SB566-SA1,2,193
348.27
(9m) (a) 4. Raw forest products in vehicle combinations that exceed the
4maximum gross weight limitations under s. 348.15 (3) (c) by not more than 18,000
5pounds if the vehicle combination has 6 or more axles and the gross weight imposed
6on the highway by the wheels of any one axle of the vehicle combination does not
7exceed 18,000 pounds, except that the gross weight imposed on the highway by the
8wheels of any steering axle on the power unit may not exceed the greater of 13,000
9pounds or the manufacturer's rated capacity, but not to exceed 18,000 pounds.
10Notwithstanding s. 348.15 (8), any axle of a vehicle combination that does not impose
11on the highway at least 8 percent of the gross weight of the vehicle combination may
12not be counted as an axle for the purposes of this subdivision. Subject to par. (c), a
13permit under this subdivision is not valid on any interstate highway designated
14under s. 84.29 (2) except for the I 41 corridor
and that portion of the I 39 corridor
15between STH 34 in the town of Knowlton and STH 29 south of the city of Wausau,
16any highway or bridge with a posted weight limitation that is less than the vehicle
17combination's gross weight, and any part of the state trunk highway system that the
18department has designated by rule as a route on which a permit issued under this
19subsection is not valid.".