348.295 Weight limitations for certain permits. Notwithstanding s. 348.15 (3) (c), for any vehicle or vehicle combination operating under a permit issued under s. 348.27 (18) or (21), the gross weight imposed on the highway by any group of 6 or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles
may not exceed the maximum gross weights in the following table for each of the respective distances between axles and the respective numbers of axles of a group: [See Figure 348.295 following]
Figure 348.295: Maximum gross weight in pounds on a group of— Distances in feet between foremost and rearmost axles of a group
6 consecutive axles of any combination of vehicles having a total of 6 or more axles
7 consecutive axles of a 7-axle vehicle or of any vehicle or combination of vehicles having a total of 7 or more axles
8 consecutive axles of a 8-axle vehicle or of any vehicle or combination of vehicles having a total of 8 or more axles
28
82,000
29
82,500
30
83,000
31
83,500
32
84,500
33
85,000
34
85,500
35
80,500
86,000
36
81,000
86,500
37
81,500
87,000
38
82,000
87,500
39
82,500
88,500
40
83,500
89,000
41
84,000
89,500
42
84,500
90,000
43
85,000
90,500 91,000
44 45
80,500 81,000
85,500 86,000
46
81,500
87,000
47
82,000
87,500
48
83,000
88,000
49
83,500
88,500
50
84,000
89,000
51
84,500
89,500
52
85,000
90,000
53
86,000
91,000
54
86,500
55
87,000
56
87,500
57
88,000
58
89,000
59
89,500
60
90,000
61
90,500
62
91,000
NOTE: Section 348.295 is shown as affected eff. 8-1-26 by 2025 Wis. Act 161. Prior to 8-1-26 it reads: 348.295 Weight limitations for certain permits. Notwithstanding s. 348.15 (3) (c), for any vehicle or vehicle combination operating under a permit issued under s. 348.27 (18), the gross weight imposed on the highway by any group of
6 or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles may not exceed the maximum gross weights in the following table for each of the respective distances between axles and the respective numbers of axles of a group: [See Figure 348.295 following]
May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26)
348.295
Updated 23-24 Wis. Stats.
VEHICLES — SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD
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Figure 348.295: Maximum gross weight in pounds on a group of— Distances in feet between foremost and rearmost axles of a group
6 consecutive axles of any combination of vehicles having a total of 6 or more axles
7 consecutive axles of a 7-axle vehicle or of any vehicle or combination of vehicles having a total of 7 or more axles
8 consecutive axles of a 8-axle vehicle or of any vehicle or combination of vehicles having a total of 8 or more axles
28
82,000
29
82,500
30
83,000
31
83,500
32
84,500
33
85,000
34
85,500
35
80,500
86,000
36
81,000
86,500
37
81,500
87,000
38
82,000
87,500
39
82,500
88,500
40
83,500
89,000
41
84,000
89,500
42
84,500
90,000
43
85,000
44
80,500
85,500
45
81,000
86,000
46
81,500
87,000
47
82,000
87,500
48
83,000
88,000
49
83,500
88,500
50
84,000
89,000
51
84,500
89,500
52
85,000
90,000
53
86,000
54
86,500
55
87,000
56
87,500
57
88,000
58
89,000
59
89,500
60
90,000
History: 2011 a. 56 s. 9; 2013 a. 165 s. 114; 2025 a. 161.
May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26)