Hauling My First Oversize Load

lights don't need to be on the side,but I always have them on the back also,never had a ticket for securing,flags,or lightning only being over weight on my jeep once and tridums once,lol

 

If the rate is $2.50 mile to you, and you do not need to pay the permits out of that $2.50 mile then it may not be too bad, but you are still tying up your truck for 2 days. So for $1,500 on 2 days work, it might be good or it might not, depending on the load itself (crane load, what type of securement it needs, blocking) and then the delivery site as well (jobsite, warehouse, roadside) all play a major factor. Being under 12' wide doesn't make it too bad, just have curfews and routing to deal with as well on the OS run. Only you can determine if it is worth doing

 

The strobes on the truck need to be visible 360 degrees. The 10 x 10 load may block the view from the rear. You may need to plug an extra set of strobes into the light socket at the back of your trailer.

 

so, outta curiosity.

how long would the overhang have to be before using strobes or what not. or do they even need it????

i hauled 15 feet once from denver to to north of albuquerque. just had the normal flag/sign/lightbar setup. it was a 3 drop. and the longest peace was the first to come off. BEFORE going into albu.

only hauled 2 wide loads. but they were only 9 feet. no one made me light it. just flags and signage

 

You may be right. That's what I get for shooting my mouth off. I just dug an old VA permit out and no mention of strobes at all....not that that really means anything. You're right though they are all different.

 

And some states only require strobes on the rear of the trailer, then there is Florida that says the lights have to be rotators and measure blah blah blah. If you do the load the OD permit department at Mercer can tell you exactly what you need for every state you will be running thru, and read the provision sheets for your permits very carefully. But $2.50 for an oversize is an insult, we have legal loads that pay that and more.

 

Or ga, where you can only run amber if you have a,permit to!

 

ya the permit is like $2.00 but if u get caught with out it i think it's in the hundreds for the fine...i got mine lol even though i havent moved an o/s since i got rid of my flat and got my drop deck...hmmm ironic aint it lol

 

I start my Rate out at $3/mi plus $100 for each state under 10 wide, 10-12ft is $3.25/mi plus permits, over 12ft wide your in the big boy league they better get ready to pay. ive had brokers call me looking to move 14ft wide loads at $4/mi before they had now clue pilot cars charge $1.50-$1.80/mi each! and they get there money now not 30days.......