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California DOT Phone no.# (270) 908-9656
California Overweight & Oversize Trucking Permits for Single Trip, Fuel, Overhang and Annual Permits
California Oversize permits validity, California Legal Dimensions, Routine Permits requirements, Escort/Pilot car information & California oversize rules and Regulation all your needs
California Oversize Permits Validity: These permits are valid for Seven-days. Before entering with a heavy haul, it is necessary to secure permits.
California Operating Time: Continuous travel is normally acceptable when the load does not require escorts, the route avoids state highways, and the vehicle configuration does not exceed two. For nocturnal travel, the burden should be minimal.
California Travel Restriction: Restricted travel: Loads larger than 10 feet in width are subject to restricted hours (no travel permitted) from Monday to Friday in the following areas:
• Sacramento, San Francisco, and San Diego: 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
• Los Angeles: 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM; 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
• The San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge is open from 6:30 AM to 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
Highway police escorts are necessary for loads that are wider or taller than 11 feet. Loads exceeding 12 feet broad are prohibited from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Call 707-648-4180 for additional information. Holiday travel restrictions are normally only applicable to heavy loads.
California Legal Dimension
California Legal Length: 65 feet on non designated routes and 75 feet for others
48 feet for semi trailer
53-feet semi-trailers are not allowed unless the distance between the kingpin and the center of the rear axle exceeds 40 feet. Longer trailers may be authorized only if they are expressly intended for a specific load or are otherwise approved by the load.
Important: In California, trailers longer than 48 feet are not authorized unless the distance from the kingpin to the center of the rear axle exceeds 40 feet. Longer trailers may only be permitted if the load length warrants their usage.
California legal Overhang rule: An overhang of up to 10′ is acceptable, as long as the total length, including the overhang, does not exceed 75 feet.
California Maximum Wide Load Without Permit: 8 feet 6 inches.
California Legal Height: 14 feet
Overheight is not allowed on flatbed
California Legal Weight Limit: Gross weight 80,000lbs
Steering Axles 12,500lbs
Single Axle 20,000lbs.
Tandem Axles 34,000lbs. If the tandem is 10 feet to 10 feet 2 inches spread 40,000lbs with be legal 20,000lbs per axle.
Tridem Axles It depend on axles distance.
California Routine Permit Limit
California maximum Length with permit: Usually from 135 feet.
Important: In California, trailers longer than 48 feet are not authorized unless the distance from the kingpin to the center of the rear axle exceeds 40 feet. Longer trailers may only be permitted if the load length warrants their usage.
Overhang: If the rear overhang of the tractor/trailer exceeds 75 feet, California may refuse the permit and force the load to be transported on a stretch trailer.
California wide load with permit: 15 feet
California Maximum Height allowed with permit: The maximum permitted height varies by route. Loads that exceed the authorized height are not permitted on flatbed trailers unless the length of the load supports the usage of a flatbed.
California Weight Limit: Steering Axles 12,500
Single Axle 20,000lbs.
Tandem Axles 46,000lbs
Tridem Axles 58,061lbs to 60,000lbs
The axle spacings vary depending on the route
for example, a Tridem with 9 feet spacing can carry up to 59,168 pounds. A spread axle tandem (with a spacing of 8 feet to 10 feet 2 inches) can carry up to 40,000 pounds. Tri-axles with a spacing more than 10 feet (5 feet – 5 feet) are likewise limited to a maximum weight of 40,000 pounds.
California Superload Permit: Loads more than 15 feet in width, 17 feet in height or 135 long are treated as superload.
California Escort / Pilot Car Requirements and Information
Escort required for Length in California: More than 120 feet to 135 feet required 1 or more escorts/pilot cars an more than 100 feet required 2 escort/pilot car in LA city.
Escort Required for Overhang in California:
More than 30 feet required 1 or more escort/pilot car for front or rear.
Escort Required for Width in California:
• Some routes required escort/pilot car for under 12 feet wide load
• More than 12 feet required 1 or 2 escort/pilot car.
• More than 13 feet required 2 escorts/pilot cars on some routes or on two lane routes
• More than 14 feet 11 inches required 2 escort/pilot cars on interstate and four lane routes
• More than 16 feet & more than 15 feet on two lane routes required three CHPs
Escort Required for Height in California:
Higher than 18 feet, an escort with a high pole, utility clearance, and route survey are required. CHP escorts may also be required. If a lower clearance is required, it must be indicated in the permit; otherwise, a fine may be enforced.
Signal, lights and flags requirements for oversize load In California:
Signs: Overweight vehicles and those over 8 feet 6 inches in width, 80 feet in length, or 10 feet in rear overhang require additional signs.
Flags Vehicles wider than 8 feet 6 inch, longer than 80 feet, or with a rear overhang larger than 10 feet need flags. Flags are also necessary for overweight vehicles.
Amber light:
Night Time Travel: Amber marker lights must be installed on the load’s front corners, on the far-left edge, such that they are visible from both sides. Red lights are needed on the rear corners, which must be seen from behind and to the sides.
Los Angeles County. Requirements: Amber lights must be set every 5 feet around the entire load. Red lights should be placed toward the rear of the load, no higher than 5 feet from the ground.
Rear overhang: When the rear overhang measures 4 feet or more, at least two lights or a rear light bar are required at night. A rear light bar is not required during the day unless the turn signals or brake lights are obstructed by the load.
Additional details for loads in California:
Removal of Blades and Buckets requirements in California: A rear overhang of 5 feet is acceptable for empty containers but not for filled shipping containers. Shipping containers are not permitted to exceed the authorized height limit. Counterweights, buckets, and blades should not be removed. A blade can be removed and carried alongside a larger bulldozer on the same trailer, but the permit must state “blade separated and reloaded.” Two-way permits will not be provided without an inspection report or a Cal-Trans inspection appointment. If the two-way unit is not registered, a temporary CA registration is necessary and will be provided when the permission is requested. Four-axle tractors require a CA inspection report or an appointment for inspection and clearance. Before a permit is issued in California, Cal-Trans inspects single axle jeeps and boosters.
California Annual Permits & Single trip (IRP) OR Fuel (IFTA) Permits:
To obtain California Single trip (IRP) OR Fuel (IFTA) and Annual Permits, the carrier must log into the state’s online permitting system, acknowledge the permit conditions, enter the vehicle and load information, select the travel dates, and provide the route details. California Oversize Permits phone number (270) 908-9656 – Get your California DOT permits by calling us.
California Oversize Permits Cost or Fee
The cost of getting an oversize permit in California depends on the type and period of the permit, however the estimated cost is:
• Single-trip Permit ($16): Valid for seven consecutive days. This permit permits for one-time travel from a single origin to a single destination during a particular journey.
• The annual permit is $90: Valid for a year. This permit is intended for constant loads or particular vehicles operating on defined roadways.
• Repetitive Permits ($90): Valid for up to ninety days. This is comparable to a single-trip permit, except it allows for repeated deliveries of the same load over the same route.
Permits can be obtained calling by us at (270) 908-9656 Oversize Permit Office. Loads that do not fulfill certain requirements may be subject to a $125 engineering analysis cost each 50-mile increment.
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California Overweight Permits
This permit is necessary when a vehicle exceeds the allowable weight restrictions imposed by an authority. It guarantees that the truck may move securely on roadways while causing no harm to infrastructure.
California Overlength Permit
The permit is required for vehicles that exceed the standard-length limit. It enables the transportation of longer goods, such as huge beams or pipes, while maintaining their safety and legality.
California Fuel/Trip Permit
California Single trip permits are normally valid for one trip and is often necessary for trucks that do not have a regular IFTA (International fuel tax agreement) in place and IRP (International Registration Plan) registered. It enables the truck to drive through particular countries while remaining compliant with fuel tax requirements.
California Fuel/Trip Permit
California Single trip permits are normally valid for one trip and is often necessary for trucks that do not have a regular IFTA (International fuel tax agreement) in place and IRP (International Registration Plan) registered. It enables the truck to drive through particular countries while remaining compliant with fuel tax requirements.
California Over-width Permits
A permit is necessary for vehicles that exceed the normal width limitations. It enables the transportation of larger loads, such as massive equipment or prefabricated constructions, while maintaining their safety and legality.
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FAQ'S Asked Questions about Oversize Permits
California oversize permits information including legal dimensions, routine permit limits, and escort requirements, operating times and restricted travel.
The phone number for California oversize and overweight permits is (270) 908-9656
Length: 65 feet on non designated routes and 75 feet for others
48 feet for semi trailer
Overhang rule: An overhang of up to 10' is acceptable, as long as the total length, including the overhang, does not exceed 75 feet.
Width: 8 feet 6 inches.
Height: 14 feet
Weight Limit: Gross weight 80,000lbs
Steering Axles 12,500lbs
Single Axle 20,000lbs.
Tandem Axles 34,000lbs. If the tandem is 10 feet to 10 feet 2 inches spread 40,000lbs with be legal 20,000lbs per axle.
Tridem Axles It depend on axles distance.
In California, the widest load you can haul without permit in California is 8 feet 6 inches.
Continuous travel is normally acceptable when the load does not require escorts, the route avoids state highways, and the vehicle configuration does not exceed two. For nocturnal travel, the burden should be minimal.
You can reach the California Department of Transportation's (CaltransDOT) Oversize Permits office at (270) 908-9656
The cost of getting an oversize permit in California depends on the type and period of the permit, however the estimated cost is:
• Single-trip Permit ($16): Valid for seven consecutive days. This permit permits for one-time travel from a single origin to a single destination during a particular journey.
• The annual permit is $90: Valid for a year. This permit is intended for constant loads or particular vehicles operating on defined roadways.
• Repetitive Permits ($90): Valid for up to ninety days. This is comparable to a single-trip permit, except it allows for repeated deliveries of the same load over the same route.
Permits can be obtained calling by us at (270) 908-9656 Oversize Permit Office. Loads that do not fulfill certain requirements may be subject to a $125 engineering analysis cost each 50-mile increment.
In California, the legal load is 75 feet long overall, 8 feet 6 inches wide and 80,000lbs gross.
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