Alabama Oversize Permits/Overweight Trucking Permit Regulations
Alabama Oversize permits OR Alabama Oversize Overweight Permits are required when a vehicle or its load exceeds the state feet legal size or weight limits and needs to travel on public highways. These permits ensure compliance with safety standards and protect road infrastructure.
Alabama Oversize Permits Phone Number: 630-222-5770
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Our comprehensive Alabama Overweight permits service covers everything you need to stay compliant with Alabama oversize regulations, including legal dimensions, Alabama oversize load regulations, and travel restrictions. We handle all types of permits, including Alabama overweight permits, Alabama temporary tag, Alabama IRP and IFTA Trip Permits, and Alabama Specialty Permits. We also assist with superload permits, trip permits, fuel permits, annual permits, and Fuel/Mileage tax permits in Alabama.
We handle a wide range of permits, including
- Oversize and Overweight Permits
- Trip Permits
- Fuel Permits
- IRP and IFTA Permits
- Temporary Tags
- Superload Permits
- Annual and Fuel/Mileage Tax Permits
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Alabama oversize Permit regulations
Legal Dimensions for Trucking in Alabama
- Legal Length in Alabama:
Standard trailers are permitted to be as long as 57 feet.
On roads narrower than 12 feet, the maximum length is reduced to 53 feet 6 inches.
The total overall length is capped at 85 feet, provided the trailer does not exceed 57 feet. - Legal overhang allowances include:
A front overhang of up to 10 feet is permitted.
A rear overhang of up to 5 feet is allowed.
Note: Structural steel pieces measuring 60 feet qualify for an exemption from permit and escort requirements.
Width: The maximum width allowed is 8 feet 6 inches. However, on lanes less than 12 feet wide, this is limited to 8 feet
Height: The standard maximum vehicle height is 13 feet 6 inches statewide.
Alabama Legal Weight Limit
The maximum allowable gross vehicle weight on Alabama highways is 80,000 pounds, subject to axle configurations:
- Single Axle: Up to 20,000 pounds
- Tandem Axle Group: Up to 34,000 pounds
- Tridem Axle Group: Up to 42,000 pounds
These limits apply under normal conditions for both state and federal highways unless otherwise specified by a permit.
Alabama Routine Limit
Alabama Oversize and Overweight Limits
- Maximum Dimensions:
Length: Maximum overall length is 150 feet, with an overhang allowance of up to 20 feet at the rear.
Width: Vehicles exceeding 16 feet in width are not permitted on the Interstate system.
Height: The height limit for vehicles is set at 16 feet. - Maximum Axle Weights:
Individual Axle Limits:
– Steer axle: up to 14,000lbs
– Single axle: up to 22,000lbs
– Tandem axles: up to 44,000lbs
– Tridem axles: up to 66,000lbs
– Quad axles: up to 88,000lbs
Axle Limits:
– 5 axles: up to 102,000lbs
– 6 axles: up to 124,000lbs
– 7 axles: up to 146,000lbs
– 8 axles: up to 168,000lbs
(Note: These limits apply without special permission.)
Superload Classifications: Loads that exceed these specified dimensions and weigh more than 180,000lbs are classified as Super Loads.
Alabama oversize permit validity period
To operate legally in Alabama, commercial carriers must secure the appropriate permits based on vehicle size, weight, and registration status. Below is a detailed guide to the validity of all key Alabama trucking permits, including oversize, overweight, superload, IRP, IFTA, TRP, and temporary trip and fuel permits.
- Alabama Oversize/Overweight Single-Trip Permit: These Permits are valid for 7 consecutive days from the issue date, it is for a one-time move of an oversize or overweight load through Alabama.
- Alabama Annual Oversize/Overweight Permit: It is valid for 12 months from the date of issue, It required for vehicles that make frequent oversize/overweight trips within Alabama.
- Alabama Intrastate Non-Divisible Load Permit (ANNL): Valid for 1 year (12 months) from the issue date. It Required for movement of non-divisible loads operating only within Alabama state lines.
- Alabama Superload Permit: Valid for 7 days (same as a trip permit). It required when load exceeds routine oversize/overweight thresholds (e.g., height over 16′, weight over 250,000lbs).
- IRP Trip Permit (International Registration Plan Trip Permit): Valid for 72 hours (3 days) from issuance. It llows unregistered IRP vehicles to operate in Alabama temporarily.
- IFTA Fuel Trip Permit (International Fuel Tax Agreement): These permits are Valid for 72 hours (3 days). It required for vehicles not registered under IFTA to travel temporarily in Alabama.
- Alabama Trip Permit: Valid for 72 hours. Required for out-of-state carriers who do not have IRP credentials and need temporary authorization.
- Single-Trip Oversize/Overweight Permit: Valid for 7 days. This Permits for a single journey involving oversize or overweight equipment.
OPERATING TIME ALABAMA
Travel is permitted only during daylight hours, which means 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset, from Monday through Saturday. No travel is allowed on Sundays.
RESTRICTED TRAVEL ALABAMA
Movement is not allowed on major holidays or during holiday weekends.
Alabama Escort Requirement
Length-Based Requirements:
Any load measuring more than 90 feet in overall length must be accompanied by a single escort vehicle.
- For loads over 105 feet, two escort vehicles are necessary.
- If the trailer itself is longer than 57 feet, one rear escort is required.
- A rear overhang of more than 5 feet also calls for one escort vehicle.
Width-Based Requirements:
- Any load wider than 12 feet must be accompanied by one escort vehicle
- Height-Based Requirements:
- Loads exceeding 16 feet in height typically require one escort vehicle.
Note: On specific routes, escort requirements may apply to lower heights as well.
Alabama Banners, Lighting & Flage Requirement
For vehicles that are wider or longer than legal limits, “Oversize Load” signage is required to be displayed at both the front and rear.
Red or orange flags are required at the front and rear corners of any overdimensional load.
For rear overhangs over 4 feet, lights must be used during nighttime travel.
Note: If the overhang exceeds 5 feet, a permit is necessary, and travel is restricted to daylight hours. Loads that are solely overheight or overweight do not require signage or flags.
Additonal Information
- Additional Equipment Regulations:
Bulldozers, front-end loaders, and similar machines must be loaded with the blade facing the rear whenever the blade extends beyond the transport vehicle.
For overweight dozers, the blade must either be securely attached or transported separately if detached.
Structural steel loads up to 60 feet are exempt from both escort and permit requirements. - Bucket and Blade Protrusion Guidelines:
If the bucket or blade extends beyond the trailer’s sides at a width of 12 feet, one escort is required.
Exception: If outriggers are used to keep the blade or bucket within the trailer’s width, an escort is not needed. - Alabama-Specific Bucket/Blade Escort Rule:
In Alabama, any equipment with a blade or bucket that extends past the trailer’s sides requires two pilot cars once the load reaches 12 feet in width.
This rule applies to excavators, bulldozers, and similar machinery.
The bucket or blade must also be positioned toward the rear of the trailer.
Alabama Oversize Permits /Overweight Fee structure
Alabama oversize permit fees vary based on the dimensions of the load and the distance traveled.
Height-Only Permits:
For loads exceeding height limits only: $10.00
Special Load Types:
- Residential houses of any size: $20.00
- Boats, manufactured homes (M/H), portable buildings, or modular homes up to 12 feet wide by 75 feet long: $10.00
- For dimensions larger than the above: $20.00
Weight-Based Permit Fees:
- From 80,001lbs to 100,000lbs: $10.00
- Between 100,001lbs and 125,000lbs: $30.00
- From 125,001lbs to 150,000lbs: $60.00
- Above 150,000lbs: $100.00
- Combined Width, Height, and Length (W/H/L) Permits:
- General W/H/L combinations: $20.00
- W/H/L with weight up to 100,000lbs: $20.00
- W/H/L between 100,001lbs. and 125,000lbs.: $40.00
- W/H/L from 125,001lbs. to 150,000lbs: $70.00
- W/H/L over 150,000lbs: $110.00
Annual Permit:
Flat rate for annual coverage: $100.00
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Frequently Asked Questions
The cost of an oversize permit in Alabama varies depending on the dimensions and weight of the load. For example, permits for loads exceeding legal dimensions or weights typically start at $15.
The legal load dimensions in Alabama are:
Width: 8 feet 6 inches
Height: 13 feet 6 inches
Length: 57 feet
Gross vehicle weight: 80,000 pounds.
The cost of an overweight permit depends on the weight of the load:
80,001 to 100,000 pounds: $10
100,001 to 125,000 pounds: $30
125,001 to 150,000 pounds: $60
Over 150,001 pounds: $100.
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The cost of an oversize permit varies based on the type of load:
Mobile homes, modular homes, sectional houses, portable buildings, and boats (up to 12 feet wide, 75 feet long): $10
Boats over 12 feet wide: $20
Mobile homes, modular homes, sectional houses, and portable buildings over 12 feet wide and/or 75 feet long: $20.
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The phone number for assistance is 630-222-5770.
Regulations include:
Permitted legal dimensions include a maximum width of 8 feet 6 inches, a height limit of 13 feet 6 inches, and a length of up to 57 feet.
Operating times: Daylight hours only, Monday through Saturday.
Restricted travel: No travel on Sundays or major holidays.
