Section 251.02. Vehicle weight authorized by annual permits.

 

(1)  Unless otherwise provided in the approved permit, the gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any axle-group or by any axle or combination of 2 or more consecutive axles within an axle-group on a vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated under an annual permit issued under s. 348.27 (2) , Stats. , may not exceed: - See PDF for table

(2)  Unless otherwise provided in the approved permit, the gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any 2 consecutive axle-groups on a vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated under an annual permit issued under s. 348.27 (2) , Stats. , may not exceed the gross weights in the following table for each of the respective distances between axle-groups and the respective numbers of axles in each axle-group when the distance between the axle-groups is measured between the centers of the nearest axles of the 2 axle-groups: - See PDF for table - See PDF for table

(3)  The overall gross weight imposed on the highway by all of the wheels on a vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated under an annual permit issued under s. 348.27 (2) , Stats. , may not exceed the maximum gross weight shown on the face of the permit.

History: Cr. Register, January, 1982, No. 313 , eff. 2-1-82.