Section 253.05. Eligibility.

  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 s. 348.25 , Stats.

(2)   Transportation in limited geographic area. The application may not seek authority to transport any commodity or goods on any highway located more than 11 miles from the Wisconsin-Michigan border.

(3)   Maximum size. The vehicle may not exceed 8 feet 6 inches in width, nor 13 feet 6 inches in height, nor may any vehicle combination exceed 75 feet in overall length.

(4)   Pneumatic tires. The vehicle shall be equipped with pneumatic tires.

(5)   Maximum gross weigh.. The vehicle, including any load, may not exceed 154,000 pounds gross weight.

(6)   Maximum axle weights. Axle weights may not exceed those specified in s. Trans 251.03 .

(7)   Axles with 2 tires. The maximum wheel load for any axle operating 2 tires may not exceed 700 pounds per inch of tire width as rated by the manufacturer.

(8)   Balanced load. Wheels on one side of the vehicle may not carry more than 60% of the load.

Cr. Register, November, 1997, No. 503 , eff. 12-1-97.