Minnesota Oversize and Overweight Permits
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Are you transporting a load that you think is oversize or overweight in Minnesota? Contact Wide Load Shipping to help you acquire the relevant shipping permits depending on the weight and dimensions. We have the experience and knowledge required to acquire shipping permits in Minnesota quickly. Below we have detailed information about the limits, pilot cars, superloads, and more.Oversize Load Limits in Minnesota
Minnesota maximum load limits before a trucking permit are required.- Length: 53 feet.
- Width: 8’6 feet.
- Height: 13’6 feet.
- Weight: 80,000 pounds GVW.
- Overhang: 3 feet in the front and 4 feet in the rear.
When Pilot Cars or Escort Vehicles Are Required in Minnesota
Heavy-haul or oversize loads may require to be accompanied by an escort vehicle or pilot car if:- Length: 95 feet to 110 feet 1 pilot car or escort vehicle on the rear. Over 110 feet requires 1 front escort and 1 chase pilot car.
- Width: Loads over 12 feet and 6 inches on most of the state roads requires one (but not all), 14 feet and 6 inches to 16 feet require 1 front pilot car and 1 rear escort on non-divided highways but only 1 rear on divided highways. Over 16 feet wide and they will require 1 lead pilot car and a Police/LPA on the rear. On less than 4 lane roads 1 front pilot car is required and on 4 lanes 1 rear escort is required. Up to 15 feet wide at which point a second escort is required. 18 feet or wider requires a police escort.
- Height: If over 14 feet and 6 inches in height, you may be required to have a high pole depending on the route.
What’s the Cost of Trucking Permits In Minnesota?
- Single trip oversize permits: $15
- Single trip oversize permits for loads of between 14’6 to 16 feet during spring road restrictions: $135
- Annual self-container compact truck permits: $85
- Annual permits for hay, straw, or corn stalks of upto 12 feet wide, 14’6 feet high, and 75 feet long: $60
- Job permit for overweight loads:$36
- 10 feet wide snow plow seasonal permit: $60
- 10% overweight and oversize annual permit: $200 – $900 (limited commodities)
- Overweight sugar beet, potato, and carrot harvest seasonal permits: $60
- 10% winter weight increase seasonal permit: $60
- Livestock overweight annual permit: $200
- Commercial boat annual permit: $120
- Non-commercial boat annual permit: $60
- Tow truck annual permit: $300
- 6-axle raw or unprocessed agricultural products permit: $300
- 7-axle raw or unprocessed agricultural products permit: $500
- Forest product overweight annual permit: $300
Oversize and Overweight Permit Limits in Minnesota
Here’s the maximum weight your load can be, even with a permit in Minnesota:- Single Axle Weight Permits: 20,000 pounds
- Tandem axles Weight Permits: 40,000 pounds
- Tridem axles Weight Permits: 60,000 pounds
- Quadem axles Weight Permits: 72,000 pounds
- Five axle Weight Permits: 92,000 pounds
- Six axle Weight Permits: 112,000 pounds
- Seven axle Weight Permits: 132,000 pounds
- Eight axle Weight Permits: 144,000 pounds
- Max Length With Permit: 130 feet
- Maximum Width With Permit: 16 feet
- Maximum Height With Permit: 16’6 feet
Legal Travel Times for Oversize and Heavy-haul Loads in Minnesota
Travel times and restrictions for heavy-haul and oversize loads: Travel times are primarily from 2 AM until 10 PM, except for holidays. Some areas have rush hour restrictions from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM, so check your permit, as any applicable restrictions will be listed. Spring restrictions usually start late in February and end in May for heavy-haul loads. Night-time travel is simply defined as local times of sunrise and sunset. The state of Minnesota observes Central Standard Time.Oversize Load Signs in Minnesota | Lights, Safety Flags, and Warning Signs
Required marking, safety flags, and warning signs for heavy haul and oversize loads in Minnesota: Signs: Oversize load signs will need to meet the following requirements: be constructed of a rigid material or mounted on a flat surface that ensures the sign will remain flat and legible to all approaching traffic. Warning signs must be a minimum size of 18 inches tall and 84 inches wide. The background of all signs must be yellow with the letters “OVERSIZE LOAD” printed on them with a clear font no less than 10 inches tall and 1 and 3/8ths of an inch thick and black. The sign panel shall be lighted whenever used during nighttime transport. Whenever lighting a sign, it must be in a manner that illuminates it well enough to be seen from no less than 500 feet. Any oversize load that is over 12 feet wide requires oversize load signs. Oversize load signs are required on all vehicles and shipments that exceed 95 feet in length. All signs will need to be legible, clean, and in good condition whenever used. The appropriate and applicable sign will need to be mounted on the roof of the escort vehicle (not on the bumpers) whenever an escort vehicle or pilot car is required. Oversize load signs will need to be mounted on the truck’s cab towing the shipment and on the rear of the trailer no less than 5 feet above the pavement. Signs will need to be displayed when escorting or moving an oversize load. The oversize load sign shall be required on any oversized loads with multiple dimensions. “WIDE LOAD” and “LONG LOAD” signs must be used on escort vehicles, whichever is applicable. Signs will not be permitted to extend beyond the width of the vehicle’s fenders more than 6 inches to the left or the right of pilot car vehicles. The Minnesota DOT may even require additional signs if they determine it necessary. Flags: Flags are required to be used on any projection(s) that extend more than 3 feet beyond the front bumper or 4 feet beyond the rear of the truck bed of any semi-trucks or when any loads exceed 9 feet wide and or 65 feet long. Flags must be either safety fluorescent red, yellow or orange and be no less than 18 inches square. They must be securely attached to all extremities of overhang, whether on the front, the rear, and at the corners at the widest point, so they are visible to approaching motorists. Warning lights: Warning lights are required when traveling during night hours and must be visible from a distance of no less than 500 feet on a clear day. Simultaneously flashing warning lights will need to be spaced as far apart as possible and are required on the front and rear of the shipment and have a flash rate somewhere between 60 and 90 flashes permit. Lenses on all warning lights must be a minimum of 4 inches in diameter or have a minimum lense surface area of 12 and 1/2 inches. Instead of a pair of warning lights that flash simultaneously, either one or more strobe lights or rotating lights may be permitted.Pilot Cars/Escort Vehicle Certifications and Requirements in Minnesota
Pilot car or escort vehicle mandatory operator certifications and vehicle requirements in Minnesota: The state of Minnesota has two different types of pilot cars/escorts;- Civilian escorts/pilot cars
- Peace officer escorts/pilot cars.
- Civilian escorts/pilot cars:
Recent Load Hauled in Minnesota
- Freight: Cat D8N DOZER
- Origin: Sumrall, MS 39482
- Destination: Rochester, MN 14602
- Specs: 20L x 13W x 11.30H
- Weight: 85,000lbs
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I need to move floor and side walls of a shed . The width is 10 feet , my trailer 8 feet wide and 16 feet long. No weight issue no length issue. Thanks phil.rewakowski@gmail.com.
Hello Phil, please reach us through william@nationwidetransportservices.com or give us a call at (877) 792-5056 to geta free estimate.
Hello there, I’m looking at purchasing a tri axle hopper bottom to haul soybeans and corn. Is that considered a unprocessed agriculture product? With a 7 axle setup curious on what I can legally haul
Tri axle hopper bottoms are ideal for transporting bulk goods like grains and corn. Therefore, you can transport any loose agricultural products.
Ever since Minnesota had the bridge fall, their permit issuing is slow, even for 6 & 7 axle traffic with minimal dimension.