02 / MEASUREMENTS
Measure the secured load on the equipment.
Use all three loaded dimensions.
FDOT's measurement diagram separates overall length, width and height from trailer length and front/rear overhang. It also records each axle weight and spacing. Start with those loaded measurements when known; otherwise confirm the equipment and supports before treating a cargo drawing as a truck profile.
Choose a trip permit or a blanket product deliberately.
A ten-day trip permit is a different product from an annual blanket or three-month route-specific blanket permit. FDOT requires a defined route for trip and route-specific applications. A blanket movement-condition sheet should not be used as proof that a different trip permit has identical conditions.
03 / FEES
The fee depends on the whole dimensional envelope.
One dimension can move the load into another tier.
FDOT's trip-permit fee table uses width, height and length together: every dimension must fit the selected row. Equipment hauled by a tractor-trailer, self-propelled equipment and ball/pintle-towed loads have different categories. The example below uses a tractor-semitrailer movement, not a universal Florida price.
Overweight pricing also needs the Florida mileage.
The ordinary overweight schedule uses weight tiers and miles, with 25-mile billing increments, an administrative charge and specified dollar rounding. Additional dimensional or transmission charges can apply. Keep the agency estimate separate from pilot-car, police, utility and ODPermit assistance costs.
Calculator fee reference: FDOT Rule 14-26.008 — dimension and overweight fee schedules
04 / TRAVEL
Check the travel date and the local approach.
A holiday office closure is not the movement rule.
FDOT's 2026 calendar restricts listed holiday movement for loads over 14′6″ high, 80′ long or 10′ wide. It separately lists permit-office closures that are not those travel restrictions. Use the current calendar with the issued permit; do not assume every closed-office day prohibits every load.
Check posted bridges and the right attachments.
FDOT maintains posted-bridge, traffic and route resources alongside its permit documents. Check the roads into the jobsite, the actual movement date and the conditions attached to the selected product. Confirm any specified pilot-car or height-pole work from those conditions before arranging support.
BEFORE DISPATCH
Match the paperwork to the move.
- Record the loaded dimensions, equipment category and any front or rear overhang.
- Retain actual axle information and the route's Florida miles for overweight pricing.
- Check the current holiday calendar, posted bridges and the attachments for the permit product being used.
The issued permit controls the authorized vehicle, load, route and travel conditions. Check current closures and the pickup and delivery approaches. A planning estimate does not approve clearance or replace the permit.
SOURCE RECORD
Go straight to the authority.
ODPermit prepared this guide with AI-assisted review of the official sources below on . This is a dated planning reference, not agency approval or an independently certified legal review. Source dates and the roads, product and load covered by each rule matter.
- FDOT oversize/overweight permits
State-road jurisdiction, permit products and PAS route submission
Official page checked September 7, 2026 - FDOT schedule of fees
Tables 1A–1B and page 2 notes: dimensional envelopes, weight/miles, rounding and additional charges
Rule 14-26.008 effective April 24, 2018; current FDOT-linked schedule checked September 7, 2026 - FDOT truck measurement diagram
Overall dimensions, trailer length, overhang, axle spacing and axle weights
FDOT document directory lists 2019; current diagram checked September 7, 2026 - FDOT permit documents and route resources
Posted bridges, traffic, blanket attachments and current holiday reference
Directory checked September 7, 2026; blanket attachments dated July 2026 - FDOT 2026 holiday movement restrictions
Dimensional scope of holiday restrictions and distinction from office closures
2026 calendar; official published copy checked September 7, 2026