Legal size & loaded measurements
General width
8′6″Ordinary vehicle-and-load limit; safety-device, vehicle and load exceptions may apply.
Loaded height
14′Ordinary vehicle-and-load limit; listed exceptions and actual route clearances apply.
Loaded dimensions
Idaho legal baselines are 8 feet 6 inches width and 14 feet height; single, trailer, national-network, overhang and route-color length rules differ by configuration.
Axles, weight & bridges
Use tire width/rating, axle and group spacing, gross weight, registration, route capacity and bridge records; GVW alone is not an Idaho answer.
Permits, routes & larger loads
Roads & authorities
ITD permits cover completed state-highway sections named on the permit. County and city roads need express local authority, and route GIS/bridge capacity must be checked for every segment.
When a permit is needed
Overlegal size or non-reducible overweight needs the applicable ITD permit before movement; oversize-only, overweight, extra-length, self-propelled, farm, disabled and emergency products differ.
Larger-load review
Annual bands reach 16 feet wide, 15 feet 6 inches high and 110 feet long on black/interstate routes, with lower red-route limits. Extreme width, height, weight or length requires specialist review.
State permit fees
Single-trip agency fee example
$30 for this Idaho 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 Idaho'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.
ID / Permit worksheet
Price your Idaho 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: Red-coded routes: no pilot car from the mapped dimensional triggers. Black-coded routes: 1 front and 1 rear pilot cars. White-coded Interstate routes: no pilot car from the mapped dimensional triggers. Depending on the road or permit conditions: Above 12 ft 6 in wide, the red-route width table ends. ITD must assign the red-route crew; the black and Interstate width bands shown continue through 18 ft. Depending on the road or permit conditions: A lead escort may be needed where the load cannot remain in its lane. A rear escort is required when the load blocks the driver's 200-ft rear view. An advance third car may be assigned to hold opposing traffic; these are route and visibility conditions, not automatic extra 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. Red-coded routes: 1 front (height pole required) pilot car. Black-coded routes: 1 front (height pole required) pilot car. White-coded Interstate routes: 1 front (height pole required) pilot car. Additional approval applies above 16 ft wide on red/black routes, above 18 ft wide on Interstates, above 16 ft high on any route, above 120 ft long off Interstates, or above 150 ft long on Interstates. The permit can add escorts. Depending on the road or permit conditions: A lead escort may be needed where the load cannot remain in its lane. A rear escort is required when the load blocks the driver's 200-ft rear view. An advance third car may be assigned to hold opposing traffic; these are route and visibility conditions, not automatic extra cars.
Travel hours & road restrictions
Travel hours
Black/interstate routes can allow 24/7 only within their geometry envelope; red routes and larger moves use daylight or permit-specific windows.
Current route restrictions
Check holidays, weekends, spring breakup, ice/snow/frost, visibility, 511/posted restrictions, Forest Service US-12 controls, construction and live ITD route/weight records.
Signs, flags & safety equipment
Safety equipment
Use 18-inch flags, required OVERSIZE LOAD signs, amber lights, radio, STOP/SLOW paddles, triangles, vest, fire extinguisher, securement, inspection and any permit condition.
What the driver needs
Carry the permit
Carry the issued permit and all current route, weight, vertical-clearance, pilot, inspection and local-authority attachments; permit noncompliance can invalidate the move.
Prepare the driver packet
The packet must match the permitted vehicle/load, route color, dates, dimensions, axle diagram, weight table, vertical-clearance map, pilots, inspection and local approvals.
Special equipment & permit programs
Special permit programs
Manufactured homes, farm implements, self-propelled equipment, extra-length/129,000-pound routes, disabled vehicles, emergency movements and Forest Service corridors have scoped rules.
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.
- 01IDAPA 39.03.03 — Special Permits, General Conditions and Requirements
Idaho Code 49-1010
Source record: - 02IDAPA 39.03.04 — Special Permits, Overweight Non-Reducible
Idaho Code 49-1001 and 49-1002
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- 04IDAPA 39.03.03 — Special Permits, General Conditions and Requirements
Section 200, Authority to Issue Permits
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- 07IDAPA 39.03.05 — Special Permits, Oversize Non-Reducible
070 General Oversize Limitations
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- 09IDAPA 39.03.04 — Special Permits, Overweight Non-Reducible
200.04 Nez Perce-Clearwater and 300
Source record: - 10IDAPA 39.03.01.107 and Idaho Code 49-1004(2) — permit and road-use fees
IDAPA 39.03.01.107 and Idaho Code 49-1004(2) — permit and road-use fees
Source record: - 11IDAPA 39.03.01.107 — $33 overweight administration
IDAPA 39.03.01.107 — $33 overweight administration
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- 16IDAPA 39.03.04 — Special Permits, Overweight Non-Reducible
200 Time of Travel Restrictions
Source record: - 17IDAPA 39.03.03 — Special Permits, General Conditions and Requirements
700 Spring Breakup and 760 Enforcement
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- 20IDAPA 39.03.03 — Special Permits, General Conditions and Requirements
Sections 300 and 950
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