When it comes to dealing the complicated terrain of North Carolina Oversize Permits, having an experienced partner like Express Heavy Haul Broker may make all the difference. Whether you're transporting construction machinery, modular houses, or any other oversize load, understanding the North Carolina oversize and overweight permit requirements and process is critical for a smooth, compliant travel.

What Are North Carolina Oversize Permits?
North Carolina Oversize Permits are necessary for any vehicle or load that exceeds the state's lawful size and weight restrictions. Specifically, if your vehicle or load is wider than 8'6", taller than 13'6", length than 60 feet, or weighs more than 80,000 pounds, you must get a permit to enter the state. Express Heavy Haul Broker specializes in granting various types of North Carolina oversize permits, such as single trip, annually, overhang, and overweight.

Permits We Provide:
Express Heavy Haul Broker provides a full suite of North Carolina oversize permits to fulfill your individual requirements:

North Carolina Oversize Permits
North Carolina Overweight Permits
North Carolina Overhang Permits
North Carolina Single-Trip Permits
North Carolina Annual Permits

Whether you require a North Carolina single trip permit for a one-time shipment or an annual permit for ongoing operations, our staff will keep you legal and on schedule.

North Carolina Oversize Overweight Permit Requirements:

To get a North Carolina oversize overweight permit, you must provide thorough information about your load, vehicle, and route. The criteria vary based on the type of permit, but in general, you must provide:

Carrier and Contact Information
Complete physical address.
Load Description (Make, Model, and Serial Number).
Load Dimensions and Weight.

Route details:

For superloads (loads weighing more than 132,000 pounds or 15 feet wide), you must include a letter from the shipper with your North Carolina oversize overweight permit application.

Apply for North Carolina Oversize Overweight Permits Online with Express Heavy Haul Broker. 

Our simplified service lets you to submit your North Carolina oversize overweight permit application form electronically, saving you time and effort. You may also manage your permits using our North Carolina oversize permit login page, which allows you to easily track their status and renewals.

Permit Validity, Operating Times, and Restrictions in North Carolina

The North Carolina oversize permit is good for 10 days. You must have your permit on hand before entering the state. 

Travel is permitted from sunrise to sunset, Monday through Saturday. No Sunday travel is authorized. If requested with the permit order, overweight-only loads (up to 112,000 pounds gross) may travel on Interstates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Loads over 10 feet broad are limited within a 10-mile radius of Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill during peak hours (7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m.). No travel is permitted on major holidays or holiday weekends.

North Carolina Legal Limits

53′ trailer on authorized roadways.
48′ trailer on all other routes.
There is no overall defined allowable length on all roadways for 48-foot trailers. 60 feet overall on non-designated.
There is no overall required length for a 53-foot trailer on Interstates or federally recognized roadways.
In North Carolina, only Interstates and a few parts of 4-lane US Highways are classified as federally recognized highways. Other routes, including most US highways, have a permissible total length of 60 feet.

(A 53-foot semitrailer cannot exceed 41 feet from the center of the kingpin to the center of the rear tandem).

Overhang:
Front - 5′ Rear - 5'
Note the length restriction for non-designated routes for 53' trailers.

Width:
8'6" Interstate and designated roadways.
8 feet on other roads
Height: 13'6".

Weight:

80,000 Gross.
Single - 20,000 Tandem - 38,000 Tridem - based on spacing.

North Carolina Routine Permit Limit

Length:
105′ beams and girders with a maximum width of 15′.

Height: There are no established restrictions; it is governed by the route. Loads exceeding 14 feet may need additional processing time.

Weight:
Gross weights
5 axles - 112,000.
6 axles cost 120,000.
7 axles – 132,000

Axle Weights:

Steer axle - 20,000 Single - 25,000 Tandem - 50,000 
Tridem – 60,000 Quad – 68,000
Weights more than 132,000 pounds or widths greater than 15 feet are considered superloads.
A letter from the carrier must be included with a superloads application.

Escorts, Signs, and Safety for oversize load in North Carolina

Depending on your load, escorts may be required:

Over 110’ length: 1 escort; over 150’: 2 escorts

Over 12’ width: 1 escort; over 14’: 2 escorts

Over 14’5” height: 1 escort with high pole.

“Oversize Load” signs are required front and rear for loads over 10 feet wide. Flags must be placed on each corner and at the widest point for loads over 8’6” wide. Rear overhang exceeding 4 feet requires a flag or, at night, a red or amber light visible for 200 feet.

Why Choose Express Heavy Haul Broker?

With Express Heavy Haul Broker, you get expert guidance through every step of the North Carolina oversize permits process. From helping you complete the North Carolina oversize overweight permits application to providing the North Carolina oversize permits phone number for direct support, we are your trusted partner for all permit needs-including North Carolina temporary trip permits and North Carolina trip permits for cars.

Ready to get started? Apply for your North Carolina oversize permits online today and let Express Heavy Haul Broker keep your haul legal, safe, and on the move!