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.
Loaded dimensions
Vermont baselines are 8 feet 6 inches width and 13 feet 6 inches height; length is configuration-specific and route clearance is never inferred from height alone.
Axles, weight & bridges
Use tire width, axle/group weights and spacing, gross tables, registration, road class, bridge postings and exact route; GVW alone is not a Vermont decision.
Loaded width
Vermont's statutory width baseline is 8 feet 6 inches, subject to scoped exceptions and a separate permit path.
Loaded height
Vermont's statutory height baseline is 13 feet 6 inches; excess height requires the applicable permit and clearance review.
Permits, routes & larger loads
Roads & authorities
Vermont DMV permits cover state highways and only specified town highways; obtain separate permission from municipalities, posted roads, utilities and other route owners.
When a permit is needed
Excess size or weight uses the applicable Vermont single-trip, blanket, low-bed or special excess-weight product; ordinary single-trip permits are seven business days unless the issued permit narrows them.
Larger-load review
Blanket products top out at scoped width/height/weight/length bands. Engineering review starts at 15 feet width, over 100 feet length, over 14 feet height or 150,000 pounds on state/interstate highways; route and town exceptions must be confirmed.
State permit fees
Single-trip agency fee example
$48 for this Vermont 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 Vermont'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.
VT / Permit worksheet
Price your Vermont 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: Vermont can assign two or more escorts for the permitted route. The published statewide dimensional table establishes a one-car minimum, not an upper limit on the crew. 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. Depending on the road or permit conditions: Vermont can assign two or more escorts for the permitted route. The published statewide dimensional table establishes a one-car minimum, not an upper limit on the crew.
Travel hours & road restrictions
Travel hours
Overdimension travel is ordinarily 30 minutes before sunrise through 30 minutes after sunset; overweight-only traffic-flow moves are a scoped exception and issued conditions control.
Current route restrictions
Check weekend/holiday thresholds, traffic windows, frost/thaw postings, speed/lane controls, local permissions, visibility and current weather before departure.
Signs, flags & safety equipment
Safety equipment
Use 18-inch red/orange flags, front/rear OVERSIZE LOAD signs, projecting-load lighting, escort lights/radios, securement and all CVO-110 weather/speed/route controls exactly as issued.
What the driver needs
Carry the permit
Carry the issued permit or allowed copy, route map and every local, insurance, utility or engineering attachment required by the permit.
Prepare the driver packet
The driver packet must match the registrant, vehicle/trailer, route, dates, dimensions, axle diagram, permit product and any town approval, utility letter, insurance, engineering or survey attachment.
Special equipment & permit programs
Special permit programs
Low-bed, special excess-weight, manufactured housing, utility, farm and self-propelled moves have separate eligibility and route conditions; none is a blanket exemption from posted or local limits.
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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- 0923 V.S.A. § 1402 — Overweight, width, height and length permits; fees
23 V.S.A. § 1402(f)
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- 12Vermont DMV commercial trucking — single-trip permit fee
Vermont DMV commercial trucking — single-trip permit fee
Source record: - 13Vermont DMV — current permit rules, escort requirements
Vermont DMV — current permit rules, escort requirements
Source record: - 14Vermont DMV — current permit rules, escort requirements
Vermont DMV — current permit rules, escort requirements
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- 19Vermont Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Guide
Vermont Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Guide
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