Over Dimensional

Moving over-dimensional freight isn’t as simple as loading up a trailer. OD shipments come with their own set of challenges—from understanding the specific size and weight limits to handling the permit process and planning the safest, most efficient routes. Every state and even local jurisdictions have their own rules.

Oversized bright yellow steel form loaded onto a specialized lowboy trailer for heavy-haul transport in front of an industrial warehouse.

✔ Permits

✔ Escorts

❌Route Surveys

Tri Axle Lowboy with an over-width and over-height steel form headed from the Pacific Northwest to Texas.

Large steel plate overhanging a flatbed trailer, illustrating oversize freight transport requirements.

✔ Permits

❌Escorts

❌Route Surveys

Even this width will still require a permit, But no issue riding on a regular Flatbed.

Over Size Tank requiring Escorts, permits, surveys

✔ Permits

✔ Escorts (pole, police)

✔ Route Survey

Massive 14’6” OD x 32’ Tank requiring a stretch Lowboy

Oversized cylindrical steel tank forms secured on a step deck trailer, illustrating the complexities of over-dimensional freight hauling

✔ Permits

❌Escorts

❌Route Surveys

Step Deck (36” deck height shown) with an over-width steel forms headed from the Pacific Northwest to CA.

Hot Shot trailer hauling steel pipes with an extended overhang, illustrating oversize freight transport.

✔ Permits

❌Escorts

❌Route Surveys

Hot Shots can still be a viable option with over-size. In this example, the overhang allowance varies considerably by state.

✔ Permits

❌Escorts

❌Route Surveys

Utilizing a 36” hot shot deck for this slightly over-height load considering weight was not a major factor.