Georgia Oversize and Overweight Permits
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Georgia Oversize Load Restrictions and Limits
Here are the maximum load limits in Georgia until a trucking permit is required.
- Length: 75 feet
- Width: 8’6 feet
- Height: 13’6 feet
- Weight: 80,000 pounds GVW
- Overhang: Overhang is not detailed much by the Georgia state DOT.
What’s the Cost of Trucking Permits In Georgia?
Here are the costs of single and annual oversize and overweight permits in Georgia. We will help you acquire the right permits on time. Call us at (877) 792-5056!
- Single trip oversize permits in Delaware: $30
- Single trip superload permits in Delaware: $125
- Superload plus single permits in Delaware: $500 (weight over 180,000 pounds)
- Megaload single permits in Delaware: $500 (weight over 300,000 pounds)
- Annual trip oversize permits in Delaware: $150
- NHS annual permits: $500
Routine Oversize and Heavy-haul Trucking Permits in Georgia
Here’s the maximum weight your load can be, even with a permit in Georgia:
- Single Axle Weight Permits: 23,000 pounds
- Tandem Axles Weight Permits: 46,000 pounds
- Tridem Axles Weight Permits: 60,000 pounds
- Quadem Axles Weight Permits: 92,000 pounds
- Five Axle Weight Permits: 100,000 pounds
- Six Axle Weight Permits: 125,000 pounds
- Seven Axle Weight Permits: 148,000 pounds
- Eight Axle Weight Permits: 150,000 pounds
Below are the maximum dimensions a load can be even with a permit in the state of Georgia:
- Max Length With Permit: 120 feet
- Maximum Width With Permit: 15’6 feet
- Maximum Height With Permit: 14 feet
- Max Overhang With Permit: Not specific
Legal Travel Times for Oversize and Overweight Loads in Georgia
Georgia travel times, unless otherwise stated on your permit, are as follows;
No movement is permitted on the following holidays:
- Monday through Saturday, from half an hour after sunrise until half an hour before sunset Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Time, depending on spring or fall.
- No travel is permitted on Sundays unless stated on your permit.
No movement is permitted on the following holidays:
- New Years Day
- Memorial Day
- July 4th
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
- I-285 is Atlanta’s boundary, and travel within it is restricted and not permitted unless you pick up or deliver within. If so, travel is prohibited from 6 AM to 9 AM and 4 PM to 6 PM on weekdays, Monday through Friday.
- Shipments over 10 feet wide may not travel more than 55 miles per hour.
- Any permitted shipment over 16 feet in width may travel between 10 AM and 3 PM in and around major cities.
- Any permitted shipment over 12 feet in width may not travel under any circumstances if visibility is restricted to less than 600 feet or wind speed over 25 miles per hour.
Oversize Load Signs in Georgia | Lights, Safety Flags, and Warning Signs
Required marking, safety flags, and warning signs for heavy haul and oversize loads in Georgia:
- Any oversize or heavy load must be identified by the appropriate signs such as “OVERSIZE LOAD” or “HEAVY-HAUL LOAD” or other specific variations.
- Signs must be mounted on the front of the truck and the rear of the item being transported.
- Sign dimensions must be no less than 6 feet wide and 12 inches high.
- The sign must have a yellow background with black letters that are not less than 8 inches tall.
- The front and rear of the oversized combination must be flagged with red or orange fluorescent flags 18 inches square.
- The power unit must be equipped with an amber light. In Georgia, you must purchase an amber light permit to operate one.
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