Legal size & loaded measurements
General width
8′6″Ordinary vehicle-and-load limit; safety-device, vehicle and load exceptions may apply.
Loaded height
13′6″Ordinary vehicle-and-load limit; listed exceptions and actual route clearances apply.
Loaded dimensions
Published Connecticut baselines are 8 feet 6 inches width and 13 feet 6 inches height; length and weight require configuration-specific analysis.
Axles, weight & bridges
Use complete axle, spacing, wheelbase, tire, configuration, registration, route and gross-weight facts; GVW alone is not a Connecticut decision.
Loaded width
Connecticut's published legal width baseline is 8 feet 6 inches.
Loaded height
Connecticut's published legal height baseline is 13 feet 6 inches.
Permits, routes & larger loads
Roads & authorities
A CTDOT permit is limited to the designated route and agency jurisdiction; local, toll, private and facility permissions remain separate.
When a permit is needed
Nonconforming vehicles or loads require the applicable Connecticut OS/OW permit; a single-trip permit is ordinarily three days and one designated trip.
Larger-load review
Loads over 150 feet, 16 feet wide, 16 feet high or 200,000 pounds enter CTDOT's superload process; route survey and additional coordination are required.
State permit fees
Single-trip agency fee example
$42 for this Connecticut 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 Connecticut'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.
CT / Permit worksheet
Price your Connecticut 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: CTDOT decides whether police assistance is needed for the route and traffic conditions. An approved police substitution can fill a civilian position; do not book it as an automatic extra vehicle. Depending on the road or permit conditions: A projection over 25 ft measured from its last visible support requires a pilot car. This differs from overhang beyond the vehicle. Turning into an opposing lane or needing ramp assistance can also require a pilot. All road types: 1 front and 1 rear pilot cars.
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. The current CTDOT table assigns a front and a rear police escort for these dimensions. Police may fill a civilian position only when CTDOT explicitly allows the substitution on the permit. At 14 ft 6 in or higher, the front escort needs a height pole. It is included in the civilian plan above. Depending on the road or permit conditions: On undivided highways, a load wider than its travel lane needs a pilot car even below the statewide width threshold. The permitted route determines placement. Depending on the road or permit conditions: A projection over 25 ft measured from its last visible support requires a pilot car. This differs from overhang beyond the vehicle. Turning into an opposing lane or needing ramp assistance can also require a pilot. A Connecticut-based surveyor must complete the certified route survey within one week of the move. CTDOT assigns the final crew and permissions; these dimensions are outside ordinary movement limits. Superload moves use an approved nighttime schedule. All road types: 1 front (height pole required) pilot car.
Travel hours & road restrictions
Travel hours
Ordinary permitted movement is daylight-only, one-half hour after sunrise to one-half hour before sunset, with no Saturday, Sunday or holiday movement unless specially authorized.
Current route restrictions
The issued permit and CTDOT route conditions can narrow the ordinary window; check current construction, weather, visibility and holiday controls.
Signs, flags & safety equipment
Safety equipment
Apply current CTDOT signs, flags, amber lighting, escort-vehicle and securement requirements; the permit and route conditions control.
What the driver needs
Carry the permit
Keep the issued permit with the operator and follow every route, date, time and condition printed on it.
Prepare the driver packet
The driver packet must match the issued vehicle/load, route, dates and conditions and include the required safety and securement records.
Special equipment & permit programs
Special permit programs
Divisible-load, annual indivisible, milk, radioactive, industrial and manufactured-goods paths have separate current conditions and must not be inferred from a generic single-trip rule.
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.
- 01Oversize/Overweight Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need an Oversize / Overweight Vehicle permit?
Source record: - 02Oversize/Overweight Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need an Oversize / Overweight Vehicle permit?
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- 07Connecticut DOT oversize/overweight single trip
Connecticut DOT oversize/overweight single trip
Source record: - 08CTDOT — current manufactured goods and equipment escort table
CTDOT — current manufactured goods and equipment escort table
Source record: - 09Connecticut General Statutes 14-270(b) — undivided-highway escort
Connecticut General Statutes 14-270(b) — undivided-highway escort
Source record: - 10Connecticut RCSA 14-270-21 — projections and escort operations
Connecticut RCSA 14-270-21 — projections and escort operations
Source record: - 11CTDOT — current manufactured goods and equipment escort table
CTDOT — current manufactured goods and equipment escort table
Source record: - 12Connecticut General Statutes 14-270(b) — undivided-highway escort
Connecticut General Statutes 14-270(b) — undivided-highway escort
Source record: - 13Connecticut RCSA 14-270-21 — projections and escort operations
Connecticut RCSA 14-270-21 — projections and escort operations
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