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.
Axles, weight & bridges
Use complete axle, spacing, registered-weight, bridge-formula and route facts; GVW alone is not a Delaware weight decision.
Loaded width
Delaware requires a permit when overall width exceeds 8 feet 6 inches, with route-specific measurement and safety-device exceptions.
Loaded height
Delaware requires a permit when the vehicle or load exceeds 13 feet 6 inches in height.
Overall length
Delaware length and overhang legality varies by road class, vehicle combination and commodity; overall length alone is not enough.
Permits, routes & larger loads
Roads & authorities
DelDOT's permit applies to the designated state-maintained route. Confirm local, toll, federal, private and facility route owners separately.
When a permit is needed
Width over 8 feet 6 inches, height over 13 feet 6 inches, configuration-specific length/overhang or excess weight requires the applicable DelDOT load code.
Larger-load review
A Delaware superload begins at 15 feet width, 15 feet height, 120 feet length or over 120,000 pounds and requires Part 5 review; current route and product conditions control.
State permit fees
Single-trip agency fee example
$30 for this Delaware 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 Delaware'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.
DE / Permit worksheet
Price your Delaware 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. 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. Arrange a State Police escort in addition to the front and rear pilot cars. At least one police-escort threshold is met. All road types: 1 front and 1 rear pilot cars.
Travel hours & road restrictions
Travel hours
Travel windows vary by load code: sunrise-to-sunset, approved 9 p.m.–5 a.m. envelope moves, or continuous movement for specified products.
Current route restrictions
Check holidays, May 15–October 1 seasonal restrictions, permanent/temporary route restrictions and weather before departure.
Signs, flags & safety equipment
Safety equipment
Use 18-inch flags, required front/rear signs and lights, low beams, communication and commercial-vehicle securement; stop for hazardous weather or road conditions.
What the driver needs
Carry the permit
Carry the validated permit, designated route and product-specific attachments; route deviation is not authorized.
Prepare the driver packet
The driver packet must match the issued permit, vehicle/load identity, dates, designated route and attachments; electronic display is product-dependent.
Special equipment & permit programs
Special permit programs
Superload, sealed container, ship, pole/piling, manufactured housing, crane, interstate and twin-trailer products have distinct eligibility, route and timing 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.
- 01Administrative Code 2405: Oversize/Overweight Hauling Permit Policy and Procedures Manual
2.4.1 Table 2.1 · Page 5
Source record: - 02Administrative Code 2405: Oversize/Overweight Hauling Permit Policy and Procedures Manual
2.2.1-2.2.3 · Page 4
Source record: - 03Administrative Code 2405: Oversize/Overweight Hauling Permit Policy and Procedures Manual
2.3.1 · Page 5
Source record: - 04Administrative Code 2405: Oversize/Overweight Hauling Permit Policy and Procedures Manual
2.1.1-2.1.5 · Page 4
Source record: - 05Administrative Code 2405: Oversize/Overweight Hauling Permit Policy and Procedures Manual
3.1-3.2.1 · Page 8
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- 07Oversize/Overweight Hauling Permit Policy and Procedures Manual
3.2.1.3.1; 5.1-5.4 · Page 9
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- 09DelDOT OSOW Policy, section 4.6.1 and Table 4.1 — escort requirements
DelDOT OSOW Policy, section 4.6.1 and Table 4.1 — escort requirements
Source record: - 10DelDOT OSOW Policy, section 4.6.1 and Table 4.1 — escort requirements
DelDOT OSOW Policy, section 4.6.1 and Table 4.1 — escort requirements
Source record: - 11Administrative Code 2405: Oversize/Overweight Hauling Permit Policy and Procedures Manual
4.2; 5.6.1
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- 16Oversize/Overweight Hauling Permit Policy and Procedures Manual
3.2.1.1-3.2.1.12 · Page 8
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