LEGAL LIMITS IN EACH STATE

ALABAMA
Length: 57′ trailers

 53’6″ on roads less than 12′ wide

 85′ overall (unless trailer exceeds 57′)

Overhang: 10′ front, 5′ rear

Note: 60′ Structural steel is exempt from permits and escorts

Width: 8’6″ (8′ on lanes less than 12′ wide)

Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000 Gross

 Single – 20,000
 Tandem – 34,000
 Tridem – 42,000

ARIZONA
Length: 57’6″ trailer on Interstate Non-designated roads, 65′ overall for over 53′ semi-trailer

Overhang: 3′ front, 6′ rear.

Width: 8’6″

Height: 14′ (13’6″ on non-designated roads)

Weight: 80,000

Gross Single – 20,000

Tandem – 34,000

Tridem – 42,000
ARKANSAS
Length: 53’6″ trailer & load Overhang: 60′ poles, pipes, machinery, steel beams or other objects of a structural nature do not
require a permit for daylight travel for up to 90′ overall length.
Night travel requires a permit. Otherwise, up to 53’6″ trailer/load is allowed without permit. (If long beams are on a stretch
trailer and do not extend beyond the rear of the trailer, then a permit is required.)

Width: 8’6″
Height: 13′ 6″

Weight: 80,000

Gross Single – 20,000

Tandem – 46,000
Tridem – 54,000
Steer Axle – Arkansas asks for manufacturer’s front axle weight rating (up to maximum of 20,000 pounds), which you are not
allowed to exceed.
CALIFORNIA
Length: 75′ (65′ on non-designated highways) 48′ semitrailer

Note: 53′ semi-trailers are not legal unless the kingpin to center of rear axle does not exceed 40′. Longer trailers can be
permitted only if they are stretched for a specific load, or it can otherwise be justified by the load.

Overhang: 10′, as long as length including overhang does not exceed 75′ overall.
Width: 8’6″
Height: 14′ (over height not permitted on flatbed, see next section)

Weight: 80,000
Gross Steer – 12,500
Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – depends on axle spread
Spread Axle Tandem (10′ – 10’2″ spread) is legal at 40,000 (20,000 – 20,000)
COLORADO
Length: 57’4″ trailer & load legal on interstate or designated highways.
Overhang: 4′ front 10′ rear Over 4′ rear needs lighting for night running
Width: 8’6″
Height: 14′ 6″ designated highways 13′ non-designated.

Weight: 80,000
Gross on Interstate 85,000
Non-Interstate Steer – 20,000
Single – 20,000
Tandem – 36,000
Tridem – 54,000
CONNECTICUT
Length: 48′ trailer.

Note: 53′ semi-trailer is only legal on Interstate and Designated Highways if the distance between the kingpin and the center of
the rear axle does not exceed 43′. (Kingpin setting does not matter on a single piece O/D load permit load but the 43’ maximum
does apply on a multiple piece load, even when the extra pieces are legal size).

Note: You can be fined $750 if you have a 53′ semi-trailer traveling without a permit and kingpin setting over 43′ if you are
traveling empty unless the return trip is shown on your permit!

Overhang: Maximum overhang shall not exceed 1/3 the length of load.
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13’6″ (Note: CT will not issue a permit for overheight for any kind of a building.)

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 22,400
Tandem – 36,000
Tridem – 42,500
DELAWARE
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
FLORIDA
Length: 48′ trailer (53′ semi-trailer must have kingpin setting of 41′ from center of kingpin to center of rear axle to be legal) 75′
overall length
Width: 8’6″ (8′ on some non-designated)
Height: 13′ 6″ (13′ non-designated).
Overhang: 3′ front or rear.

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 22,000
Tandem – 44,000
Tridem – 66,000
GEORGIA
Length: 75′ (including overhang) is legal with 48′ to 53′ trailer 60′ overall on some non-designated routes.
Width: 8’6″ (8′ on some non-designated)
Height: 13′ 6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,340
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – depends on spacing’s, not more than 20,340 on any axle.
IDAHO
Length: 53′ semi-trailer on National Network 48′ trailer on non-N.N. (“non-designated”)

Note: Several 2-lane highways in Idaho are non-designated, including US-12 except in the Lewiston to Spalding, US-93 from
Salmon to Challis, and US-95 from Council to Grangeville. Divisible loads, trailers exceeding 48’ are only allowed with an
annual extra length permit, and the tractor-trailer off-track measurement must not exceed 5.50 feet (3.00 on a few mountain
routes)

Non-divisible loads are covered by single or annual permit, without regard to off-track amount.

Overhang: 4′ front, 10′ rear

Width: 8’6″
Height: 14′

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – depends on spacing’s Steer – 600 pounds per inch of tread width (13,200 pounds with 11″ tires)

Divisible Loads Exceeding 80,000: You can exceed 80,000 gross without a permit on state highways as long as you are legal on
all axle/group weights and you are licensed for at least the amount of your gross weight. However, if you need any Interstate
routes, you will need to get an Annual Excess Weight Permit.
ILLINOIS
Length: 53′ semi-trailer* on designated highways 65′ overall on non-designated *Kingpin to center of rear axle not over 45’6″,
or needs to be permitted.
Overhang 3′ front, 4′ rear; more rear overhang is allowed if within legal length limits
Width: 8’6″ on designated highways 8′ on non-designated
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,500
INDIANA
Length: 53′ semi-trailer and load (including overhang), kingpin to rear axle not to exceed 43′.
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 51,000
IOWA
Length: 53′ semi-trailer and load.
(Overhang which results in over 53′ semitrailer and load length is not legal without permit. Steel pipe, beams and constructions
materials aren’t exempt.)
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000 (w/ minimum 8’1″ axle spacing
KANSAS
Length:

 59’6″ trailer
 85′ overall for tractor-trailer combination provided the trailer is not over 59’6” long

Overhang: 59’6″ trailer and load provided overall length does not exceed 85′

Width: 8’6″

Height: 14′

Weight: 80,000 Gross on Interstate & Designated routes; 85,500 on other roads (must be registered for 85,500)

 Single – 20,000
 Tandem – 34,000
 Tridem – 42,000

KENTUCKY
Length: 53′ trailer or load on Interstate and designated highways; 65′ truck and trailer other highways
Overhang: 5′ rear overhang on 48′ trailer (53′ semi-trailer and load)
Width: 8’6″ Interstate and designated roads, 8′ on non-designated.
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 48,000
LOUSIANA
Length: 59’6″ trailer or load on Interstate and designated highways 65′ truck and trailer on other highways
Overhang: 4′ front, 8′ rear (over 59’6″ length of load on trailer needs permit on all roads.)
Width: 8’6″ Interstate and designated roads, 8′ on non-designated.
Height: 13’6″ on non-designated roads 14′ on designated highways

Weight: 80,000 Gross (with a Tridem axle, 83,400 on Interstate & 88,000 non-Interstate if licensed for it)
Interstate highway system: Single – 20,000 Tandem – 34,000 Tridem – 42,000 Quad – 50,000
Non-Interstate highways: Single – 20,000 Tandem – 37,000 Tridem – 45,000 Quad – 53,000
MAINE
Length: 53′ semi-trailer and 74′ overall length on Interstate and designated highways; 48′ trailer and 69′ overall length on other
highways.
“The maximum legal length of vehicles and loads traveling more than 1 mile beyond the National Network is 74′.”
Overhang: 74′ overall length maximum
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13’6 (Load may exceed by 6″, for a legal loaded height of 14″, as long as load is not reducible and not traveling on
Maine Turnpike.)

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000
MARYLAND
Length: 53′ semi-trailer on Interstate and designated highways 48′ trailer all other roads Trailers over 48′ are not to exceed 41′
kingpin to center of rear tandem axles, and not more than 4′ set back from front of trailer to kingpin
Overhang: 3′ front 6′ rear
Width: 8’6″ Interstate & designated highways 8′ all other roads
Height: 13’6″ (over 13’6″ not permitted on flat-bed).

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,500
MASSACHUSETTS
Length: 53′ semi-trailer on Interstate and designated highways.
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 24,000 designated highways (22,400 other roads)
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,500
MICHIGAN
Length: 53′ semi-trailer on Interstate and designated highways 50′ maximum on non-designated highways
Width: 8’6″ designated highways 8’0″ all other roads
Height: 13’6″
Weight: 80,000
Gross Steer Axle – 700 pounds per inch of tire width (15,400 pounds with 11″ tires)
Tandem – 34,000 (32,000 on non-designated roads, and 26,000 on second tandem)
Tridem – 42,000 (39,000 on non-designated)
Single – 20,000 designated highways (18,000 other roads)
MINNESOTA
Length: 75′ overall 53′ semi-trailer 43′ kingpin setting measured from kingpin to center of rear axle group
Note: Utility Poles are exempt from permits only if the Bill of Lading lists the load as utility poles. Pipes, beams, etc. not
exempt.
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000 Gross on designated highways 73,280

non-designated with 5 axles 80,000
non-designated with 6 axles Steer Axle – 600 pounds per inch of tire width (13,200 pounds with 11″ tires)
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000
Single – 20,000 Designated highways (18,000 other roads)
MISSISSIPPI
Length: 53’0 trailer 99′ overall length
Overhang: With up to 53′ trailer 3′ front 14’11” rear
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000
MISSOURI
Length: 53′ semi-trailer and load (including rear overhang) on Interstate and designated highways 60′ when more than 10 air
miles from designated system
Width: 8’6″ on Interstate, designated highways 8′ on other roads
Height: 14′ on designated highways 13’6″ on other roads

Note: Over height must be on drop-deck trailer to be permitted.

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000 (22,000 on secondary)
Tandem – 34,000 (36,000 on secondary)
Tridem – 34,000 (8′ of spacing); 42,500 (9′ of spacing’s)
MONTANA
Length: 53′ semi-trailer 75′ maximum length if trailer exceeds 53′ or if there is any rear overhang
Overhang: Overall length including overhang up to and including 75′ is legal. Over 75′ needs permit.
Width: 8’6”
Height: 14′

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000

Note: Divisible Loads Exceeding 80,000: You can exceed 80,000 gross without a permit as long as you are legal on all
axle/group weights and you are licensed for at least the amount of your gross weight.
NEBRASKA
Length/Overhang: 53′ semi-trailer and load 65′ combination (multiple) trailers and load Poles, pipes, beams, utility poles and
other construction materials are exempt from permits for length or rear overhang.
Width: 8’6″
Height: 14’6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000 on designated roads, 34,000 on all other roads To permit for overweight, tractor should be registered for at
least as much as you wish to permit, or for 94,000 pounds to permit for that much or more.

Divisible Loads Exceeding 80,000: You can exceed 80,000 gross without a permit on state highways as long as you are legal
on all axle/group weights and you are licensed for at least the amount of your gross weight. However, if you need any Interstate
route, you will need to get an “Interstate Use Permit.”
NEVADA
Length: 53′ semi-trailer 75’maximum length (including rear overhang)
Overhang: 10′, (as long as length including overhang does not exceed 75′).
Width: 8’6″
Height: 14′

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Length: 53′ semi-trailer on Interstate and designated highways (41′ Kingpin to center of rear tandem) 48′ on all other roads
Length limitations do not apply to vehicles transporting poles, pipes, logs, timbers, steel beams (not for stretch trailers)
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000 designated highways* (22,400 other roads)
Tandem – 34,000 designated highways* (36,000 other roads)
Tridem – Same as tandem * When GVW isn’t over 73,280 pounds, 22,440 pounds legal on a single axle, and 36,000 on a
tandem.
NEW JERSEY
Length: 53′ semi-trailer on Interstate and designated highways (41′ kingpin to center of rear tandem) 48′ on all other roads
Width: 8’6″ on designated roads 8′ all other roads
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 22,400
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 56,400
NEW MEXICO
Length: 57’6″ trailer on designated highways 65′ overall length on all other roads
Overhang: 7′ rear
Width: 8’6″
Height: 14′

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 21,600
Tandem – 34,320 10′ Spread – 39,000
Tridem – Depends on spacing’s
NEW YORK
Length: 53′ semi-trailer on Designate Highway system and NY Access Highways 48′ trailer and 65′ overall length on non-
qualifying highways, in NYC and on NY Thruway Trailer exceeding 48′ must have kingpin setting of 43′ or less from kingpin
to center of rear axle NYC: 53′ semi-trailers and units longer than 65′ overall only legal on I-95, I-295 and I-495, traveling from
the George Washington Bridge to Long Island Otherwise, 55′ is legal length in NYC Width: 8’6″ (8′ in NYC and roads with
less than 10′ wide travel lanes)
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 22,400
Tandem – 36,000
Tridem – 54,000

Note: Axles less than 46″ apart are considered as one axle. Over length Permit Exemptions: Permits are not required for loads
of poles, girders, beams, columns or similar objects if only legal length is exceeded. This may not apply in NYC area.
NORTH CAROLINA
Length: 53′ trailer* on designated highways 48′ trailer on all other roads No overall designated legal length on all highways for
48′ trailer 60′ overall on non-designated For 53′ trailer, no overall designated length on Interstates or federally designated
highways In NC, only Interstates and a few sections of 4-lane US Highways are considered federally designated highways. On
other routes, including most US Highways, the legal overall length is 60 feet. *(53′ semitrailer must not exceed 41′ center of
kingpin to center of rear tandem).
Overhang: Front – 5′ Rear – 5′

Note: length restriction for non-designated routes on 53′ trailers).

Width: 8’6″ Interstate and designated highways 8′ on other roads

Height: 13’6

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 38,000
Tridem – depends on spacing’s
NORTH DAKOTA
Length: 53′ semi-trailer and load 75 overall including load and any rear overhang Poles, pipes, beams, utility poles, etc. are not
exempt from permits for length or rear overhang.
Width: 8’6″
Height: 14”

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 48,000

Register tractor at the maximum of 105,500 pounds to be permitted for that much or more, or pay extra on the O/W permit.
Divisible Loads Exceeding 80,000: You can exceed 80,000 gross without a permit on state highways as long as you are legal on
all axle/group weights and you are licensed for at least the amount of your gross weight. However, if you need any Interstate
route, you will need to get an “Interstate Permit.”
OHIO
Length: 53′ semi-trailer and load Overhang: 53’ semi-trailer and load including rear overhang (overhang off front of trailer does
not count)
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13’6

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 48,000
OKLAHOMA
Length: 59’6″ semitrailer and load is legal on Oklahoma’s “U.S. Defense Highway System” which includes all Interstate routes
and many of the main U.S. Highways 53′ semitrailer and load on other routes
Width: 8’6″ (8′ on any highway having a surface width of less than 20 feet)
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross on Interstate 90,000
Non-Interstate routes (with legal tandem and tridem weights)
Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000
OREGON
Length: 53′ semitrailer No overall limit on designated routes Group 1 routes – 60′
Overhang: 5′

Note: Trailers exceeding 53′ in length are not allowed unless they must be stretched for a load, and can be reduced to 53′ when
unladen, or are in a combination with jeeps or boosters.

Width: 8’6″
Height: 14′

Weight: 80,000
Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – Depends on spacing’s
PENNSYLVANIA
Length: 53′ semitrailer (kingpin to center line of rear axle group must not exceed 41′). If combination is legal without load, no
permit is required if load is 70′ or less or if overall length is 85′ or less and load is non-divisible (no extra length created by
multiple end-to-end pieces).
No overhang restrictions. This includes beams, utility poles, pipes, building materials, etc.
Overhang: Up to 6′ rear overhang allowed on a divisible load. No overhang is legal unless it is a non-divisible load as above.
Width: 8’6″ on designated highways 8′ on other roads
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000
Steer Axle – 20,000
Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,500
RHODE ISLAND
Length: Interstate and designated highways – 53′ semitrailer (kingpin to center line of rear axle group must not exceed 41′)
Other roads 48′ semitrailer
Overhang: 3′ front 6′ rear
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13′ 6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 22,400
Tandem – 36,000
Tridem – 42,000 with axles spacing’s less than 4’6″, 42,750 with 4’6
SOUTH CAROLINA
Length: 53’0 semitrailer and load (not to exceed 41′ from center of kingpin to center of rear tandem).
Overhang: 5′ rear overhang on a 48′ semitrailer None on a 53′
Width: 8’6″ Interstate and designated highways
Height: 13’6
Note: SC will not permit overhang with multiple pieces. They will only permit it with a non-divisible load.
Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 35,200 depends on spacing’s
SOUTH DAKOTA
Length: 53′ semi-trailer Overall length not limited
Overhang: 3′ front 4′ rear or 53′ trailer and load Poles, pipes, beams, utility poles, etc. are not exempt from permits for length
or rear overhang.
Width: 8’6″
Height: 14″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000 Steer Axle may not exceed 600 pounds per inch of tire width

Divisible Loads Exceeding 80,000: You can exceed 80,000 gross without a permit on state highways as long as you are legal
on all axle/group weights and you are licensed for at least the amount of your gross weight. However, if you need any Interstate
route, you will need to get an “Interstate Permit.”
TENNESSEE
Length: Not to exceed 50′ from kingpin to end of trailer or load is legal length A permit is required for utility poles when
overall length is 75feet or more
Overhang: See Length, above.
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13′ 6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000 w/ 8′ of spacing’s, 42,500 w/ 9′
TEXAS
Length: 59′ semi-trailer
Overhang: 2′ front 4′ rear Width: 8’6″
Height: 14′

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000
UTAH
Length: 53′ semi-trailer on designated highways
Overhang: 3′ front (tractor) 6′ rear
Width: 8’6″
Height: 14′

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,500

Divisible Loads Exceeding 80,000: You can order a permit to exceed 80,000 gross on state highways and Interstate as long as
you are legal on all axle/group weights and you are prorated at 80,000 pounds for Utah.
VERMONT
Length: 53′ semi-trailer on Interstate and designated highways (43′ Kingpin to center of rear axle) 75′ overall length 48′ trailer
on non-designated highways
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13’6

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000 designated highways, 22,400 other roads
Tandem – 34,000 designated highways, 36,000 other roads
Tridem Federal Bridge Formula (34,000 for 8′ axle spacing, 42,500 for 9′ of spacing’s)
VIRGINIA
Length: 48′ semitrailer/53′ semi-trailer, with 41′ kingpin to center of rear tandem 65′ on non-designated highways
Overhang: 3′ front 4′ rear
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,500 (designated highways, 9′ axle spacing)
WASHINGTON
Length: 53′ semi-trailer A 56′ trailer and load permit is available for legal loads
Overhang: 3′ front 15′ rear from center last axle to end of load
Width: 8’6″
Height: 14′

Weight: 80,000

Gross or more, depending on number of axles and their spacing’s: Steer – 600 lbs. per inch of width (13,200 for 11″ steers)
Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000 (with at least 8′ of axle spacing)

Divisible Loads Exceeding 80,000: You can exceed 80,000 gross without a permit on state highways and on Interstate
highways as long as you are legal on all axle/group weights and you are licensed for at least the amount of your gross weight.
WEST VIRGINIA
Length: 53′ trailer or load on Interstate and designated highways, (with measurement from rear tractor axle to trailer first axle
not to exceed 37′) 48′ trailer and 60′ overall on non-designated roads
Overhang: 3′ front 6′ rear (all roads)
Width: 8’6″ Interstate and designated roads 8′ on non-designated
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000 Gross on designated routes, 65,000 on non-designated routes)

Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,500 (8′ spacing’s)
WISCONSIN
Length: 53′ semi-trailer on designated highways (provided kingpin to center of rear tandem or to center of last axle of a Tridem
does not exceed 43′) 48′ semi-trailer and 75′ overall on other roads
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13’6″

Weight: 80,000
Gross Single – 20,000
Tandem – 34,000
Tridem – 42,000 (43,000 with 9′ of spacing’s)
WYOMING
Length: 110′
Width: 18′
Height: 17′

Weight:
Single – 25,000
Tandem – 55,000
Tridem – 65,000 Register for up to 117,000 pounds to permit for that much or more Loads in excess of these dimensions are
considered as superloads.