A. No passenger type vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of such vehicle nor extending more than six inches (6") beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof. Passengers shall not ride on any part of any vehicle unless it is expressly designed either for passenger use or designed for carrying livestock, merchandise, or freight.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any street any vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in this subsection B.
1. Except as otherwise provided herein, the gross weight imposed on the street by the wheels of any one axle of a vehicle or of a combination of vehicles operated on the streets of the city shall not exceed twenty thousand (20,000) pounds on an axle equipped with pneumatic tires and shall not exceed fourteen thousand (14,000) pounds on an axle equipped with solid rubber tires. The gross weight on any tandem axle of a vehicle or any combination of vehicles shall not exceed thirty four thousand (34,000) pounds on a tandem axle equipped with pneumatic tires.
2. In the case of a vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting exclusively milk from the point of production in the state of Wisconsin to the primary market and the return of dairy supplies and dairy products from such primary market in the city of Dubuque, Iowa, to the farm in the state of Wisconsin, the gross weight imposed on the street by the wheels of any one axle may not exceed twenty one thousand (21,000) pounds or, for two (2) axles eight (8) or less feet apart, thirty seven thousand (37,000) pounds, or for groups of consecutive axles more than nine feet (9') apart, a weight of two thousand (2,000) pounds more than is shown in subsection B3 of this section, but not to exceed eighty thousand (80,000) pounds.
3. The gross weight imposed on the street by any group of axles 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:
Distance In Feet Between Foremost And Rearmost Axles Of Group | Maximum Gross Weight In Pounds Of A Group Of | |
4 Axles1 | 5 Axles2 | |
Distance In Feet Between Foremost And Rearmost Axles Of Group | Maximum Gross Weight In Pounds Of A Group Of | |
4 Axles1 | 5 Axles2 | |
12 | 55,500 | |
13 | 60,000 | |
14 | 60,500 | |
15 | 61,500 | |
16 | 62,000 | 64,200 |
17 | 63,000 | 71,700 |
18 | 63,500 | 71,200 |
19 | 64,500 | 73,000 |
20 | 65,000 | 73,000 |
21 | 66,000 | 73,000 |
22 | 66,500 | 73,000 |
23 | 67,500 | 73,000 |
24 | 68,500 | 73,000 |
25 | 69,000 | 73,000 |
26 | 69,500 | 73,000 |
27 | 70,500 | 73,000 |
28 | 71,300 | 73,000 |
29 | 72,000 | 73,000 |
30 | 72,700 | 73,000 |
31 | 73,000 | 73,000 |
32 | 73,0003 | 73,000 |
Notes:
1. 4 consecutive axles of a 4 axle vehicle or of any vehicle having a total of 5 or more axles.
2. 5 consecutive axles of a 5 axle vehicle or of any vehicle having a total of 6 or more axles.
3. Maximum at 32 or more feet between axles.
4. Notwithstanding subsection B3 of this section, two (2) consecutive sets of tandem axles may impose on the street a gross load of thirty four thousand (34,000) pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last axles of such consecutive sets of tandem axles is thirty six feet (36') or more. (Ord. 44-08, 6-16-2008)