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Wisconsin

4/24/06-Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a bill that is intended to give livestock transporters a wider variety of trailer options by eliminating certain requirements on trailer axles.
Current Wisconsin law, with limited exceptions, prohibits operating a single vehicle that exceeds 40 feet in length without obtaining a permit from WisDOT.
The new law, previously AB556, eliminates the requirement that the trailer axles be separated by at least 8 feet or be three axles in tandem. Instead, it requires that the trailer be equipped with at least two axles.
The new rule takes effect May 4.

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