STATE INFORMATION - OVERDIMENSIONS (LENGTH) UPDATED JANUARY 29, 2003 All information was gathered from DOT websites, handbooks, telephone conversations, etc. Any information in this booklet is subject to change and vary according to updated state regulations. The State Dot Offices are the official and final word on whether permits are obtainable.
ALABAMA : This state has a 57 foot trailer law. This means that all loads are legal if they are loaded on a trailer 57 0 or less and have no overhang. Alabama does not have an overall length stipulation; they look at the length of the trailer only and the length of the load. If any load has a rear overhang of more than 5 0; a permit is required (except listed exemptions; see below). Ex. : If you have a load of fabricated steel and it is loaded on a 57 0 trailer or less and you have no overhang off the end of the trailer, then no permit is required. However : If you have the same load but the load length is 58 0 loaded on a 57 0 trailer, even with 1 0 rear overhang, you will require a permit. Exemptions : All exemptions must operate as if a permitted load and are permitted travel daylight hours only. There are no overhang restrictions on the following exemptions. Lumber if overlength only Raw pipe, structural steel (fabricated steel requires a permit), light poles, and logs. ALASKA : Overall legal length is 75 0 3 o front overhang is legal and 4 0 rear overhang. For further length requirements for the State of Alaska, give them a call; they have very specific designated routes and specifications : ARIZONA : Length of a semitrailer operating within a truck tractor-semitrailer combination or a truck tractor-semitrailer-forklift combination shall not exceed 57 06. The OVERALL legal length of a vehicle transporter and the semitrailer shall not exceed 75 0, this applies to the Interstate Highway only. For non-interstate, if the length of a semitrailer is more than 53 0, the overall length of a truck tractor-semitrailer combination shall not exceed 65 0. Legal overhang : 3 0 beyond the foremost part 6 0 beyond the rear bed or body of the trailer. NOTE : Exemptions : If a truck tractor-semitrailer combination or other combination exceeds any of the above, a permit is required. The limitations as to length of vehicles and loads as prescribed above, do not apply to a load on a pole trailer when transporting poles, pipes or structural material that cannot be dismembered.
Any pole, pipe or other material exceeding 80 0 in length shall not be transported without obtaining a permit, regardless of the type of trailer in which it is being hauled. ARKANSAS If a semitrailer or trailer does not exceed 53 06, there is no overall length restriction, and the vehicle is in compliance with the law. If a semitrailer or trailer exceeds 53 06 but the overall length does not exceed 60 0 (sixty feet), the vehicle is is compliance with the law. When a semitrailer or trailer exceeds 53 06 and the overall length exceeds 60 0, and the trailer length cannot be reduced, the following provisions apply : a. A permit is required before the combination of vehicles can make a movement. b. If the overall length does not exceed 90 0 overall, the vehicle may run at any time on a 24 hour, 7 day a week basis by obtaining a permit. c. If overall length exceeds 90 0, the vehicle may run on daylight hours only; no night travel and/or holiday travel will be allowed. Overhang : Front : 3 0 legal ( note : a permit will not be issued for any vehicle with a front overhang in excess of 20 0.) Rear : 4 0 legal beyond the rear of the combination Exemptions : Length limitations do not apply to vehicles operated in the daytime when transporting poles, pipes, machinery or other objects of a structural nature which cannot be dismembered. Other exemptions : Forestry machinery is exempt from width and height limitations`; however, the machinery must be moved off the interstate highway. Hay bales are exempt if 10 o wide or less. CALIFORNIA : North Region South Region The state of California looks largely upon the trailer length and kingpin settings when reffering to legal or not legal. For a more indept explanation of the overlength laws within California, REFER TO TRUCK ROUTE CLASSIFICATION ATTACHED (Appendix A). General Rule : No vehicle shall exceed a length of 40 0 except under the following conditions : A.) A combination of vehicles ( tractor truck semitrailer) is legal to an overall length of 65 0. B.) A combination of a truck tractor semitrailer and trailer combination (b-train) shall not exceed 75 0 if the length of the semitrailers nor the trailer does not exceed 28 06. C.) Front overhang 3 0 D.) Rear Overhang 4 0
Exemptions and Conditions : California Inspections Unit 1. a 40 0 limitation does not apply to a semitrailer when being towed by a motor truck or truck tractor if the distance from the centre of the kingpin to the centre of the rearmost axle, for semitrailer with two or more axles, does not exceed 40 0. For semitrailers having one axle, this distance is 38 0. 2. The national network requirements are incorporated into California Law and states that there is not overall length limit on the national network and terminal access routes in accordance with the following : the length of the semitrailer in exclusive combination with a truck tractor does not exceed 48 0. A semitrailer not more than 53 0 in length satisfies this requirement when configured with two or more rear axles, the rear most of which is located 40 0 or less from the kingpin or when configured with a single axle which is located 38 0 or less from the KP. 3. Poles, timber, pipes, structural materials, aircraft assemblies and tanks not exceeding 80 0 are exempt from length laws. If hauling poles, there is a limit of 3 per load, otherwise a permit is required. South Region David Collins 909-223-8860 North Region Bill or Bruce 916-654-5953 or cell no. : 530-941-0121 Inspections are required for : vehicle combinations. loads which are in tow,. Four axle tractors and any longer COLORADO : What is legal length is Colorado? (Refer to Legal Vehicle Dimensions attached Appendix B) There is no overall length requirement for a truck tractor-semitrailer combination as long as the trailer does not exceed 57 04. Front Overhang legal 4 0 Rear overhang legal 10 0 hence : Any piece loaded on a trailer between 53 57 04 feet, and has a 10 0 rear overhang is considered to be legal. CONNECTICUT : Size limits for length : Truck tractor with a 48 0 semitrailer; no overall length limit, however trailers are limited to 48 0. Rear overhang is legal to 4 0 Lengths restricted to the Designated Highway System
Tractor with a 53 0 trailer combination, no overall length limits, however the distance between the kingpin and the centre of the rear most axle on the trailer cannot exceed 43 0. DELAWARE : If the overall length of any vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds any of the following limits; a permit is required. 1) On interstate nad U.S. routes not otherwise posted : a) maximum length of a semitrailer and load is 53 0 2) On all other highways : a) maximum length of any combination of vehicles is 60 0 except under the following condition : i) Tractor and semitrailer transporting motor vehicles shall be 65 0 exclusive of the overhang of the transported vehicles. ii) Piling and pole trailers and vehicles or combination of vehicles engaged in the transportation of steel beams, pipes, angles, channels and other lengths of steel, metals, or other articles impossible of dismemberment shall not exceed 70 0. Note : When carrying long logs, pipes, poles, piling, etc a pole trailer is required. FLORIDA : 3) Maximum rear overhang does not exceed 6 0 beyond the rear of the vehicle and no load is permitted to touch or drag upon the roadway regardless of permissible overhang. Maximum front overhang on a vehicle or combination of vehicles cannot extend beyond 3 0 beyond the front of the vehicle. 5) Pilings and/or poles, mill logs, nursery stock, rowing shells, steel beams, pipes, angles, channels and other length or steel, metal or other articles impossible of dismemberment cannot extend more than 10 0 beyond the rear of the bed or body of such vehicle. You need a permit if : (also refer to Appendix C) Length of a trailer in a combination unit exceeds 48 0 Or 53 0 trailer with a kingpin distance which exceeds 41 0, measured from the centre of the rear axle, or group of axles to the centre of the kingpin of the fifth wheel connection. Combination straight truck-trailer 65 0
If straight truck-trailer combinations exceed 65 0, the trailer may not exceed 28 0 including load. Additional 6 0 rear overhang is given for this type of combinations engaged in the transportation of boats. Front overhang extends more than 3 0 beyond the front wheels or front bumber is so equipped. (includes vehicles under their own power, ie : truck cranes, drill rigs, aerial maintenance bucket trucks, etc.) Rear overhang extends more than 4 0 beyond the rear of the vehicle. EXEMPTIONS : Any single arigcultural trailer or combination of up to and including 3 implements of husbandry, including the power unit, with a load of peanuts, grain, soybeans, hay, straw or other perishable farm product which does exceed 130 inches in width if the vehicle or combination of vehicles is otherwise in compliance with the permitting rule : a.) This exemption is applicable to only 2 types of movement as follows : 1) from the point of production of the farm product to the location of the first change of custody or long term storage. 2) For the purpose of returning to the point of production of the farm product. b.) The applicant is a person engaged in the production of the farm product. Vehicles transporting objects of a structural nature that cannot be dismembered, and when operating in the daytime, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays and as long as the vehicle and load do not exceed 75 0 overall length, and providing the load does not extend more than 4 0 beyond the rear of the vehicle or 3 0 beyond the front of the vehicle, are exempt from the length permitting requirements. GEORGIA : This state has no set overall length limit. Loads on a combination truck tractor-semitrailer up to 100 0 overall are considered to be legal as long as the trailer has a 41 0 kingpin setting and the trailer length does not exceed 53 0. If over any of these dimensions a permit will be necessary. 100 0 overall includes any overhang. There is no set limit for rear overhang as long as the load is not touching the roadway and is properly flagged. IDAHO : Trailer or semitrailer (off Interstate) 48 0 Trailer or semitrailer (on Interstate) 53 0 Combination of motor vehicle with trailer or semitrailer 75 0 Front Overhang : Rear Overhang : 4 0 off the front of any vehicle 15 0 from centre of last axle to end of load ILLINOIS : Overall legal length 65 0 (bumper to bumper) and/or 55 0 from centre of front axle to centre of rear axle. Trailers 53 0 and longer are limited to a maximum kingpin setting of 42 06
Maximum front overhang allowed without a permit is 3 0 Rear Overhang is not specified. Exemptions : Length : do not apply to vehicles operating during daylight hours, Monday to Friday and excludes holidays, when transporting poles, pipes, machinery or other objects of a structural nature which cannot be dismembered, provided the length of the object being transported does not exceed 80 0 and the overall length does not exceed 100 0. (overhang is included.) INDIANA : Width : a permit is not required when transporting implements of husbandry if operating during the daytime. This includes loads of hay, straw or other similar farm products. (see Appendix D) Combination of 2 vehicles 60 0 Front Overhang 3 0 Rear Overhang 6 0 Maximum length of a semitrailer in a truck tractor-semitrailer combination is 53 0. Semitrailers greater than 48 06 in length must not have a kingpin setting of more than 43 0 Measured from the kingpin to the rearmost axle of the semitrailer. A combination of two vehicles coupled together, including load, generally may not exceed a total length of 60 0, except the following : A stinger-steered vehicle, and a combination of two coupled vehicles that is constructed to transport other vehicles or boats by the tow bar, saddle mount or full mount methods, however may not exceed 75 0 without a permit. A combination of two or more vehicles coupled together being transported in a drive away or tow away service may not exceed 65 0 without a permit. A pole trailer owned or operated for a public utility, while the pole trailer is being used in connection with the utility services of the public utility. A combination of 3 vehicles, coupled together, including the load, may not exceed 65 0 without a permit. EXEMPTIONS: Exemptions are restricted to non-interstate highways only. A vehicle engaged in the construction of highways, when the movement of the vehicle is confined totally to highways, roads or sections that are under construction and not yet open to the public. Only exception to this is if the authority having jurisdiction over the construction of the highway gives notice that a permit is required. Machinery or equipment used in highway construction or maintenance by the Indiana Department of Transportation, counties or municipalities. Farm drainage machinery
Implements of husbandry when used during farming operations or when so constructed that the implements can be moved without material damage to highways. Width or height of a farm vehicle loaded with a farm product includes a truck hauling unprocessed tobacco. Firefighting apparatus owned or operated by a political subdivision or volunteer fire company. The movement of a disable vehicle, or combinations of vehicles, by a registered recovery vehicle for a distance less than 50 miles. IOWA : Legal length limitations : Lowboy trailers used exclusively for the transportation of construction equipment when used in a tractor-semitrailer combination 57 0 Tractor-trailer combinations used exclusively for Transporting automobiles, boats, and other Recreational vehicle chassis; 65 0 In addition to the above; a 3 0 front overhang and a 4 0 rear overhang is allowed in addition to the overall length of 65 0. Semitrailer when loaded or empty 53 0 Combinations of a power unit designed to carry Cargo and a trailer or semitrailer 65 0 No overall length limits on truck tractor semitrailer combinations. No exemptions. KANSAS : Length limitations & exemptions : Truck-trailer combination 65 0 Tractor-trailer combinations no limit Single semitrailer 59 06 Exemption for length : Poles, beams, steel pipe & construction steel can be 85 0 long overall without a permit as long as the trailer does not exceed 59 06. If the trailer exceeds 59 06 and/or overall length exceeds 85 0, a permit is requred. Carriers transporting structural items including poles, pipes, bridge girders or double derricks used in oil or gas drilling operations not to exceed 140 0 may be issued permits.
Other Exemptions : No permit is required for the movement or operation upon any highway of farm tractors, combines, fertilizer dispensing equipment or other farm machinery, or machinery being transported to be used for terracing or soil, or water conservation work upon farms, or vehicles owned by counties, cities and other subdivisions of the state. Implement dealers and manufacturers transporting farm machinery or farm machinery used in farming operations are not required to posses a permit if traveling within 100 miles of the implement dealer`s or manufacturer`s place of business. The mileage limitation shall apply only to kansas miles and does not apply to interstate highways. KENTUCKY : Length limitation on Interstate & designated highways; 53 0 trailer and/or load (any size tractor is allowed); Rear overhang cannot exceed 5 0. If overhang exceeds 5 0 a permit is required. If overhang is in excess of 10 0 (rear overhang) an escort is required. Length limitation off the designated systems: 65 0 overall LOUISIANA : Maximum legal length of a combination of vehicles on highways other Than the designated truck route: 65 0 Maximum legal length of a semi-trailer on the designated truck rte 59 06 (if trailer and/or load exceed 59 06, a permit is required.) Exception 1: Maximum legal combination length of specialized equipment (ie : autotransporters, boat transports, dromedary units) is 75 0 Exception 2 : Maximum legal length of the load carried by a combination of vehicles transporting forest products in their natural or treated state is 65 01 in length. These vehicles can operated during daylight hours only and must display a 1 0 square red flag on the rear of the load. OVERHANG :A vehicle or combination of vehicles with a projecting load cannot exceed the total length limitationsfor that vehicle or combination of vehicles. In addition to the following : 1. A load cannot project more than 4 0 beyond the front of a single vehicle or 4 0 in front of the foremost vehicle of a combination of vehicles. 2. A load cannot project more than 8 0 beyond the rear of the bed or body of a single vehicle or the rear vehicle of a combination of vehicles. Exception : The load on the rear vehicle of a combination of vehicles transporting forest products in their natural state cannot project more than 20 feet beyond the rear of the bed or the back of the rear tire of the vehicle, whichever is further from the cab, and the load must clear pavement by at least 2 0. When the
MAINE Treated Utility Poles All vehicles or combinations of vehicles utilizing a balance type utility trailer or a fifth wheel type utility trailer engaged in the transportation of treated utility poles do not need a special permit for the transportation of utility poles by a utility, its representative, or its contractor for use in the normal operation of its facilities to provide service to the area it serves. No load consisting of such poles shall extend more than 35 0 past the rear of the vehicle and must maintain a minimum clearance of one and a half feet above the ground. All escort requirements will apply for loads exceeding 90 0 overall. Other Exceptions : (Louisiana Continued) In general, oversize and overweight permits are issued for indivisible vehicles and loads. Indivisible vehicles or loads are those which cannot be easily divided, broken down or dismantled to conform to legal limitations with the following exceptions : v When all parts which have been or can be easily divided or dismantled from a shipment weighing 500 pounds or less, these parts may be moved along with the indivisible part of the shipment as one load. v Vehicles transporting an oversize/weight dozer will be allowed to remove is blade or sideboom and haul it on the same vehicle. v Vehicles transporting pipe loaded across a vehicle, rather than lengthwise, will be eligible for overwidth permits as long as the width of the vehicle and load does not exceed 8 08. v Vehicles transporting up to three bundles of prepackaged oilfield pipe may not exceed 10 0 wide. v Vehicles transporting farm products in their natural state will be eligible for Harvest Season Permits. v Vehicles transporting forest products in their natural state will be eligible for a Natural Forest Product Permit. v Vehicles transporting pulpwood, or plywood bolts loaded across a vehicle rather than lengthwise will be eligible for Forest Product Permits as long as the width does not exceed 9 0. v Waste disposal trucks transporting divisible loads will be eligible for Waste disposal Truck Permits. v Vehicles transporting oversize loads will only be allowed to create either overheight or overlength as long as there is at least one permitted dimension and all the dimensions for the load are shown on the permit. Overwidth dimensions can never be created. v Trucks transporting commodities from a port located on the Mississippi River via a bridge over the Mississippi River to a facility located in the same parish as the bridge. Length limitations : Semitrailer 48 0 (note : 45 0 trailer and over kingpin setting must not exceed 38 0.) Overall length 65 0 rear projection is more than 15 0, the vehicle may operate only during daylight hours and must display a red flag at least 1 0 square on the rear of the projection. Vehicles transporting poles or piling cannot project more than 15 0 and must clear the pavement by at least 2 0. 53 0 trailers must obtain a 53-foot trailer permit available for $5.00 and are restricted to the 53 trailer highway network
Rear Overhang 4 0 rear overhang. If within 65 0 overall, load must be flagged at all times and lighted during night travel. If over 65 0 overall a permit is required. No exemptions to mention. MARYLAND: Combination of a semitrailer (single) being operated with a non-cargo carrying truck tractor is not Restricted to an overall length, however the semitrailer may not exceed 53 0 1) The wheelbase of the semitrailer measured from the kingpin to the center of the rear of the rear tandem axles may not exceed 41 0. 2) The kingpin setback, measured as the distance from the kingpin to the front of the semitrailer may not exceed 4 0. 3) The rear overhang, measured from the center of the rear tandem axles to the rear of the semitrailer, may not exceed 35 % of the wheelbase of the semitrailer. Maximum length for any combination of vehicles with a power unit 62 0 Auto & boat transporters and maxi cubes 65 0 (restricted to MD Truck rte system) Overhang : Front overhang on any combination 3 0 Rear overhang on any combination 6 0 (measured from the rear of the bed or body of the last vehicle.) Exemptions : Vehicles or combination of vehicles carrying piling, poles, mill logs or crew or racing shells are exempt, as are combination of vehicles carrying an indivisible load, if the load is not over 70 0 long and rear overhang does not exceed 6 0 a permit is not required. Daylight travel only. Vehicles carrying wooden prefabricated roof trusses in an inverted position are permitted a maximum rear extension of 10 0. Daylight travel only. Farm equipment if 12 0 and under in width does not require a permit. MASSACHUSETTS : 53 trailer combination can only operation in Maryland under the following conditions : Vehicle Type Designated Hwy Other roads Semitrailer 53 0 need approval Trailers 33 0 33 0 Exemptions : NONE MICHIGAN :
Length of semitrailer (including load) 53 0 Combination truck-tractor and semitrailer with or without load Truck and trailer or semitrailer 65 0 no limitation Truck and trailer or semitrailer designed to transport saw logs, Pulpwood and tree wood poles 70 0 (including load) Semitrailers longer than 50 0 must have a wheel base of 40.5 feet plus or minus ½ foot, measured from the kingpin coupling to the centre of the axles or to the center of the tandem axle assembly if equipped with 2 axles. Semitrailers longer than 50 0 are limited to 2 axles and may operate on designated highways only. Exception to the above : semitrailers 50 0 or more are permitted when 3 axles, if and only if the trailer is a LOWBOY and the load requires such a configuration. Motor vehicles wholly or partially assembled transported by utilizing 1 tow bar or 3 saddle mounts with full mount mechanisms and using the motive power of 1 vehicle 65 0 Mobile homes body length 45 0 overall 60 0 Overhang Front Overhang Rear Overhang EXEMPTIONS : 3 0 (without a permit) Any amount is permitted if legal length is not exceeded. If this overhang is 4 0 or more, there must be displayed on the extreme rear of such load a 12 inch red square flag in the daytime and a red light or latern at night. Width to 9 0 Unprocessed logs, pulpwood, wood bolts, agricultural products and concrete pipe. A farmer only may operate or move an implement of husbandry of any width on a highway a required for normal farming operations. MINNESOTA : Maximum length limits (all limits include front and rear overhang) Semitrailer of two vehicle combination 48 0 Semitrailer of two vehicle combination, if the distance from the Kingpin to the centre of the rear axle group is 43 0 or less 53 0 Truck-tractor with semitrailer combination 75 0 Exemptions : (Minnesota Continued) Only exemption for length are utility poles, regardless of length and must be flagged. However, the bill of lading must state clearly that the load is «UTILITY POLES». If the carrier is stopped and the bill of lading does not state utility poles, they will be fined. Notes : For truck-tractor and semitrailer combinations the overall length is 75 0. However, if this length is measured for the tractor and trailer only and does not include the load. This means that if it is the load which makes the overall length 75 0 and not the trailer, then a permit is required.
Example : if a tractor is 20 0 long hauling a 48 0 trailer with a load which is 55 0, the overall length is 75 0 but a permit is required because it is the load which extends the length to 75 0 overall and not the trailer. MISSISSIPPI : Semitrailer 53 0 No overall length limit, however, any overall length over 99 0 requires a permit. Any rear overhang in excess of 15 0 also requires a permit. Example : Load of steel pipes which are 76 0 feet long, with a 10 0 rear overhang off the end of the trailer. And the overall length is 96 0, a permit would not be required. However, they are permitted to travel during daylight hours only and must be flagged. MISSOURI : There is no overall length restriction for a tractor semitrailer combination on the Interstate and/or other designated highways. However, the trailer including the load cannot exceed 53 0. If 53 0 is exceeded then a permit is required. If more than 10 miles off the Interstate of designated highway system a tractor semitrailer combination cannot exceed an overall length of 60 0 without a permit. Single units, legal length is 45 0. MONTANA : Anything which exceeds the following dimensions requires a permit : Semi-trailer 53 0 Overall combination truck semitrailer 75 0 Truck-tractor hauling a single semitrailer 75 0 Truck-tractor hauling a pole trailer with raw logs 75 0 (allowed a 15 0 rear overhang) NEBRASKA : Semitrailer 53 0 Combination of vehicles 65 0 Exceptions : On all highways : 1) One truck and one trailer loaded or unloaded, used in transporting implements of husbandry to be engaged in harvesting, while being transported into or through the state during daylight hours if the total length does not exceed 75 0 including the load. 2) A truck-tractor single semitrailer combination. Not to exceed 75 0. 3) A truck-tractor semitrailer trailer combination, but the semitrailer portion shall not exceed 65 0 including connecting devices.
On State Highways : 1) Temporary movements of farm machinery during daylight hours in normal farm operations. 2) Movement of unbaled livestock forage vehicles, loaded or unloaded. 3) Movement of public utility or other construction and maintenance material at any time. 4) Farm equipment dealers hauling, driving, delivering, or picking up farm equipment or implements of husbandry within the count in which the dealer maintains his place of business or in any adjoining county and return. NEVADA : Other known Exemptions : 1) Truck-tractor semitrailer combinations are exempt up to 78 0 including overhang when hauling steel beams or utility poles used in construction. Semitrailer 53 0 Combination Truck-tractor & semi-trailer Overall combination length 70 0 (exclusive of overhang) 75 0 (inclusive of overhang) Front and/or rear Overhang 10 0 Example : If the length of the tractor and trailer is 65 0 and there is a 10 0 rear overhang, for an overall length of 75 0, no permit is required. However is the length of the tractor and trailer is 70 0 and there is a 10 0 rear overhang for a total overall length of 80 0, then a permit is required. Once the combination vehicles and/or load is over 75 0 a permit is required. Exemptions : NONE NEW HAMPSHIRE: Anything over the following dimensions requires a permit. Semitrailer Overall legal length 48 0 (on all highways) 53 0 (on designated highways only) 65 0 (includes overhang) Front Overhang 3 0 Rear Overhang 4 0 NEW JERSEY : Semitrailer 48 0 (on all highways) 53 0 (on designated highways only) 41 0 kingpin setting is required. No overall legal length; if the trailer and load do not exceed 63 0, a permit is not required. Of course any trailer or load over 63 0 requires a permit.
NEW MEXICO : Semitrailer 57 06 Overall Length : 65 0 Front overhang : 3 0 Rear Overhang : 7 0 (no permit required if within 65 0 overall.) Exemption : own farm. Implements of husbandry if travelling within a 50 mile radius from their NEW YORK : (DOES NOT INCLUDE LOCAL COUNTIES AND/OR NEW YORK CITY, OR THE NEW YORK THRUWAY) NEW YORK CITY : Semitrailer (on all highways) 48 0 (on designated rtes) 53 0 (kingpin is limited to 41 0) truck-tractor semitrailer 65 0 Exemptions : Permits are not required for a combination of vehicles hauling poles, girders, columns or similar objects of length if only the legal length is exceeded. Pipes up to 70 0 in length do not require a permit. This exemption is for loads on 45 48 0 trailers only and which have not been extended. Once the trailer is over 48 0, a permit is required. Semitrailer (moving household goods only) No permit is required regardless of total length Semitrailer (not moving household goods) and No permit is required regardless of total length. a permit) 48 0 (allowed on all roads) 48 0 (allowed on Interstate only 1 mile access from exit without 53 0 trailers * have limited access to Interstate routes; i95 from Bronx Westchester County line to I695; I695 from I95 to I295; I295 from I695 to I495 via Throgs Neck Bridge; I495 from I295 to Queens Nassau County Line Are considered to be illegal in NYC and are not permitted on local truck and/or through truck routes. No permit is available. Overall length Exemption : 55 0 for truck-tractor semitrailer combinations (not including a 53 trailer) permitted on all NYC routes and Interstate without a permit. If hauling poles, girders, columns or other similar loads, a permit is not required if the overall length does not exceed 60 0.
NORTH CAROLINA : No specified overall length depends on nature of load & routes Semitrailer 48 0 Semitrailer 53 0 (41 0 kingpin max) Permitted only on Interstate and other designated routes. Combination of vehicles when hauling only one piece 75 0 Combination of vehicles when hauling more than one piece 60 0 Front overhang 3 0 Note : Multiple items loaded on a trailer cannot be loaded in line creating an overlength. Exemption : Farm equipment does not require a permit up to 18 0 wide as long as the equipment is self- propelled. Vehicles operating in the daytime when transporting poles, pipe, machinery or other objects of a structural nature which cannot be reduced and as long as the trailer does not exceed 53 0. NORTH DAKOTA : Combination of two units including the load shall not exceed 75 0 without a permit. Overhang is not limited but is included in the overall length, so if you exceed 75 0, you need a permit. Length of a trailer or semitrailer including the load may not exceed 53 0. If the load is «in tow» the towed unit is allowed a length of 60 0. OHIO : Length of semitrailer used in combination tractor-semitrailer 53 0 Length of auto transporter or boat transporter 75 0 Auto & boat transporters are allowed 3 0 front overhang & 4 04 rear overhang as well as the 75 0. Length of any other combination of vehicles 65 0 Exemption : Vehicles and pole trailers used in the transportation of wooden or metal poles, pipe & well drilling equipment.
OHIO TURNPIKE : No permit required if under the following : OKLAHOMA : 75 0 for tractor and semitrailers 65 0 for other combinations including house trailers and pole trailers Special hauling permits are issued at the toll gate plazas. Charge for a single trip are $4.00 per permit plus 1 cent per foot of overlength. 1 Ton truck with trailer 70 0 overall semitrailer & load Semitrailer & load 59 06 (when travelling on Interstate or other federally operated roadways) This includes overhang. 53 0 (when travelling on Secondary roadways and most of the Turnpikes in OK) This includes overhang Exemptions : There are no exemptions for length. Farm equipment is exempt unless travelling on the Interstate and overweight. OREGON : Front Overhang 4 0 Rear Overhang 1/3 wheelbase (combination of 2 vehicles only) Truck-tractor with stinger steered pole trailer 65 0 (as of Jan. 1, 2002) Truck-tractor with semitrailer (designated group 1 hwys only) Truck-tractor with semitrailer (designated routes only) 60 0 (max.53 0 trailer) unlimited overall length (max 53 0 trailer) Loads greater than 40 0, exceeding 5 0 beyond the end of the semitrailer, or load less than or equal to 40 feet, exceeding 1/3 of the wheelbase of the combination, whichever is less. PENNSYLVANIA : No set limit on overall length ; if the loaded piece is non-divisible (1 piece only), and is under 70 0 feet, no permit is required. If the load is made of more than one piece, ie : several pipes for example, a permit is required.
Semitrailers 53 0 PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE : Any combination of vehicles and/or load requires a permit when over 85 0. These permits can be picked up at the gate. Length over 90 0 on the turnpike requires an escort. RHODE ISLAND : Semitrailer 53 0 (on designated hwys) (max 41 0 kingpin setting) 48 06 (on all hwys) Exemptions : A pole trailer, when transporting poles or pipes, or other structural material which cannot be dismantled does not require a permit as long as no piece exceeds 80 0. SOUTH CAROLINA : Semi-trailer 48 0 - allowed a 5 0 rear overhang without a permit 53 0 no rear overhang is allowed without a valid permit. No specific overall length. Only concerned with the load length. Rear Overhang : Maximum allowed with a permit is 10 0 Front Overhang : Maximum allowed with a permit is 3 0 Exemptions : Materials, beams,poles, pipes etc. if all other dimensions are legal and load is being hauled on a stretch trailer and is 80 0 or less, a permit is not required. Other exemptions : Road construction and timber equipment (tree shears, chippers, lashers, loaders, skidders and feller bunchers) are exempt up to 12 0 wide. Farm equipment is exempt up to 16 0 wide. Road machinery is considered legal up to 89,999 lbs. SOUTH DAKOTA : Semitrailer in a truck-tractor combination 53 0 No limit on overall length as long as front overhang does not exceed 3 0 and rear overhang does not exceed 4 0. TENNESSEE : Truck-tractor and semitrailer or trailer combinations; the towed vehicle cannot exceed 50 0 in length from the point of attachment to the tractor. If towed vehicle exceeds 48 0 in length from
the point of attachment to the tractor, the distance between the kingpin and the rearmost axle shall not exceed 41 0. If hauling equipment exceeds these dimensions, a permit is likely required. When transporting poles, logs or timber in a single length piece overall length extends to 75 0 without a permit. TEXAS: Semitrailer 59 0 Overall Length Unlimited Font Overhang 3 0 Rear Overhang 4 0 Combination of vehicles hauling pipes or poles; maximum overall length without a permit is 65 0 (as per kristy at TXDOT). Anything over, needs a permit. UTAH : Trailers exceeding 48 feet, and up to 53 feet in length, may operate without oversize permits when operating on or within one mile of routes designated by the Department. Those routes include the Interstate Highway System (I), US Highways (US), and all State Road (SR) routes unless otherwise posted. There is no overall length limitation on a tractor and 53 feet trailer. Semitrailer 48 0 53 0 Combination overall length no limitation (combination of truck-tractor and semitrailer); Front Overhang 3 0 Rear Overhang 4 0 ** Note : If a carrier has a load which is 53 long and it is loaded on a 48 0 trailer, he will require a permit. Exemptions : There are exemptions in Utah however the officials in Utah suggest that we call Headquarters when we have questions about overlength exceptions. Ken at UDOT says that it often depends on the highways being travelled, the trailer length, the load and the dimensions of the load. Due to all of these factors, the officers at the Utah Headquarters would like us to call them to verify if our carriers hauling I-beams, pipes and poles, etc., require a permit. VERMONT: Semitrailer 48 0 53 0 (on designated routes only and must have a permit) Overall length 68 0 Rear Overhang 1/3 of the total vehicle length VIRGINIA:
Semitrailer 48 0 (on all highways) 53 0 (on Interstate only) Overall Length 65 0 WASHINGTON: Semitrailer 48 0/53 0 Overall length 70 0 65 0 (on non-interstate hwys) Front Overhang 3 0 Rear Overhang 15 0 measured from the centre of the last axle to end of load WEST VIRGINIA: Semitrailer 48 0 Overall length 65 0 (on interstate) 55 0 (non-interstate Front Overhang 3 0 Rear Overhang 6 0 Exemptions: When transporting poles, pipes or structural material which cannot be dismembered, no permit is required, provided that no piece is over 80 0 in length and that the load is being transported on a pole trailer. WISCONSIN: Semitrailer Overall length 48 0/53 0 (43 0 kingpin setting max) unspecified, depends on routes and nature of load. WYOMING: Telephone : (307) 777-4376 Note : Permits for Wyoming are ordered directly by the carriers by calling the above number. Semitrailer 60 0 Overall not specified