Town of East Troy v. A-1 Service Co., Inc.

A-1 Service Company, Inc. and Town & Country Waste Service, Inc. (A-l) are waste disposal hauling businesses registered with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to operate their trucks at the maximum registration weight allowable under the statutes, 80,000 pounds. Additionally, A-l obtained overweight permits allowing it to haul up to 117,000 pounds.

The consolidated appeals and the cross-appeal arise out of traffic citations issued to A-1 under Town of East Troy ordinances creating a three-tiered penalty scheme. Under the first tier, the Town prosecuted A-1 for violations of DOT rules…