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.
Legal size & loaded measurements
General baselines are 8 feet 6 inches wide and 14 feet high. Length and weight require exact configuration, axle/group/spacing, tire, registration, maps, season and route facts.
Loaded width
North Dakota's general legal baselines are 8 feet 6 inches width and 14 feet height; exceptions remain fact-specific.
Permits, routes & larger loads
The permit authority
NDHP permits govern the stated state route only. Fargo has its own municipal policy; other local, tribal, federal, private and facility segments need their own authority.
The applicable permit
Obtain and possess the legible paper/electronic permit before entering North Dakota or starting. Ordinary single trips are one-way within five days; self-propelled fixed vehicles have a distinct option.
Permits, routes & larger loads
Heavy-load, over-200,000-pound, nonstandard trailer, narrow-track and extreme-dimension movements use additional NDHP engineering/policy paths; a routine threshold never authorizes travel by itself.
State permit fees
Single-trip agency fee example
$30 for this North Dakota 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 North Dakota'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.
ND / Permit worksheet
Price your North Dakota 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
17′-wide load example
Example: 17′ 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: The published width table distinguishes two-lane and four-lane divided highways. Confirm placement for any other road type on the itinerary. Depending on the road or permit conditions: Two-lane roads: 1 front and 1 rear pilot cars. Multi-lane undivided roads: placement to confirm with NDHP. Divided highways: 1 rear pilot car.
Travel hours & road restrictions
Travel hours
Night eligibility for dimensional moves is at most 12 feet wide and 120 feet long unless specially approved, and still requires permit authority, lights, highway speed and safe conditions.
Travel hours & road restrictions
Over-16-foot width has Saturday-noon, Sunday and holiday bans; slippery/inclement roads, visibility of one-half mile or less, shoulders, construction, spring restrictions and current maps can stop or reroute movement.
Signs, flags & safety equipment
Safety equipment
Apply 18-inch flags, signs over 75 feet or 8 feet 6 inches, night clearance/amber lights, four-foot rear-overhang markers, mirrors, securement, escort communication and permit additions.
What the driver needs
Prepare the driver packet
Carry a legible paper or electronic receipt/permit before state entry or movement; follow its route, restrictions, safety requirements and changing-condition notices.
Special equipment & permit programs
Special permit programs
129,000-pound primary-network, seasonal, custom-combine, bridge-length, annual overwidth/overlength, approved-equipment, heavy-load and self-propelled products have distinct eligibility, documents, routes and seasons.
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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- 03Permit Policy 9-6 — Oversize and Overweight Vehicles and Loads
Procedure A.1-A.2 · Page 1
Source record: - 04City of Fargo Policy Regulating Overdimensional Vehicles
City of Fargo policy · Page 1
Source record: - 05Permit Policy 9-6 — Oversize and Overweight Vehicles and Loads
Procedure B.3-B.6 · Page 8
Source record: - 06
- 07NDHP Policy 9-6, reference November 21, 2025, B.5 — permit and routing fees
NDHP Policy 9-6, reference November 21, 2025, B.5 — permit and routing fees
Source record: - 08NDAC 38-06-03 — weight tiers and restricted-road charges
NDAC 38-06-03 — weight tiers and restricted-road charges
Source record: - 09NDHP Policy 9-6 (November 2024), A.4 — escorts
NDHP Policy 9-6 (November 2024), A.4 — escorts
Source record: - 10
- 11Permit Policy 9-6 — Oversize and Overweight Vehicles and Loads
Procedure A.3-A.4 · Page 2
Source record: - 12
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