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Easily access Tennessee oversize permits online with TDOT login, mobile app support, and updated 2021 portal features. Review official regulations in PDF format, check curfew maps, and get permit office hours and roadside assistance contacts. Whether you’re hauling wide, overheight, or overweight loads, Tennessee’s system offers fast, compliant solutions. Call the Oversize Permit Office for expert help and same-day processing.
Tennessee Oversize Permits Validity: These permits are valid for Six-days. Before entering with a heavy haul, it is necessary to secure permits.
Tennessee Operating Time: Monday through Saturday, movement is restricted to daylight hours only (from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset). Travel is forbidden on Sundays. Continuous transportation of overweight loads is permitted.
Tennessee Travel Restriction: Vehicles measuring 12 feet 6 inches in width, 85 feet or longer, or operating within city borders statewide, including residential and commercial zones, are not permitted to move between weekday peak hours of 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Additionally, movement is not allowed on major holidays.
Tennessee Legal Length: Trailers must be longer than 50 feet from the kingpin to the rear, or they must meet legal length limits.
A permit is necessary for utility poles with an overall length of 75 feet or greater.
Tennessee Maximum Wide Load Without Permit: 8 feet 6 inches
Tennessee Legal Height: 13 feet 6 inches
Tennessee Legal Weight Limit: Gross weight 80,000lbs
Single Axle 20,000lbs.
Tandem Axles 34,000lbs.
Tridem Axles 42,200lbs with distance of 8 feet and 42,500 with the axle distance of 9 feet
Escort required for Length in Tennessee: More than 85 feet required 1 escort/pilot car
More than 120 required 2 escorts/pilot cars
More than 75 feet to 85 feet required rotating or may amber light
Escort Required for Width in Tennessee: More than 10 feet required 1 escort/pilot car on 2 lane routes (Loads that surpass 24 feet in floor width (excluding shoulders) are not permissible.)
More than 12 feet 6 inches required 1 escort/pilot car on interstate and 4 lane routes
More than 14 feet required 2 escorts/pilot cars on interstate, 2 lane routes and 4 lane routes
Escort Required for Height in Tennessee: More than 15 feet required 1 escort/pilot car with high pole permittee must verify and assure proper height clearance.
Signal, lights and flags requirements for oversize load In Tennessee:
Signs: “Oversize Load” signs are required in both the front and rear for loads wider than 10 feet or longer than 75 feet.
Overweight loads may also require “Oversize Load” notice, depending on scale officer orders.
Flags: Red flags must be put at the load’s widest locations, both front and rear, as well as at the top and bottom of the widest part.
Red flags must be put at the ends of any overhanging loads that reach more than 4 feet beyond the rear of the vehicle.
Amber light: Loads longer than 75 feet but less than 85 feet require a spinning or strobe-type amber light in the rear.
Unless otherwise noted, over-height-only loads do not require special illumination.
Removal of Blades and Buckets requirements in Tennessee: When carrying a load with a bulldozer blade or other sharp, extended objects, the blade or item must be securely affixed to the back of the transport equipment if it is wider than 10 feet 6 inch. Permits will not be provided for blades or sharp things larger than 13 feet 6 inches wide. Combining two over-dimensional objects on a single shipment, such as a wide bulldozer and a tall backhoe, is prohibited.
To obtain Tennessee Single trip (IRP) OR Fuel (IFTA) and Annual Permits, the carrier must log into the state’s online permitting system, acknowledge the permit conditions, enter the vehicle and load information, select the travel dates, and provide the route details. Tennessee Oversize Permits phone number (630) 222-5770 – Get your Tennessee DOT permits by calling us.
The cost of getting an oversize permit in Tennessee depends on the type and period of the permit, however the estimated cost is:
| Category | Details | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Single Trip Permits | Excess Width (8'6"–14') | $20.00 |
| Excess Width (14'1"–16') | $30.00 | |
| Excess Width (Over 16') | $30.00 + $5.00/ft | |
| Excess Length | $20.00 | |
| Excess Height | $20.00 | |
| Excess Weight | $20.00 + $0.06/ton-mile | |
| Bridge Fee (Overweight) | 165,000–250,000 lbs | $100.00 |
| 251,000–500,000 lbs | $300.00 | |
| Over 500,000 lbs | Actual Cost | |
| Mobile Homes (Single Trip) | Width up to 14' | $50.00 |
| Width up to 16' | $100.00 | |
| Height over 14'2" | $50.00 | |
| Length | $25.00 | |
| Annual Permits (Overweight) | Up to 100,000 lbs | $750.00 |
| Up to 120,000 lbs | $1,500.00 | |
| Up to 140,000 lbs | $2,250.00 | |
| Fixed Load of 150,000 lbs | $3,000.00 | |
| Up to 155,000 lbs | $3,000.00 | |
| Up to 165,000 lbs | $3,500.00 | |
| Annual Permits (Over Dimension) | Height of 13'10" | $100.00 |
| Width of 13'6" | $100.00 | |
| Length of 90' | $100.00 | |
| Annual Mobile Homes | 14 feet wide | $1,000.00 |
| 16 feet wide | $2,000.00 |
📞 Permits can be obtained by calling us at (630) 222-5770 — Oversize Permit Office
The permit is required for vehicles that exceed the standard-length limit. It enables the transportation of longer goods, such as huge beams or pipes, while maintaining their safety and legality.
Tennessee Single trip permits are normally valid for one trip and is often necessary for trucks that do not have a regular IFTA (International fuel tax agreement) in place and IRP (International Registration Plan) registered. It enables the truck to drive through particular countries while remaining compliant with fuel tax requirements.
The permit is required when a load exceeds the rear or front of the vehicle. It guarantees that the overhanging weight is delivered securely, without endangering other road users.
A permit is necessary for vehicles that exceed the normal width limitations. It enables the transportation of larger loads, such as massive equipment or prefabricated constructions, while maintaining their safety and legality.
Tennessee oversize permits information including legal dimensions, routine permit limits, and escort requirements, operating times and restricted travel.
The phone number for Tennessee oversize and overweight permits is (630) 222-5770
LLength: Trailers must be longer than 50 feet from the kingpin to the rear, or they must meet legal length limits.
A permit is necessary for utility poles with an overall length of 75 feet or greater.
Width: 8 feet 6 inches
Height: 13 feet 6 inches
Weight: Gross weight 80,000lbs
Single Axle 20,000lbs.
Tandem Axles 34,000lbs.
Tridem Axles 42,200lbs with distance of 8 feet and 42,500 with the axle distance of 9 feet
In Tennessee, the widest load you can haul without permit in Tennessee is 8 feet 6 inches
Monday through Saturday, movement is restricted to daylight hours only (from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset). Travel is forbidden on Sundays. Continuous transportation of overweight loads is permitted.
You can reach the Tennessee Department of Transportation's (TDOT) Oversize Permits office at (630) 222-5770
The cost of getting an oversize permit in Tennessee depends on the type and period of the permit, however the estimated cost is:
• Tennessee Single Trip Permits For Oversize & Overweight Costs
o Excess Width:
8 feet 6 inches to 14 feet: $20.00
14 feet 1 inches to 16 feet: $30.00
Over 16 feet: $30.00 plus $5.00 for each additional foot or fraction
o Excess Length: $20.00
o Excess Height: $20.00
o Excess Weight: $20.00 + $0.06 every ton-mile
Permits can be obtained calling by us at (630) 222-5770 Oversize Permit Office.
• Tennessee Overweight Permits Costs
Excess Width:
8 feet 6 inches to 14 feet: $20.00
14 feet 1 inches to 16 feet: $30.00
Over 16 feet: $30.00 plus $5.00 for each additional foot or fraction
• Mobile Homes:
Width up to 14 feet: $50.00
Width up to 16 feet: $100.00
• Tennessee Annual Permit Costs
Overwidth Loads:
Width of 13 feet 6 inches: $100.00
Mobile Homes (Annual):
14 feet wide: $1,000.00
16 feet wide: $2,000.00
