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Wednesday, 12 May 2010 08:50 |
The state of Wisconsin is offering a free pilot car training class outside Madison on Wednesday, May 19th. Class size is limited to 25 people. Here's the notice we received:
The Wisconsin State Patrol and DMV-Permit Office will offer a free,
4 hour training on pilot car best practices and compliance with
WI OSOW permits. Successful completion of this training - there
will be a test - means that a pilot car operator is "formally -
trained" and may escort wind towers and bridge beams in Wisconsin.
The pilot car class will be held on Wednesday, May 19th, 2010,
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wisconsin State Patrol Post in DeForest,
Wisconsin - just outside of Madison. Attendees must bring a valid
standard driver license to participate in the session.
If a customer wished to enroll, please ask them to email
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by end of day on Monday, May 17.
Enrollment is limited to 25. Ms. Nichols will confirm enrollment
by email directly to the customer. |
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 13:23 |
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The Michigan Transport Permit Offices will be closed on the following days: |
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Thursday, 28 May 2009 04:38 |
Penn DOT is now back up and running. They are still taking their time getting permits issued because of the two day back log, so please be patient. We will get the permits to you as quickly as we can!
The PA DOT system has been down for most of the last 32 hours. Today we recieved news that they will continue to be down and will not be issuing any permits for Oversize & Overweight loads. Their technicians are currently working to resolve whatever issues their system is having, but do not have an estimate of when the problems will be resolved. Please stay tuned for further updates.
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Monday, 30 March 2009 07:49 |
We received the following notice by e-mail from the Minnesota DOT this morning.
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Friday, 13 March 2009 11:09 |
Deterioration documented during biennial inspection
FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is preparing to post a 15-ton weight limit for the Milton-Madison Bridge, which carries US 421 across the Ohio River from Milton, Ky. to Madison, Ind. |
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Wednesday, 18 February 2009 15:38 |
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LAS VEGAS, NV, February 18, 2009 - Mercury Permit Services, a leading transportation and truck permit service company, has announced that they will operate on a new, longer business hours schedule. The new schedule is being implemented primarily to better serve their east coast customer base. |
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Friday, 09 January 2009 08:16 |
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Most of the states do not require any more insurance than is required for your ICC, and those states do not require you to have a certificate on file with that state. However, there are 19 states that have strict insurance requirements that must be met before we can purchase an oversize/overweight truck permit. Most of the time it only takes a short amount of time to get the insurance sent to the state and processed so that we can get your truck permit the same day. There are a few states that it takes more than just a certificate of insurance, and it can take several days to get it processed. To expedite getting your truck permits, it is best to have your insurance taken care of before you need to purchase the permits. The following are the states with which you have to have insurance on file and what their requirements are.
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Thursday, 11 December 2008 22:16 |
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We at Mercury Permit Services are pleased to announce that we've launched a brand new website. This new site was built using a state of the art Content Management System, and will allow us to expand our online service offerings to provide our customers with an unparalleled online truck permit ordering experience. |
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Thursday, 11 December 2008 22:11 |
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If you've ever gone through Ohio with an over-sized load, you know about their antiquated rule of not being able to refax their permits. With their "No retransmittal" rule on their permits it made it difficult to get a permit to a driver. You had to find someplace for the driver to get the fax directly from Ohio, |
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Thursday, 11 December 2008 21:49 |
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A Pilot Car, aka Escort Vehicle, is a car that accompanies an oversize load through a specified area. Every state has a different requirement for pilot cars, such as in California any load that is more than 12 wide, must have 1 pilot car at all times. These pilot cars must have flags, signs, and lights on the car to warn the public that there is an oversized load coming through. |
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Thursday, 11 December 2008 21:41 |
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Trip & Fuel permits are temporary permits that allow you to travel through that state when you are not registered for that state and do not have IFTA (International Fuel Tax Agreement).
When do I need to get a Trip &/or Fuel permit? |
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Thursday, 11 December 2008 21:38 |
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Oversize and Overweight (aka OS/OW) is any load that is being hauled, towed, or driven (like cranes), that is more than the legal limits set by the federal government. Those dimensions are as follows: Legal Width = 8' 6", Height = 13' 6", Length = between 65' & 75' depending on the state, and Weight = 80,000 pounds or 40 tons. Whenever your dimensions are more than any of those listed, you need to get a permit. |
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