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North Carolina Oversize and Overweight Permits
When moving oversize or overweight load in North Carolina, it is critical to get the necessary North Carolina Oversize Permits to comply with state rules. Obtaining these permits guarantees that your transportation activities are carried out safely and lawfully, avoiding any legal complications and fines. North Carolina has certain rules and processes in place for getting these permits, which are intended to preserve the state’s infrastructure and the safety of other drivers. The procedure includes supplying thorough information regarding the cargo’s size, weight, and intended route, as well as satisfying vehicle and load safety criteria. By complying with these standards and obtaining the required permits, you can guarantee that your transportation operations function smoothly and effectively, with no unexpected delays.
North Carolina Regulations for oversize permits.
In North Carolina, any load exceeding the stated weight and dimension restrictions is categorized as oversized or overweight:
Legal size limits:
- Width: 8’6″ (measured from the outermost points of the cargo or vehicle, excluding safety equipment)
- Height: 13’6″
- Overall length: 60 feet (from the leading point to the rearmost point of the vehicle or cargo).
- Single vehicle length is 40 feet. – Truck/53-foot semi-trailer combinations are allowed on all roadways without overall length limits.
Legal weight limits:
– Maximum gross weight: 80,000 pounds (including load).
– Single axle: 20,000 pounds.
– Tandem axle: 38,000 pounds.
North Carolina Single Trip Oversize/Overweight Permits
North Carolina offers single-trip permits for non-divisible load that exceed legal size and weight restrictions. These permits allow for a single transit from one location to another and are good for 10 days.
Requirements:
Mobile houses have a maximum width of 16 feet and a total length of 105 feet.
The maximum axle weight is:
- Steer axle: 20,000 pounds.
- Single axle: 25,000 pounds.
- Tandem axles: 50,000 pounds.
- Tridem axles: 60,000 pounds.
- Quad axle: 68,000 pounds.
North Carolina Single Trip Oversize/Overweight Permits
North Carolina offers single-trip permits for non-divisible load that exceed legal size and weight restrictions. These permits allow for a single transit from one location to another and are good for 10 days.
Requirements:
Mobile houses have a maximum width of 16 feet and a total length of 105 feet.
The maximum axle weight is:
- Steer axle: 20,000 pounds.
- Single axle: 25,000 pounds.
- Tandem axles: 50,000 pounds.
- Tridem axles: 60,000 pounds.
- Quad axle: 68,000 pounds.
The maximum gross vehicle weight (GVW) is:
- 5 axles: 94,500 pounds (112,000 pounds with a minimum wheelbase of 51 feet).
- 6 axles: 108,000 pounds (120,000 pounds with a minimum wheelbase of 51 feet).
- 7 axles: 122,000 pounds (132,000 pounds with a minimum wheelbase of 51 feet).
North Carolina Annual Oversize/Overweight Permits
North Carolina issues annual non-route-specific vehicle-specific permits to non-divisible loads that fulfill specified conditions. Here are the criteria.
Size Limitations:
- Maximum width: 12 feet (14 feet for farm equipment).
- Maximum height: 13 feet 6 inches.
- Maximum length: For a single load commodity or a truck tractor/53-foot semi-trailer combo carrying loads in a line: 105 feet.
For a truck/trailer combination transporting numerous commodities in a line: 60 feet.
For a trailer/mobile home combination: 105 ft.
Weight limits:
Maximum GVW for 5, 6, or 7 axles: 90,000 pounds (not allowed on designated highways or bridges).
- Maximum GVW for specified axle configurations:
- 5 axles, up to 112,000 pounds.
- Six axles weigh 108,000 pounds.
- 7 axles, 122,000 pounds.
Note: Vehicle combinations with a minimum 51-foot wheelbase may carry up to 90,000 pounds. Loads weighing more than 90,000 pounds require particular route permission and are not authorized on listed highways or bridges.
North Carolina Wide Load Regulations
Any load wider than 8 feet 6 inches requires a special oversized permit issued by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Lighting Requirements for Oversized Loads:
Escort vehicles must have flashing amber lights. Mobile houses require working lights mounted at each corner, 72 inches above the road surface. Self-propelled vehicles with continuous travel authorization must have lights with a minimum intensity of 800-watt candle power mounted on front or rear overhangs.
Lighting Requirements for Oversized Loads:
- For widths above 12 feet, use one front escort on 2-lane highways or one front and rear escort on multi-lane highways.
- For vehicles over 14 feet wide, one front and one rear escort is required on two-lane roadways.
Please note that 16-foot mobile/modular houses require extra escorts. - Length exceeds 110 feet: One rear escort
- Length 150 feet or more: One front and one rear escort are required for vehicles weighing more over 149,999 pounds.
- One front escort is required if the height exceeds 14 feet and 5 inches.
- A front automobile escort with a height pole indication.
Note: Depending on the nature of the load, additional escorts may be required. All escort operators must hold proper certifications.
North Carolina Wide Load Restrictions
Any load wider than 8 feet and 6 inches is subject to the following regulations:
Oversized Holiday Restrictions:
– Oversize/overweight loads weighing more than 112,000 pounds are not authorized to travel between noon on the weekday preceding and noon on the weekday following New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day, unless otherwise indicated in the permit.
Oversized Legal Travel Time Restrictions:
– Oversized load can be transported between sunrise and dusk Monday through Sunday. Special clearance is necessary for Sunday travel.
– Mobile/modular houses up to 16 feet wide can travel between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Monday through Sunday.
– Vehicles larger than 12 feet are not permitted to travel within a 10-mile radius of the city borders of Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill between 7 and 9 a.m. and 4 and 6 p.m.
Oversized Road and Bridge Restrictions:
– North Carolina conforms to the Federal Bridge Formula for particular bridge limits.
– Restrictions include driving through work zones during construction.
– Ignoring warning signs in work zones.
– Not prioritizing police enforcement and emergency vehicles.
Oversized Seasonal Weight Restrictions:
– North Carolina does not have particular seasonal limits like the Frost Law, but they may be stated in permits depending on the nature of the load.
North Carolina Wide Load Limits:
The state follows the federal legal width restriction of 8 feet 6 inches. Any load that is wider than this requires a permit.
Maximum load limits before a permit is required:
- Width: 8 ft. 6 in. – Axle weight limit:
- Maximum gross weight is 80,000 pounds.
- Single axle weight: 20,000 pounds.
- Tandem axle, 38,000 pounds.
Permitted axle weight limits:
- Steer axle: 20,000 pounds
- Single axle: 25,000 pounds
- Tandem axles: 50,000 pounds
- Tridem axles: 60,000 pounds
- Four or more axle grouping: 68,000 pounds
- Five axles: 94,500 pounds (112,000 pounds with a minimum 51-foot wheelbase).
- 6 axles: 108,000 pounds (120,000 pounds with a minimum wheelbase of 51 feet).
- 7 axles: 122,000 pounds (132,000 pounds with a minimum wheelbase of 51 feet).
Oversized Tire Regulations:
- Tires must be in good operational condition, correctly inflated, and have a tread depth of at least 2/32 of an inch.
- Chains or protuberances made of any material other than rubber are not authorized on tires unless absolutely required for safety. Studs cannot extend more than 1/16 of an inch beyond the tread.
- Permits are not provided for cars lacking pneumatic tires.
Interstate motor carriers that travel in or through North Carolina must get IFTA authorization. These permits are valid for 72 hours and have a handling and processing charge. The original permit must be maintained within the vehicle cab.
North Carolina Specialty Permits
Special permits may be required depending on the load’s type, size, and weight.
Superloads:
superloads permits is required for loads weighing more than 132,000 pounds, having a steering axle weight of more than 20,000 pounds, or being more than 16 feet wide.
Trucking Permit Service
Overweight Permit provides a wide range of trucking permit services to help motor carriers get the appropriate oversize and overweight permits. We coordinate with authorities and assure compliance with state requirements, saving you time and effort while avoiding potential penalties. You may rely on our experience no matter the kind, nature, or destination of your loads.
FAQs
The phone number is 630-800-4551.
Obtaining these permits guarantees that your transportation activities follow state regulations, preventing legal issues and fines.
Dimensions:
8’6″ width,
13’6″ height, and 60 feet overall length.
Single vehicle length: 40 feet
– Maximum gross weight is 80,000 pounds.
– Single axle weight: 20,000 pounds.
– Tandem axle, 38,000 pounds.
It is a permit for non-divisible load that exceed legal size and weight constraints, valid for a single journey of more than ten days.
- Maximum width is 16 feet.
- Maximum length is 105 feet.
- Steer axle weighs 20,000 pounds.
- Single axle capacity: 25,000 pounds.
- Tandem axles weigh 50,000 pounds.
- Tridem axles weigh 60,000 pounds.
- Quad axle weighs 68,000 pounds.
- Maximum width is 12 feet (14 feet for farm equipment).
- Maximum height: 13’6″ – Weight and length restrictions vary dependent on axle count.
Signs must be 18 inches tall by 7 feet wide, with black text on a yellow background.
Escort vehicles must have flashing amber lights, and mobile homes must have functional lights on all corners.
Loads weighing more than 112,000 pounds are not permitted to travel between noon on the weekday prior and noon on the weekday following significant holidays, unless specifically stated in the permit.
Oversized loads can be transported from sunrise to sundown Monday through Sunday, with special approval required for Sunday transit.
North Carolina does not have precise seasonal restrictions, like the Frost Law, although permits may include them based on the nature of the load.
Overweight Permit provides a variety of trucking permit services to assist motor carriers in obtaining the required licenses and complying with state regulations.
Superloads permits are necessary for loads weighing more than 132,000 pounds, with a steering axle weight of more than 20,000 pounds, or measuring larger than 16 feet wide.
Overweight Permit works with authorities to verify compliance with state regulations, saving you time and effort while avoiding potential penalties. You may trust on our experience with any load type, size, or destination.
