Alabama oversize permits are valid for five consecutive days. Must have permit prior to entering state.
Cab card weight
80,000
Weights
5 axles – 102,000
6 axles – 124,000
7 axles – 146,000
8 axles – 168,000
Maximum without special permission
Steer – 14,000
Single – 22,000
Tandem – 44,000
Tridem – 66,000
Quad – 88,000
Loads exceeding these dimensions, over 180,000 are Super Loads.
Operating time
Daylight only (one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset) Monday through Saturday. No travel on Sundays. Loads between 120-150 feet in length are further restricted to a window of time from 9am-3pm Monday through Friday.
Oversize loads cannot travel on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day. Oversize loads cannot travel when visibility is less than 500 feet. No travel is permitted from noon the day before major holidays or holiday weekends. Oversize loads cannot travel when other weather conditions make travel hazardous.
Escort
Length: With legal trailer length
- over 90′ – 1 escort
- over 105′ – 2 escorts
- Trailer length over 57′ – 1 rear escort
Overhang: over 5′ rear overhang – 1 escort.
Width: over 12′ – 1 escort.
Height: over 16’* – 1 escort *(may be needed at lower heights on some routes)
Signs
“Oversize Load” signs front and rear of any overwidth or overlength vehicle. Flags must be placed at front and rear corners of any overdimensional load or vehicle. Over 4′ rear overhang requires lights at night. (Over 5′ needs permit, and can’t run at night). There are no sign or flag requirements for over height only or overweight only loads.