Legal size & loaded measurements
General width
8′6″Ordinary vehicle-and-load limit; safety-device, vehicle and load exceptions may apply.
Loaded dimensions
Colorado statutory baselines are 8 feet 6 inches wide and 14 feet 6 inches high. Length is configuration-specific; a lower designated clearance can control.
Axles, weight & bridges
Do not decide Colorado weight legality from GVW alone. Axle groups, spacing, bridge formula, tire/rating, road class, postings and route are required.
Loaded width
Colorado's statutory outside-width baseline is 8 feet 6 inches, subject to the listed statutory exceptions.
Loaded height
Colorado's statutory height baseline is 14 feet 6 inches; lower designated clearances remain controlling.
Permits, routes & larger loads
Roads & authorities
CDOT controls state-highway permitting, but E-470 and other local, federal, tribal, private and facility owners require separate route-owner confirmation.
When a permit is needed
Any extra-legal move on a Colorado state highway needs the applicable permit. A permit is not permission to ignore the issued route, map, time, safety or weather conditions.
Permit product limits
Annual envelopes publish maximums, but map, road class, route, configuration and product conditions control; above-envelope moves require special review and divisible loads cannot use the Chapter 6 special path.
State permit fees
Single-trip agency fee example
$30 for this Colorado planning example: a nondivisible load measuring 8′7″ wide, 13′ high and 70′ overall, at 72,000 lb gross on a five-axle rig with a 48′ trailer. The example uses 100 in-state miles. Change the load details in the calculator for your move.
What the agency estimate includes
The calculator applies Colorado's maintained single-trip permit schedule to the loaded vehicle and the supplied fee inputs. It itemizes the supported state charges, including weight or distance charges where applicable. Annual permits, special products, local permissions and payment-method charges need their own applicable schedule.
CO / Permit worksheet
Price your Colorado movement.
Enter the complete loaded vehicle. Get estimated agency fees and escort requirements before sharing your contact details.
The numbers behind your next move.
Your result will show the agency fee breakdown, potential pilot-car requirements, and the rules used to calculate them.
- 01 State agency fee subtotal
- 02 Escort & survey considerations
- 03 Sources & pricing assumptions
Single-state pricing uses the mileage you enter. For a proposed route and intermediate states, use the route calculator.
About the example equipment
The samples use ODPermit’s editable 48 ft flatbed · 5 axles planning profile. Loaded dimensions, gross weight, 100 state miles and Texas registration are example inputs, not a capacity rating or a route approval. Replace them with your actual setup.
Great Dane Freedom trailer specifications — 48 ft platform; the illustrated 40 in drop deck and 20 in drop support a 60 in upper-deck planning height. Combined tare and tractor geometry are editable ODPermit assumptions.
Pilot cars, height poles & surveys
14′6″-wide load example
Example: 14′6″ wide × 13′ high, 75′ overall, 72,000 lb gross, zero overhang or rear projection, ordinary nondivisible freight in daylight. Depending on the road or permit conditions: Daylight: Blue-coded routes (width crew requires a Chapter 6 permit; other minimums follow): no pilot from these dimensional triggers. Yellow-coded routes: 1 front and 1 rear or compliant flashing yellow light. Green-coded routes: Mountain two-lane: 1 front; Other two-lane: 1 front; Four-lane: 1 rear or compliant flashing yellow light. White-coded routes: no pilot from these dimensional triggers. Depending on the road or permit conditions: Any width over 8 ft 6 in on a red-coded route needs a Chapter 6 special permit. CDOT assigns the escort crew for that route.
17′6″-high load example
Example: 9′ wide × 17′6″ high, 75′ overall, 72,000 lb gross, zero overhang or rear projection, ordinary nondivisible freight in daylight. Depending on the road or permit conditions: Daylight: Blue-coded routes: 1 front (height pole required). Yellow-coded routes: 1 front (height pole required). Green-coded routes: 1 front (height pole required). White-coded routes: 1 front (height pole required). Depending on the road or permit conditions: Any width over 8 ft 6 in on a red-coded route needs a Chapter 6 special permit. CDOT assigns the escort crew for that route. Above 16 ft high, a front escort with a height pole is required on every road. This front vehicle is included in the listed plans. Depending on the road or permit conditions: Above 17 ft high, a licensed signal contractor must accompany the move through intersections controlled by overhead traffic signals.
Travel hours & road restrictions
Travel hours
Travel windows depend on regional curfews, I-70 season, route, direction, holiday, tunnel and permit conditions.
Current route restrictions
Check current Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Aspen/Carbondale, Central City, Clear Creek, I-70, tunnel, holiday and hazard restrictions for the exact route and date.
Signs, flags & safety equipment
Safety equipment
Use the required front/rear oversize signs, lights, convoy spacing, securement and commercial-vehicle safety controls, and stop for hazardous conditions or visibility below the rule's threshold.
What the driver needs
Carry the permit
Carry the issued permit and the product-specific rules/maps, or use the permitted electronic-verification path where allowed.
Prepare the driver packet
The driver packet must match the issued vehicle, load, route, dates and product; carry the permit and required rules/maps or verify electronically where the permit allows.
Special equipment & permit programs
Special permit programs
Manufactured homes, longer combinations, cranes, self-propelled equipment, farm/forestry, emergency, towaway and E-470 moves require their exact product and route conditions.
BEFORE THE TRUCK ROLLS
Turn the estimate
into a permitted move.
Confirm the loaded measurements, carrier details, travel dates and exact pickup and delivery. We can help coordinate permits, escorts and route surveys around those facts.
THE SOURCE RECORD
Official references.
Read the rule behind each requirement. These are dated references; current restrictions and the issued permit control your move.
- 01Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 42 — Vehicles and Traffic
C.R.S. § 42-4-502(1) · Page 476
Source record: - 02Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 42 — Vehicles and Traffic
C.R.S. § 42-4-504(1) · Page 477
Source record: - 03Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 42 — Vehicles and Traffic
C.R.S. § 42-4-504(2)-(6) · Page 477
Source record: - 04Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 42 — Vehicles and Traffic
C.R.S. §§ 42-4-507–42-4-508 · Page 481
Source record: - 052 CCR 601-4 — Rules Pertaining to Transport Permits for the Movement of Extra-Legal Vehicles or Loads
105.1-105.5
Source record: - 06E-470 Oversize and Overweight Permit Application
E-470 Oversize and Overweight Permit Application
Source record: - 07Commercial Vehicle Permits / Permitting Information
Commercial Vehicle Permits / Permitting Information
Source record: - 082 CCR 601-4 — Rules Pertaining to Transport Permits for the Movement of Extra-Legal Vehicles or Loads
304.1-304.2.8
Source record: - 092 CCR 601-4 — Rules Pertaining to Transport Permits for the Movement of Extra-Legal Vehicles or Loads
303.1-303.17
Source record: - 10CDOT single-trip permits — fees including statutory surcharge
CDOT single-trip permits — fees including statutory surcharge
Source record: - 11Colorado 2 CCR 601-4 — sections 408–411, current SOS publication
Colorado 2 CCR 601-4 — sections 408–411, current SOS publication
Source record: - 12Colorado 2 CCR 601-4 — sections 408–411, current SOS publication
Colorado 2 CCR 601-4 — sections 408–411, current SOS publication
Source record: - 13
- 142 CCR 601-4 — Rules Pertaining to Transport Permits for the Movement of Extra-Legal Vehicles or Loads
405.1-405.6
Source record: - 152 CCR 601-4 — Rules Pertaining to Transport Permits for the Movement of Extra-Legal Vehicles or Loads
405.7-405.8
Source record: - 16
- 172 CCR 601-4 — Rules Pertaining to Transport Permits for the Movement of Extra-Legal Vehicles or Loads
309.1-309.5
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