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
Published Wisconsin baselines are 8 feet 6 inches width and 13 feet 6 inches height; length depends on the vehicle combination and exceptions.
Axles, weight & bridges
Use each axle, group spacing, tire/wheel, gross, Class A/B, seasonal and bridge facts; GVW alone is not a Wisconsin answer.
Loaded width
Wisconsin's published legal width baseline is 8 feet 6 inches; load projections and Trans 276 exceptions require separate analysis.
Loaded height
Wisconsin's published legal height baseline is 13 feet 6 inches.
Permits, routes & larger loads
Roads & authorities
WisDOT covers state routes within its authority; local highway authorities, posted bridges, class-B roads, work zones and facility permissions remain separate.
When a permit is needed
Above 8 feet 6 inches width, 13 feet 6 inches height, configuration-specific length or statutory weight requires the applicable Wisconsin permit; products and commodity exceptions differ.
Larger-load review
The AA product screen reaches 150 feet length, 14 feet width, 16 feet height and 170,000 pounds, but bridge, route, season, product and permit review can narrow it.
State permit fees
Single-trip agency fee example
$20 for this Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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.
WI / Permit worksheet
Price your Wisconsin 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: WisDOT may add escorts for the route, turns and traffic conditions.
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. 1 civilian pilot car, including a height-pole car. Follow the permit's assigned positions. Above 16 ft, add a pole car to the dimensional crew, up to two civilian cars total. The count shown includes this adjustment. Depending on the road or permit conditions: WisDOT may add escorts for the route, turns and traffic conditions.
Travel hours & road restrictions
Travel hours
Overweight-only travel may be 24/7 unless restricted; size-based moves have county, darkness, weekend, holiday, Milwaukee and Madison windows that must be resolved for the route and date.
Current route restrictions
Check the 2026 holiday chart, named county restrictions, frozen/seasonal roads, emergency bridge notices, work zones, 511, weather and every printed permit condition.
Signs, flags & safety equipment
Safety equipment
Use the prescribed signs, 18-inch flags, darkness lamps, escort lights/signs, securement and any current permit-specific equipment conditions.
What the driver needs
Carry the permit
Carry and present the issued permit, route, product attachments and local approvals that match the actual vehicle and load.
Prepare the driver packet
The driver packet must match the issued permit code, vehicle/load, route, dates, product attachments, local approvals and current restrictions; the system supports printing permits.
Special equipment & permit programs
Special permit programs
Sealed international loads, farm/field, feed/grain, milk, mobile homes, refuse, forestry, hay, potato, border, building-mover and interplant paths each have separate commodity, route, axle and thaw 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.
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- 06WisDOT MV2600 — single-trip dimension and weight fee chart
WisDOT MV2600 — single-trip dimension and weight fee chart
Source record: - 07WisDOT — current linked minimum escort standards grid
WisDOT — current linked minimum escort standards grid
Source record: - 08WisDOT — current linked minimum escort standards grid
WisDOT — current linked minimum escort standards grid
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- 10Wisconsin OSOW Escort, Lighting, Flagging and Signage Requirements
Lighting, flag and sign requirements
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