Minnesota Oversize and Overweight Permits
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Contact Wide Load Shipping to help you acquire the relevant shipping permits based on the weight and dimensions of your load. Below is detailed information about the limits, costs, superloads, and more.
Minnesota Oversize Load Restrictions and Limits
Minnesota maximum load limits before a trucking permit is 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.
What’s the Cost of Shipping Permits In Minnesota?
Here is the cost of oversize and overweight permits in Minnesota. Wide Load Shipping will help you acquire permits for your load. Call us today at (877) 792-5056.
- 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 up to 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:
Below are the maximum dimensions a load can be even with a permit in the state of Minnesota:
NOTE: Farm equipment operating less than 30 miles per hour and utility poles may be exempt.
- 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
Below are the maximum dimensions a load can be even with a permit in the state of Minnesota:
- Maximum Length With Permit: 130 feet
- Maximum Width With Permit: 16 feet
- Maximum Height With Permit: 16’6 feet
NOTE: Farm equipment operating less than 30 miles per hour and utility poles may be exempt.
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.
Request a Quote for Oversize Loads in Minnesota Today
Wide Load Shipping has the experience and knowledge to help you acquire shipping permits in Minnesota. We also offer affordable oversize and overweight loads in Minnesota.
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