Permits
Permits are valid for five days.
Operating Time
Travel permitted sunrise to sunset including Saturday and Sunday.
Restricted Travel
No travel on New Years, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Movement is to stop 12:00 noon the day before a holiday and can begin after 9:00 noon the day after the holiday. Ask the Permit Office to verify, as these may change from year to year.
Legal Dimensions
Length: Interstate and Designated Highways – 53′ semi-trailers. 70′ poles, steel, etc. including 5′ rear overhang are legal. Shall not extend more than 10′ beyond rear.
Overhang:
6′ rear
3′ front
Width: 8′-6″ (8′ on non-designated)
Height: 13′ -6″ (13′ non-designated)
Weight:
80,000 Gross
Steer – 20,000
Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000
Routine Permit Limits
Length: 120′
Width: 15′
Height: 15′
Weight:
Single – 20,000
Tandem – 46,000
Tridem – 69,000
5 Axles – depends on spacings
6, 7, 8 axles – 120,000
Note: Loads exceeding these dimensions or weights have to be applied for as Super Load.
Escorts
Length:
90′ or over – one rear escort
100′ or over – two escorts
120’ – two escorts & State Police.
Overhang: Over 15′ – one escort unless permit specifies otherwise.
Width:
Over 13′ – one escort
Over 14′ – two escorts
Over 15′ – two escorts & State Police.
Height:
15′ – two escorts
17′-6″ and over – two escorts & State Police
15′ high and over, must have route survey
Weight: Over 120,000 pounds – two escorts & State Police & Bridge Survey
Miscellaneous
All loads that are reducible must be reduced. No exceptions, this includes buckets, counterweights, blades, etc.
Signs & Flags
Warning signs are required for all oversize movements. “Oversize Load” signs are to be displayed on all vehicles and loads exceeding legal width, length or rear overhang. Flags are required at the extremities on all over width loads. On loads with rear overhang in excess of 4′, one flag is required at the extreme rear of the load if it is 2′ wide or less at that point; 2 flags required if it is over 2′ wide.
