Ever haul oversize without banners or permits or not legal

Yes, a few times.

 

back in the day yea id bootleg a load in a minute, now adays NO WAY! between the permits, restrictions road construction and sue happy people, aint worth it!
Back in the day you got caught, either got a ticket or just escorted off the road and told to get it straight, now they bury you under the jail

 

Considered illegal in NY and PA at least. I routinely apply for permits to haul two wide pieces back to back on a 53 with a little rear overhang...and I am routinely denied, even though I am within legal overall length.

That's the way it should be IMO. I'm sure it varies from state to state and whether or not your route is on the NN or off the NN.

 

In some states you can loose your license.

 

Years ago when things not as tight, Yes I moved a few before the permits came in.
Now days I wait. Too mnany headaches and the fines are getting high..

As for permiting 2 pieces that cause the length to exceed the rear over trailer, I do not believe you can do that any more. Each state varies..
But most cases no.

 

Me too. A lot, back in the day. Actually got nabbed by a city cop with a 10' piece on one morning, he said I needed a wide load permit and I told him my load wasn't wide but I did have a narrow trailer. He didn't have a tape (or much experience either as he looked new), so he scratched his head for a minute and let me go.

Stuffs got real now though, so I'm pretty much done with that action.

 

A divisible load can refer to a load that is wide, high, or long. It refers to any time there are 2 or more pieces that cause a load to exceed legal dimensions. In almost all instances this is illegal and usually unable to be permitted. As far as length is concerned, most states limit you to 53' between the trailer and load. Overhang is usually not specifically limited, but some states do. You are not usually allowed to have two pieces on your trailer that combine with the trailer to exceed 53'.

 

Nebraska dot needs to do the same thing. I have seen them stop steps to check straps but anybody with a pickup and gooseneck doesn't even get a 2nd look. Sad thing is you can always tell the truckers from the farmers around here. Truck drivers always have the hay strapped flagged and the oversize banners on. Farmers are just cruising along no securment no flags no banners. I'm honestly waiting to hit a bale someday that falls off a trailer...I'll make more off that accident than I'll make in a lifetime of driving a truck.

 

You run 200 miles to get a load going by the house that's 600 miles away to make a funeral. Were you 400 miles away from the house when you bounced to get the load? I'm not big on funerals(funerals are for the living, not the dead), but if I had a family crisis where I needed to be home the weekend, I wouldn't be so cheap as to be looking for a load to the house. If you need to go home, go home. There will always be another load for another day.