and operating requirements. (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 per…

Trans 256.09 Maximum size and loading limitations. (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…

Trans 256.10 Flag requirements. (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 s…

Trans 256.11 Times of operation. (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. 2 (b) Between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on Friday between the 4th Friday in May a…

Trans 256.12 Route limitations. (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 …

Trans 256.13 Power unit change. 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 po…

Trans 256.14 Insurance and liability conditions. (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 st…

Trans 256.15 General conditions and requirements. 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. History: Cr. Register, December, 1990…

Trans 256.16 Denial, suspension or revocation of permit. (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 per…

Trans 258.01 Purpose. 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)…

Trans 258.02 Definitions. 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) XPermitY means a seed potato overweight permit authorized under s. 348.27 (9t), Stats. (2)…

Trans 258.03 Seed potato overweight permits. (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 unlade…

Trans 258.04 Permit application. (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 app…

Trans 258.05 Eligibility. 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, Sta…

Trans 258.06 Validity. 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 pe…

Trans 258.07 Transfers. 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 …

Trans 258.08 Insurance and liability conditions. (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 a…

Trans 258.09 Denial, suspension or revocation of permit. (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: the chapter was last published.…

Trans 258.10 Designation of seed potato route. (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 …

Trans 259.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and procedures for the issuance of raw forest products, fruits or vegetables permits, pursuant to s. 348.27 (9m), Stats. History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.

Trans 259.02 Definitions. (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) XFruit or vegetableY means the edible part of plants and the inedible part…

Trans 259.03 Permit application. (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 dep…

Trans 259.04 Eligibility. (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 combi…

Trans 259.05 Validity. (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 rest…

Trans 259.06 Registration requirements. (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 op…

Trans 259.07 Driver and operating requirements. (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 per…

Trans 259.08 Maximum size, weight and loading limitations. (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. Hist…