Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 253.06 - 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 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 and length 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, within 11 miles of the Wisconsin-Michigan
border.
(5) 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.
(6) PERMIT CARRIED ON VEHICLE. The driver
carries the permit with attached local road approval letters 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.
(7) 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.
(8) 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.
(9) ALLOW PASSING. The driver allows
approaching or overtaking traffic to pass.
(10) INSURANCE MAINTAINED. Insurance on the
vehicle is maintained in accordance with s.
Trans
253.08.
(11) PROPER REGISTRATION. If the vehicle is
required to be registered by Wisconsin or Michigan law, registration shall be
at not less than the permit weight or at the maximum available registration
weight, whichever is less.
(12)
OPERATION ON PAVEMENT SURFACE. The right wheels of the vehicle do not leave the
roadway, except to allow traffic to pass.
(13) ALCOHOL USE PROHIBITED. The driver does
not:
(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.
(14) DRIVER PROPERLY
LICENSED. The driver holds all required licenses bearing the proper classes and
endorsements needed to operate the vehicle.
(15) ALL OTHER NEEDED PERMITS OBTAINED. All
other operational permits required by the department or other agencies having
jurisdiction over the highways used by the permittee are obtained.
(16) ADVERSE WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. 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.
Notes
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