Legal size & loaded measurements
General width
8′6″Ordinary vehicle-and-load limit; safety-device, vehicle and load exceptions may apply.
Legal size & loaded measurements
General baselines are 8 feet 6 inches wide and 14 feet 6 inches high. Length/overhang are configuration-specific; weight needs every axle/group/spacing, tire, bridge, registration, road and route fact.
Loaded width
Nebraska publishes 8 feet 6 inches as the general legal-width baseline.
Loaded height
Nebraska publishes 14 feet 6 inches as the general legal-height baseline.
Permits, routes & larger loads
The permit authority
NDOT controls the designated state-highway route; municipalities/local authorities, tribal/federal roads, private facilities and connecting jurisdictions require separate authority.
The applicable permit
Use the applicable written permit for an overlegal nondivisible movement. An ordinary issued permit lasts no more than ten moving days; carry it in the vehicle and obey its exact route and conditions.
Larger-load review
Over 16 feet wide, 15 feet 11 inches high, 150 feet long or 160,000 pounds gross enters superload review; these thresholds do not authorize movement.
State permit fees
Single-trip agency fee example
$15 for this Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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.
NE / Permit worksheet
Price your Nebraska 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: Qualifying state freeways, expressways and rural divided highways allow the rear-escort lighting alternative under 003.19E. Confirm the permitted segment and unobstructed rear lights visible from 800 ft. Front and pole requirements remain. Depending on the road or permit conditions: NDOT may assign escorts below the ordinary thresholds for the proposed route and may require a written survey. Two-lane roads: 1 front pilot car. Multi-lane undivided roads: 1 front pilot car. Divided highways: 1 rear pilot car.
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. At 16 ft high or above, a front pole car and written pre-run route survey are required. The pole car shares a compatible front position. Depending on the road or permit conditions: NDOT may assign escorts below the ordinary thresholds for the proposed route and may require a written survey. All road types: 1 front (height pole required) pilot car.
Travel hours & road restrictions
Travel hours
Overdimensional travel ordinarily runs from 30 minutes before sunrise through 30 minutes after sunset. Overweight-only and other named permit products can differ; follow the dates, hours and route on the issued permit.
Travel hours & road restrictions
Check the current holiday bulletin, Lincoln/Omaha restrictions, visibility, wind, precipitation, slippery surfaces, emergencies and any permit-specific seasonal/time limitation before dispatch.
Signs, flags & safety equipment
Safety equipment
Use front/rear signs over 10 feet wide, four 18-inch red flags over 12 feet wide, required light bars/escort equipment, a written survey at 16 feet high, and current cargo securement.
What the driver needs
Prepare the driver packet
Carry the written permit in the vehicle and present it for inspection. At 16 feet high, include the utility-contact affirmation and survey; manufactured-housing insurance documents are product-specific.
Special equipment & permit programs
Special permit programs
Harvest, garbage/refuse, manufactured housing, implement-of-husbandry, baled forage, conditional Interstate, extra-long combination, flotation and continuous-envelope products have distinct eligibility, routes, documents, duration and fees.
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.
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- 05408 NAC Chapter 3, section 009.04 — single-trip fees
408 NAC Chapter 3, section 009.04 — single-trip fees
Source record: - 06Nebraska 408 NAC 3 (2023) — sections 003.19 and 003.21
Nebraska 408 NAC 3 (2023) — sections 003.19 and 003.21
Source record: - 07Nebraska 408 NAC 3 (2023) — sections 003.19 and 003.21
Nebraska 408 NAC 3 (2023) — sections 003.19 and 003.21
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