Tennessee Oversize and Overweight Permits
Contact (877) 792-5056 for Oversize Permits in Tennessee.
Is your load considered oversize or overweight in Tennessee? Wide Load Shipping will help you acquire shipping permits to avoid fines.
Tennessee Oversize Load Restrictions and Limits
Tennessee maximum load limits until trucking permits are required.
- Length: 53 feet.
- Width: 8’6 feet.
- Height: 13’6 feet.
- Weight: 80,000 pounds gross (GVW).
- Overhang: 4 feet in the rear and 4 feet in the front.
What’s the Cost of Trucking Permits In Tennessee?
Below we have the costs of oversize and overweight trucking permits in Tennessee. Our specialists will help you acquire permits for your load on time. Call us at (877) 792-5056.
- Width, not more than 10 feet: $10
- Width between 10 feet and 12 feet: $15
- Width between 12 feet and 14 feet: $25
- Width between 14 feet and 16 feet: $30
- Width over 16 feet: $30 plus $5 for every additional foot or fraction of
- Height or length permit: $15
- Overweight single trip permit: $15 plus $0.05 per ton/mile
- Annual overweight permit for vehicles up to 120,000 pounds: $500
- Annual overweight permit for vehicles over 120,000 pounds up to 150,000 pounds: $1000
- Gross vehicle weight evaluation of bridges and similar structures: $100 or more, depending on the weight
Oversize and Overweight Permit Limits in Tennessee
Here’s the maximum weight your load can be, even with a permit in Tennessee:
Below are the maximum dimensions a load can be even with a permit in the state of Tennessee:
- Single Axle Weight Permits: 20,000 pounds
- Tandem Axle Weight Permits: 40,000 pounds
- Tridem Axle Weight Permits: 60,000 pounds
- Quadem Axle Weight Permits: 80,000 pounds
- Five Axle Weight Permits: 100,000 pounds
- Six Axle Weight Permits: 120,000 pounds
- Seven Axle Weight Permits: 140,000 pounds
- Eight Axle Weight Permits: 160,000 pounds
Below are the maximum dimensions a load can be even with a permit in the state of Tennessee:
- Max Length With Permit: 120 feet.
- Maximum Width With Permit: 16 feet.
- Maximum Height With Permit: 15 feet.
Tennessee Superload Information
Requirements for extra heavy or extra-dimensional (superloads) in Tennessee:
- Shipments over 15 feet high or 16 feet wide will not be allowed to travel via conventional permits if they pose a public safety risk, including potential property damage.
- Shipments exceeding 16 feet in height are seriously frowned upon in TN and will require additional approval to be considered for permitting.
Legal Travel Times for Oversize and Heavy Haul Loads in Tennessee
Travel times and restrictions in Tennessee:
NOTE: Failure to comply with designated travel time restrictions can result in the carrier/shipment being placed on a permit-issue restriction for 365 days. Inclement weather, such as ice, snow, rain, wind, and anything restricting reasonable visibility, is observed.
Get a quote today or call us at (877) 398-6016 for more information.
- The basic rule applies to the one-half hour before sunrise and one-half hour after sunset.
- No travel on Sunday.
- If overweight, only continuous travel is permitted.
- Nighttime travel for overweight loads is not a problem if the carrier maintains the minimum speed limit.
- Anything other than overweight is daylight travel only for the most part unless otherwise specified on your permit.
- In cities and high-density traffic areas, travel may be restricted on weekdays between 7 and 9 AM and 4 and 6 PM. Please refer to your permit.
- On the following holidays, no travel is permitted: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
- The Tennessee State DOT permit office is closed on the above days, including Martin Luther King Day, Presidents’ Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, and the day after Thanksgiving. However, travel is not restricted on any of these days if it is not on a Sunday unless otherwise specified on your permit.
NOTE: Failure to comply with designated travel time restrictions can result in the carrier/shipment being placed on a permit-issue restriction for 365 days. Inclement weather, such as ice, snow, rain, wind, and anything restricting reasonable visibility, is observed.
Request a Quote for Oversize Loads in Tennessee Today
Speak to our specialists for oversize and overweight load permit-acquiring and hauling services in Tennessee.Get a quote today or call us at (877) 398-6016 for more information.
