Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Transportation
Chapter Trans 256 - Single Trip Trailer-Train Permits
Section Trans 256.14 - Insurance and liability conditions

Current through February 26, 2024

(1) In applying for and accepting a permit, a permittee agrees to:

(a) Pay any claim for any bodily injury or property damage resulting from operation under the permit for which the permittee is legally responsible.

(b) Hold the state, its subdivisions, officers, employes and agents harmless from any claim which may arise from operation over public highways under the permit.

(2) Whether or not insurance, bond, or deposit as set forth in sub. (7) is required, the permittee shall be liable for all damages which any highway or its appurtenances may sustain by reason of any operation under the permit.

(3) An issuing authority may waive insurance requirements for permits issued to government.

(4) Where a certificate of insurance is required, no insurer may cancel the certificate of insurance without providing the issuing authority 10 days advance written notice of the cancellation.

(5) An issuing authority may require a permittee to provide more bodily injury and property damage liability coverage than is set forth in sub. (6).

(6) The following insurance amounts are required:

Bodily injury liability-each person ........

$150,000 or $750,000

Bodily injury liability-each accident .......

$450,000 combined single

Property damage liability-each accident . . . .

$300,000 limit

(7) A permittee shall certify, and may be required to present satisfactory written evidence, that the amount of insurance coverage given in sub. (6), or a bond in a form satisfactory to the issuing authority, will be in effect for the vehicle and load designated in the permit while operating on a public highway, unless this requirement is expressly waived by the issuing authority.

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