Illinois OVERSIZE LOAD questions...

For the first 5, why get a permit if your going to be bigger than said permit?
The permits are not just a cash grab you know.

 

So i take it you're only transporting od/ow intrastate?

Some states allow for a blanket permit up to specific sizes and weights. My company has a blanket permit in wisconsin up to 14ft high and 12 wide.

As for permitting one size and you are in fact a couple on inches taller, its best to revise your permits. Its a nominal fee and far cheaper than the fines that you can get.

If your permit tells you to go down a weight restricted road, you are absolved of any weight violations as the state specifically routed you on that road. But you had better make #### sure your route takes you down that road.

As for permitting larger than you actually are, of course you can, but the larger you go, the more your permit changes. The routing for a 14ft high load is usually significantly different from a 14ft 6in tall load. My company will usually give me a permit for 2 or 3 inches wider and i actually am, but our heights are usually no more than 1 inch higher than the actual height.

 

1 - Look into a blanket, otherwise single trip every time. Don’t risk re-using a single trip.

2 - Very strict. Permit slightly over the dimensions, unless it runs into escort requirements.

3 - Yes. Some counties have dedicated LEO looking for this. Some states grant an ‘egress’ of X miles from permit route.

4 - Permit says roll - I believe you’re covered.

5 - Out of my depth.

6 -,I know AR allows it, not sure on IL. I always print them out.

 

I believe illinois also offers a multitrip permit but ive never dealt with one. As @blairandgretchen suggested, check into a blanket permit if its the exact same dimensions each time

 

I use heavyhaul.net for a quick reference - has links to state official pages too.

It’s about 95% accurate, 85% of the time.

 

Well, depends on the volume of OSOD loads hauled. Consider the convenience of the blanket in pocket.

Illinois single trip aren’t expensive though.

I use a permit company - it’s $16.50/ state, then LS tacks on a $5 fee, then the state fee. I generally figure $75/state. 4 states $300, plus linehaul, factor time in curfew restrictions - price it, and they can take it or leave it.

LS has a blanket for MS, I understand it’s the only carrier specific state - the others are truck specific. So, if you have multiple trucks, maybe you can’t blanket anyway.

I need to order a TN blanket, thanks for the reminder.