1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to transportation; modifying the gross weight limit of vehicles to 108,000
1.3 pounds; making conforming changes; eliminating special hauling and overweight
1.4 permits for trucks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 168.013,
1.5 subdivisions 1e, 3, 12; 169.824, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.8261, subdivisions 1a, 2;
1.6 169.86, subdivisions 1, 5; 169.863, subdivision 1; 169.871, subdivisions 1, 1b;
1.7 repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169.826, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4,
1.8 7; 169.8295; 169.86, subdivisions 1a, 5a; 169.864; 169.865, subdivisions 1a, 1b,
1.9 2, 3, 4, 5; 169.866; 169.8665; 169.868; 169.869; 169.87, subdivision 4; 169.871,
1.10 subdivision 1a.
1.11BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.12 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, subdivision 1e, is amended to read:
1.13 Subd. 1e.Truck; tractor; combination; exceptions.(a) On trucks and tractors except
1.14those in this chapter defined as farm trucks and on truck-tractor and semitrailer combinations
1.15except those defined as farm combinations, the tax based on total gross weight shall be
1.16graduated according to the Minnesota base rate schedule prescribed in this subdivision, but
1.17in no event less than $120.
1.18 Minnesota Base Rate Schedule
1.19 Scheduled taxes include five percent
1.20 surtax provided for in subdivision 14
TAX1.21 TOTAL GROSS WEIGHT IN POUNDS
15$1,500-01.22 A
203,000-1,5011.23 B
254,500-3,0011.24 C
356,000-4,5011.25 D
1Section 1.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1264
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Joy, Skraba and Fogelman02/20/2025
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2.16 80,000
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2.18 (b) For purposes of the Minnesota base rate schedule, for vehicles with six or more axles
2.19in the "S" and "T" categories, the base rates are $1,520 and $1,620 respectively.
2.20 (c) For each vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 80,000 108,000 pounds an additional
2.21tax of $50 is imposed for each ton or fraction thereof in excess of 80,000 108,000 pounds,
2.22subject to subdivision 12 or section 169.86, subdivision 5a, as applicable.
2.23 (d) For purposes of registration identification, for vehicles registered in the "O" category,
2.24the owner must declare at the time of registration whether the vehicle will carry a weight
2.25of 55,000 pounds or more and therefore be subject to the federal heavy vehicle use tax. For
2.26those owners who declare a weight less than 55,000 pounds, a distinctive weight sticker
2.27must be issued and the owner is restricted to a gross vehicle weight of less than 55,000
2.28pounds.
2.29 (e) Truck-tractors except those herein defined as farm vehicles shall be taxed in
2.30accordance with the foregoing gross weight tax schedule on the basis of the combined gross
2.31weight of the truck-tractor and any semitrailer or semitrailers which the applicant proposes
2.32to combine with the truck-tractor.
2.33 (f) On trucks, truck-tractors and semitrailer combinations, except those defined as farm
2.34trucks and farm combinations, the tax for each of the first eight years of vehicle life is 100
2.35percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule, and during the ninth and
2Section 1.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 3.1succeeding years of vehicle life, the tax is 75 percent of the Minnesota base rate prescribed
3.2by this subdivision.
3.3 (g) For the purpose of registration, trailers coupled with a truck-tractor, semitrailer
3.4combination are semitrailers.
3.5 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.6 Subd. 3.Application; cancellation; excessive gross weight forbidden.(a) The applicant
3.7for all licenses based on gross weight shall state the unloaded weight of the motor vehicle,
3.8trailer, or semitrailer and the maximum load the applicant proposes to carry on it, the sum
3.9of which constitutes the gross weight upon which the license tax must be paid. However,
3.10the declared gross weight upon which the tax is paid must not be less than 1-1/4 times the
3.11declared unloaded weight of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to be registered, except
3.12recreational vehicles taxed under subdivision 1g, school buses taxed under subdivision 18,
3.13and tow trucks or towing vehicles defined in section 168B.011, subdivision 12a. The gross
3.14weight of a tow truck or towing vehicle is the actual weight of the tow truck or towing
3.15vehicle fully equipped, but does not include the weight of a wrecked or disabled vehicle
3.16towed or drawn by the tow truck or towing vehicle.
3.17 (b) Except as provided by special permit issued under section 169.86, The gross weight
3.18of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer must not exceed the gross weight upon which the
3.19license tax has been paid by more than four percent or 1,000 pounds, whichever is greater;
3.20provided that, a vehicle transporting unfinished forest products on a highway, other than a
3.21highway that is part of the system of interstate and defense highways, unless a federal
3.22exemption is granted, in accordance with paragraph (d), clause (3):.
3.23 (1) shall not exceed its gross vehicle weight upon which the license tax has been paid,
3.24or gross axle weight on any axle, by more than five percent and, notwithstanding other law
3.25to the contrary, is not subject to any fee, fine, or other assessment or penalty for exceeding
3.26a gross vehicle or axle weight by up to five percent. This clause applies year round to
3.27suppliers of unfinished forest products to mills; and
3.28 (2) is not subject to any provision of paragraph (d) or chapter 169 limiting the gross axle
3.29weight of any individual axle unless the entire vehicle also exceeds its gross vehicle weight
3.30plus its weight allowance allowed in clause (1) and plus any weight allowance permitted
3.31under section 169.826 or 169.8261, in which case the vehicle is subject to all applicable
3.32penalties for excess weight violations.
3Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 4.1 (c) The gross weight of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which the license
4.2tax is paid must be indicated by a distinctive character on the license plate or plates except
4.3as provided in subdivision 12 or section 169.86, subdivision 5a, as applicable, and the plate
4.4or plates must be kept clean and clearly visible at all times.
4.5 (d) The owner, driver, or user of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, upon conviction
4.6for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for which it was registered or
4.7for operating a vehicle with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful axle load weight,
4.8is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to increased registration or reregistration according
4.9to the following schedule:
4.10 (1) Upon conviction for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for
4.11which a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered by more than the allowance set
4.12forth in paragraph (b) but less than 25 percent, or for operating or using a motor vehicle,
4.13trailer, or semitrailer with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful axle load as
4.14provided in sections 169.822 to 169.829 by more than the allowance set forth in paragraph
4.15(b) but less than 25 percent, the owner, driver, or user of the motor vehicle, trailer, or
4.16semitrailer used to commit the violation, in addition to any penalty imposed for the
4.17misdemeanor, shall apply to the registrar to increase the authorized gross weight to be carried
4.18on the vehicle to a weight equal to or greater than the gross weight the owner, driver, or
4.19user was convicted of carrying. The increase is computed for the balance of the calendar
4.20year on the basis of 1/12 of the annual tax for each month remaining in the calendar year
4.21beginning with the first day of the month in which the violation occurred. If the additional
4.22registration tax computed upon that weight, plus the tax already paid, amounts to more than
4.23the regular tax for the maximum gross weight permitted for the vehicle under sections
4.24169.822 to 169.829 section 169.824, that additional amount must nevertheless be paid into
4.25the highway fund, but the additional tax thus paid does not authorize or permit any person
4.26to operate the vehicle with a gross weight in excess of the maximum legal weight as provided
4.27by sections 169.822 to 169.829 section 169.824. Unless the owner within 30 days after a
4.28conviction applies to increase the authorized weight and pays the additional tax as provided
4.29in this section, the registrar shall revoke the registration on the vehicle and demand the
4.30return of the registration card and plates issued on that registration.
4.31 (2) Upon conviction of an owner, driver, or user of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer
4.32for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for which the motor vehicle,
4.33trailer, or semitrailer was registered by 25 percent or more or for operating or using the
4.34vehicle or trailer with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful axle load as provided
4.35in sections 169.822 to 169.829 by 25 percent or more, and in addition to any penalty imposed
4Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 5.1for the misdemeanor, the registrar shall either (i) cancel the reciprocity privileges on the
5.2vehicle involved if the vehicle is being operated under reciprocity or (ii) if the vehicle is
5.3not being operated under reciprocity, cancel the certificate of registration on the vehicle
5.4operated and demand the return of the registration certificate and registration plates. The
5.5registrar may not cancel the registration or reciprocity privileges for any vehicle found in
5.6violation of seasonal load restrictions imposed under section 169.87 unless the axle weight
5.7exceeds the year-round weight limit for the highway on which the violation occurred. The
5.8registrar may investigate any allegation of gross weight violations and demand that the
5.9operator show cause why all future operating privileges in the state should not be revoked
5.10unless the additional tax assessed is paid.
5.11 (3) Clause (1) does not apply to the first haul of unprocessed or raw farm products or
5.12unfinished forest products, when the registered gross weight is not exceeded by more than
5.13ten percent. For purposes of this clause, "first haul" means (i) the first, continuous
5.14transportation of unprocessed or raw farm products from the place of production or on-farm
5.15storage site to any other location within 100 miles of the place of production or on-farm
5.16storage site, or (ii) the continuous or noncontinuous transportation of unfinished forest
5.17products from the place of production to the place of final processing or manufacture located
5.18within 200 miles of the place of production.
5.19 (4) (3) When the registration on a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is revoked by the
5.20registrar according to this section, the vehicle must not be operated on the highways of the
5.21state until it is registered or reregistered, as the case may be, and new plates issued, and the
5.22registration fee is the annual tax for the total gross weight of the vehicle at the time of
5.23violation. The reregistration pursuant to this subdivision of any vehicle operating under
5.24reciprocity agreements pursuant to section 168.181 or 168.187 must be at the full annual
5.25registration fee without regard to the percentage of vehicle miles traveled in this state.
5.26 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
5.27 Subd. 12.Additional tax for excessive gross weight.(a) Whenever an owner has
5.28registered a vehicle and paid the tax as provided in subdivisions 1 to 1g, on the basis of a
5.29selected gross weight of the vehicle and thereafter such owner desires to operate such vehicle
5.30with a greater gross weight than that for which the tax has been paid, such owner shall be
5.31permitted to reregister such vehicle by paying the additional tax due thereon for the remainder
5.32of the calendar year for which such vehicle has been reregistered, the additional tax computed
5.33pro rata by the month, 1/12 of the annual tax due for each month of the year remaining in
5.34the calendar year, beginning with the first day of the month in which such owner desires to
5Sec. 3.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 6.1operate the vehicle with the greater weight. In computing the additional tax as aforesaid,
6.2the owner shall be given credit for the unused portion of the tax previously paid computed
6.3pro rata by the month, 1/12 of the annual tax paid for each month of the year remaining in
6.4the calendar year beginning with the first day of the month in which such owner desires to
6.5operate the vehicle with the greater weight. An owner will be permitted one reduction of
6.6gross weight or change of registration per year, which will result in a refund. This refund
6.7will be prorated monthly beginning with the first day of the month after such owner applies
6.8to amend the registration. The application for amendment shall be accompanied by a fee of
6.9$3, and all fees shall be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund. Provided,
6.10however, the owner of a vehicle may reregister the vehicle for a weight of more than 81,000
6.11109,000 pounds for one or more 30-day periods. For each 30-day period, the additional tax
6.12shall be equal to 1/12 of the difference between the annual tax for the weight at which the
6.13vehicle is registered and reregistered.
6.14 (b) This subdivision does not apply to the owner of a vehicle who pays the additional
6.15tax for excessive gross weight under section 169.86, subdivision 5a, when buying a permit
6.16to operate with the greater gross weight.
6.17 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.824, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.18 Subdivision 1.Table of axle weight limits.(a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles
6.19equipped with pneumatic tires shall be operated upon the highways of this state where the
6.20total gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles of any vehicle or
6.21combination of vehicles exceeds that given in the following axle weight limits table for the
6.22distance between the centers of the first and last axles of any group of two or more
6.23consecutive axles under consideration. Unless otherwise noted, the distance between axles
6.24must be measured longitudinally to the nearest even foot, and when the measurement is a
6.25fraction of exactly one-half foot the next largest whole number in feet shall be used, except
6.26that when the distance between axles is more than three feet four inches and less than three
6.27feet six inches the distance of four feet shall be used.
6.28 Axle Weight Limits
6.29 Maximum gross weight in pounds on a group of
436.30 2
consecutive
axles of a
consecutive axles of a
3-axle vehicle or any
consecutive axles of
a 2-axle vehicle or any
6.31Distances in feet
6.32between centers of
4-axle vehiclecombination ofcombination of vehicles6.33foremost and rearmost
6.34axles of a group or anyvehicles having a total
of 3 or more axles
having a total of 2 or
6.35 more axles combination of
6.36 vehicles
6.37 having a total
6Sec. 4.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 7.1 of 4 or more
7.2 axles
34,0007.34
34,0007.45
34,0007.56
34,00034,0007.67
34,00034,0007.78
42,00034,0007.88 plus
7.9 (38,000)
43,00035,0007.109
7.11 (39,000)
49,00043,50036,0007.1210
7.13 (40,000)
49,50044,50036,0007.1411
50,00045,0007.1512
51,00046,0007.1613
51,50046,5007.1714
52,00047,5007.1815
53,00048,0007.1916
53,50049,0007.2017
54,00049,5007.2118
55,00050,5007.2219
55,50051,0007.2320
56,00052,0007.2421
57,00052,5007.2522
57,50053,5007.2623
58,00054,0007.2724
59,000(55,000)7.2825
59,500(55,500)7.2926
60,000(56,500)7.3027
61,000(57,000)7.3128
61,500(58,000)7.3229
62,000(58,500)7.3330
63,000(59,500)7.3431
63,500(60,000)7.3532
64,0007.3633
65,0007.3734
65,5007.3835
7Sec. 4.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 66,0008.136
67,0008.237
67,5008.338
68,0008.439
69,0008.540
69,5008.641
70,0008.742
71,0008.843
71,5008.944
72,0008.1045
72,5008.1146
(73,500)8.1247
(74,000)8.1348
(74,500)8.1449
(75,500)8.1550
(76,000)8.1651
(76,500)8.1752
(77,500)8.1853
(78,000)8.1954
(78,500)8.2055
(79,500)8.2156
(80,000)8.2257
8.23 (b) The maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles, where the distance
8.24between centers of foremost and rearmost axles of any axle group is seven feet or eight feet,
8.25is 34,000 pounds, except for vehicles manufactured before August 1, 1991. Notwithstanding
8.26any lesser weight shown in the axle weight limits table, for vehicles manufactured before
8.27August 1, 1991:
8.28 (1) the maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles, where the distance
8.29between centers of foremost and rearmost axles of any axle group is seven feet, is 37,000
8.30pounds; and
8.31 (2) the maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles, where the distance
8.32between centers of foremost and rearmost axles of any axle group is eight feet, is 38,500
8.33pounds.
8.34 (c) "8 plus" refers to any distance greater than eight feet but less than nine feet.
8Sec. 4.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 9.1 Axle Weight Limits (continued)
9.2 Maximum gross weight in pounds on a group of
8769.3 5
consecutive axles of
an 8-axle vehicle or
consecutive
axles of a 7-axle
consecutive
axles of a 6-axle
consecutive
axles of a 5-axle
9.4Distances in
9.5feet between
any combination ofvehicle or anyvehicle or anyvehicle or any9.6centers of
vehicles having acombination ofcombination ofcombination of9.7foremost and
total of 8 or more
axles
vehicles having
a total of 7 or
more axles
vehicles having
a total of 6 or
more axles
vehicles having
a total of 5 or
9.10 more axles
9.8rearmost axles
9.9of a group
57,0009.1114
57,5009.1215
58,0009.1316
59,0009.1417
59,5009.1518
60,0009.1619
72,00066,00060,5009.1720
72,50067,00061,5009.1821
73,00067,50062,0009.1922
73,50068,00062,5009.2023
74,00068,50063,0009.2124
75,00069,00064,0009.2225
75,50070,00064,5009.2326
76,00070,50065,0009.2427
76,50071,00065,5009.2528
77,00071,50066,5009.2629
77,50072,00067,0009.2730
78,50073,00067,5009.2831
79,00073,50068,0009.2932
79,50074,00069,0009.3033
80,00074,50069,5009.3134
(86,000)(80,500)75,00070,0009.3235
(86,500)(81,000)76,00070,5009.3336
(87,000)(81,500)76,50071,5009.3437
(87,500)(82,000)77,00072,0009.3538
(88,500)(82,500)77,50072,5009.3639
(89,000)(83,500)78,00073,0009.3740
(89,500)(84,000)79,00074,0009.3841
(90,000)(84,500)79,50074,5009.3942
(90,500)(85,000)80,00075,0009.4043
9Sec. 4.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 (91,000)(85,500)(80,500)75,50010.144
(91,500)(86,000)(81,000)76,50010.245
(92,500)(87,000)(81,500)77,00010.346
(93,000)(87,500)(82,000)77,50010.447
(93,500)(88,000)(83,000)78,00010.548
(94,000)(88,500)(83,500)79,00010.649
(94,500)(89,000)(84,000)79,50010.750
(95,000)(89,500)(84,500)80,00010.851
(95,500)(90,500)(85,000)(80,500)10.952
(96,500)(91,000)(86,000)(81,000)10.1053
(97,000)(91,500)(86,500)(81,500)10.1154
(97,500)(92,000)(87,000)(82,500)10.1255
(98,000)(92,500)(87,500)(83,000)10.1356
(98,500)(93,000)(88,000)(83,500)10.1457
(99,000)(94,000)(89,000)(84,000)10.1558
(99,500)(94,500)(89,500)(85,000)10.1659
(100,500)(95,000)(90,000)(85,500)10.1760
(101,000)(95,500)10.1861
(101,500)(96,000)10.1962
(102,000)(96,500)10.2063
(102,500)(97,000)10.2164
(103,000)10.2265
(103,500)10.2366
(104,500)10.2467
(105,000)10.2568
(105,500)10.2669
(106,000)10.2770
(106,500)10.2871
(107,000)10.2972
(107,500)10.3073
(108,000)10.3174
10.32 (d) The gross weights shown without parentheses in the axle weight limits table are
10.33allowed on unpaved streets and highways, unless posted to a lesser weight under section
10.34169.87, subdivision 1. The gross weights shown in this table, whether within or without
10.35parentheses, are allowed on paved streets and highways, unless posted to a lesser weight
10.36under section 169.87, subdivision 1. Gross weights in excess of 80,000 pounds require an
10.37overweight permit under this chapter, unless otherwise allowed under section 169.826.
10Sec. 4.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 11.1 (e) Notwithstanding any lesser weight shown in the axle weight limits table, but subject
11.2to the restrictions on gross vehicle weights in subdivision 2, clauses (1) and (2), two
11.3consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each and a
11.4combined gross load of 68,000 pounds provided the overall distance between the first and
11.5last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
11.6 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.824, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.7 Subd. 2.Gross vehicle weight of all axles.The gross vehicle weight of all axles of a
11.8vehicle or combination of vehicles must not exceed:
11.9 (1) 80,000 108,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles on all streets and
11.10highways, unless posted at a lower axle weight under section 169.87, subdivision 1; and.
11.11 (2) 88,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more axles
11.12while exclusively engaged in hauling livestock on all state trunk highways other than
11.13interstate highways, if the vehicle has a permit under section 169.86, subdivision 5, paragraph
11.14(j).
11.15Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.8261, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
11.16 Subd. 1a.Six-axle and over-width vehicle permit.(a) A road authority may issue an
11.17annual permit authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more
11.18axles to haul raw or unfinished forest products by the most direct route to the nearest paved
11.19highway on any highway with gross weights permitted under sections 169.823 to 169.829
11.20and be operated with:
11.21 (1) a gross vehicle weight of up to:
11.22 (i) 90,000 pounds; and
11.23 (ii) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826,
11.24subdivision 1; and
11.25 (2) a total outside width of the vehicle or the load that does not exceed 114 inches.
11.26 (b) In addition to the conditions in subdivision 2, a vehicle or combination of vehicles
11.27that is operated with a permit under this subdivision and transporting a load that exceeds
11.28108 inches must:
11.29 (1) display red or orange flags, 18 inches square, as markers at the front and rear and on
11.30both sides of the load; and
11Sec. 6.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 12.1 (2) not be operated on any road in a metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121,
12.2subdivision 4.
12.3 (c) A vehicle or combination of vehicles with a permit under this subdivision may only
12.4be operated on an interstate highway:
12.5 (1) as provided under United States Code, title 23, section 127(q), for operation on the
12.6specified segment of marked Interstate Highway 35; or
12.7 (2) if the gross vehicle weight does not exceed 80,000 pounds.
12.8 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.8261, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
12.9 Subd. 2.Conditions.(a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles operated under this section
12.10must:
12.11 (1) comply with seasonal load restrictions in effect between the dates set by the
12.12commissioner under section 169.87, subdivision 2;
12.13 (2) (1) comply with bridge load limits posted under section 169.84;
12.14 (3) (2) be equipped and operated with six or more axles and brakes on all wheels;
12.15 (4) (3) be operated under a permit issued by each road authority having jurisdiction over
12.16a road on which the vehicle is operated, if required by the road authority;
12.17 (5) (4) obey all road and bridge postings, including those pertaining to lane or roadway
12.18width; and
12.19 (6) (5) not exceed 20,000 pounds gross weight on any single axle.
12.20 (b) A vehicle operated under this section may exceed the legal axle weight limits listed
12.21in section 169.824 by not more than 12.5 percent; except that, the weight limits may be
12.22exceeded by not more than 23.75 percent during the time when seasonal increases are
12.23authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1.
12.24Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.86, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
12.25 Subdivision 1.Permit authorities; restrictions.(a) The commissioner, with respect to
12.26highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to
12.27highways under their jurisdiction, may, in their discretion, upon application in writing and
12.28good cause being shown therefor, issue a special permit, in writing, authorizing the applicant
12.29to move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding
12.30the maximum specified in this chapter, exceeding the gross weight for which the vehicle is
12Sec. 8.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 13.1registered under chapter 168, or otherwise not in conformity with the provisions of this
13.2chapter, upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the party granting such permit and for
13.3the maintenance of which such party is responsible.
13.4 (b) Permits relating to over-width, over-length manufactured homes shall not be issued
13.5to persons other than manufactured home dealers or manufacturers for movement of new
13.6units owned by the manufactured home dealer or manufacturer, until the person has presented
13.7a statement from the county auditor and treasurer where the unit is presently located, stating
13.8that all personal and real property taxes have been paid. Upon payment of the most recent
13.9single year delinquent personal property or current year taxes only, the county auditor or
13.10treasurer must issue a taxes paid statement to a manufactured home dealer or a financial
13.11institution desiring to relocate a manufactured home that has been repossessed. This statement
13.12must be dated within 30 days of the contemplated move. The statement from the county
13.13auditor and treasurer where the unit is presently located, stating that all personal and real
13.14property taxes have been paid, may be made by telephone. If the statement is obtained by
13.15telephone, the permit shall contain the date and time of the telephone call and the names of
13.16the persons in the auditor's office and treasurer's office who verified that all personal and
13.17real property taxes had been paid.
13.18 (c) The commissioner may not grant a permit authorizing the movement, in a three-vehicle
13.19combination, of a semitrailer or trailer that exceeds 28-1/2 feet, except that the commissioner
13.20(1) may renew a permit that was granted before April 16, 1984, for the movement of a
13.21semitrailer or trailer that exceeds the length limitation in section 169.81, subdivision 2, or
13.22(2) may grant a permit authorizing the transportation of empty trailers that exceed 28-1/2
13.23feet when using a B-train hitching mechanism as defined in Code of Federal Regulations,
13.24title 23, section 658.5, from a point of manufacture in the state to the state border.
13.25 (d) The state as to state trunk highways, a statutory or home rule charter city as to streets
13.26in the city, or a town as to roads in the town, may issue permits authorizing the transportation
13.27of combinations of vehicles exceeding the limitations in section 169.81, subdivisions 2a
13.28and 3, over highways, streets, or roads within its boundaries. Combinations of vehicles
13.29authorized by this paragraph may be restricted as to the use of state trunk highways by the
13.30commissioner, to the use of streets by the city road authority, and to the use of roads by the
13.31town road authority. Nothing in this paragraph or section 169.81, subdivisions 2a and 3,
13.32alters or changes the authority vested in local authorities under section 169.04.
13Sec. 8.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 14.1 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
14.2 Subd. 5.Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation.The commissioner, with respect to
14.3highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each permit issued.
14.4The fee for an annual permit that expires by law on the date of the vehicle registration
14.5expiration must be based on the proportion of the year that remains until the expiration date.
14.6All fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation must be deposited as
14.7provided in paragraph (i) and in section 174.525. Except for those annual permits for which
14.8the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the fees are:
14.9 (a) $15 for each single trip permit.
14.10 (b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on a specific
14.11route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the same product,
14.12weight, and dimension.
14.13 (c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive
14.14months. Annual permits may be issued for:
14.15 (1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety or
14.16well-being of the public;
14.17 (2) motor vehicles that travel on interstate highways and carry loads authorized under
14.18subdivision 1a;
14.19 (3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 169.826,
14.20subdivision 1a;
14.21 (4) (3) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863;
14.22 (5) (4) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;
14.23 (6) (5) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat; and
14.24 (7) (6) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section
14.25169.862.
14.26 (d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12
14.27consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:
14.28 (1) mobile cranes;
14.29 (2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
14.30 (3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;
14.31 (4) implements of husbandry;
14Sec. 9.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 15.1 (5) double-deck buses;
15.2 (6) commercial boat hauling and transporting waterfront structures, including, but not
15.3limited to, portable boat docks and boat lifts; and
15.4 (7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers
15.5for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, the
15.6permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer only
15.7while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3,
15.8paragraph (c).
15.9 (e) For vehicles that have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of sections
15.10169.823 to 169.829, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However, this paragraph
15.11applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), but only
15.12when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in that paragraph, and then
15.13the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance weight, in excess of the permitted
15.14maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal to the product of the distance traveled
15.15times the sum of the overweight axle group cost factors shown in the following chart:
15.16 Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors
Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:15.17Weight (pounds)
Four consecutive
axles spaced within
14 feet or less
Three
consecutive
axles spaced
Two
consecutive
15.20 axles spaced
15.18exceeding weight
15.19limitations on axles
within 9 feet
or less
15.21 within 8 feet
15.22 or less
.04.05.1215.23 0-2,000
.05.06.1415.24 2,001-4,000
.06.07.1815.25 4,001-6,000
.07.09.2115.26 6,001-8,000
.08.10.2615.27 8,001-10,000
.09.12.3015.28 10,001-12,000
.11.14
15.29 Not
permitted15.30 12,001-14,000
.12.17
15.31 Not
permitted15.32 14,001-16,000
.15.19
15.33 Not
permitted15.34 16,001-18,000
.16
Not
permitted
15.35 Not
permitted15.36 18,001-20,000
.20
Not
permitted
15.37 Not
permitted15.38 20,001-22,000
15Sec. 9.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 16.1The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The additional
16.2cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).
16.3For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile
16.4fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed
16.5in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance already
16.6traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation loading
16.7site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.
16.8 (f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight,
16.9or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
16.10implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit are as
16.11follows:
Annual Permit Fee16.12 Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle
$200or less16.13 90,000
$300- 100,00016.14 90,001
$400- 110,00016.15 100,001
$500- 120,00016.16 110,001
$600- 130,00016.17 120,001
$700- 140,00016.18 130,001
$800- 145,00016.19 140,001
$900- 155,00016.20 145,001
16.21If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 155,000 pounds the permit fee is determined
16.22under paragraph (e).
16.23 (g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 169.80 by more
16.24than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) when
16.25the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 169.87 are in effect.
16.26 (h) (f) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for
16.27refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on a
16.28single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 169.828,
16.29subdivision 2, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000 pounds
16.30on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000 pounds.
16.31 (i) (g) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 169.8261. The fee under this
16.32paragraph must be deposited as follows:
16.33 (1) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund for
16.34costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges; and
16Sec. 9.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 17.1 (2) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in the bridge inspection
17.2and signing account as provided under subdivision 5b.
17.3 (j) $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating under authority of section 169.824,
17.4subdivision 2, clause (2).
17.5 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.863, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.6 Subdivision 1.Special vehicle.The commissioner may issue a permit for a vehicle that
17.7meets the following requirements:
17.8 (a) There must be no more than two support points for the vehicle or for each vehicle
17.9of a vehicle combination. The support point of each axle group must be capable of distributing
17.10the load equally to each axle of the group with a variance of no more than 3,000 pounds
17.11between any two axles of the group.
17.12 (b) The maximum wheel load may not exceed the tire manufacturer's recommended load
17.13or the following weight limits, whichever is less:
17.14 (1) front steering axles, 550 pounds per inch;
17.15 (2) other single axles, 500 pounds per inch;
17.16 (3) tandem axles, 450 pounds per inch; and
17.17 (4) tridem or quad axle groups, 425 pounds per inch.
17.18 (c) The axle group weights must comply with the limitations of section 169.824.
17.19 (d) The vehicle may not be equipped with a variable load axle, unless the variable load
17.20axle cannot be operated from the cab of the vehicle.
17.21 (e) The vehicle transports pole-length pulpwood, carries a gross vehicle weight of not
17.22more than 82,000 108,000 pounds, and has six or more axles.
17.23Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.871, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.24 Subdivision 1.Civil liability.(a) The owner or lessee of a vehicle that is operated with
17.25a gross weight in excess of a weight limit imposed under sections 169.823 to 169.8295,
17.26169.84 to 169.851, and 169.87 section 169.824 or a shipper who ships or tenders goods for
17.27shipment in a single truck or combination vehicle that exceeds a weight limit imposed under
17.28sections 169.823 to 169.8295, 169.84 to 169.851, and 169.87 section 169.824 is liable for
17.29a civil penalty as follows:
17Sec. 11.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 18.1 (1) if the total gross excess weight is not more than 1,000 pounds, one cent per pound
18.2for each pound in excess of the legal limit;
18.3 (2) if the total gross excess weight is more than 1,000 pounds but not more than 3,000
18.4pounds, $10 plus five cents per pound for each pound in excess of 1,000 pounds;
18.5 (3) if the total gross excess weight is more than 3,000 pounds but not more than 5,000
18.6pounds, $110 plus ten cents per pound for each pound in excess of 3,000 pounds;
18.7 (4) if the total gross excess weight is more than 5,000 pounds but not more than 7,000
18.8pounds, $310 plus 15 cents per pound for each pound in excess of 5,000 pounds;
18.9 (5) if the total gross excess weight is more than 7,000 pounds, $610 plus 20 cents per
18.10pound for each pound in excess of 7,000 pounds.
18.11 (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a person found guilty of a violation
18.12of a weight limit imposed under this section or sections 169.823 to 169.8295, 169.84 to
18.13169.851, or 169.87 section 169.824 is also found by the court to have knowingly and
18.14contemporaneously attempted to evade a fixed weigh station or to otherwise avoid weighing
18.15by means of stationary scales under section 169.85 or other law, the court must impose a
18.16penalty of twice the amount otherwise authorized under paragraph (a).
18.17 (c) Any penalty imposed upon a defendant under this subdivision must not exceed the
18.18penalty prescribed by this subdivision. Any fine paid by the defendant in a criminal
18.19overweight action that arose from the same overweight violation is applied toward payment
18.20of the civil penalty under this subdivision. A peace officer or Department of Public Safety
18.21employee described in section 299D.06 who cites a driver for a violation of the weight
18.22limitations established by sections 169.81 to 169.851 and 169.87 section 169.824 must give
18.23written notice to the driver that the driver or another may also be liable for the civil penalties
18.24provided herein in the same or separate proceedings.
18.25 (d) A penalty imposed upon the owner or lessee of a vehicle that is based on violations
18.26identified by the use of shippers' weight records under section 169.872 must not exceed an
18.27aggregate of $10,000.
18.28Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.871, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
18.29 Subd. 1b.Civil penalty for first two violations.Notwithstanding subdivision 1,
18.30paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), a civil penalty under subdivision 1 for a violation in a motor
18.31vehicle in the course of a first haul as defined in section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph
18.32(d), clause (3), of a weight limit imposed under sections 169.823 to 169.829, 169.84 to
18.33169.851, and 169.87 section 169.824 that is not preceded by two or more violations of the
18Sec. 12.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 19.1gross weight limits in those sections in that motor vehicle within the previous 12 months,
19.2may not exceed $150.
19.3 Sec. 13. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
19.4 The revisor of statutes shall correct any statutory cross-references consistent with:
19.5 (1) the raising of the gross weight rating to 108,000 pounds; and
19.6 (2) the repeal of special permits for overweight vehicles.
19.7 Sec. 14. REPEALER.
19.8 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169.826, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, and 7; 169.8295;
19.9169.86, subdivisions 1a and 5a; 169.864; 169.865, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4, and 5;
19.10169.866; 169.8665; 169.868; 169.869; 169.87, subdivision 4; and 169.871, subdivision 1a,
19.11are repealed.
19.12Sec. 15. EFFECTIVE DATE.
19.13 Sections 1 to 14 are effective August 1, 2026.
19Sec. 15.
REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0107312/12/24 169.826 GROSS WEIGHT SEASONAL INCREASES.
Subdivision 1.Winter increase amounts.The limitations provided in sections 169.823 to
169.829 are increased by ten percent between the dates set by the commissioner for each zone
established by the commissioner based on a freezing index model each winter.
Subd. 1a.Harvest season increase amount; permit.The limitations provided in sections
169.823 to 169.829 are increased by ten percent from the beginning of harvest to November 30
each year for the movement of sugar beets, carrots, and potatoes from the field of harvest to the
point of the first unloading. Transfer of the product from a farm vehicle or small farm trailer, within
the meaning of chapter 168, to another vehicle is not considered to be the first unloading. A permit
issued under section 169.86, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), is required. The commissioner shall not
issue permits under this subdivision if to do so will result in a loss of federal highway funding to
the state.
Subd. 2.Duration.The duration of a ten percent increase in load limits is subject to limitation
by order of the commissioner, subject to implementation of springtime load restrictions.
Subd. 3.Excess weight permit.When the ten percent increase is in effect, a permit is required
for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer combination that has a gross weight in excess of 80,000
pounds, an axle group weight in excess of that prescribed in section 169.824, or a single axle weight
in excess of 20,000 pounds and which travels on interstate routes.
Subd. 4.Weight limits set by other law.In cases where gross weights in an amount less than
that set forth in sections 169.823 to 169.829 are fixed, limited, or restricted on a highway or bridge
by or under another section of this chapter, the lesser gross weight as fixed, limited, or restricted
may not be exceeded and must control instead of the gross weights set forth in sections 169.823 to
169.829.
Subd. 7.Expiration date.Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit
issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's
registration.
169.8295 WEIGHT LIMITS; VEHICLES TRANSPORTING MILK.
Subdivision 1.Weight limits increase.(a) The weight limitations under sections 169.823 to
169.829 are increased by ten percent for a single-unit vehicle transporting fluid milk from the point
of production to (1) another point of production for additional loading, or (2) the point of first
processing.
(b) Notwithstanding sections 169.824, subdivision 1, paragraph (d); 169.826, subdivision 3; or
other law to the contrary, a permit is not required to operate a vehicle under this section.
(c) The seasonal weight increases under section 169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply to a vehicle
operated under this section.
Subd. 2.Requirements; restrictions.A vehicle operated under this section:
(1) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87, except as otherwise provided
under section 169.87, subdivision 4;
(2) is subject to bridge load limits posted under section 169.84; and
(3) must not be operated with a load that exceeds the tire manufacturer's recommended load,
the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of
gross vehicle weight rating under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 567.4 to 567.7.
169.86 SPECIAL PERMIT TO EXCEED HEIGHT, WIDTH, OR LOAD; FEES.
Subd. 1a.Seasonal permits for certain haulers.The commissioner of transportation, upon
application in writing therefor, may issue special permits annually to any hauler authorizing the
hauler to move vehicles or combinations of vehicles with weights exceeding by not more than ten
percent the weight limitations contained in sections 169.823 to 169.829, on interstate highways
during the times and within the zones specified in sections 169.823 to 169.829.
Subd. 5a.Additional tax for excessive gross weight.When a special permit is issued under
this chapter, the commissioner shall collect in addition to the permit fee an additional tax for
excessive gross weight, if the weight allowed under the permit is greater than the gross weight for
which the vehicle is registered under section 168.013. The tax shall be calculated as the difference
between the registration tax paid under section 168.013, subdivision 1e, and the additional tax that
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Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073 would be due under section 168.013, subdivision 1e, at the gross weight allowed under the permit,
prorated by the number of days for which the permit is effective. Proceeds of the surcharge must
be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
169.864 SPECIAL PRODUCTS VEHICLE PERMITS.
Subdivision 1.Special three-unit vehicle permit.The commissioner may issue a permit for a
vehicle that transports paper products, finished forest products, or iron ore tailings and meets the
following requirements:
(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 28-1/2 feet;
(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 108,000 pounds;
(3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824;
(4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823 or 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 under section 169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply.
Subd. 2.Special two-unit vehicle permit.The commissioner may issue a permit for a vehicle
that transports paper products, finished forest products, or iron ore tailings and meets the following
requirements:
(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 under section 169.826, subdivision 1, are in effect;
(4) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824;
(5) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823 or 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:
(1) is a combination of vehicles with seven or more axles, consisting of a truck with loader and
trailer, which may be equipped with an auxiliary dolly;
(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 108,000 pounds;
(3) has a maximum width of 144 inches;
(4) does not exceed the axle weight limits in sections 169.823, subdivision 1, clause (2), and
169.824, by more than 22 percent;
(5) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823, or the tire manufacturer's
recommended load, whichever is less; and
(6) is operated only on the highways specified in subdivision 1, clause (5).
(b) The seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply
to permits issued under this subdivision.
Subd. 3.Restrictions.Vehicles issued permits under subdivisions 1, 2, and 2a, must comply
with the following restrictions:
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Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073 (1) the vehicle must be operated in compliance with seasonal load restrictions under section
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 by section 169.81, subdivision 3, and by Code of Federal
Regulations, title 23, section 658.19.
Subd. 4.Permit fee; appropriation.Vehicle permits issued under subdivision 1, clause (1),
must be annual permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle combination and must be deposited in the
trunk highway fund. The fee for annual permits issued under subdivision 2 is $300 for a 90,000-pound
vehicle combination or $500 for a 97,000-pound vehicle combination. The fee for annual permits
issued under subdivision 2a is $850. An amount sufficient to administer the permit program is
appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for the costs of administering the
permit program.
169.865 SPECIAL FARM PRODUCTS PERMITS.
Subd. 1a.Definition.For purposes of this section, "qualifying agricultural products" means:
(1) agricultural crops, including but not limited to corn, soybeans, oats, grain, and by-products
of agricultural crops;
(2) livestock, including but not limited to cattle, hogs, and poultry;
(3) food crops, including but not limited to sugar beets, potatoes, carrots, and onions;
(4) fluid milk;
(5) seed and material used for or in livestock and poultry feed;
(6) livestock manure; and
(7) raw or processed grass seed.
Subd. 1b.Six-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing a
vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul qualifying agricultural
products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:
(1) 90,000 pounds; and
(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision
1.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or combination of vehicles
operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed intermodal containers may be operated
on an interstate highway if allowed by the United States Department of Transportation.
(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300, or a proportional amount as
provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.
Subd. 2.Seven-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing a
vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven or more axles to haul qualifying agricultural
products and be operated with a gross weight of up to:
(1) 97,000 pounds; and
(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision
1.
(b) Drivers of vehicles operating under this subdivision must comply with driver qualification
requirements adopted under section 221.0314, subdivisions 2 to 5, and Code of Federal Regulations,
title 49, parts 40 and 382, unless exempt under section 221.031, subdivision 2c.
(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500, or a proportional amount as
provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.
Subd. 3.Requirements; restrictions.(a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under
this section:
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Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073 (1) is subject to axle weight limitations under section 169.824, subdivision 1;
(2) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87;
(3) is subject to bridge load limits posted under section 169.84;
(4) may only be operated on paved streets and highways other than interstate highways;
(5) may not be operated with loads that exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating
as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of gross vehicle weight rating complying with Code
of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 567.4 to 567.7;
(6) must be issued a permit from each road authority having jurisdiction over a road on which
the vehicle is operated, if required;
(7) must comply with the requirements of section 169.851, subdivision 4; and
(8) must have brakes on all wheels.
(b) The percentage allowances for exceeding gross weights if transporting unfinished forest
products under section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), or for the first haul of unprocessed
or raw farm products or unfinished forest products under section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph
(d), clause (3), do not apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles operated under this section.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or combination of vehicles hauling fluid
milk under a permit issued by the commissioner of transportation may also operate on interstate
highways as provided under United States Code, title 23, section 127.
Subd. 4.Deposit of revenues.Revenue from the permits issued by the commissioner under
this section must be deposited in the bridge inspection and signing account as provided under section
169.86, subdivision 5b.
Subd. 5.Expiration date.Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit
issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's
registration.
169.866 SPECIAL CANOLA-HAULING VEHICLE PERMIT.
Subdivision 1.Special three-unit vehicle permit.The commissioner may issue a permit for a
vehicle that meets the following requirements:
(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer drawing one additional
trailer or semitrailer, and no semitrailer used in the three-vehicle combination has an overall length
in excess of 28-1/2 feet;
(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 105,500 pounds;
(3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824;
(4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823, or the tire manufacturers'
recommended load, whichever is less;
(5) is operated only in this state on marked Trunk Highway 175 from Hallock to the North
Dakota border, on U.S. Highway 75 from Hallock to Donaldson, and on marked Trunk Highway
11 from Donaldson to the North Dakota border; and
(6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply.
Subd. 2.Restrictions.Vehicles issued permits under subdivision 1 must comply with the
following restrictions:
(1) the vehicle must be operated in compliance with seasonal load restrictions under section
169.87;
(2) the vehicle may not be operated on the interstate highway system or national network
highways; 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 by section 169.81, subdivision 3, and by the Code of Federal
Regulations, title 23, section 658.19.
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Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073 Subd. 3.Permit fee; appropriation.Vehicle permits issued under subdivision 1 must be annual
permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle, or a proportional amount as provided in section 169.86,
subdivision 5, and must be deposited in the trunk highway fund. An amount sufficient to administer
the permit program is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for the costs
of administering the permit program.
Subd. 4.Expiration date.Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit
issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's
registration.
169.8665 SPECIAL SOYBEAN MEAL-HAULING VEHICLE PERMIT.
Subdivision 1.Special three-unit vehicle permit.The commissioner may issue a permit for a
vehicle that transports soybean meal and meets the following requirements:
(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer drawing one additional
semitrailer, and no semitrailer used in the three-vehicle combination has an overall length in excess
of 28-1/2 feet;
(2) does not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of 106,000 pounds; and
(3) is operated only in this state on marked U.S. Highway 75 in Crookston to marked U.S.
Highway 2, and on marked U.S. Highway 2 from Crookston to the North Dakota border.
Subd. 2.Special two-unit vehicle permit.The commissioner may issue a permit for a vehicle
that transports soybean meal and meets the following requirements:
(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) does not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of 106,000 pounds; and
(3) is operated only on the highways specified in subdivision 1, clause (3).
Subd. 3.Restrictions.(a) A vehicle issued a permit under subdivision 1 or 2:
(1) is subject to the axle weight limits in section 169.824;
(2) is subject to bridge load limits posted pursuant to section 169.84;
(3) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87;
(4) may not be operated with a load that exceeds the tire manufacturer's recommended load
under section 169.823, the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating as affixed to the vehicle, or
other certification of gross weight rating under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 567.4
to 567.7;
(5) may not be operated on the interstate highway system; and
(6) may be operated on streets or highways under the control of a local authority 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 by section 169.81, subdivision 3, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 23,
section 658.19.
(b) The seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826 do not apply to permits
issued under this section.
Subd. 4.Permit fee; appropriation.Vehicle permits issued under subdivision 1 must be annual
permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle, or a proportional amount as provided in section 169.86,
subdivision 5, and must be deposited in the trunk highway fund. An amount sufficient to administer
the permit program is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for the costs
of administering the permit program.
Subd. 5.Expiration date.Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit
issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's
registration.
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Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073 169.868 SPECIAL FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION PERMIT.
Subdivision 1.Six-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit for a vehicle
or combination of vehicles with a combination of six or more axles to haul freight and to be operated
with a gross vehicle weight up to:
(1) 90,000 pounds; and
(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision
1.
(b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300.
Subd. 2.Seven-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit for a vehicle or
combination of vehicles with a combination of seven or more axles to haul freight and to be operated
with a gross vehicle weight up to:
(1) 97,000 pounds; and
(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision
1.
(b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500.
Subd. 3.Restrictions.Vehicles issued permits under this section must comply with all
requirements and restrictions in section 169.865, subdivision 3. A vehicle may be operated under
a permit issued under this section only to haul freight to or from a distribution facility that is:
(1) constructed on or after July 1, 2013; and
(2) located within the Department of Transportation District 4.
Subd. 4.Deposit of revenues.Revenue from the permits issued by the commissioner under
this section must be deposited in the bridge inspection and signing account as provided under section
169.86, subdivision 5b.
169.869 ROAD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SPECIAL PERMIT.
Subdivision 1.Definition.For purposes of this section, "road construction materials" means
street or highway construction materials, including but not limited to aggregate material as defined
in section 298.75, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), hot mix asphalt, plastic concrete, cementitious
materials, concrete admixtures, asphalt cement, and recycled road materials.
Subd. 2.Six-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing a vehicle
or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul road construction materials and
be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:
(1) 90,000 pounds; and
(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision
1.
(b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300, or a proportional amount as
provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.
Subd. 3.Seven-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing a
vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven or more axles to haul road construction
materials and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:
(1) 97,000 pounds; and
(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, subdivision
1.
(b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500, or a proportional amount as
provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.
Subd. 4.Authority; restrictions.A vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under this
section:
(1) may only be operated on paved or unpaved streets and highways, other than interstate
highways;
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Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073 (2) must comply with the requirements and restrictions in section 169.865, subdivision 3,
paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), (5), (7), and (8); and
(3) must be operated in compliance with truck route requirements and vehicle weight restrictions,
as established under section 169.87, subdivision 1, by a local road authority or the commissioner.
Subd. 5.Revenues.Revenue from the permits issued by the commissioner under this section
must be deposited in the bridge inspection and signing account under section 169.86, subdivision
5b.
Subd. 6.Expiration date.Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit
issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's
registration.
Subd. 7.Permit information.The commissioner must make information available to local road
authorities on an Internet website that identifies permit issuances under this section and the counties
in which a vehicle with a permit is intended to be operated.
Subd. 8.Local preferred routes.A local road authority may identify local preferred routes for
operating a vehicle on local streets and highways under a permit issued in this section. A holder of
a permit issued in this section and any person seeking to apply for a permit are encouraged to:
(1) upon request of a local road authority, provide comment on identification of preferred routes;
and
(2) make reasonable efforts to operate a vehicle on the preferred routes when operating under
the permit.
169.87 SEASONAL LOAD RESTRICTION; ROUTE DESIGNATION.
Subd. 4.Vehicle transporting milk.A weight restriction imposed under subdivision 1 by the
commissioner of transportation or a local road authority, or imposed by subdivision 2, does not
apply to a vehicle transporting milk from the point of production to the point of first processing if,
at the time the weight restriction is exceeded, the vehicle is carrying milk loaded at only one point
of production. This subdivision does not authorize a vehicle described in this subdivision to exceed
a weight restriction of five tons per axle by more than two tons per axle.
169.871 EXCESS WEIGHT; CIVIL PENALTY.
Subd. 1a.Special permit violations.(a) The owner or lessee of a vehicle that is operated with
a gross weight in excess of an adjusted weight limit and a shipper who ships or tenders goods for
shipment in a single truck or combination vehicle that exceeds an adjusted weight limit is liable for
a civil penalty. The civil penalty is the greater of (1) as calculated at a rate of five cents per pound
for each pound in excess of the highest weight allowed by the permit or under section 169.826,
subdivision 1, or (2) $100.
(b) Any penalty imposed upon a defendant under this subdivision shall not exceed the penalty
prescribed by this subdivision. Any fine paid by the defendant in a criminal overweight action that
arose from the same overweight violation may not be applied toward payment of the civil penalty
under this subdivision. A peace officer or Department of Public Safety employee described in
section 299D.06 who cites a driver for a violation of the adjusted weight limit shall give written
notice to the driver that the driver or another may also be liable for the civil penalty provided in
this subdivision in the same or separate proceedings.
(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "adjusted weight limit" means a weight limit (1) imposed
by a permit issued under this chapter, or (2) imposed under section 169.826, subdivision 1.
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Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01073