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Florida Oversize & Overweight Permits filed with FDOT for you, 24/7

In Florida, a load over 8 ft 6 in wide, 13 ft 6 in high or 80,000 lbs needs an FDOT permit, and it has to be in hand before the truck enters the state. FDOT issues 10-day trip permits and blanket permits through its PAS system. Send us the load and route: our permit desk quotes the price and files it for you.

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Florida rules

Florida legal limits and permit rules

The size and weight Florida allows without a permit, when FDOT asks for escorts and when a permitted load may run.

Legal limits without a permit

Width
8 ft 6 in
Height
13 ft 6 in
Straight truck
40 ft
Truck and trailer
68 ft
Semitrailer
48 ft, or 57 ft with a kingpin at 41 ft or less
Front overhang
3 ft past the front wheels
Single axle, with tolerance
22,000 lbs
Gross weight
80,000 lbs including tolerances

Escorts

Over 12 to 14 ft wide
One qualified escort at all times
Over 14 ft 6 in to 16 ft high
One escort with a height pole
Over 16 to 18 ft high
Plus a law enforcement escort; local moves only
Over 95 to 120 ft long
One escort; tractor-semitrailers up to 105 ft with three articulation points excepted
Over two escort limits at once
Two escorts
Route survey
Before any oversize move; signed letter on board over 15 ft high or 16 ft wide
Escort drivers
8-hour pilot/escort course, 4-hour refresher every four years

When you can move

Daytime
30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset; visibility at least 1,000 ft
Metro rush hour
Over 12 ft wide or 85 ft long: not 7–9 a.m. and 4–6 p.m. weekdays in 7 counties
Holidays
New Year's, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas
Weekend holidays
Saturday closes Friday too; Sunday closes Monday too
Florida Keys
Over 10 ft wide: 9 p.m.–5 a.m. only, with an escort; nothing over 12 ft
Weigh stations
Permitted loads may not bypass an open station

Source: FDOT Permits Office — blanket permit movement conditions (rev. 10/2026), blanket permit route restrictions (07/2026), permit types, motor carrier Q&A; Florida Statutes 316.515, 316.535 and 316.545. Your permit's own conditions always apply.

Which permit you need

Florida permits for oversize and overweight loads

  1. One move

    Trip permit

    Valid 10 days. Self-issued in FDOT's PAS up to 16 ft wide, 18 ft high, 150 ft long and 200,000 lbs (140,000 lbs for self-propelled equipment).

  2. All year, any vehicle

    Blanket permit

    An annual permit for repeated moves, capped at 14 ft wide, 18 ft high and 120 ft long.

  3. All year, one vehicle

    Vehicle-specific blanket permit

    An annual blanket permit tied to one vehicle, for fleets running the same rig.

  4. Three months, one route

    Route-specific blanket permit

    Repeated moves on one route for three months, for a regular run between the same points.

Routes and road rules

Where Florida routes add their own rules

The Keys, the toll roads and the big metro counties set limits beyond the statewide permit.

  1. US 1 through the Florida Keys

    No overweight loads from Florida City to Key West, and nothing over 12 ft wide. Loads over 10 ft wide move only from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. with an escort.

    Also:The Shands Bridge on SR 16 takes no overweight loads.

  2. Toll plazas and gantries

    FDOT lists width limits at toll plazas: 14 ft at the Turnpike's Cypress Creek plaza, 12 to 15 ft on SR 408, 417 and 429, and 9 ft on some Turnpike ramps.

    Port of Miami:The northbound tunnel is limited to 8 ft 6 in wide.

  3. Miami, Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville

    Loads over 12 ft wide or 85 ft long stay off state roads and interstates from 7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. on weekdays in Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Orange, Duval, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.

    Off the interstate:The same hours in nine more cities, from Pensacola to Port St. Lucie.

  4. Entering from Alabama on I-10

    With a valid permit and a law enforcement escort, a load may run at night on I-10 from the Alabama line to the Pensacola weigh station.

    Kennedy Space Center:Loads over 10 ft wide avoid weekday rush hours and call the KSC duty office.

Florida loads

Florida permits for the loads Florida hauls

Florida rules have their own lines for cranes, manufactured homes, farm equipment and boats.

  1. Construction

    Mobile cranes

    Up to 12 ft wide, 14 ft 6 in high and 100 ft long they may travel all days and hours, towing up to 5,000 lbs at 95,000 lbs combined.

  2. Housing

    Mobile homes

    The home itself up to 81 ft long, and the combination up to 120 ft.

  3. Farm

    Farm equipment and cotton modules

    Farm equipment is exempt from width and height limits in daylight within 50 miles; cotton module movers can be permitted up to 55 ft.

  4. Marine

    Boat transporters

    Length exceptions for boat transporters, with up to 6 ft of load extension at the rear.

How it works

Your Florida permit in three steps

  1. Send the load and route

    Truck, trailer, dimensions, weight, origin and destination. Your fleet details are saved for next time.

  2. We check and file

    Our permit desk checks the Florida rules for your load and files with FDOT.

  3. Get your permit

    You get the permit PDF, a written route and an interactive route map to share with the driver.

From our permit desk

What we check before filing in Florida

  1. Permit first, then the state line

    Florida requires oversize and overweight permits before the truck enters the state, and permitted loads cannot bypass an open weigh station. We file before the truck leaves.

  2. Thanksgiving is two days

    Florida adds the day after Thanksgiving to its holiday list, and a weekend holiday closes the Friday or Monday too. We check every date.

  3. Key West is a night run

    Over 10 ft wide, the Keys are open only from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. with an escort, and overweight loads cannot use US 1 there at all.

FAQ

Florida oversize permit questions

When is a Florida load too big to run without a permit?

A load over 102 inches (8 ft 6 in) wide, 13 ft 6 in high, the legal length for its vehicle, or 80,000 lbs gross including tolerances. A single axle may carry up to 22,000 lbs with Florida's 10% tolerance.

How much does a Florida oversize permit cost?

It depends on the permit type, size, weight and route. Put your route into our permit cost calculator for an estimate, or send us the load and our permit desk quotes the exact price before filing.

How long is a Florida oversize trip permit valid?

Ten days. Blanket permits run a year, and route-specific blanket permits three months.

Are oversize loads allowed on Florida holidays?

New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, for loads over 10 ft wide, 14 ft 6 in high or 80 ft long. A Saturday holiday closes the Friday before, a Sunday holiday the Monday after.

Can oversize loads go to the Florida Keys?

Up to 12 ft wide, and over 10 ft only from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. with an escort. Overweight loads cannot use US 1 between Florida City and Key West.

What training do escort drivers need in Florida?

An eight-hour pilot/escort flagging course, renewed every four years with a four-hour refresher. The escort vehicle must be a single unit between 2,000 and 26,000 lbs GVWR.

How does Route One GO get my Florida permit?

Send us the truck, trailer, load dimensions, axle weights and route. Our permit desk checks the Florida rules, files with FDOT before the truck reaches the state, and sends you the permit with a route map. Requests are taken 24/7.

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