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Help with wide load!!

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Smooth_Operator, Nov 26, 2015.

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  1. Nov 26, 2015 #1
    Smooth_Operator

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    Wasn't sure where to post this, and since I just started pulling a step deck and this will be my first wide load I put it here.

    I work for a company that did mostly 2 dually, and I am their only big truck. My boss has knowledge on a fair amount of what's going on but he is still learning too, and I don't want to go about this thing the wrong way.

    I'm going to try to get the wiring harness in my truck fixed so I can communicate with the pilot cars.

    I'm mostly interested in learning about permits and designated routing. How does all that work, because when I asked my boss about if the state gives us a specific route when we get the permits his answer was kinda non committal, leading me to believe he wasn't sure himself.

    I'm not going to pull this load unless I KNOW everything is right.

    Thanks for the help guys.

    Oh and apparently the load is two feet off the deck on each side.
     
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  3. Nov 26, 2015 #2
    Canned Spam

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    Read the title and thought maybe you were dating my ex wife and she was giving you problems
     
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  4. Nov 26, 2015 #3
    nikmirbre

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    So you will be 12'6 wide? Going from where to where?
     
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  5. Nov 26, 2015 #4
    sdaniel

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    Oversized was she?
     
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  7. Nov 26, 2015 #5
    nikmirbre

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    When you that wide, you can give the states the routes you plan to take(even when your not that wide) But, they will improvise as needed…….You need to plan a route from doorstep of shipper to doorstep of receiver, and when ordering permits they will ask you routing information. The states will come back and improvise if needed.
     
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  8. Nov 26, 2015 #6
    Hyweighman

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    Read your permits carefully. At that width you might need an escort. Again read your permits . Good luck. BTW if you mess up fines start at $1000.00
     
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  9. Nov 26, 2015 #7
    johndeere4020

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    There's a lot of variables here, but I would start with an actual width not an apparent one. The difference between 11' 11" and 12' 1" can be huge in the permitting world.
     
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  10. Nov 26, 2015 #8
    haulhand

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    Most states only want an entrance point and exit point or destination and they will fill in the middle. You can try to get them to change their routing but that forces a manual review which can add days onto the time it takes to get your permit. Some states will change the exit point on you which makes stringing together a couple states permits really difficult. If you are running through any large city's they will all have curfew times that you can't run be sure and read your provisions because some states like Ohio the curfew is county wide. If you are going to need pilot cars your going to definitely want your CB working and carry a spare as all states require radio communication within the convoy.
     
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  11. Nov 26, 2015 #9
    johndeere4020

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    Is this true? I've spent most of my time in Ohio but I have been a lot of places with oversize and I've always requested my routes, they do change them but I've always started with routes requested.
     
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  12. Nov 26, 2015 #10
    jpracer1

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    looks to me like you need to stick with legal width freight for the time being,if you want to haul o/s go to a company that does o/s loads,you can get in a lot of trouble both legally and traffic wise if you don't know what you or your boss are doing,12 feet wide is probably not a good starting point
     
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