2018 Texas State Shipping Regulations

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2018 Texas state shipping laws, rules, regulations and limitations for oversize and heavy-haul trucking permits. Pilot car requirements.

Texas oversize and overweight shipping regulations and DOT trucking permit limitations.

The great state of Texas official seal.

Texas heavy-haul trucking permit information.
Texas oversize trucking permits information.
Texas pilot car and escort vehicle requirements.

Locate oversize, heavy-haul trucking companies and pilot cars.

Texas oversize, heavy-haul trucking and pilot car companies for hire:

Texas pilot car company directory.
Texas heavy-haul trucking company directory.

Do I need a trucking permit? Legal load limits.

Texas maximum load limits until a trucking permit is required:

Legal Loads:
Length: Trailer length maximum is 59 feet. Overall length is 65 feet.
Width: 8 feet and 6 inches wide max.
Height: 14 feet tall max.
Weight: 80,000 pounds overall GVW, 20,000 pounds on single axles, 34,000 pounds on tandem axles and 42,000 pounds on tridem axles.
Overhang: 4 feet in the rear and 2 feet in the front maximum.

Routine oversize and heavy-haul trucking permits.

These maximum dimensions/weights are considered routine oversize or heavy-haul trucking permits in Texas:

Length: up to 180 feet long or see superload section.
Width: 20 feet wide on “routine” permits (Go Texas!) however only 16 feet wide on the interstates.
Height: again Texas has it all together with the height set at 18 feet and 11 inches maximum for routine oversize trucking permits. Anything over this height is going to require a route survey.
Weight: up to 240,000 pounds for routine heavy haul trucking permits however if the shipment is in excess of 200,000 pounds with less that 95 feet of axle spacings you will have to apply for a heavy haul superload trucking permit. On single axles: 25,000 pounds. Tandem axles: 46,000 pounds. Tridum axles: 60,000 pounds and quadem axles: 63,000 pounds (confirmed May 31, 2018). 5 axles 73,260 pounds. Trunnion axles 54,000 pounds. On restricted routes: Single: 22,500 pounds, tandem: 41,400 pounds, tridum: 54,000 pounds, quad: 63,000 pounds, 5 axles 73,260 pounds, trunnion: 54,000 pounds. 5 axels gross weight 105,000, 6 axels: 119,000, 7 axles: 129,000 lbs, 8 axles depends on your axle configurations.
Overhang: Go again Texas DOT! Front overhang is 25′ and rear overhang is 30′ in length for routine Texas oversize trucking permits. Nice job folks!
Notes: If over 125 feet in length, 20 feet wide or 18 feet and 11 inches tall you will be required to have a route inspection. A flatbed trailer can not be used for a shipment that is considered a “wideload” and a “over-height” load. Your permit will be rejected and you will loose your payment. If a shipment has 2 different oversize dimensions (ie; long and wide or wide and tall), then it automatically will be required to have 2 pilot cars or escort vehicles.

Texas superloads.

To keep this simple any shipment that exceeds the above dimensions/weights in the “Routine” section above will more thank likely be classified as a superload shipment in the state of Texas. Superload permits issued in the state of Texas usually take at minimum 2 weeks time to be approved.

Legal travel times for oversize and heavy-haul loads.

Travel times and restrictions for heavy-haul and oversize loads:

One half hour before sunrise and one half hour after sunset is considered daylight time. Night time travel is permitted in the state of Texas if the shipment is less than 100 feet long or 10 wide on the Interstate highways only. If the shipment is ONLY overweight it may travel at night on any roads. Weekend travel is permitted. You can travel on some holidays but there are some limits; if the length is in excess of 110′ long, height is in excess of 16′ or width is excess of 14′ you may NOT travel on the following holidays: New Years day, Memorial day, Independence day, Labor day, Thanksgiving day and Christmas day. The Texas state DOT permit office is closed on these days as well. Texas does have quite a few travel time curfews in high density traffic areas so be sure to refer to your permit. These typically range from 6-9 am and 3-6 pm (example only). Each permit issued by the Texas DOT will specifically state exactly what the curfew law is. No Texas state heavy haul or oversize trucking permit is valid without the specific curfew restrictions attached to it.

Lights, safety flags and warning signs for heavy haul and oversize loads.

Required marking, safety flags, warning signs for heavy haul and oversize loads:

When transporting heavy haul and oversize loads the tractor trailer unit must have their low beam headlights turned on at all times. Any shipment that extends from either side of the actual trailer width requires red or orange florescent warning flags that are no less than 16 inches square as well as red lights/lamps. If you are transporting anything that has rear overhang in excess of 4 feet from the rear of the trailer you will be required to place two red lamps at each rear extreme corner. Red lights must be visible from a minimum distance of 500 feet. Any shipment over 8 feet and 6 inches wide will require a strobe and red lighting is addition or warning flags. Trucks must have either 1 strobing amber light with a minimum base size of 8 inches or 2 simultaneous flashing amber lights mounted on the roof of power unit. Signs must be applicable to the shipment being moved such as “oversize load”, “long load”, etc. Signs must be a minimum of 5 feet in width but no wider than 7 feet with a yellow background and black letters a minimum of 8 inches tall.

When pilot cars or escort vehciles are required.

Heavy-haul or oversize loads may be required to be accompanies by a escort vehicle or pilot car if:

Length: If shipment is over 110′ in length and up to 125′ you will need 1 pilot car in the rear. Over 125′ in length requires 1 pilot car or escort vehicle in the front and 1 on the rear.
Width: Shipments 14 feet to 16 feet wide will require 1 pilot car vehicle in front on a 2 lane road and 1 on the rear on a 4 lane road. If shipment is in excess of 16 feet, 1 front and 1 rear pilot car or escort vehicle will be required on all shipments on all roads and highways.
Height: If height of load exceeds 17′ a front high pole car is required. If the shipment is over 18′ in height you will be required to have 1 high pole and 1 rear escort.
Weight: If the shipment is able to maintain minimum speeds no escort vehicle is required.
Overhang: Front overhang up to 20 feet on some 2 land roads will require 1 pilot car or escort vehicle in the front. On a 4 lane front overhang up to 25 feet requires 1 pilot car (escort) on the rear. Rear overhang; over 20 feet but not more than 30 feet requires one pilot car (escort) on the rear of shipment. If over 30 feet of overhang 2 pilot cars or escort vehicles will be required and you will need to get special approval for the permit to be issued.

Pilot cars/escort vehicle certifications and requirements.

Pilot car or escort vehicle mandatory operator certifications and vehicle requirements:

At the date of this publish (06/20/18) there are no certifications required by the state of Texas for pilot car or escort vehicle operators. Vehicle requirements: All pilot cars/escort vehicles must display either both bumpers or 1 roof mounted “OVERSIZE LOAD” or “WIDELOAD” sign (which ever is applicable) visible from both the front and rear of the vehicle and only displayed while working. Sign must be at least 5′ long but no greater than 7′ and 12″ in height but no greater than 18″ in height, yellow in color with black letters no less than 8″ in height but no more than 10″ in height and lettering must be a minimum of 1.4″ in width. Vehicle must be equipped with 2 horizontally mounted rotating (if rotating 8″ base is required) (or strobe) amber colored flashing or strobe light which must be visible from a 360 degree angle from a minimum of 500 feet. Vehicles must be equipped with a CB radio or 2-way communication device and be in constant communication with all parties assigned to the movement.

It is only our express opinion that pilot cars also have a minimum of the additional items but not required: 2 – 5 pound fire extinguishers type A, B and C, a paddle sign with the word “STOP” on one side and “SLOW” on the other with dimensions of no less than 18″ in diameter with a minimum of 6″ letters. A red safety colored flag with a handle no less than 18″ square, 3 reflective emergency road triangles or 18″ traffic cones, 8 burning road flares, 2 OVERSIZE LOAD banners (yellow with black lettering) and a safety colored (red, orange, yellow or lime green) vest, jacket or shirt (used while directing traffic).

Texas DOT contact information and notes.

Texas DOT office and permit contact information:

Physical address:
Texas State Department of Transportation Motor Carrier Division
125 East 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701

Email: SizeWeight@txdmv.gov
Help telephone line: 800-299-1700 – option 1 or 5.
Hours: Monday – Friday 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM and Saturday’s from 6 AM until 2 PM.
Central Time Zone

Texas road & highway conditions.

Click here for the Texas state DOT website for oversize and over-weight hauling permits.

Texas cities serviced.

We service oversize, heavy-haul and wideload trucking in the following Texas cities:

Texas cities we ship to and from:

Abbott, Abernathy, Abilene, Abram-Perezville, Ackerly, Addison, Adrian, Agua Dulce, Agua Dulce, Airport Road Addition, Alamo, Alamo Heights, Alba, Albany, Aldine, Aledo, Alfred-South La Paloma, Alice, Alice Acres, Allen, Alma, Alpine, Alto, Alto Bonito, Alton, Alton North, Alvarado, Alvin, Alvord, Amarillo, Ames, Amherst, Anahuac, Anderson, Anderson Mill, Andrews, Angleton, Angus, Anna, Annetta, Annetta North, Annetta South, Annona, Anson, Anthony, Anton, Appleby, Aquilla, Aransas Pass, Archer City, Arcola, Argyle, Arlington, Arp, Arroyo Alto, Arroyo Colorado Estates, Arroyo Gardens-La Tina Ranch, Asherton, Aspermont, Atascocita, Athens, Atlanta, Aubrey, Aurora, Austin, Austwell, Avery, Avinger, Azle, Bacliff, Bailey, Bailey’s Prairie village, Baird, Balch Springs, Balcones Heights, Ballinger, Balmorhea, Bandera, Bangs, Bardwell, Barrett, Barry, Barstow, Bartlett, Barton Creek, Bartonville, Bastrop, Batesville, Bausell and Ellis, Bay City, Bayou Vista, Bayside, Baytown, Bayview, Beach City, Bear Creek village, Beasley, Beaumont, Beckville, Bedford, Bee Cave village, Beeville, Bellaire, Bellevue, Bellmead, Bells, Bellville, Belton, Benavides, Benbrook, Benjamin, Berryville, Bertram, Beverly Hills, Bevil Oaks, Bigfoot, Big Lake, Big Sandy, Big Spring, Big Wells, Bishop, Bishop Hills, Bixby, Blackwell, Blanco, Blanket, Blessing, Bloomburg, Blooming Grove, Bloomington, Blossom, Blue Berry Hill, Blue Mound, Blue Ridge, Bluetown-Iglesia Antigua, Blum, Boerne, Bogata, Boling-Iago, Bolivar Peninsula, Bonham, Bonney village, Booker, Borger, Botines, Bovina, Bowie, Box Canyon-Amistad, Boyd, Brackettville, Brady, Brazoria, Breckenridge, Bremond, Brenham, Briar, Briarcliff village, Briaroaks, Bridge City, Bridgeport, Broaddus, Bronte, Brookshire, Brookside Village, Browndell, Brownfield, Brownsboro, Brownsville, Brownwood, Bruceville-Eddy, Brundage, Bruni, Brushy Creek, Bryan, Bryson, Buchanan Dam, Buckholts, Buda, Buffalo, Buffalo Gap, Buffalo Springs village, Bullard, Bulverde, Buna, Bunker Hill Village, Burkburnett, Burke, Burleson, Burnet, Burton, Butterfield, Byers, Bynum, Cactus, Caddo Mills, Caldwell, Callisburg, Calvert, Cameron, Cameron Park, Campbell, Camp Swift, Camp Wood, Canadian, Caney City, Canton, Cantu Addition, Canutillo, Canyon, Canyon Lake, Carbon, Carl’s Corner, Carmine, Carrizo Hill, Carrizo Springs, Carrollton, Carthage, Castle Hills, Castroville, Catarina, Cedar Hill, Cedar Park, Celeste, Celina, Center, Centerville, Central Gardens, Cesar Chavez, Chandler, Channelview, Channing, Charlotte, Chester, Chico, Childress, Chillicothe, China, China Grove, Chireno, Christine, Christoval, Chula Vista-Orason, Chula Vista-River Spur, Cibolo, Cienegas Terrace, Cinco Ranch, Circle D-KC Estates, Cisco, Citrus City, Clarendon, Clarksville, Clarksville City, Claude, Clear Lake Shores, Cleburne, Cleveland, Clifton, Clint, Cloverleaf, Clute, Clyde, Coahoma, Cockrell Hill, Coffee City, Coldspring, Coleman, College Station, Colleyville, Collinsville, Colmesneil, Colorado City, Columbus, Comanche, Combes, Combine, Comfort, Commerce, Como, Concepcion, Conroe, Converse, Cool, Coolidge, Cooper, Coppell, Copperas Cove, Copper Canyon, Corinth, Corpus Christi, Corral City, Corrigan, Corsicana, Cottonwood, Cottonwood Shores, Cotulla, Cove, Covington, Coyanosa, Coyote Acres, Crandall, Crane, Cranfills Gap, Crawford, Creedmoor, Crockett, Crosby, Crosbyton, Cross Mountain, Cross Plains, Cross Roads, Cross Timber, Crowell, Crowley, Crystal City, Cuero, Cuevitas, Cumby, Cumings, Cuney, Cushing, Cut and Shoot, Daingerfield, Daisetta, Dalhart, Dallas, Dalworthington Gardens, Damon, Danbury, Darrouzett, Dawson, Dayton, Dayton Lakes, Dean, Decatur, Deer Park, De Kalb, De Leon, Dell City, Del Mar Heights, Del Rio, Del Sol-Loma Linda, Denison, Denton, Denver City, Deport, DeSoto, Detroit, Devers, Devine, Deweyville, Diboll, Dickens, Dickinson, Dilley, Dimmitt, Dodd City, Dodson, Doffing, Domino, Donna, Doolittle, Dorchester, Double Oak, Douglassville, Doyle, Dripping Springs, Driscoll, Dublin, Dumas, Duncanville, Eagle Lake, Eagle Mountain, Eagle Pass, Early, Earth, East Bernard, Eastland, East Mountain, Easton, East Tawakoni, Ector, Edcouch, Eden, Edgecliff Village, Edgewater-Paisano, Edgewood, Edinburg, Edmonson, Edna, Edom, Edroy, Eidson Road, Elbert, El Camino Angosto, El Campo, El Cenizo, Eldorado, Electra, Elgin, El Indio, Elkhart, El Lago, Elm Creek, Elmendorf, El Paso, El Refugio, Elsa, Emhouse, Emory, Encantada-Ranchito El Calaboz, Enchanted Oaks, Encinal, Encino, Ennis, Escobares, Estelline, Euless, Eureka, Eustace, Evadale, Evant, Everman, Fabens, Fairchilds village, Fairfield, Fair Oaks Ranch, Fairview, Falcon Heights, Falcon Lake Estates, Falcon Mesa, Falcon Village, Falfurrias, Falls City, Falman-County Acres, Farmers Branch, Farmersville, Farwell, Fate, Fayetteville, Faysville, Ferris, Fifth Street, Flatonia, Florence, Floresville, Flowella, Flower Mound, Floydada, Follett, Forest Hill, Forney, Forsan, Fort Bliss, Fort Davis, Fort Hancock, Fort Hood, Fort Stockton, Fort Worth, Four Corners, Fowlerton, Franklin, Frankston, Fredericksburg, Freeport, Freer, Fresno, Friendswood, Friona, Frisco, Fritch, Fronton, Frost, Fruitvale, Fulshear, Fulton, Gainesville, Galena Park, Gallatin, Galveston, Ganado, Garceno, Gardendale, Garden Ridge, Garfield, Garland, Garrett, Garrison, Gary City, Gatesville, Georgetown, George West, Geronimo, Gholson, Giddings, Gilmer, Girard, Gladewater, Glenn Heights, Glen Rose, Godley, Goldsmith, Goldthwaite, Goliad, Golinda, Gonzales, Goodlow, Goodrich, Gordon, Goree, Gorman, Graford, Graham, Granbury, Grand Acres, Grandfalls, Grand Prairie, Grand Saline, Grandview, Granger, Granite Shoals, Granjeno, Grape Creek, Grapeland, Grapevine, Grays Prairie village, Greatwood, Green Valley Farms, Greenville, Gregory, Grey Forest, Groesbeck, Groom, Groves, Groveton, Gruver, Guerra, Gun Barrel City, Gunter, Gustine, Hackberry, Hale Center, Hallettsville, Hallsburg, Hallsville, Haltom City, Hamilton, Hamlin, Happy, Hardin, Harker Heights, Harlingen, Harper, Hart, Hartley, Haskell, Haslet, Havana, Hawk Cove, Hawkins, Hawley, Hays, Hearne, Heath, Hebbronville, Hebron, Hedley, Hedwig Village, Heidelberg, Helotes, Hemphill, Hempstead, Henderson, Henrietta, Hereford, Hermleigh, Hewitt, Hickory Creek, Hico, Hidalgo, Higgins, Highland Haven, Highland Park, Highlands, Highland Village, Hill Country Village, Hillcrest village, Hillsboro, Hilltop, Hilshire Village, Hitchcock, Holiday Lakes, Holland, Holliday, Hollywood Park, Homestead Meadows North, Homestead Meadows South, Hondo, Honey Grove, Hooks, Horizon City, Horseshoe Bay, Houston, Howardwick, Howe, Hubbard, Hudson, Hudson Bend, Hudson Oaks, Hughes Springs, Humble, Hungerford, Hunters Creek Village, Huntington, Huntsville, Hurst, Hutchins, Hutto, Huxley, Idalou, Impact, Imperial, Indian Hills, Indian Lake, Industry, Inez, Ingleside, Ingleside on the Bay, Ingram, Iowa Colony village, Iowa Park, Iraan, Iredell, Irving, Italy, Itasca, Jacinto City, Jacksboro, Jacksonville, Jamaica Beach, Jasper, Jayton, Jefferson, Jersey Village, Jewett, Joaquin, Johnson City, Jolly, Jollyville, Jones Creek village, Jonestown, Josephine, Joshua, Jourdanton, Junction, Justin, Karnes City, Katy, Kaufman, K-Bar Ranch, Keene, Keller, Kemah, Kemp, Kempner, Kendleton, Kenedy, Kenefick, Kennard, Kennedale, Kerens, Kermit, Kerrville, Kilgore, Killeen, Kingsbury, Kingsland, Kingsville, Kirby, Kirbyville, Kirvin, Knippa, Knollwood village, Knox City, Kosse, Kountze, Kress, Krugerville, Krum, Kyle, La Blanca, La Casita-Garciasville, Lackland AFB, LaCoste, Lacy-Lakeview, Ladonia, La Feria, La Feria North, Lago, Lago Vista, La Grange, La Grulla, Laguna Heights, Laguna Seca, Laguna Vista, La Homa, La Joya, Lake Bridgeport, Lake Brownwood, Lake City, Lake Dallas, Lakehills, Lake Jackson, Lake Kiowa, Lakeport, Lakeshore Gardens-Hidden Acres, Lakeside town (San Patricio County), Lakeside town (Tarrant County), Lakeside City, Lake Tanglewood village, Lakeview, Lake View, Lakeway, Lakewood Village, Lake Worth, La Marque, Lamesa, Lampasas, Lancaster, La Paloma, La Paloma-Lost Creek, La Porte, La Presa, La Pryor, La Puerta, Laredo, Laredo Ranchettes, Larga Vista, La Rosita, Lasana, Lasara, Las Colonias, Las Lomas, Las Lomitas, Las Palmas-Juarez, Las Quintas Fronterizas, Latexo, Laughlin AFB, Laureles, La Vernia, La Victoria, La Villa, Lavon, La Ward, Lawn, League City, Leakey, Leander, Leary, Lefors, Leona, Leonard, Leon Valley, Leroy, Levelland, Lewisville, Lexington, Liberty, Liberty City, Liberty Hill, Lincoln Park, Lindale, Linden, Lindsay, Lindsay, Lipan, Lipscomb, Little Elm, Littlefield, Little River-Academy, Live Oak, Liverpool, Livingston, Llano, Llano Grande, Lockhart, Lockney, Log Cabin, Lolita, Loma Linda East, Lometa, Lone Oak, Lone Star, Longview, Lopeno, Lopezville, Loraine, Lorena, Lorenzo, Los Alvarez, Los Angeles Subdivision, Los Ebanos, Los Fresnos, Los Indios, Lost Creek, Los Villareales, Los Ybanez, Lott, Louise, Lovelady, Lowry Crossing, Lozano, Lubbock, Lucas, Lueders, Lufkin, Luling, Lumberton, Lyford, Lyford South, Lytle, Mabank, McAllen, McCamey, McGregor, McKinney, McLean, McLendon-Chisholm, McQueeney, Madisonville, Magnolia, Malakoff, Malone, Manor, Mansfield, Manvel, Marathon, Marble Falls, Marfa, Marietta, Marion, Markham, Marlin, Marquez, Marshall, Marshall Creek, Mart, Martindale, Mason, Matador, Mathis, Maud, Mauriceville, Maypearl, Meadow, Meadowlakes, Meadows Place, Medina, Megargel, Melissa, Melvin, Memphis, Menard, Mercedes, Meridian, Merkel, Mertens, Mertzon, Mesquite, Mexia, Miami, Midland, Midlothian, Midway, Midway North, Midway South, Mila Doce, Milam, Milano, Mildred, Miles, Milford, Miller’s Cove, Millican, Millsap, Mineola, Mineral Wells, Mingus, Mirando City, Mission, Mission Bend, Missouri City, Mobeetie, Mobile City, Monahans, Mont Belvieu, Monte Alto, Montgomery, Moody, Moore, Moore Station, Morales-Sanchez, Moran, Morgan, Morgan Farm Area, Morgan’s Point, Morgan’s Point Resort, Morning Glory, Morse, Morton, Moulton, Mountain City, Mount Calm, Mount Enterprise, Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon, Muenster, Muleshoe, Mullin, Munday, Muniz, Murchison, Murphy, Mustang, Mustang Ridge, Nacogdoches, Naples, Nash, Nassau Bay, Natalia, Navarro, Navasota, Nazareth, Nederland, Needville, Nesbitt, Nevada, Newark, New Berlin, New Boston, New Braunfels, Newcastle, New Chapel Hill, New Deal, New Fairview, New Falcon, New Home, New Hope, New London, New Summerfield, New Territory, Newton, New Waverly, Neylandville, Niederwald, Nixon, Nocona, Nolanville, Nome, Noonday, Nordheim, Normangee, Normanna, North Alamo, North Cleveland, Northcliff, North Escobares, Northlake, North Pearsall, North Richland Hills, North San Pedro, Novice, Nurillo, Oak Grove, Oakhurst, Oak Leaf, Oak Point, Oak Ridge town (Cooke County), Oak Ridge town (Kaufman County), Oak Ridge North, Oak Trail Shores, Oak Valley, Oakwood, O’Brien, Odem, Odessa, O’Donnell, Oglesby, Oilton, Old River-Winfree, Olivarez, Olmito, Olmos Park, Olney, Olton, Omaha, Onalaska, Onion Creek, Opdyke West, Orange, Orange Grove, Orchard, Ore City, Overton, Ovilla, Owl Ranch-Amargosa, Oyster Creek, Ozona, Paducah, Paint Rock, Palacios, Palestine, Palisades village, Palmer, Palmhurst, Palm Valley, Palmview, Palmview South, Pampa, Panhandle, Panorama Village, Pantego, Paradise, Paris, Parker, Pasadena, Pattison, Patton Village, Pawnee, Payne Springs, Pearland, Pearsall, Pecan Acres, Pecan Gap, Pecan Grove, Pecan Hill, Pecan Plantation, Pecos, Pelican Bay, Penelope, Penitas, Pernitas Point village, Perryton, Petersburg, Petrolia, Petronila, Pettus, Pflugerville, Pharr, Pilot Point, Pine Forest, Pinehurst, Pinehurst, Pine Island, Pineland, Pinewood Estates, Piney Point Village, Pittsburg, Plains, Plainview, Plano, Pleak village, Pleasanton, Pleasant Valley, Plum Grove, Point, Point Blank, Point Comfort, Ponder, Port Aransas, Port Arthur, Porter Heights, Port Isabel, Portland, Port Lavaca, Port Mansfield, Port Neches, Post, Post Oak Bend City, Poteet, Poth, Potosi, Pottsboro, Powell, Poynor, Prado Verde, Prairie View, Premont, Presidio, Primera, Princeton, Progreso, Progreso Lakes, Prosper, Putnam, Pyote, Quail, Quanah, Queen City, Quemado, Quinlan, Quintana, Quitaque, Quitman, Radar Base, Ralls, Ranchette Estates, Ranchitos Las Lomas, Rancho Alegre, Rancho Banquete, Rancho Chico, Ranchos Penitas West, Rancho Viejo, Ranger, Rangerville village, Rankin, Ransom Canyon, Ratamosa, Ravenna, Raymondville, Realitos, Redford, Red Lick, Red Oak, Redwater, Redwood, Reese Center, Refugio, Reid Hope King, Reklaw, Relampago, Rendon, Reno city (Lamar County), Reno city (Parker County), Retreat, Rhome, Rice, Richardson, Richland, Richland Hills, Richland Springs, Richmond, Richwood, Riesel, Rio Bravo, Rio Grande City, Rio Hondo, Rio Vista, Rising Star, River Oaks, Riverside, Roanoke, Roaring Springs, Robert Lee, Robinson, Robstown, Roby, Rochester, Rockdale, Rockport, Rocksprings, Rockwall, Rocky Mound, Rogers, Rollingwood, Roma, Roma Creek, Roman Forest, Ropesville, Roscoe, Rosebud, Rose City, Rose Hill Acres, Rosenberg, Rosita North, Rosita South, Ross, Rosser village, Rotan, Round Mountain, Round Rock, Round Top, Rowlett, Roxton, Royse City, Rule, Runaway Bay, Runge, Rusk, Sabinal, Sachse, Sadler, Saginaw, St. Hedwig, St. Jo, St. Paul, St. Paul, Salado, Salineno, Samnorwood, San Angelo, San Antonio, San Augustine, San Benito, San Carlos, Sanctuary, Sanderson, Sandia, San Diego, Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, San Elizario, San Felipe, Sanford, Sanger, San Ignacio, San Isidro, San Juan, San Leanna village, San Leon, San Manuel-Linn, San Marcos, San Patricio, San Pedro, San Perlita, San Saba, Sansom Park, Santa Anna, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Maria, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, Savoy, Scenic Oaks, Schertz, Schulenburg, Scissors, Scotland, Scottsville, Seabrook, Seadrift, Seagoville, Seagraves, Sealy, Sebastian, Seguin, Selma, Seminole, Serenada, Seth Ward, Seven Oaks, Seven Points, Seymour, Shady Hollow, Shady Shores, Shallowater, Shamrock, Shavano Park, Sheldon, Shenandoah, Shepherd, Sherman, Shiner, Shoreacres, Sienna Plantation, Sierra Blanca, Siesta Shores, Silsbee, Silverton, Simonton, Sinton, Skellytown, Skidmore, Slaton, Smiley, Smithville, Smyer, Snook, Snyder, Socorro, Solis, Somerset, Somerville, Sonora, Sour Lake, South Alamo, South Fork Estates, South Houston, Southlake, Southmayd, South Mountain, South Padre Island, South Point, Southside Place, South Toledo Bend, Spade, Sparks, Spearman, Splendora, Spofford, Spring, Spring Garden-Terra Verde, Springlake, Springtown, Spring Valley, Spur, Stafford, Stagecoach, Stamford, Stanton, Star Harbor, Stephenville, Sterling City, Stinnett, Stockdale, Stonewall, Stowell, Stratford, Strawn, Streetman, Study Butte-Terlingua, Sudan, Sugar Land, Sullivan City, Sulphur Springs, Sundown, Sunnyvale, Sunray, Sunrise Beach Village, Sunset, Sunset Valley, Sun Valley, Surfside Beach, Sweeny, Sweetwater, Taft, Taft Southwest, Tahoka, Talco, Talty, Tatum, Taylor, Taylor Lake Village, Teague, Tehuacana, Temple, Tenaha, Terrell, Terrell Hills, Texarkana, Texas City, Texhoma, Texline, The Colony, The Hills village, The Woodlands, Thompsons, Thorndale, Thornton, Thorntonville, Thrall, Three Rivers, Throckmorton, Tierra Bonita, Tierra Grande, Tiki Island village, Timbercreek Canyon village, Timberwood Park, Timpson, Tioga, Tira, Toco, Todd Mission, Tolar, Tomball, Tom Bean, Tool, Tornillo, Toyah, Tradewinds, Trent, Trenton, Trinidad, Trinity, Trophy Club, Troup, Troy, Tuleta, Tulia, Tulsita, Turkey, Tuscola, Tye, Tyler, Tynan, Uhland, Uncertain, Union Grove, Universal City, University Park, Utopia, Uvalde, Uvalde Estates, Valentine, Valley Mills, Valley View, Val Verde Park, Van, Van Alstyne, Vanderbilt, Van Horn, Van Vleck, Vega, Venus, Vernon, Victoria, Vidor, Villa del Sol, Villa Pancho, Villa Verde, Vinton village, Waco, Waelder, Wake Village, Waller, Wallis, Walnut Springs, Warren City, Waskom, Watauga, Waxahachie, Weatherford, Webster, Weimar, Weinert, Weir, Wellington, Wellman, Wells, Wells Branch, Weslaco, West, Westbrook, West Columbia, Westdale, Westlake, West Lake Hills, West Livingston, Westminster, West Odessa, Weston, West Orange, Westover Hills, West Pearsall, West Sharyland, West Tawakoni, West University Place, Westway, Westworth Village, Wharton, Wheeler, White Deer, Whiteface, Whitehouse, White Oak, Whitesboro, White Settlement, Whitewright, Whitney, Wichita Falls, Wickett, Wild Peach Village, Willamar, Willis, Willow Park, Wills Point, Wilmer, Wilson, Wimberley, Windcrest, Windemere, Windom, Windthorst, Winfield, Wink, Winnie, Winnsboro, Winona, Winters, Wixon Valley, Wolfe City, Wolfforth, Woodbranch, Woodcreek, Woodloch, Woodsboro, Woodson, Woodville, Woodway, Wortham, Wyldwood, Wylie, Yantis, Yoakum, Yorktown, Yznaga, Zapata, Zapata Ranch, Zavalla, Zuehl.

Additional info on oversize/weight loads.

Heavy haul trucking and oversize load permit limitations.

Maximum weight on a single axle 25,000 pounds. On tandem axles 46,000 pounds. On tridum axles 60,000 pounds. On quad axles 70,000 pounds. On five axle trailers 81,400 pounds. On trunnion axles 60,000 pounds. If you’re axle is 10 feet wide you will be permitted the following weights on restricted routes: single axle 22,500 pounds, tandem axles 41,400 pounds, tridum axles 54,000 pounds, quad axles 63,000 pounds five axles 73,260 pounds: trunnion 54,000 pounds: gross weight five axles 105,000 pounds, six axles 119,000 pounds, seven axles 129,000 pounds, eight axles depends on axle configuration: length to 180 feet maximum overhang is 30 feet maximum width is 20 feet to 16 feet usual maximum on interstate: height is 18’11”. Any load that exceeds these dimensions or weights may be referred to as a super load. If over 125 feet long or 20 feet wide or 11 feet and 8 inches tall and it requires a route inspection please refer to Texas state form number MCD 306a.

Oversize and heavy haul trucking signs, flags and required lights.

Signs are required on all pilot car and escort vehicles. Any vehicle transporting a load that extends to the rear at least 4 feet beyond the bad of the trailers shall display on the extreme end of the load to read Lance visible in the distance of a minimum of 500 feet from the rear. To read reflectors that indicate the maximum width of the shipment that are visible at night time at all directions from the side and the rear of the shipment are required. So my trucks are required to have their low beam headlamps on when ever transporting any type of oversize or heavy haul shipment. Any load or shipment that has overhang that extends more than 4 feet beyond the rear of the trailers shall display red flags that are at least 16 inches in a square shape on all extremities of the actual load and are to be placed where the red light is required on all extremities. Also my trucks will need to be equipped with either two simultaneous Lee flashing amber lights or one rotating amber beacon light that has a base of no less than 8 inches affixed to the top of the power unit. Power unit lights must be visible from both the front and the rear of the power unit and the power unit is required to have the same 16 inch warning flags mounted on the very most forward part of the vehicle. All power units are required to have a wide load sign mounted on the front and the rear of the vehicle as well as the shipment and tow and the sign is required to have a yellow background with black letters the are at least 8 inches tall. This sign must be a minimum of 5 feet in width but no more than 7 feet and width.

Pilot car and escort vehicle requirements for oversize and heavy haul loads.

If your shipment is in excess of 14 feet wide or 17 feet tall or 110 feet and linked one escort or pilot car is required. If you will be traveling on a 2 Lane Hwy. then the pilot car or escort vehicle must be in the front of the power unit. If you will be traveling on a highway with four or more lanes than the escort vehicle or pilot car must be in the rear. When the load is in excess of 17 feet in height your pilot car or escort must travel in the front of the load as well as be a equipped with a high pole. If your shipment is in excess of 16 feet wide or 18 feet tall or 125 feet long, both a front and rear pilot car or escort vehicle is required. Whenever the shipment or load exceeds 18 feet in height, your front escort must be equipped with a high pole.

Police escorts for heavy haul and oversize loads.

Official law enforcement vehicles or motorcycles may be used as a primary escort or pilot car vehicle for a permitted shipment traveling within the limits seven Inc. city if a Highway Patrol officer, Sheriff, or duly authorized deputy, or and the noticeable police officer operates on a motorcycle or car. A pilot/escort car/motorcycle must maintain two-way radio communications with the permitted vehicle and other pilot cars or escort vehicles involved with the movement of the permitted vehicle.

Convoys or multiple shipments of oversize or heavy haul loads escort vehicle requirements.

On shipments that are 110 feet long to 125 foot long one escort per load or convoy is permitted or to for four loads with one front and one rear pilot car or escort vehicle up to 125 feet. From 125 feet and 1 inch to 150 feet and linked a front and rear escort per load, or per convoy of 22 a maximum of four loads with one front and one rear pilot car or escort vehicle is required. From 150 feet and 1 inch and linked to 180 feet long one front and one rear escort is required per load or per convoy of up to two loads with one front and one rear escort. The spacing and lighting of a load is exactly as described above however each permitted load in a convoy must travel at least 1000 feet but no more than 2000 feet from any other permitted load in the convoy. Having a rotating amber beacon or and amber pulsating light no less than 8 inches in diameter mounted at the top rear of the actual load or shipment being shipped.

Manufactured housing transport regulations.

If a manufactured home is in excess of 16 feet wide but does not exceed 18 feet wide then one pilot car or escort vehicle is required. If traveling on a 2 Lane Hwy. the pilot car or escort vehicle must be in the front of the load. On a highway with four or more lanes a escort vehicle must be in the rear. If the load exceeds 18 feet wide then to escorts are required with one in the front and one in the rear.

Escort vehicles should be equipped with the following equipment.

All escort vehicles or pilot cars will need to be a clip with two flashing amber lights or one rotating amber beacon with a base no less than 8 inches in diameter affixed to the top of the pilot car or escort vehicle which must be visible from the sides of front and the rear of the pilot car or escort vehicle while actively engaged in duty as a pilot car or escort vehicle. All signs of and escort vehicle must display on both sides of the rough of the pilot car or escort vehicle towards the front and towards the rear the words “oversize load” or “wide load”. These required signs must be visible from both the front and the rear of the vehicle while piloting or escorting any shipment. The sign must meet the following size specifications. It must be a minimum of 5 feet wide but no more than 7 feet in width. It must be a minimum of 12 inches tall but no more than 18 inches tall. The color of the sign must be yellow with black lettering. The size of the lettering on the sign must be a minimum of 8 inches tall but no more than 12 inches tall with a thickness of no less than 1.41 inches wide. The visibility of the sign must be from the front and the rear of your pilot car or escort vehicle and must never be used if you are not on duty. All pilot car and escort vehicles shall be equipped with a two-way radio communication device which clearly communicates with the permitted vehicle as well as all other pilot cars and escort vehicles involved with the shipment of the permitted vehicle. All pilot cars and escort vehicles need to be a minimum of 1000 pounds and not more than 10,000 pounds in weight.

Travel times of escort vehicles and pilot cars that are working with oversize and heavy haul trucking companies.

If your job dimensions are restricted under daytime movement then your work hours are from one half hour before sunset and ending at one half hour after sunset. As far as holiday restrictions are concerned the maximum dimensions or weights that you can work on a shipment up to 14 feet in width or up to 16 feet in height or 110 feet long (manufactured housing) then none of them may be transported on either of the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving day and Christmas day. There are no weekend restrictions. To view curfews you may use the above links to go to the Texas Department of Transportation website at www.txdot.gov for more info. If the load does not exceed 10 feet wide or 100 hundred feet long you may travel at night on the Interstate highways only. A load that is only overweight may travel at night on any Texas Highway. The Texas state permit office will be closed on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving day and Christmas day. Travel will not be restricted on these days and less on noted on your permit. Permit is not valid without the curfews sheet attached.

The information contained in these pages is research information primarily for use by oversize and heavy-haul trucking company drivers, dispatchers and pilot car companies. While every effort is put into maintaining the accuracy of this information you must absolutely verify this information with the Texas State DOT Permits office before commencing any transport of oversize or heavy haul loads.

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Missouri State Shipping Regulations

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2018 Missouri state DOT shipping laws, regulations, rules and limitations, for oversize and heavy-haul the trucking.

Missouri State DOT (MODOT) Trucking Information website:

Legal Loads

Length: It appears no max length is set but after 90’ requires a rear/chase escort.

Weight: 80,000 lbs. GVW

Width: 8’ 6”

Height: 13’ 6”

Missouri routine heavy haul, oversize shipping, trucking and transport permits.

Length: Over 90’ requires rear escort. We assume routine would be up to 120’.

Weight: Single 29,000 lbs., 36,000 lbs. on Tandem, Tridem axles 47,000 lbs., Quad axles. This state is complicated on weight. See State website above or contact for clarification.

Width: Figure up to 14’ as a routine permit.

Height: 14’ 6” depending on routing.

How to apply for heavy haul, wideload and oversize trucking permits.

Missouri Department of Transportation, Motor Carriers, Special Permit Office
PO Box 270, Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751-2871
The normal hours of operation are Monday thru Friday 7:30 am until 3:45 pm.

Pilot Car – Escort vehicle requirements.

Length: Anything over 90’ requires one rear/chase vehicle.
Width: Two lanes total over 12” 4”’ wide needs one front up to 14’. Four lanes total over 12’ 4” wide requires one rear.
Height: If over 15’ 6” you need a high pole and a rear/chase vehicle and can only move from 6:30 -9:00 am and 3:30 – 6:00 pm on all routes. Over 17’ 5” needs route survey and bucket truck.

Travel Restrictions

Travel is restricted if over 12’ 4” wide in most areas to 6:30 am (or a half hour after sunrise) until 9:00 am then resume at 3:30 pm until 6:00 pm (or a half hour before sunset). If over 14’ wide no movement on Saturday or Sunday at all. You may move Monday thru Friday but only. For now, consider this info as a basic guideline for estimates only. Please call the State of Missouri for exact laws. And always be sure to read the instructions on your permit(s).

The information contained in these pages is research information primarily for use by oversize and overweight trucking company drivers, dispatchers and pilot car companies. While every effort is put into maintaining the accuracy of this information you must absolutely verify this information with the Missouri State DOT Permits office before commencing movement.

Delaware State Shipping Regulations

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2018 Delaware state shipping laws, regulations, rules and limitations for oversize and heavy-haul trucking over the roads and highways in the state of Delaware.

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Legal Loads.

Length: 60’ (53’ trailer)
Overhang: 3’ front; 6’ rear (included in legal allowable length)
Weight: GVW 80,000 lbs., or 20,000 lbs. per axle.

Delaware

Routine trucking & transport permits.

Length: 100’
Overhang: over 5’ must be permitted
Weight: GVW 120,000
Width: 14’
Height: 15’

How to apply for oversize and heavy-haul trucking permits.

Delaware Department of Transportation
DMV DELDOT Hauling Permits Section
PO Drawer E, Room 208
Dover, DE 19903

Phone: 302-744-2700
Hours: 8 AM until 4:30 PM
Website: www.osow.deldot.gov
E-mail: haulpermit@state.de.us

Basic Oversize permit is valid for 5 days and costs $10

Pilot Car – Escort Car Requirements.

Width over 12’ requires 1 escort car, over 14’ requires 2 escort cars, over 15’ requires State Police escort.
Length over 100’ requires 1 car, over 110’ requires 2 cars, over 120’ requires State Police escort.
Height: None unless specified on permit after obtained.

Travel times and restrictions.

Travel is permitted from sunrise to sunset with no weekend travel permitted. Travel is also prohibited on the following holidays: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Election Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. On days preceding a holiday day movement must stop at 12 noon. Movement may continue the day following the holiday after 12 noon. Be certain to refer to your oversize or heavy-haul trucking permit for any other instructions.

Cities in Delaware: Arden village, Ardencroft village, Ardentown village, Bear, Bellefonte, Bethany Beach, Bethel, Blades, Bowers, Bridgeville, Brookside, Camden, Cheswold, Claymont, Clayton, Dagsboro, Delaware City, Delmar, Dewey Beach, Dover, Dover Base Housing, Edgemoor, Ellendale, Elsmere, Farmington, Felton, Fenwick Island, Frankford, Frederica, Georgetown, Glasgow, Greenville, Greenwood, Harrington, Hartly, Henlopen Acres, Highland Acres, Hockessin, Houston, Kent Acres, Kenton, Laurel, Leipsic, Lewes, Little Creek, Long Neck, Magnolia, Middletown, Milford, Millsboro, Millville, Milton, Newark, New Castle, Newport, North Star, Ocean View, Odessa, Pike Creek, Rehoboth Beach, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Riverview, Rodney Village, Seaford, Selbyville, Slaughter Beach, Smyrna, South Bethany, Townsend, Viola, Wilmington, Wilmington Manor, Woodside, Woodside East, Wyoming.

The information contained in these pages is research information primarily for use by oversize and overweight trucking company drivers, dispatchers and pilot car companies. While every effort is put into maintaining the accuracy of this information you must absolutely verify this information with the Delaware State DOT Permits office before commencing movement.

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2018 British Columbia shipping regulations

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2018 British Columbia shipping regulations

2018 British Columbia DOT shipping regulations. Laws, regulations, rules and limitations for oversize/heavy-haul trucking in the Province of British Columbia.

British Columbia DOT regulations for oversize shipping.

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Legal load limits.
British Columbia legal load limits:

Length: 14.65 meters (48.06′) from the kingpin to the rear most portion of the trailer. No combinations in length over 23 meters (75.45′) overall without a permit. A 53 foot semi-trailer is allowed provided the lift axle is raised.
Width: No shipment may travel if in excess of 2.6 meters in width (without a permit) unless it is a shipment of hay which is limited to 3.1 meters (122″) or rear view mirrors which are limited to 30 cm (11.81 inches)on each side, additional auxiliary devices are allowed 30 cm (11.81 inches) and tires are allowed an additional 10 cm.
Height: No shipment may travel if larger than 4.15 meters (163″) in height without a permit.
Weight: Single axle: 9,100 kg (20,062 lbs) and the same for tandem and tridum axles. A tridem pole trailer: gross weight on any two adjacent axles in a tridum axle group must not exceed 17,000 kg (37,478 lbs). The maximum licensed gross vehicle weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles must not exceed 63,500 kg* (139,994 lbs) without a permit (see; en B.C Regulation 95/2006, s. 3.)* THIS AMOUNT SEEMS EXCESSIVE. THIS IS THE NUMBER OUR RESEARCH PRODUCED. See; reference link below in “notes” under “maximum gross weight”.
Notes: Not matter what a permit states if there is a sign posted on a highway or road that contradicts your permit the sign will take precedence over the permit so you must immediately stop traveling and get clarification. Section reference: Copyright Queens Printer Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Overhang: 1m in front and .061 – which seems a little odd to us as the rear maximum seems short. Please contact the BC DOT to verify.

Routine trucking permits.
Oversize and overweight trucking permits that are routinely issued by the British Columbia DOT routinely:

Length: 27.5 meters (90 feet, 2 and 43/64 fourths on an inch) in the maximum length for a routine permit in B. C.
Width: 4.4 meters (14 feet, 5 and 15/64 fourths of an inch) is the maximum with you will get from BC DOT on a routine permit.
Height: There is no number provided. The British Columbia DOT permit office wants to assess every load that is over height based on intended routing.
Weight: This is the same as height. They will not give you a solid number for routine. We are going to suggest 63,500 kg (134,994 lbs) since we had trouble locating what we feel was a reasonable maximum limit above for “legal loads limits”. we sure welcome your comments below.
Overhang: 6.5 meters (21 feet, 3 and 29/32 seconds of an inch) for routine permits for overhang.

NOTES: If your shipment is oversize AND overweight you will be required to have two separate permits. Oversize loads are required to have safety flags no less than 16″ x 16″ (46.64 cm) square and be red in color.

Superload information- extraordinary loads.
British Columbia superload information:

Superloads in British Columbia or “extraordinary loads” are defined by the DOT any shipment that is in excess of 85,000 kilograms GVW in weight, 4.4 meters (14 feet, 5 and 15/64ths of an inch) in width, 4.88 meters (16 feet and 1/8th inches) in overall height. Depending on your route you may not be classified as a “Superload” as the British Columbia DOT has pre-approved designated routes. You can find more (limited) information on super or extraordinary loads here.

Permitted travel times & restrictions.
British Columbia DOT travel times and restrictions for oversize and overweight trucking:

The rule of daylight is defined as 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset in B. C. No travel is allowed after 2 PM on Friday until 12:01 AM on Monday for any load in excess of 3.8 meters (12′ 6″) in width. If your shipment is over 3.5 meters (11′ 6″) in width you are only allowed to travel during daylight hours only with the exception of the Peace River region. For holiday travel restrictions you may not travel after 2 PM on the day before the holiday and after 12:01 on the day after the holiday. Holidays are New Years day, Provincial day, Good Friday, Victoria day, Canada day, Family day, Labour day, Thanksgiving day, Remembrance day, Christmas day and Boxing day.

When pilot cars are required.
British Columbia DOT requires a pilot car (escort vehicle) to accompany your shipment if you are in excess of any of the following dimensions or weights:

Length: For shipments in excess of 27.5 meters (90′) in length you will be required to have 1 rear pilot car (escort vehicle) on all roads. For shipments over 27.5 meters (90′) in length 1 front pilot car/escort and 1 rear pilot car/escort is required.
Width: Shipments in excess of 3.5 meters (11′ 6″) wide you will be required to have 1 front pilot car on two lane roads or 1 rear pilot car/escort on multiple lane roads. In some cases a beacon light may be substituted. In many cases night travel is granted at 304.8 cm (10′ wide). If granted night travel you may be required to have 1 pilot car/escort in the front if your shipment is over 3.2 meters (10′ 5 and 63/64 fourths of an inch”) in width. Shipments that are over 3.5 meters (11′ 5 and 51/64 fourths of an inch”) wide up to 4.4 meters (14′ 5 and 15/64 fourths of an inch) require 1 front pilot car/escort vehicle. Shipments that are over 3.5 meters (11′ 5 and 51/64 fourths of an inch”) wide are permitted to travel at night only.
Height: Depending on your route the BC DOT permit office will determine if you are required to have a pilot car/escort vehicle.
Weight: Weight is on a case by case basis. As long as your shipment can maintain the minimum required speed limit you will probably not be required to have a pilot car/escort by the British Columbia DOT permits office.
Overhang: If you are have more than 6.5 meters (21′ 3 and 29/32 seconds of an inch) of overhang you will be required to have 1 rear pilot car/escort.

Pilot car certifications.
Pilot car (escort vehicle) certifications and requirements for operating in British Columbia:

Pilot car/escort vehicle operators at this time are only required to: 1.) have a valid drivers license and 2.) be over 18 years of age. We are getting reports that a certification program is in the works but at the time of this update (March 2, 2014) these above 3 requirements are all that is needed to operate a “pilot car” or “escort vehicle” within the Province of British Columbia (see comments below for more information). Also see; British Columbia Pilot Cars laws. Your vehicle is required to have a lighted sign box that is a minimum of 180 cm x 35 cm x 10 cm (72″ x 14″ x 4″), have 2 – flashing lights mounted on the top of the sign box on each side with 2 amber strobe or rotating lights a minimum of 203 mm (8″) mounted between the flashing lights on top of the box as well.

The minimum acceptable size for a rotating amber light is 15 cm in diameter and for strobe lights 11 cm in diameter. Either type of lamp must emit light flashes in 360 degrees.

The sign box must light up and be visible from a minimum distance of 200 meters. The sign box must have either a red and white D sign or a yellow with black lettering stating “OVERSIZE LOAD”, “WIDE LOAD”, OR “LONG LOAD”. If you have the “D” sign your letter must be no less than 20 cm (8″) in height with a 4 cm (1 5/8″) line thickness. If you have the yellow sign your lettering must be no less than 20 cm (8″) with a 4 cm (1 5/8″) line thickness. The sign box must be mounted on the top of the vehicle and covered when not in operation. You are also expected to have the following items inside of the vehicle: CB radio or high powered 2-way radio, first aid kit, fire extinguisher type A, B & C of at least a 2 liters, 3 reflective road triangles, 3 traffic cones, reflective vest (worn while working), slow/stop sign, 3 red or orange safety colored flags no less than 40 x 40 cm (16″ x 16″), nose cone flashlight and a hard hat.

Shipment, truck & trailer markings.
Truck, trailer and shipment required signs, banners and flags:

All trucks that are hauling oversize or overweight loads must have a strobe, flashing or rotating amber light mounted to the roof that is visible from 360 degrees at a minimum distance of 200 meters (656′). All 4 outermost corners of the overall shipment and any obtrusive points must have flags mounted to them that are safety red or orange in color no less than 40 cm x 40 cm (16″ x 16″) and have the flags exchanged for lighting if moving during the night. A sign stating the nature of the load; “OVERSIZE LOAD”, “WIDE LOAD” or “LONG LOAD” must be mounted to the front and rear of the overall shipment. Signs must be a minimum of 12′ in height and 6′ in width with a yellow background and black letting with lettering thickness no less than 4 cm (1 5/8″) thick.

British Columbia DOT & other information.
British Columbia DOT contact and other useful information:

British Columbia DOT – Central Permit Office
Telephone help line: 800-559-9688 or the have districts so click on area for phone and info.
Hours: 5 AM until 10 PM including all holidays – PACIFIC TIME ZONE.

British Columbia DOT oversize and overweight permit applications online.
British Columbia DOT oversize and overweight permits manuals.
British Columbia Province road conditions and closures.
British Columbia HOS or hours of service rules and regulations -.pdf document.
British Columbia DOT spring thaw and frost laws.

The information contained in these pages is research information primarily for use by oversize and overweight trucking company drivers, dispatchers and pilot car companies. While every effort is put into maintaining the accuracy of this information you must absolutely verify this information with the British Columbia Province DOT Permits office before commencing movement.

Alaska Shipping Regulations

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2018 Alaska DOT shipping laws, regulations, rules and limitations for oversize and heavy-haul trucking permits for pilot cars and trucking companies.

Alaska shipping regulations for oversize and overweight trucking and DOT permit information.

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Legal load limits.

Length: 53’ Trailer Length
Width: 8’6”
Height: 14’
Weight: Depending on route 80,000 lbs GVW.
Overhang: 3’ in the front, 4’ in the rear.

Kenworth double trailers in compliance with 80,000 pounds GVW laws.

Alaska requires any shipment over the weight of 80,000 pounds to have a special trip permit.

Routine trucking permits.

Trucking oversize and overweight permit limits:

Length: Shipping varies due to routing and season.
Width: Shipping rules vary depending on route and seaason.
Height: Over 14′ and once again everything varies depending on routing and season.
Weight: Single; 30,000 lbs, tandem; 56,000 lbs, tridem; 70,000 lbs, quadem 80,000 lbs, gross weight; 150,000 lbs. Depends on the route you wish to travel, distance and the bridges you intend on crossing.
Overhang: 20′ is a safe number but once again everything up here is seasonal as roads are closed or combined with weight frost laws may be in effect and limit you. For the most part there is no such thing as a “routing” shipment in Alaska.

Notes: When between the months of October 1 and March 31 for 1, 2 & 3 drive axle groups on truck tractors intending to travel the Dalton, Elliott or Steese highways between Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay you can shift your legal axle weights to make them legal. The following weights on these routes apply: single; 22,000 lbs with 8′ 1″ minimum spacing between axles, tandem; 42,000 lbs, tridem; 48,000 lbs maximum.

When a pilot car is required.

Pilot car (escort vehicle) requirements:

Length: if overall length exceeds 85′ you are required to have 1 pilot car (escort). If overall length exceeds 100′ you are required to have 1 front and 1 read pilot car (escort).

Width: If 10′ to 12′ wide you will be required to have 1 pilot car (escort vehicle). If width exceeds 12′ and up to 14′ you are required to have 1 front and 1 rear pilot car (escort vehicle). From 14′ to 18′ in width you will be required to have 3 pilot cars. 2 front on 4 lane and 2 rear on 2 lane roads with the additional at either end. 18′ up to 22′ in width will require 4 pilot cars (escorts); 2 in front and 2 on the rear. If over 22′ in width you will be required to “close and roll” (closing the road as you move) requiring you to have 5 pilot cars as well as a minimum of 1 police escort.

Weight: You may be required to have a pilot car/cars if you are not able to maintain the minimum speed limit and on some designated bridge crossings depending on your weight class.

Overhang: If overhang is greater than 20′ you will be required to have 1 pilot car vehicle. If over 35′ you will be required to have 1 front and 1 rear pilot car.

Required shipment markings & flags.

Truck, trailer and shipment required signs, banners & flags:

For loads that are over 8′ 6″ in width you will be required to have a “OVERSIZE LOAD” banner on the front or your truck and on the rear of your truck or load, whichever is most practical. Flags must be a minimum length of 16″ and be safety orange or red in color.

Pilot car certifications & requirements.

Pilot car (escort vehicle) certifications & requirements:

A pilot car must be manufactured as a passenger vehicle (car, truck, van, etc.) with a manufacturers weight of less than 10,000 lbs. All pilot car drivers must be wearing a safety colored vest, jacket or shirt. All pilot cars must be equipped with a rotating, strobe or flashing amber light visible from 360 degrees from a distance of no less than 500′. Vehicle must have a regulations sized hand help SLOW – STOP sign, safety colored flags of no less than 18″ in either direction, 8 road safety flares, 3 reflective road triangles, a 2-way communication device capable of transmitting at least 10 miles and a type A, B and C fire extinguisher.

Travel times and restrictions.

Travel times and restrictions:

Approved permits are valid for 3-5 days unless otherwise stated. Travel times are from Monday through Saturday at noon during daylight hours – the one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset rule applies. However, vehicles not exceeding 85′ in length, 16’in width or 16′ in height can travel Monday through Sunday during daylight hours only. Travel is NOT permitted on the following holiday weekends: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Areas of high traffic densities are restricted from 7:00-8 AM and 4:30-6:00 PM in certain areas (refer to your permit for documentation). Movement is NOT permitted on Kalifornsky Beach Rd, Kenai Spur highway or the Sterling highway from 6:45-9:00 AM and 2:15-4:30 PM during the school months for shipments in excess of 14′ in width. Ketchikan has restricted movement from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM and from 12 noon – 1 PM and from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM. Glenn and Parks Highways to Palmer and Wasilla between the hours of 6:00-8:00 AM and from 11:30-1:00 PM and from 4:30 until 6:00 PM if over 14′ in width.

Frost and thaw laws.

Frost and thaw laws:

Frost and thaw laws are in effect usually from March 1 until mid June on major routes, southern central and the interior. There are so many roads that have different regulations on thaw laws and frost laws. You absolutely will want to call the Alaska State DOT office at the number below for more information. Example: A particular highway may have a set of regulations until you reach a certain mile post, then after that has a whole different set of regulations. There are hundreds of them similar.

Alaska DOT & information.

Alaska state DOT trucking permit contact information:

Division of Measurement Standards Phones: 907-365-1200 or below within Alaska.
Commercial Vehicle Customer Service Center: 800-478-7636
Huffman Business Park
11900 Industrial Way
Anchorage, AK 99515

Phone help line: 907-365-1200
Toll free within Alaska: 800-478-7636
Fax: 907-365-1204
Permit office hours: 8 AM – 5 PM
PACIFIC STANDARD TIME

Alaska state DOT website with all kinds of permit info, forms, manuals, etc here. Alaska heavy-haul and oversize trucking laws.
Road closures and highway conditions here.
Alaska road closure information.

Cities in Alaska: Adak, Akhiok, Akiachak, Akiak, Akutan, Alakanuk, Alatna, Alcan Border, Aleknagik, Aleneva, Allakaket, Alpine, Ambler, Anaktuvuk Pass, Anchorage municipality, Anchor Point, Anderson, Angoon, Aniak, Anvik, Arctic Village, Atka, Atmautluak, Atqasuk, Attu Station, Barrow, Bear Creek, Beaver, Beluga, Bethel, Bettles, Big Delta, Big Lake, Birch Creek, Brevig Mission, Buckland, Buffalo Soapstone, Butte, Cantwell, Central, Chalkyitsik, Chase, Chefornak, Chenega, Chevak, Chickaloon, Chicken, Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Chiniak, Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Chuathbaluk, Circle, Clam Gulch, Clark’s Point, Coffman Cove, Cohoe, Cold Bay, Coldfoot, College, Cooper Landing, Copper Center, Copperville, Cordova, Covenant Life, Craig, Crooked Creek, Crown Point, Cube Cove, Deering, Delta Junction, Deltana, Diamond Ridge, Dillingham, Diomede, Dot Lake, Dot Lake Village, Dry Creek, Eagle, Eagle Village, Edna Bay, Eek, Egegik, Eielson AFB, Ekwok, Elfin Cove, Elim, Emmonak, Ester, Evansville, Excursion Inlet, Fairbanks, False Pass, Farm Loop, Ferry, Fishhook, Flat, Fort Greely, Fort Yukon, Four Mile Road, Fox, Fox River, Fritz Creek, Funny River, Gakona, Galena, Gambell, Game Creek, Gateway, Glacier View, Glennallen, Golovin, Goodnews Bay, Grayling, Gulkana, Gustavus, Haines, Halibut Cove, Happy Valley, Harding-Birch Lakes, Healy, Healy Lake, Hobart Bay, Hollis, Holy Cross, Homer, Hoonah, Hooper Bay, Hope, Houston, Hughes, Huslia, Hydaburg, Hyder, Igiugig, Iliamna, Ivanof Bay, Juneau city and borough, Kachemak, Kake, Kaktovik, Kalifornsky, Kaltag, Karluk, Kasaan, Kasigluk, Kasilof, Kenai, Kenny Lake, Ketchikan, Kiana, King Cove, King Salmon, Kipnuk, Kivalina, Klawock, Klukwan, Knik-Fairview, Knik River, Kobuk, Kodiak, Kodiak Station, Kokhanok, Koliganek, Kongiganak, Kotlik, Kotzebue, Koyuk, Koyukuk, Kupreanof, Kwethluk, Kwigillingok, Lake Louise, Lake Minchumina, Lakes, Larsen Bay, Lazy Mountain, Levelock, Lime Village, Livengood, Lowell Point, Lower Kalskag, Lutak, McCarthy, McGrath, McKinley Park, Manley Hot Springs, Manokotak, Marshall, Meadow Lakes, Mekoryuk, Mendeltna, Mentasta Lake, Metlakatla, Meyers Chuck, Miller Landing, Minto, Moose Creek, Moose Pass, Mosquito Lake, Mountain Village, Mud Bay, Naknek, Nanwalek, Napakiak, Napaskiak, Naukati Bay, Nelchina, Nelson Lagoon, Nenana, New Allakaket, Newhalen, New Stuyahok, Newtok, Nightmute, Nikiski, Nikolaevsk, Nikolai, Nikolski, Ninilchik, Noatak, Nome, Nondalton, Noorvik, North Pole, Northway, Northway Junction, Northway Village, Nuiqsut, Nulato, Nunapitchuk, Old Harbor, Oscarville, Ouzinkie, Palmer, Paxson, Pedro Bay, Pelican, Perryville, Petersburg, Petersville, Pilot Point, Pilot Station, Pitkas Point, Platinum, Pleasant Valley, Point Baker, Point Hope, Point Lay, Point MacKenzie, Pope-Vannoy Landing, Portage Creek, Port Alexander, Port Alsworth, Port Clarence, Port Graham, Port Heiden, Port Lions, Port Protection, Primrose, Prudhoe Bay, Quinhagak, Rampart, Red Devil, Red Dog Mine, Ridgeway, Ruby, Russian Mission, St. George, St. Mary’s, St. Michael, St. Paul, Salamatof, Salcha, Sand Point, Savoonga, Saxman, Scammon Bay, Selawik, Seldovia, Seldovia Village, Seward, Shageluk, Shaktoolik, Sheldon Point (Nunam Iqua), Shishmaref, Shungnak, Silver Springs, Sitka city and borough, Skagway, Skwentna, Slana, Sleetmute, Soldotna, South Naknek, Stebbins, Sterling, Stevens Village, Stony River, Sunrise, Susitna, Sutton-Alpine, Takotna, Talkeetna, Tanacross, Tanaina, Tanana, Tatitlek, Tazlina, Teller, Tenakee Springs, Tetlin, Thoms Place, Thorne Bay, Togiak, Tok, Toksook Bay, Tolsona, Tonsina, Trapper Creek, Tuluksak, Tuntutuliak, Tununak, Twin Hills, Two Rivers, Tyonek, Ugashik, Unalakleet, Unalaska, Upper Kalskag, Valdez, Venetie, Wainwright, Wales, Wasilla, Whale Pass, White Mountain, Whitestone Logging Camp, Whittier, Willow, Willow Creek, Wiseman, Womens Bay, Wrangell, Y, Yakutat.

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Heavy haul and oversize trucking permit limitations.

Maximum weights; on a single axle with dual tires 30,000 pounds. With tandem axles 56,000 pounds, with tridem axles 70,000 pounds, with quadem axles 80,000 pounds. Gross maximum is 150,000 pounds. All of this depends entirely on the route you choose to travel as well as distance and any bridges that you intend to cross. It also depends upon the length, height and width of the shipment. Between the months of October 1st and March 31st for one, two and three drive axle groupings on trucks and truck tractors traveling the Elliott, Steese and Dalton highways between Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay you can shift legal axle weights in the following weights on these routes in applicable: single axles 22,000 pounds (with 8’1″ minimum axle spacing). Tandem axles 42,000 pounds, tridem axles 48,000 pounds. The maximum height allowed is 15’3″. Shipments over 14 feet wide or 150 feet long or 16’6″ in height must supply to the permitting department the exact route they wish to travel.

Heavy haul and oversize truck signs and flags.

A standard oversize load sign is required on the front of the tractor and the rear of the shipment if it exceeds 8’6″ and width. The sign must be yellow and have a minimum of 48 inches in width with black letters that are 10 inches tall and 2 inches wide. Acceptable signs when specified shall read “oversize”, “oversize load” or “wide load” for over width vehicles and/or shipments “oversize”, “oversize load” or “long load” for over length vehicles must be affixed to the rear of shipment when overall load exceeds 60 feet in length. Vehicles and loads with rear overhang exceeding 10 feet are subject to the following: must have “oversize” or “oversize load” signs and a amber high intensity rotating, flashing, oscillating or strobe type beacon which must be visible for a minimum of 500 feet from the end of the shipment. You must have either an extended light-bar or a rear pilot car or escort vehicle. All flags must be a minimum of 16” square and must be red. Flags are required to be on vehicles with loads wider than 10 feet and if overhang exceeds the legal limits in any direction.

Pilot car and escort vehicle requirements.

If the width of the shipment is over 10’6″ and up to 12 feet one pilot car or escort vehicle is required. For lengths over 85 feet and up to 100 feet one pilot car is required. If overhang is greater than 10 feet but less than 20 feet one pilot car or escort vehicle may be used. It is possible to use an extended lightbar and place of a rear pilot car. Heavy haul or overweight shipments with special bridge conditions are required to have two pilot cars if the width is 12 feet up to 14 feet to pilot cars or escort vehicles are required if the length is greater than 100 feet to escort vehicles or pilot cars are required. If the overhang exceeds 20 feet unless the rear is greater than 35 feet or the front greater than 60 feet one pilot car is required. For widths over 14 feet three pilot car vehicles or escort’s are required: two in the front and one in the rear. If you have overhang from the rear that is greater than 35 feet to pilot cars are required and for widths up to 18 feet but not more than 22 feet 4 pilot cars or escort vehicles are required. If road closures exist and you are an excess of 22 feet wide then you will be required to have 5 escorts or pilot cars. You may be permitted to use an extended light-bar when up to 20 feet of rear overhang and lieu of a rear pilot car.

Pilot car and escort vehicle requirements.

Pilot cars and escort vehicles may be passenger trucks and cars as long is they are under 10,000 pounds in total weight. Pilot cars and escort vehicles must carry commercial vehicle insurance. Pilot cars and escort vehicles will not carry any passengers. Pilot cars and escort vehicles will not act as a steer man or a tiller man for any load. Oversize load signs and beacons: all escort vehicles and pilot cars are required to be equipped with the appropriate signage. Depending upon the shipment you are working with this might be oversize, wide load or long load and the sign must be roof mounted with a high intensity rotating flashing oscillating or strobe type amber beacon light which must be visible from a minimum of 500 feet in any direction. When a pilot car or in escort vehicle is required to lead any oversize load the appropriate sign must be faced towards the front of the pilot car or escort vehicle when the pilot car or escort is chasing a load the appropriate sign must be faced towards the rear of the vehicle. Pilot car companies and escort vehicle drivers shall carry the following items and equipment at all times when escorting heavy haul and oversize loads: a 24 inch stop slow paddle sign, three bidirectional emergency reflective triangles, 15 pound rated B and C fire extinguisher, a reflector rise orange vest shirt or jacket, a first aid kit, a flashlight with extra batteries, a red cone and be equipped with a red hand flag.

Flag men or flag persons.

The state of Alaska does not require a pilot car or escort vehicle operator to have certification to perform flagging functions flaggers and or pilot car or escort vehicles operators shall complete the state approved flagging test as well is any necessary training prior to working in the capacity of a flagger. There is a fee for the online class. Flag persons shall not be less than 18 years of age and must be capable of carrying out flagging responsibilities in accordance with the Alaska state traffic manual regulations flaggers must be wearing high visibility or florescent orange jackets and vest as well as equipped with a slow stop paddle and a red hand flag these items must be utilized by the pilot car company or escort vehicle operator in the event that it becomes necessary. If required pilot car and escort vehicle operators will need to pull over and Park in order to stop or control Highway traffic. At no time shall the slow stop paddle or red flags be displayed out of the window of a moving vehicle.

Travel time for heavy haul and oversize loads.

Heavy haul permits and oversize trucking permits are valid for 3 to 5 days unless otherwise specified. Travel is permitted from Monday through Saturday at noon during daylight hours. One half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset. However, vehicles that are not exceeding 10’6″ wide or 16 feet tall or 85 feet and linked total may travel Monday through Saturday during daylight hours. Oversize vehicles are allowed to operate during hours of darkness under special lighting and taping requirements. Travel is permitted on the following holiday weekends memorial day for for July and Labor Day. Urban areas do restrict travel during peak hours be sure to refer to your permit for specific travel times especially in urban areas.

Spring weight and frost laws.

Weight restrictions and frost laws usually occur on all major routes in South, Central as well as interior Alaska. Typical months are from March 1^st until the 1st July.

The information contained in these pages is research information primarily for use by oversize and overweight trucking company drivers, dispatchers and pilot car companies. While every effort is put into maintaining the accuracy of this information you must absolutely verify this information with the Alaska State DOT Permits office before commencing movement.

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Arizona State Shipping Regulations

WLSADMIN On June 6, 2018 / USA shipping regulations. / 8 Comments

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2018 Arizona state shipping laws, regulations, rules and limitations for oversize and overweight trucking on state highways and roads.

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As per the state of Arizona please read the following:

“The Arizona Department of Transportation in cooperation with state representatives, industry, the Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement personnel work in collaboration to update and amend oversize and overweight special permit rules containing special permit requirements, restrictions and allowances for transporting oversize and overweight vehicles and loads on highways under the jurisdiction of the Department. This is a council established in statute and makes up the Over-dimensional Permit Council.

These rules detail the eligibility, application and use requirements for a variety of permits the Department currently issues to commercial motor carriers for transporting vehicles or vehicle and load combinations exceeding the maximum size or weight limitations provided by statute.

Each special permit provided by the Department under these rules is specifically authorized by statute. The oversize and overweight special permits issued under these rules are that each permittee issued a particular class of permit is subject to the same activities, practices, requirements and restrictions applicable to that permit type. The statutes additionally provide authority for issuance, conditions, restrictions, approvals and fees.”

All laws, regulations, rules and limitations are now set fourth in: A.A.C. R17-06: Oversize and Overweight Special Permits “Administrative Rules”

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Legal load limits within the state of Arizona.
Legal load limits:

Length: Anything over 65’ qualifies as a over length load on non-designated highways.
Overhang: 3’ front or 6’ rear (make sure your route is approved for overhang this far as there are location variations).
Weight: GVW 80,000 lbs., 12,000 lbs on steer axle.
Width: 8’ 6” wide.
Height: 14’ on Interstate; 13’ 6” height on secondary roads.

Routine heavy haul and oversize trucking permits in Arizona.
Routine trucking permit limits:

Length: 120’
Overhang: 3’ front or 6’ rear
Weight: 250,000 maximum (Class C if over or see superloads). Single axle; 28,000 lbs, tandem axles, tridum axles, and quadem axles. Depends upon the axle spacings and tire size. Trunnion: 60,000. Gross Weight: 5 Axles – 104,000; 6 Axles – 108,000; 7 Axles 117,000. The weights depend upon the number of tires combined with the overall distance between each of the axles. Spacings on axles are tricky in this state. The Arizona DOT permits office will consider a number or factors but primarily bridges. If weights are excessive and trailer capabilities are even close to short of maxing out forget it. Pavement structural and stress testing and results will govern your overall capabilities.
Width: 14’
Height: 16’

Note maximum speed is set at 55 mph for all oversize/overweight shipments.

Super load information for Arizona.

Arizona Department of Transportation
Maintenance Permits Services
206 S. 17th Ave.
MD 004R
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602.712.8280 or 8176
Fax: 602.712.3380

If a shipment exceeds any of the following it is classified as a superload and will require a class C permit. 120′ in length, 14′ in width, 16′ in height or 250,000 pounds in weight.

Applications for class C permits should ideally be submitted via the ADOT ePRO System. They do have other options but we strongly suggest you use the method they prefer. While it’s not a 100% guarantee you can usually get a Class C permit in 48 hours (excluding evenings, weekends and state holidays). Once it is approved you will see pending/approved/refused when you log in. The fee is $30 for class C shipments that are no greater than 18 feet in height and/or width and 80,000 pounds. Shipments that are over 80,000 pounds are $90. Shipments that are over 18 feet in height and width, but not over 80,000 pounds, are $40. For shipments that are greater than 18 feet in height and width and/or 80,000 pounds are $100. Typical class C permits are only valid for 4 working days unless otherwise specified. In order to obtain a class C permit extension beyond the 4 day working allowance you must either have inclement weather issues or equipment breakdown issues.

Class C Permits are valid on state and interstate highways only. Transporters must check with local jurisdictions for authorization to travel on roadways that are not under ADOT jurisdiction. When submitting an application include a note in the comment field on the ADOT ePRO payment screen if requesting 3 a.m. or weekend movement for loads up to 16 feet wide and 16 feet high. The entire route must be designated for night movement, weekend movement or both or it will be denied.

Engineering analysis fees. A base fee of $125 per 50-mile increment is charged on shipments that do not meet Arizona Administrative Code R17-6-411, Tables 3.01 through 3.09. Prior to issuance of a permit, all analysis fees must be paid online or sent by mail. Engineering analysis fees must be received by the Class C Permits Office prior to any engineering analysis is performed. Shipments that are in excess of 250,000 lbs over axle weight, or in excess of the posted bridge weights are analyzed by the ADOT Bridge Preservation Services. “Engineering analysis may take up to two weeks. Certified weights are required. Failure to provide the correct weights may require a second analysis to be performed by the ADOT Bridge Preservation Services and will incur a new analysis fee”.

Once issued, if your Class C Permit requires you to obtain law enforcement escorts, you may use your EZ Pay account to pay for Department of Public Safety (DPS) Escorts. To create an EZ Pay account, contact a Service Arizona Business Coordinator at 602.712.4039, or email to address above. To schedule law enforcement escorts after you have been issued a Arizona class C permit, contact the DPS Escort Scheduler at 602.223.2855.

For mobile home shipments:

The requirements for an “Easy” C Mobile Home Permit are similar to those for a regular Class C permit except the “Easy” C permit does not require a bridge-engineering analysis and is issued only to vehicles that do not exceed all of the following weight and size dimensions:

16 feet wide
16 feet high
120 feet in overall length (vehicle and load combination length)
80,000 pounds combined gross vehicle weight rating
Within statutory axle group weight limits

“Easy” C Mobile Home Permits can be requested and issued through ADOT ePRO. “Easy” Class C Mobile Home Permits are only valid on ADOT roadways. Transporters must check with local jurisdictions for permission to travel on roadways that are not under ADOT jurisdiction.

Once you are issued a “Easy” C permit if you are required to have police escorts use the above payment method to submit your payment. You will be required to pay for police escorts in advance.

Travel time restrictions for heavy haul and oversize trucking in Arizona.
Permitted travel times and restrictions in Arizona:

The one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset rule applies. Travel on weekends and holidays is permitted. Some loads will NOT be able to travel on weekends, please refer to the documentation on your permit to verify. If overweight only you will probably be allowed continuous travel. Under 10′ of overhang, 10′ in width or 14′ in height will more than likely be granted continuous travel.

When pilot cars are required in Arizona.
A pilot car (escort vehicle) is required in Arizona when:

Length: On 2 Lanes:Over 120’ requires 1 pilot car in front of truck and 1 rear of truck.
Width: On 2 lanes over 14’ requires 1 pilot car or escort vehicle in front of truck and 1 the rear of truck. On Interstates over 15’ wide you are required to have 1 pilot car in front of truck.
Height: Over 17’ requires 1 pilot car in front of truck.
On Interstates: Over 120’ requires 1 pilot car in front of truck.

Pilot car certifications in Arizona.
Certifications and requirements of Arizona pilot cars/escort vehicles:

All pilot cars/escort vehicles must display a bumper or roof mounted “OVERSIZE LOAD” sign visible from both the front and rear of the vehicle. Sign must be at least 6′ long and 12″ in height, yellow in color with black letters no less than 5″ tall and 1 ″ in width. Vehicle must have 4 safety flags displayed in red or orange in color and be a minimum of 12″ of length and/or height mounted at a 40 to 70 degree angle on all 4 corners of the vehicle. Vehicle must be equipped with a CB radio or 2-way communication device, 8 ignitable road flares and have a first-aid kit.
For a vehicle to qualify; all pilot car/escort vehicles must have a manufacturers gross weight rating not to exceed over over 20,000 pounds.

Required heavy haul or oversize shipment truck & trailer markings.
Truck, trailer and shipment required signs, banners & flags in Arizona:

If shipment is over 102″ in width it must be flagged on the 4 outtermost corners of the entire combined shipment. Flags must be red in color and be not less than 12″ in either direction. Proper “OVERSIZE LOAD” or “WIDELOAD” banner/sign bust be displayed on both the upper most front of overall shipment (front of truck) no less than 5′ from the pavement line. Banner/sign must be no less than 6′ in length and 12′ in height with reasonable and size letting thickness and height. If you are seeking or awarded night movement reflective or illuminated banners/signs are required.

Arizona DOT oversize and heavy haul trucking permits and information:
Arizona DOT permit office information:

Arizona Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT)
1225 N 25th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85009

Business hours are from 8am until 5pm (Mountain time M-F).
Oversize and overweight permit website: Arizona DOT permits.

Phone: 602-771-2960 or for Class C permits: 602-712-8176 or 8280
E-mail: ECDePROSupport@azdot.gov

Arizona cities: Ajo, Ak-Chin Village, Amado, Apache Junction, Arizona City, Arizona Village, Ash Fork, Avondale, Avra Valley, Bagdad, Benson, Big Park, Bisbee, Bitter Springs, Black Canyon City, Blackwater, Bluewater, Bouse, Buckeye, Bullhead City, Burnside, Cameron, Camp Verde, Canyon Day, Carefree, Casa Grande, Casas Adobes, Catalina, Catalina Foothills, Cave Creek, Central Heights-Midland City, Chandler, Chilchinbito, Chinle, Chino Valley, Chuichu, Cibecue, Cibola, Clarkdale, Claypool, Clifton, Colorado City, Congress, Coolidge, Cordes Lakes, Cornville, Corona de Tucson, Cottonwood, Cottonwood-Verde Village, Dennehotso, Desert Hills, Dewey-Humboldt, Dilkon, Dolan Springs, Douglas, Drexel-Alvernon, Drexel Heights, Dudleyville, Duncan, Eagar, East Fork, East Sahuarita, Ehrenberg, Elgin, El Mirage, Eloy, First Mesa, Flagstaff, Florence, Flowing Wells, Fort Defiance, Fortuna Foothills, Fountain Hills, Fredonia, Gadsden, Ganado, Gila Bend, Gilbert, Gisela, Glendale, Globe, Gold Camp, Golden Valley, Goodyear, Grand Canyon Village, Greasewood, Green Valley, Guadalupe, Hayden, Heber-Overgaard, Holbrook, Hotevilla-Bacavi, Houck, Huachuca City, Jeddito, Jerome, Kachina Village, Kaibab, Kaibito, Kayenta, Keams Canyon, Kearny, Kingman, Kykotsmovi Village, Lake Havasu City, Lake Montezuma, Lechee, Leupp, Litchfield Park, Littletown, Lukachukai, McNary, Mammoth, Many Farms, Marana, Maricopa, Mayer, Mesa, Mesquite Creek, Miami, Moenkopi, Mohave Valley, Mojave Ranch Estates, Morenci, Mountainaire, Munds Park, Naco, Nazlini, New Kingman-Butler, New River, Nogales, Oljato-Monument Valley, Oracle, Oro Valley, Page, Paradise Valley, Parker, Parker Strip, Parks, Patagonia, Paulden, Payson, Peach Springs, Peeples Valley, Peoria, Peridot, Phoenix, Picture Rocks, Pima, Pine, Pinetop-Lakeside, Pinon, Pirtleville, Pisinemo, Poston, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Quartzsite, Queen Creek, Queen Valley, Red Mesa, Rio Rico Northeast, Rio Rico Northwest, Rio Rico Southeast, Rio Rico Southwest, Rio Verde, Rock Point, Rough Rock, Round Rock, Sacaton, Safford, Sahuarita, St. David, St. Johns, St. Michaels, Salome, San Carlos, San Luis, San Manuel, Santan, Santa Rosa, Sawmill, Scottsdale, Second Mesa, Sedona, Seligman, Sells, Shongopovi, Shonto, Show Low, Sierra Vista, Sierra Vista Southeast, Snowflake, Somerton, Sonoita, South Tucson, Springerville, Spring Valley, Stanfield, Steamboat, Strawberry, Summit, Sun City, Sun City West, Sun Lakes, Sun Valley, Supai, Superior, Surprise, Swift Trail Junction, Tacna, Tanque Verde, Taylor, Teec Nos Pos, Tempe, Thatcher, Three Points, Tolleson, Tombstone, Tonalea, Tonto Basin, Top-of-the-World, Tortolita, Tsaile, Tubac, Tuba City, Tucson, Tucson Estates, Tumacacori-Carmen, Tusayan, Vail, Valencia West, Wellton, Wenden, Whetstone, Whiteriver, Wickenburg, Wilhoit, Willcox, Williams, Williamson, Willow Valley, Window Rock, Winkelman, Winslow, Winslow West, Yarnell, Young, Youngtown, Yuma.

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Heavy haul and oversize trucking permit limitations.

Maximum weight on a single axle is 28,000 pounds, on tandem axles or tried him as well as for axles it depends entirely upon the axle spacings and tire sizes. Trunnion: 60,000 pounds the gross raid on five axles is 104,000 pounds on six axles 108,000 pounds and on seven axles 117,000 pounds again depending on the actual number of tires, the distance between the axles and the actual tire size itself. Be sure to check with the state for any additional requirements or questions you may have. Pavement stress and bridge capacities will be the determining factor for the maximum permitted weights. For Arizona class A permits you must be less than the following: up to 14 feet wide, 16 feet high, 120 feet in length or 250,000 pounds. A truck operating under a class A permit will be allowed weekend travel from 3 AM until 12 noon on Saturday and Sunday or non holiday weekends, only on specific highways and with applicable escort. A height pole on escort vehicles or pilot cars is determined by the state. If the shipment exceeds any of these dimensions or weights refer to the section on superloads above. A superload is also classified as a class C shipment in the state of Arizona. A shipment is classified as a class C shipment and needs a class C permit issued if it is over 14 feet wide, 120 feet long, 16 feet high and/or in excess of 250,000 pounds. The maximum speed for any heavy haul or oversize shipment is 55 mph within the state of Arizona. Any specialized equipment that is not loaded is automatically granted continuous travel unless otherwise specified.

Heavy haul in oversize load truck signs and flags that are required.

All oversize, long-load or wideload signs should be a minimum of 6 feet wide and 1 feet tall and shall be mounted on the forward most part of the tractor-trailer and the rearmost part of the load or the vehicle which the shipment is loaded onto in such a manner that is clearly visible to motorists. This sign should have a yellow background with black letters and if you wish to move during daylight hours the background must be reflective or illuminated so it is clearly visible. All over-width vehicles wider than 8’6″ or transporting a load that is exceeding 9 feet in width must display oversize load signs. All shipments and vehicles must be flagged with red flags that are a minimum of 12 inches square or larger on all extremities. All loads or vehicles with an overhang in the front or the rear must be flagged and/or lighted.

Pilot car or escort requirements for heavy haul and oversize loads.

All pilot cars or escort vehicles must be a passenger car or a two axle truck not exceeding 20,000 pounds in total weight. All escort vehicles and pilot cars shall display red flags are are a minimum of 12 inches square on all corners of the vehicle and be fitted with a oversize load sign facing in the applicable direction. This sign must be a minimum of 5 feet above the ground and mounted securely to the vehicle. Signs must be a minimum of 5 feet 1 inches tall with 1 inch thick black letters on a yellow background. Warning lights are required. Each pilot car or escort vehicle needs to be equipped with a two-way radio capable of transmitting and receiving over a minimum distance of 1 mile and must be compatible with all other vehicles involved in the shipment. Each pilot car or escort vehicle must have a minimum of eight flares, one first-aid kit, to red flags and any other equipment specified by AASHTO standards. a minimum distance of 1000 feet shall be maintained between the escort vehicle and the shipment except where visual contact is not obtainable. When in urban areas the distance needs to be between 100 and 250 feet maximum. Arizona state pilot car and escort vehicle certification certificate must be carried by all pilot car and escort vehicle operators. If the operator has a certification in another state as long as the certification is CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) recognized the state of Arizona will recognize it.

Travel time. Note: Arizona does not recognize daylight savings time.

Daylight hours are one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset. Night travel may be allowed for vehicles that do not exceed 16 feet wide, 16 feet high, 120 feet long or less than 250,000 pounds. Refer to your permit. A load within these limits shall have escort vehicles if 11 feet wide to 14 feet wide; 1 rear pilot car or escort vehicle is required or if 14’1″ to 16 feet wide you will need a front and rear pilot car and escort vehicle. If the shipment is in excess of 15 feet in height you may be required to have a pilot car with a height pole.

Weekend travel: if the shipment is not greater than: 16 feet wide, 16 feet high, 120 feet long or 250,000 pounds it may be allowed to travel on specified routes from 3 AM until 12 noon on weekends.

Night movement: for shipments that do not exceed any of the following dimensions: 16 feet wide, 16 feet high, 120 feet long and/or 250,000 pounds, night moves should be permitted and noted (if allowed on your route) under restrictions on your permit.

Heavy haul only: shipments that are not over 10 feet wide or not over 14 feet tall with less than 10 feet of overhang may be granted continuous travel with a permit. However no travel may be allowed on Saturdays or Sundays be advised that no movement will be allowed during snow or icy conditions or any severe weather conditions that might be hazardous to motorist or detrimental to the roads and highways.

Travel time is prohibited on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving day and Christmas day. If the proceeding holidays falls on a Monday them shipment shall stop before 12 noon the Friday preceding the national holiday. The state permit office will be closed on these holidays as well as on Lincoln’s birthday, Washington’s Birthday, Columbus Day and Veterans Day. Travel will not be restricted on these four days however there is a curfew. Permitted vehicles are prohibited from I-17, I-10 and SR 360 within city limits of greater Phoenix and I-10 and I-19 within city limits of the greater Tucson area from 7 to 9 AM and 4 to 6 PM

Weather restrictions for heavy haul and oversize loads.

Whenever driver visibility is restricted you may not travel especially when visibility is less than 500 feet. This can be due to snow, heavy rain, followed or dust. Road surface condition reduces normal traction and under conditions of flooding, ice or snow you may not travel this also applies to high winds or anything else or conditions that may suggest any injury to motorists or the road.

The information contained in these pages is research information primarily for use by oversize and overweight trucking company drivers, dispatchers and pilot car companies. While every effort is put into maintaining the accuracy of this information you must absolutely verify this information with the Arizona State DOT Permits office before commencing movement.

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Washington State Shipping Regulations

WLSADMIN On June 5, 2018 / USA shipping regulations. / 4 Comments

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2018 Washington state shipping regulations DOT limitations, rules and laws for the trucking of oversize and over weight loads over the roads and highways.

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Legal load limits.
Washington DOT legal load size & weight limitations:

Length: The maximum overall length allowed legally is 75′.
Width: 8’ 6” wide.
Height: 14’ tall.
Weight: 80,000 lbs.
Overhang: 3′ in the front measured from the manufacturers front bumper and 15′ rear is the maximum and measured from the center of the rear axle.

Routine trucking permits.
Routine heavy haul, oversize shipping, trucking and transport permits:

Length: No set limits other than travel times. Case by case basis for routine maximums.
Width: 2 lane, 14′ or less, multi-lane roads with barrier strip 16′
Height: 16′ (note anything over 14′ will be required a pilot car w/height pole).
Weight: Single axle 22,000 lbs, tandem 34,000 lbs, tridum 55,000 lbs, quadem 70,000 lbs, gross weight on 5 axles 99,200 lbs, 6 axles 108,200 lbs, 8 axles 156,000 lbs. These weights are limitations and totally dependent upon federal bridge formula. Superload is 200,000 lbs. Also tire weight on all axles – 600 pounds per inch tire width.
Overhang: 3′ in the front and 15′ in the rear – also read in “legal loads” above.

NOTE: Non-divisible loads can not be made smaller or lighter. Exception: Dozers have have blade detached and sitting on trailer. No multiple blades. Loaders may have bucket detached as long as it is a pertinent piece for the loader being transported. No multiple buckets allowed.

Superload information.
Information on superloads for the state of Washington:

Superloads are classified as vehicles or loads that are non-divisible (or a combination of the two) that weigh in excess of 200,000 lbs or over 16′ in height or over 16′ in width in Washington state. A superload application must be submitted 30 days prior if your shipment exceeds the weight maximum or 7 days if exceeding the height or width maximums. You will need to document why it is in the best interest of the people of Washington state to grant you permission to perform the move, show that it can not be reduced in any way reasonable, have a mechanical drawing of the truck, trailer and shipment showing all of the axle positions, why you can’t perform the shipment via water, have an iron clad route in mind, a detailed plan for controlling traffic, how you plan to use your pilot cars, show that you are aware of all railroad route time tables if performing any crossings, and have a way to prove that any kind of emergency vehicle at any time can easily get past you. If you have all of this together then the Washington DOT will take a look at it and may even charge you for their time. Superloads in Washington should be completely handled by a professional or you may loose time and money. If you need assistance please see our consultation section as we have staff that specialize in superload shipments.

Legal truck travel times.
Travel times and restrictions in Washington:

7 days a week. One half hour before sunrise and one half hour after sunset is permitted. No movement after 3 pm on Fridays, Sunday and only travel until 12 noon. Holiday travel is not permitted on the following holidays: New Years day, Memorial day, Labor day, Thanksgiving, Independence day and Christmas day. If the holiday is on a Saturday or a Sunday there will be no Friday or Monday travel permitted. The Washington State permit office is closed on the above holidays in addition to Martin Luther Kings day, Presidents day and Veterans day however travel is not restricted on these holidays as well as Columbus day and George Washington’s birthday. Night travel is permitted for shipments that are under 12′ wide, 14′ 6″ in height and 105′ overall in length. Overweight only loads that do NOT exceed any of the legal maximums in width, height or length are permitted to travel 24/7 as long as the tractor can maintain the minimum rated speed limit for that particular road or highway.

Notes: There are travel restriction times during heavy traffic hours for Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Everett and Vancouver. Please call the main number above for exact times or refer to the documentation on the permit that is issued.

When are pilot cars required.
Pilot car and escort vehicle information:

Length: If load is over 105′ in length you will be required to have 1 rear pilot car (escort).
Width: If over 11′ in width you will be required to have 1 front and 1 rear pilot car (escort).
Height: If height of load exceeds 14′ 6″ a front high pole pilot car (escort vehicle) is required.
Weight: If this is your only exceeded limit NO pilot car/escort vehicle is required as long as tractor can maintain minimum road speeds.
Overhang: No set limits, case by case basis.

Required pilot car and escort vehicle certifications.
Pilot car and escort vehicle certification and equipment requirements:

Pilot car or escort vehicles may be a car, truck of SUV as long as it has a gross vehicle maximum rating at least 14,000 pounds and a wheelbase of at least 60″ in width. Headlights must be on at all times while escorting shipment. Each vehicle must be equipped with 2 amber lights on top of the vehicle and horizontally mounted rotating (or strobe) amber colored flashing light which must be visible from a 360 degree angle from a minimum of 500 feet. Company identification signs must be placed on both sides of the pilot car (escort vehicle) displaying the name of the company, phone number and be placed on both the left and right hand sides of the vehicle. These signs must be no less that 8″ tall x 12″ wide and identity writing must be plainly legible. Vehicles must be equipped with a CB radio or 2-way communication device, a 5 pound fire extinguishers type A, B and C. A sign hand help sign with the word “STOP” on one side and “SLOW” on the other with dimensions of no less than 18″ in diameter with a minimum of 6″ letters. 3 bi-directional road safety triangles. While operating the vehicle the driver will is required to wear a reflective safety vest, jacket or shirt. A orange hard hard and a first aid kit must be kept in the vehicle. A non-conductive height measuring device that is to be used while escorting loads with any height in excess of 14′ 6″ and should be set at a length of no more than 6″ above the actual height of the load and no less than 3″. Pilot car (escort vehicle) operators are NOT allowed to carry passengers other than co-workers. Washington state escort drivers are required by law to be state certified and have a copy of their Washington State Certification ID in the vehicle at all times. Some programs in other states may qualify the driver to operate in Washington State but you will want to verify this by calling the main office number above. Pilot cars (escort vehicles) must keep a distance of no less than 1/2 mile from the shipment they are escorting. If at any time ANY vehicle either the actual shipment or escorting vehicle is delayed from each other said vehicle MUST pull over and wait for the other to resume position. All pilot cars/escort vehicles must display a roof mounted “OVERSIZE LOAD” sign visible from both the front and rear of the vehicle. Sign must be at least 5′ long and 12″ in height, yellow in color with black letters no less than 10″ tall and 1 1/2″ in width. Sign must be a minimum of 5′ above the pavement. Vehicle should have 2 safety flags red or orange in color and be a minimum of 18″ of length and/or height mounted at a 40 to 70 degree angle on all 4 corners of the vehicle but this (the flags) are NOT mandatory at the time of this publishing.

Washington DOT information.
Contact information for Washington state DOT office:

Physical address:
State Department of Transportation
921 Lakeridge Way
PO Box 47367
Olympia, WA 98504-6340

Ports of entry:
The ports do NOT issue permits in the State of Washington.
Bow Hill: (I-5 S) 360-766-6196, Plymouth: (I-82 N) 509-734-7043, Ridgefield: (I-5 N) 360-887-8231, Spokane: (I-90 W) 509-226-3366

Email: if you know of a good one please leave it below.
Help telephone line: 360-704-6340
Fax: 360-704-6350
Hours: Monday – Friday 7:00 am – 5:o0 pm
Pacific Time Zone

Click here for the State DOT Website for oversize and over-weight hauling permits.
Click here for Washington State road & highway conditions.

The information contained in these pages is research information primarily for use by oversize and overweight trucking company drivers, dispatchers and pilot car companies. While every effort is put into maintaining the accuracy of this information you must absolutely verify this information with the Washington State DOT Permits office before commencing movement.

North Dakota Shipping Regulations

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2018 North Dakota DOT state shipping laws, regulations, rules and limitations for oversize and heavy haul trucking permits.

North Dakota heavy haul rules and limits for pilot cars.

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North Dakota State Trucking Permit Regulations.

North Dakota State Trucking information website: http://www.nd.gov/ndhp/permits/permits.html

Legal Loads.
Length: 75’ overall on non-designated highways
110’ overall on designated highways.
Weight: 80,000 GVW
Width: 8’ 6”
Height: 14’

North Dakota State

Routine oversize shipping, trucking and transport permits.
Length: 110’
Weight: Steer 12,100 lbs., Single 24,000 lbs., Tandem 45,000 lbs., Tridem 60,000 lbs., 4 axles 73,200 lbs., 5 axles 103,200 lbs., 6 axles 118,000 lbs., 7 axles 126,000 lbs.
Width: 18’
Height: 15’ 6”

How to apply for oversize transport and shipping permits.
North Dakota Highway Patrol
Motor Carrier Operations
600 E Boulevard Ave., Dept. 504
Bismark, ND 58505-0240

Phone: 701-328-2621
Fax: 701-328-1642

Basic Permit costs $20 and is valid for 5 days. Applications can be printed here.

Pilot Car – Escort Car Requirements.

Width: 2 lanes over 14’6” requires 1 front pilot car. 4 lanes over 16’ requires 1 rear pilot car. 2 lanes over 16’ requires 1 front pilot car and 1 rear pilot car.
Height: Over 18’ requires 1 front pilot car.
Length: Over 120’ requires 1 rear pilot car.

Travel Restrictions.

Travel is permitted from sunrise to sunset. Travel permitted all weekend up to 16′ wide or 110′ in length. Continuous travel also permitted if heavy only. When hauling a dozer the blade has to be attached when over weight.

The information contained in these pages is research information primarily for use by oversize and overweight trucking company drivers, dispatchers and pilot car companies. While every effort is put into maintaining the accuracy of this information you must absolutely verify this information with the North Dakota State DOT Permits office before commencing movement.

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Alabama State Shipping Regulations

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Alabama DOT oversize and over weight trucking permit laws.

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2018 Alabama state heavy haul and oversize trucking laws, regulations, rules and limitations.

These are the laws, rules and regulations pertaining to heavy haul and oversize loads on the roads and highways in the state of Alabama. The Commissioner of Transportation or other authority having charge of the operation, repair or maintenance of any highway or bridge is authorized to deny or grant permits for transporting vehicles or combinations of vehicles or vehicles and loads or other objects transported within Alabama state jurisdiction. With that said heavy haul trucking and oversize trucking within the state of Alabama is primarily subject to the following regulations, rules and limitations. We do ask viewers such as yourself to mention any variations of this information below. Sharing will immediately notify us and other viewers user so we can immediately update our information if needed. State laws for heavy haul trucking, oversize trucking and pilot car companies is constantly changing. We thank you for your consideration and visiting us.

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2018 Alabama state DOT trucking rules for oversize and heavy haul trucking and trip permits.

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Legal load limits.
Legal Loads:

Length: Trailer length maximum allowed is 57’.
Width: 8’ 6” wide for most roads, 8′ for roads under 12′ in width.
Height: 13’ 6” tall.
Weight: 80,000 lbs.
Overhang: 4′ in the rear and 4′ in the front.

Over-weight trucking is restricted to gross vehicle weights (GVW) under 80,000 pounds.

Heavy haul trucking shipments are restricted to 80,000 pound gross vehicle weights.

Routine trucking permits.
Trucking oversize and overweight permit limits:

Length: 150′ maximum length overall.
Width: 16′ if shipment is over 16′ in width you are NOT permitted use the interstate system.
Height: 16′ in total height.
Weight: on a single axle; 22,000 lbs, tandem axles: 44,000 lbs, tridum axles; 66,000 lbs, quadem axles; 88,000 lbs, 5 axles; 102,000 lbs, 6 axles; 124,000 lbs, 7 axles; 146,000 lbs, 8 axles; 168,000 lbs.
Overhang: 20’maximum.
Notes: Alabama state permitting department no longer uses the metric system. On shipments in excess of any of the above dimensions or 180,000 pounds proceed to the SUPERLOAD section for more information. Loads with weight restrictions are subject to a bridge analysis.

Superload information.
The following would qualify a shipment as a superload in the state of Alabama:

Defined as shipments in excess of any of the following dimensions/weights; over 250,000 lbs in gross weight, over 16’in width, over 16′ in height, over 150′ long. Anything of this nature will require special ALDOT approval. Detailed drawings will be required and need to include shop drawings of the item being shipped, the truck and trailer axle weights and spacings for both truck tractor and trailer. A letter from the manufacturer is required certifying the shipment is reduced to the lowest possible size and weight configuration as well as an explanation of why it can not be shipped by other means such as by barge or port. Loads exceeding 150,000 lbs. are subject to a full scale structural bridge analysis if bridges are in the route. A special weight authorization (SWA) is required from the permit office to initiate the necessary bridge rating section investigation as well. Night travel (9pm – 6am) may be required with a state trooper or police escort (minimum of 2 when travelling). A route survey will probably be required. The Alabama State Troopers Association handles all of the scheduling of police/trooper escorts after your superload permit has been issued. A lighting system configured from strobe warning lights must be placed on each extremity of the shipment in addition to basic requirements such as flags and oversize load signs. All rail road crossings must be identified and railroad must be notified in advance of your intent to cross as well as date and time. ALDOT will more than likely verify this with the railroad and not issue a superload permit until verified. It is the carriers responsibility to notify the railroad of each intended crossing. At each rail crossing you will find a small plaque with a phone number and a “crossing number” that identifies each crossing for submitting cross requests. A bucket truck is required to accompany loads that exceed 16′ 5″ in height and it is the carriers responsibility to show proof of “utility notification” for shipments in excess of 16′ 6″ in height. City or county approval is required for Alabama superloads as well, please see the Alabama list of county engineers for contact details. Superload requirements by the ALDOT can be read here.

Permitted travel times & restrictions.
Travel times and restrictions:

One half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Travel is allowed all day Saturday with NO SUNDAY TRAVEL PERMITTED. Shipments 120′ to 150′ in length are restricted from moving from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Mondays through Fridays. Travel is NO permitted on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. The Alabama DOT state permit office is closed on these holidays as well as on Martin Luther King Day, Washington’s Birthday, Columbus Day, Confederate Memorial Day, Jefferson Davis’ Birthday and on Veteran’s Day. More information on DOT permit office closure is available here. Travel is NOT restricted on these days.

When pilot cars are required.
A pilot car or escort vehicle is required when:

1 front pilot car (escort vehicle) is required for all loads over 15′ 6″ in height with a height pole will be required adjusted 4-6″ higher than the actual shipment. On some routes a high pole pilot (escort) may be required for even less heights. Two front and one rear pilot car (escort vehicle) is required for any shipment in excess of 12′ wide. Rear pilot cars (escort vehicles) for mobile home shipments may be replaced with two 5″ flashing, stobing or rotating amber lights. 1 rear pilot car (escort) is required for shipments over 85′ in length. 1 front and 1 rear pilot car (escort vehicle) is required for shipments over 105′ in length. 1 rear pilot car (escort) is required if overhang exceeds 10′ from the front of the trailer or 5′ from the rear of the trailer. There are special escort requirements for bulldozers, scrapers, loaders and other construction equipment being transported with a blade or bucket intact. However on some routes that are 2 lane roads may require 1 front pilot car and on some 4 lane roads 1 rear escort.

Pilot car certifications.
Pilot car or escort vehicle certifications & requirements:

A pilot car vehicle must be classified as an actual passenger vehicle to qualify, ie; car, truck, van, etc. A pilot car vehicle must be equipped with a strobing, flashing or rotating amber light. The pilot car must be able to communicate with and be in constant contact with all parties working in relation to the shipment by CB or 2-way radio. Also see federal requirements for pilot cars and escort vehicles. Signs mounted on pilot car vehicles must moderately fit the vehicle and not be obtrusive in any manner.

Shipment truck & trailer markings.
Truck, trailer and shipment required signs, banners & flags:

A sign will need to be mounted on the front and rear of any overwidth or overlength truck and trailer or combinations. Banners/signs need to be a minimum of 7′ in width, 18″ in height and be marked with black letters of no less than 10″ in height, with a minimum of a 1-5/8″ line thickness on a yellow or orange background. The actual words required are exactly as follows: “OVERSIZE LOAD”. Red flags must be a minimum of 18″ square and be placed at all 4 outer most corners of all over-dimensional shipments.

Alabama state DOT information:
Alabama DOT contact and information:

Alabama Department of Transportation – Oversize Permits
1409 Coliseum Boulevard Montgomery, Alabama 36110

Phone: 334-834-1092 or toll free: 800-499-2782 – option 4.
FAX: 334-832-9084 – if this number has changed please let us know below.
Alabama DOT: Main page of the Alabama state trucking permits website. Alabama laws direct.
E-mail trucking permits: alabamapermits@dot.state.al.us
Current routing detours: Here is the current ALDOT closures memo (if link is down visit main site).
Misc: Alabama DOT trucking permit manual – has a lot of good information. Escrow account customers may replenish escrow by credit card. Contact: Mechelle @ 1-800-499-2782 and press option 4.
DOT permit office Hours: 7:00 AM – 4:45 – PM
CENTRAL TIME ZONE

List of Alabama cities: Abbeville, Adamsville, Addison, Akron, Alabaster, Albertville, Alexander City, Alexandria, Aliceville, Allgood, Altoona, Andalusia, Anderson, Anniston, Arab, Ardmore, Argo, Ariton, Arley, Ashford, Ashland, Ashville, Athens, Atmore, Attalla, Auburn, Autaugaville, Avon, Babbie, Baileyton, Banks, Bay Minette, Bayou La Batre, Bear Creek, Beatrice, Beaverton, Belk, Benton, Berry, Bessemer, Billingsley, Birmingham, Black, Blountsville, Blue Mountain, Blue Ridge, Blue Springs, Boaz, Boligee, Bon Air, Branchville, Brantley, Brent, Brewton, Bridgeport, Brighton, Brilliant, Brookside, Brookwood, Brundidge, Butler, Bynum, Cahaba Heights, Calera, Camden, Camp Hill, Carbon Hill, Cardiff, Carolina, Carrollton, Castleberry, Cedar Bluff, Center Point, Centre, Centreville, Chalkville, Chatom, Chelsea, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Childersburg, Citronelle, Clanton, Clay, Clayhatchee, Clayton, Cleveland, Clio, Coaling, Coffee Springs, Coffeeville, Coker, Collinsville, Colony, Columbia, Columbiana, Concord, Coosada, Cordova, Cottonwood, County Line, Courtland, Cowarts, Creola, Crossville, Cuba, Cullman, Dadeville, Daleville, Daphne, Dauphin Island, Daviston, Dayton, Deatsville, Decatur, Demopolis, Detroit, Dodge City, Dora, Dothan, Double Springs, Douglas, Dozier, Dutton, East Brewton, Eclectic, Edgewater, Edwardsville, Elba, Elberta, Eldridge, Elkmont, Elmore, Emelle, Enterprise, Epes, Ethelsville, Eufaula, Eunola, Eutaw, Eva, Evergreen, Excel, Fairfield, Fairhope, Fairview, Falkville, Faunsdale, Fayette, Five Points, Flomaton, Florala, Florence, Foley, Forestdale, Forkland, Fort Deposit, Fort Payne, Fort Rucker, Franklin, Frisco City, Fruithurst, Fulton, Fultondale, Fyffe, Gadsden, Gainesville, Gantt, Gantts Quarry, Garden City, Gardendale, Gaylesville, Geiger, Geneva, Georgiana, Geraldine, Gilbertown, Glen Allen, Glencoe, Glenwood, Goldville, Good Hope, Goodwater, Gordo, Gordon, Gordonville, Goshen, Grand Bay, Grant, Grayson Valley, Graysville, Greensboro, Greenville, Grimes, Grove Hill, Guin, Gulf Shores, Guntersville, Gurley, Gu-Win, Hackleburg, Haleburg, Haleyville, Hamilton, Hammondville, Hanceville, Harpersville, Hartford, Hartselle, Harvest, Hayden, Hayneville, Hazel Green, Headland, Heath, Heflin, Helena, Henagar, Highland Lake, Hillsboro, Hobson City, Hodges, Hokes Bluff, Holly Pond, Hollywood, Holt, Homewood, Hoover, Horn Hill, Hueytown, Huguley, Huntsville, Hurtsboro, Hytop, Ider, Indian Springs Village, Irondale, Jackson, Jacksons’ Gap, Jacksonville, Jasper, Jemison, Kansas, Kennedy, Killen, Kimberly, Kinsey, Kinston, Ladonia, La Fayette, Lake Purdy, Lakeview, Lake View, Lanett, Langston, Leeds, Leesburg, Leighton, Lester, Level Plains, Lexington, Libertyville, Lincoln, Linden, Lineville, Lipscomb, Lisman, Littleville, Livingston, Loachapoka, Lockhart, Locust Fork, Louisville, Lowndesboro, Loxley, Luverne, Lynn, McDonald Chapel, Macedonia, McIntosh, McKenzie, McMullen, Madison, Madrid, Malvern, Maplesville, Margaret, Marion, Maytown, Meadowbrook, Memphis, Mentone, Meridianville, Midfield, Midland City, Midway, Mignon, Millbrook, Millport, Millry, Minor, Mobile, Monroeville, Montevallo, Montgomery, Moody, Moores Mill, Mooresville, Morris, Mosses, Moulton, Moundville, Mountainboro, Mountain Brook, Mount Olive, Mount Vernon, Mulga, Munford, Muscle Shoals, Myrtlewood, Napier Field, Natural Bridge, Nauvoo, Nectar, Needham, Newbern, New Brockton, New Hope, New Market, New Site, Newton, Newville, North Bibb, North Courtland, North Johns, Northport, Notasulga, Oak Grove, Oak Hill, Oakman, Odenville, Ohatchee, Oneonta, Onycha, Opelika, Opp, Orange Beach, Orrville, Owens Cross Roads, Oxford, Ozark, Paint Rock, Parrish, Pelham, Pell City, Pennington, Petrey, Phenix City, Phil Campbell, Pickensville, Piedmont, Pike Road, Pinckard, Pine Apple, Pine Hill, Pine Ridge, Pinson, Pisgah, Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Groves, Point Clear, Pollard, Powell, Prattville, Priceville, Prichard, Providence, Ragland, Rainbow City, Rainsville, Ranburne, Red Bay, Red Level, Redstone Arsenal, Reece City, Reform, Rehobeth, Repton, Ridgeville, River Falls, Riverside, Riverview, Roanoke, Robertsdale, Rock Creek, Rockford, Rock Mills, Rogersville, Rosa, Russellville, Rutledge, St. Florian, Saks, Samson, Sand Rock, Sanford, Saraland, Sardis City, Satsuma, Scottsboro, Section, Selma, Selmont-West Selmont, Sheffield, Shiloh, Shorter, Silas, Silverhill, Sipsey, Skyline, Slocomb, Smiths, Smoke Rise, Snead, Somerville, Southside, South Vinemont, Spanish Fort, Springville, Steele, Stevenson, Sulligent, Sumiton, Summerdale, Susan Moore, Sweet Water, Sylacauga, Sylvania, Sylvan Springs, Talladega, Talladega Springs, Tallassee, Tarrant, Taylor, Theodore, Thomaston, Thomasville, Thorsby, Tillmans Corner, Town Creek, Toxey, Trafford, Triana, Trinity, Troy, Trussville, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia, Tuskegee, Underwood-Petersville, Union, Union Grove, Union Springs, Uniontown, Valley, Valley Head, Vance, Vernon, Vestavia Hills, Vina, Vincent, Vredenburgh, Wadley, Waldo, Walnut Grove, Warrior, Waterloo, Waverly, Weaver, Webb, Wedowee, West Blocton, West End-Cobb Town, West Jefferson, West Point, Wetumpka, White Hall, Wilsonville, Wilton, Winfield, Woodland, Woodville, Yellow Bluff, York.

Alabama laws, regulations, rules and limitations for heavy haul trucking, oversize trucking and pilot cars.

Note: Alabama DOT requires you to sign their permit with red ink only.

Additional information:

Heavy haul and oversize trucking permit limitations.

Weight for single axle 22,000 pounds. Weight for tandem axles 44,000 pounds. Weight for tridem axles; 66,000 pounds. Weight for quantum axles; 88,000 pounds gross weight for five axles; 102,000 pounds. For six axles; 124,000 pounds. For seven axles;146,000 pounds and for 8 axle shipments;168,000 pounds

Maximum length is 150 feet. Maximum overhang is 20 feet.

Maximum with the 16 feet.

Maximum height is 16 feet.

If your heavy haul or oversize load exceeds any of these dimensions or 180,000 pounds please refer to the super load section. Any permitted load with a weight is subject to a detailed bridge analysis.

Super loads.

Heavy haul loads greater than 150,000 pounds or 16 feet wide or 16 feet tall or 150 feet long will require special approval. Drawings are required and should include axle weights and spacings. Heavy haul loads exceeding 150,000 pounds are subject to structural analysis. If any bridges are to be crossed moving a heavy haul shipment (with exceptions) you may be able to move at night with police escorts when hauling a super load.

Pilot car and escort requirements.

Front pilot cars or escorts are required for loads that are over 15’6″ tall and must have a high pole. Two front escorts and one rear pilot car is required when loads are in excess of 12 feet wide. Escorts and or pilot cars may be required for lower heights depending upon routing. A rear escort or pilot car is required on mobile homes and maybe replaced with 25 inch flashing amber lights in some circumstances. One rear escort is required if over 85 feet in length. Front and rear pilot cars or escorts are required on all loads that are in excess of 105 feet long. Rear escorts or pilot cars are required if overhang is in excess of 5 feet from the rear or 10 feet to the front. There are some special escort or pilot car requirements for bulldozers that travel in two lanes one front escort may be required and in four lanes one rear escort or pilot car may be required.

Pilot car and escort vehicle requirements.

Escort vehicles and pilot car shall be a passenger vehicle or pickup truck as well as a full-size van or station wagon. All escort vehicles and pilot cars must be equipped with a flashing or revolving amber light. All escort vehicles and pilot cars must be able to maintain constant contact with each other as well as the permitted truck via two-way radio. Pilot cars and escort vehicles must have signs mounted on them and must be modified if necessary to fit correctly.

Inclement weather may restrict travel times in Alabama such as conditions with poor visibility.

Travel times for heavy haul and oversize loads as well as weekend travel.

Travel is permitted one half hour before sunrise all the way until one half hour after sunset. Travel is allowed all day on Saturdays however no Sunday travel is permitted. Travel is prohibited on the following holidays; New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving day and Christmas day. The Alabama state permit office will be closed on these holidays as well as Martin Luther King Day, Washington’s Birthday, Columbus Day, Confederate Memorial day, Jefferson Davis day, Lincoln’s birthday and Veterans Day. Travel may not be restricted on these particular days but you must refer to your permit for any particular instructions.

The information contained in these pages is research information primarily for use by oversize and overweight trucking company drivers, dispatchers and pilot car companies. While every effort is put into maintaining the accuracy of this information you must absolutely verify this information with the Alabama State DOT Permits office before commencing movement.

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Florida State Shipping Regulations

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2018 Florida state shipping laws, regulations, rules and limitations, for oversize and heavy haul trucking.

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Florida legal load limits.
Florida DOT legal load sizes and weight limitations:

Length: 75 feet overall. 48 feet semi-trailer. A 53 feet semi-trailer must have kingpin set 41 feet from the kingpin to the center of rear axle.
Width: 8 feet 6 inchecs (only 8 feet on some designated highways).
Height: 13 feet 6 inches (only 13 feet on some designated highways).
Weight: GVW 80,000 pounds (22,000 pounds on a single axle, 44,000 lbs on tandem axles and 66,000 pounds on tridem axles.
Overhang: 3 feet in the front or read.

Routine oversize and heavy haul trucking permits.
Oversize and heavy haul trucking permits routinely issued Florida DOT:

Length: 150 feet overall maximum.
Width: 16 feet.
Height: Up to 16 feet (14 feet 7 inches on some two-lane routes), if over 15 feet a written route survey will be required.
Weight: Tandem 44,000 pounds, Tridem 69,000 pounds, quadem axles must have a minimum of 10 feet between groupings. 5 axles 112,000 pounds, 6 axles 122,000 pounds, 7 axles 142,000 pounds, 8 axles 160,000 pounds, 9 axles 195,000 pounds, 10 axles 197,000 pounds, 11 axles 199,000 pounds. You may be able to add an additional 1,000 pounds (up to 5,000) to each additional foot of outerbridge but this does not apply to all configurations. Heavy haul loads that are over a GVW of 160,000 (overall) or less must have a minimum of 10 feet between groupings as mentioned above.
Overehang: No set limitation on overhang. All shipments with overhang are looked at individually.
Notes:

Travel times and restrictions.
Permitted travel times withing the state of Florida:

Travel is permitted 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 after sunset. Travel permitted on Saturday (possibly on Sunday) is permitted 1/2 hour before sunrise only until 12 noon if under 14 feet wide and under 14 feet 6 inches tall but you must request “weekend travel” when applying for your permit. Weekend travel is not permitted on New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas. Days before and after these holiday days may be restricted as well especially when 4 or 3 day weekends are observed. Heavy haul shipments that do not require escorts or pilot cars may travel continuously. Military shipments (MOBCON)will fall under different guidelines as noted on the permit. Be sure to clarify any discrepancies with the permit office before moving. Always follow the instructions on your permit.

Do I need a pilot car or escort vehicle with my shipment?
Am I required to have a escort vehicle or pilot car?

Length: If shipment is over 95 feet long 1 rear pilot car is required. If you have in excess of 20 feet of overhang see below.
Width: If over 12 feet wide you will be required to have 1 pilot car or escort vehicle. Some routes may require 2 pilot cars or escort vehicles. If shipment is in excess of 14 feet wide 2 pilot cars or escort vehicles will be required. If shipment is in excess of 15 feet you may be required to have a police escort in addition to a minimum of 2 pilot cars of escort vehicles.
Height: If shipment is in excess of 14 feet and 6 inches you will be required to have one escort vehicle. Over 16 feet in height needs two pilot cars or escort vehicles. Any shipment in excess of 15 feet in height will be required to have a written route survey.
Overhang: Rear overhang up to 20 feet past the center of the rear axle (or dolly) may require 1 pilot car or escort vehicle.

Pilot car and escort vehicle requirements.

Pilot car certification programs that are accepted within the state of Florida are the following: Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. A “escort vehicle” or “pilot car” must be a vehcile weighing more than 2,000 pounds with a gross vehicle rating of less than 26,000 pounds. The operator of the vehicle must be certified by the state of Florida or one of the above mentioned states.

How to apply for oversize and heavy haul trucking permits.

Florida Department of Transportation
605 Swannee St., MS-62
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Phone: 850-410-5777
Hours: 7:30 AM until 5:30 PM Eastern Time

You can visit the Florida DOT website for more information on oversize and over weight transport restrictions.
You can print up a single trip permit from the Florida DOT site and learn more about filing your own permits in this state by using our DIY trucking permits guide.

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Heavy haul trucking and oversize load permit limitations.

Shipments with four tile axles that have a minimum of 10 foot between each axle grouping the maximum gross weight on seven axles is 142,000 pounds, eight axles 160,000 pounds nine axles 195,000 pounds 10 axles 197,000 pounds and 11 axles 199,000 pounds. 1000 pounds may be added to each additional foot of out Bridge up to 5000 pounds but does not apply to all axle configurations. A minimum of 13 feet and 1 inch between axle groupings only applies to loaded configurations that are exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 160,000 pounds. Load configurations with a gross vehicle weight of over 160,000 pounds or less must have a minimum of 10 feet between axle groupings. Maximum width is 16 feet. Maximum height is 16 feet maximum length is 150 feet with no set maximum amount of overhang.

Super loads.

All super load applications must be submitted in writing with information that includes but not limited to axle spacing’s, weight and proposed a routes.

Required truck signs, flags and lights.

Flags will need to be a minimum of 18″ x 18″ and a square shape and either red or orange in color. They need to be displayed on all four corners of the extreme ends of any protrusions or per ejections or overhangs. For loads that are up to 10 feet wide or 14 feet and 6 inches tall or in excess of 80 feet long. For shipments over 10 feet and up to 12 feet wide. Warning lights are to be mounted at the top of the power unit as well as the top of the load so they are visible and all directions from a minimum of 500 feet. Each warning sign will need to be yellow in color with black letters a minimum of 12 inches and height with a minimum of 1 1/2 inches of thickness. The sign will need to state the words oversize load. Each warning sign will be no less than 7 inches long and 18 inches in height. The semi-tractor will need to have one mounted in the front and another mounted at the very rear of the load.

Special permit requirements.

If there are are any special requirements required of your shipment they will be listed on your Florida trip permit. If you are traveling south of Florida city and are between 10 feet and six teen feet wide you will be permitted to travel during nighttime hours from 9 PM until 5 AM and will not be allowed to travel on the weekends. If you’re width is in excess of 10 feet and up to 14 feet you will be required to have a minimum of one escort or pilot car vehicle. If your shipment is greater than 14 feet up to 16 feet wide you will be required to have a minimum of one police escort. If you are traveling north of Florida city then you may travel during all days and daylight hours only with the exclusion of weekends and holidays. No movement is permitted on any state mentioned roadway including interstates that are over 12 feet in width or in excess of 85 feet long from 7 AM until 9 AM and 4 PM until 6 PM during weekdays in the following counties: Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, orange, do Voll, Hillsboro and Pinellas counties. Additionally there is no movement allowed on state maintain cities which include Daytona Beach, Janesville, Lakeland, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Pensacola, Port St. Lucie, Sarasota and Tallahassee. To warning lights and one escort with high visibility flags a minimum of 18″ x 18″ that are square in shape are required and one escort or pilot car vehicle with a height pole indicator is required to proceed the shipment. Warning lights with 12 inch high black letters on a yellow background are required on the front and rear of the escort or pilot car vehicle.

The information contained in these pages is research information primarily for use by oversize and overweight trucking company drivers, dispatchers and pilot car companies. While every effort is put into maintaining the accuracy of this information you must absolutely verify this information with the Florida State DOT Permits office before commencing movement.

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Weight: 80,000 GVW
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Weight: Steer 12,100 lbs., Single 24,000 lbs., Tandem 45,000 lbs., Tridem 60,000 lbs., 4 axles 73,200 lbs., 5 axles 103,200 lbs., 6 axles 118,000 lbs., 7 axles 126,000 lbs.
Width: 18’
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