​​​A​pply for a permit​

The Frozen Road Period begins in Zone 4 Saturday, January 15​, 2022, at 12:01 C​T. The Frozen Road Period will begin in Zone 5 when conditions warrant. The Frozen Road Period was already in effect in Zones 1, 2 and 3​.​​​​​​Seasonal weight restrictions​​

• OS​/​OW Application and Information​​
• WINNDOT cross-border permit ​Application and Information
• Contact a commercial permit service
• Mail​
  
• Drop-Box (Madison)

Permit information and requirements

• Determine if a permit is required
• Single trip permit information
• Multiple trip permit information
• Sign up for OSOW permit updates
  
• Implements of Husbandry (IoH) information​
  
• Hours of operation for permitted vehicles​
  
• Escort, lighting, flagging and signage requirements
• Trans 252 - Escort vehicles
• Wisconsin Statute Chapter 348 - Vehicles - size, weight and load law
• OSOW YouTube channel

Forms and applications

• Oversize-overweight forms and applications

Weight restriction program ​

• Weight restriction programs include, frozen road declaration, seasonal posted roads and class II roads
  

Seasonal weight exemptions

• Frozen road exemption for unpeeled forest products, abrasives or salt
• Section 348.175 Wis. Stats.
• Seasonal harvest exemption, section 348.17(5) Wis. Stats.
• Seasonal manure exemption, section 348.17(6) Wis. Stats.

Emergency permits, declarations and exemptions​

• No current declarations​
  

Bridge information for routing purposes

• Bridges with height clearances less than 16'-03"
• Bridge heights less than legal on Wisconsin highways
• Bridges with weight-postings on Wisconsin highways
• Emergency Vehicle Weight Posted Bridges on Wisconsin Interstate Highways and Within One Mile of Interstate Interchanges
• Highway Structures Information System​ (HSIS)

Motor carrier enforcement and truck safety

• Hours-of-service regulation (U.S. DOT website)
• Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)
• Motor carrier enforcement
• Safety and Weight Enforcement Facilities (SWEF)​
  
• Wisconsin State Patrol home page
• Wisconsin State Patrol Permit Support Request​
  

Maps and publications​​

• Wisconsin Roundabout Map
  
• Official Wisconsin highway map
• Official state trunk highway system maps
• Winter road conditions
• Wisconsin Commercial Driver’s Manual
• Wisconsin long truck operators map
• Work zones and detour information
• Work zones all states (Federal Highway Administration)​

Related links:​

• 511 Wisconsin Travel Information​
• Comparison of Minnesota and Wisconsin OSOW permits
• Minnesota DOT oversize/overweight permits
• Motor carrier credentials
• Motor carriers and trucking

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