Minnesota Statutes Transportation (Ch. 160-174A) § 169.864. Special products vehicle permits

(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer drawing one additional semitrailer, which may be equipped with an auxiliary dolly, and no semitrailer used in the three-vehicle combination has an overall length in excess of 28-1/2feet;

(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 108,000 pounds;

(3) complies with the axle weight limits insection 169.824;

(4) complies with the tire weight limits insection 169.823or the tire manufacturer’s recommended load, whichever is less;

(5) is operated only in this state on Trunk Highway marked 2 between Grand Rapids and the port of Duluth; on Trunk Highway marked 169 between Grand Rapids and its junction with Trunk Highway marked 53; on Trunk Highway marked 194 between Trunk Highway marked 2 and Trunk Highway marked 53; and on Trunk Highway marked 53; and

(6) the seasonal weight increases authorized undersection 169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply.

(1) is a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck-tractor and a single semitrailer that may exceed 48 feet, but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the centerline of the rear axle group of the semitrailer does not exceed 43 feet;

(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 90,000 pounds if the vehicle combination has a total of six or more axles or 97,000 pounds if the vehicle combination has a total of seven or more axles;

(3) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 99,000 pounds during the time when seasonal weight increases authorized undersection 169.826, subdivision 1, are in effect;

(4) complies with the axle weight limits insection 169.824;

(5) complies with the tire weight limits insection 169.823or the tire manufacturer’s recommended load, whichever is less; and

(6) is operated only on the highways specified in subdivision 1, clause (5).

Subd. 2a. Special tire-hauling permit. (a) The commissioner may issue a permit authorizing a vehicle used exclusively to haul earthmover tires, if the vehicle:

(b) The seasonal weight increases authorized undersection 169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply to permits issued under this subdivision.

(1) the vehicle must be operated in compliance with seasonal load restrictions undersection 169.87;

(2) the vehicle may not be operated on the interstate highway system; and

(3) the vehicle may be operated on streets or highways under the control of local authorities only upon the approval of the local authority; however, vehicles may have reasonable access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest and for continuity of route within one mile of the national network as provided bysection 169.81, subdivision 3, and byCode of Federal Regulations, title 23, section 658.19.