Cty Permit or Huge Fine!

Once you sign for it, it is yours.

 

I would need a county permit for Route 1 in Erie County, NY.
I had same experience as MSO JUMPER. Just last week. Critten road. The permit was only $50. The escort driver I hire to run me from Girard, OH. to Lockport, NY. NY certified. I don't run many overheight loads out east. He told me the fine would be about $1000 each for the driver and the escort driver in addition the state w'ould issue a $500 ticket to each for getting a permit violation. True or not, I don't know. Didn't want to find out. I need one question answered. My load put me at 14'11" tall, I was the only stepdeck, my deck height is 39". The other 4 drivers all had rgn's. Their load height was 13'6". They collectively told me that Ohio could have stopped me and made me transload to rgn's because the ride height of the rgn is lower than my stepdeck therefor making the load reducible. Any help on the Ohio information. I was issued an Ohio permit.

 

So, what would they say if you owned truck and trailer, and you grabbed that load, and it made you 14'11? "Driver, you need to go rent an Rgn, because it's sits lower making it a reducible load"? That's not the way it works. You can run overheight loads on flatbeds and steps. The load itself has to be reducible, not the truck and trailer. I've run overheight loads on stepdecks before.

The thing is, you would have a buttload more expense running the same load as they are. Say for example, your load is the same as theirs, and slightly wide. Pays the same money, but you're going to have to spend more on permits, have a much longer route with more turns, more restrictions, and pay for a pilot car. They're wrong about Ohio.

I believe they're playing a trick on you....

...or they're all stupid. Let's hope they're playing a prank.

 

The load in question was also 10'6" wide so the miles ran were within 100 miles for all loads. I hauled two pieces and the rgn's hauled only one. I was reimbursed for all escort expenses. I'm calling Ohio DOT this week to find out. Was just wondering if anyone heard of such a thing before. I did go past 4 DOT in ohio and kept going.