Vehicle weight authorized by annual permits

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: (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: (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.