North Carolina Oversize Permits
North Carolina Oversize Permits NC DOT North Carolina Oversize (OS)/ Overweight (OW) permits & Trucking Services across USA and Canada
North Carolina Oversize Permits at IRP Trucks. We are an approved licensed broker bearing Department Of Transportation number (DOT) 701497 and Motor Carrier Number (MC) 586860 that offers Hassle-free trucking and Oversize/overweight Permits for the USA & Canada.
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North Carolina Oversize Permits Validity: North Carolina Oversize permit are valid for 10 days.
North Carolina Oversize Permits Travel Time: Travel is allowed from sunrise to sunset Monday through Saturday, but not on Sundays. Only overweight loads weighing up to 112,000 pounds gross (or 94,500 pounds for sealed shipping containers) are authorized to travel 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on interstate routes.
North Carolina Oversize Permits Travel Restrictions: Loads more than 10 feet in width are not allowed within a 10-mile radius of Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Loads exceeding 14 feet tall driving through I-40 tunnels near the Tennessee border must follow speed and safety guidelines (see the escort section below). Travel is forbidden during major holidays and holiday weekends. Confirm particular holiday limitations with the permit agency.

North Carolina Oversize Permits Legal Dimension
Length: 53 feet for trailer on designated routes
48 feet for trailer on all other routes
Important:
• A 48 feet trailer has no overall legal length restriction on all highways, but it is limited to 60 feet total length on non-designated routes.
• On interstates or federally designated roadways, a 53 feet trailer is not limited in total length.
• In North Carolina (NC), only interstates and select parts of four-lane U.S. roads are designated as federal highways.
• On most other roads, including the bulk of US highways, the maximum permitted length is 60 feet.
• A 53 feet semi-trailer cannot exceed 41 feet from the kingpin center to the center of the rear tandem axle.
Overhang: 5 feet for front and 5 feet for rear
Important: More than 53 feet on trailer, is restricted for non designated route
Width: 8 feet 6 inches allowed on interstate and designated routes and 8 feet on other routes.
Height: 13 feet 6 inches
Weight: 80,000 Gross
Single Axle – 20,000 pounds
Tandem Axles – 38,000 pounds
Tridem Axles are depends on distance of axles
North Carolina Oversize Permits Routine Permit Limit
Length: 105 feet and approx. 120 feet for beams and girders
Width: 15 feet
Height: Height limit is not set, depends in routes but load higher than 14 feet required extra processing time.
Weight: NC Gross weight is:
5 Axles – 112,000 pounds
6 Axles – 120,000 pounds
7 Axles – 132,000 pounds
NC Axles weight:
Steering Axle – 20,000 pounds
Single Axle – 25,000 pounds
Tandem Axles – 50,000 pounds
Tridem Axles – 60,000 pounds
Quad Axles – 68,000 pounds
Superload: Loads that exceed 132,000 pounds or 15 feet in width qualify as super loads. A shipper’s letter is required with every super load application.
North Carolina Oversize Permits Pilot Car Requirements
Length: Over 110 feet 1 – Pilot car.
Over 150 feet – 2 Pilot cars.
Overhang: Over 15 feet – 1 Pilot car.
Width: Over 12 feet – 1 Pilot car.
Over 14 feet – 2 Pilot cars on 2 lane routes.
Over 15 feet – required police escorts
Height: Over 14 feet 5 inches – 1 Pilot car with high pole
Important: For tunnels along I-40 near the Tennessee state line:
• Eastbound vehicles that surpass 13 feet 11 inches must be accompanied by one escort with a height pole.
• Westbound vehicles above 14 feet 2 inches require a single escort using a height pole.
Weight: Over 149,999 pounds – 1 pilot car
North Carolina Oversize Permits Signs, Lightning & Flags Information for Oversize Load in North Carolina and Additional Information
North Carolina Oversize Permits Signs, Lightning & Flags Information:
• All loads exceeding 10 feet in width must have “Oversize Load” signs on the front and rear.
• Flags are required at each corner and at the widest points of load more than 8 feet 6 inches in width. However, flags must be placed such that they do not increase the total width of the load.
• A rear overhang over 4 feet requires a flag during the day and a red or amber light visible for at least 200 feet at night.
Miscellaneous:
• Blades and buckets must be removed if they measure more than 14 feet wide. However, if a blade or bucket is a integral element of the equipment being transported, it may be separated without being considered a divisible load.
• Beams, poles, pipes, and structural materials up to 85 feet in length can be moved during daylight hours on interstates and specified routes without a permit.
• Multiple-piece rule: North Carolina prohibits overlength vehicles or load (over 60 feet) on non-designated highways if they are composed of numerous parts. Transporting two farm tractors end-to-end with a total length of 70 feet would require a permit on interstates and specified U.S. routes (primarily four-lane highways), but cannot be authorized on other roads unless deemed a single-piece load.
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