Oversize Reference Book

Spot on and agree,

Nothing like hauling cross country with a load and have to take the signs on and off, different lights, different flagging, axles up and down.

Nuff to drive a person crazy

 

I understand that it would be great to get all the states to agree to eveything and make it all uniform, but I can also understand that 12' wide in Wyoming is alot different than 12' wide in Conn.

 

I understand what you are saying, but I am not sure I agree. If you are 12' wide on a 16' wide lane in either state there shouldn't be much difference. There may be more traffic, but you can't really regulate based on that.

 

According to what I found with a quick search, average lane width on 2 lane roads is 11-12'. The minimum lane width on the interstate system and for most US Hwy is 12'. I have not found the average lane width on the interstate system yet.

 

Something else, in some states you can run 24/7 over 80K with a permit, some states act as if you are hauling a mobile home with just weight.

Some states that are more populated than most allow wide load movement at night with proper lighting and no escorts.

Some states tell you to take off your signs if just over weight, and with no dimensional provisions run normal.

I fully understand that location and conditions all play a part in permit moves, but some standards could be uniform and never hurt a thing.

 

Exactly...there could easily be a minimum set of standards. Once a load exceeds 12' wide or 14' high the states can have their discretion.

 

I agree,

The sad part is even the states have no clue on how to do it, even routes are so akimbo sometimes I wonder how they do it without more incidents.

Pulling a lowboy with just inches of clearance I have been routed over camel hump RR track crossings, under bridges that was under 10 feet. Yadah, Yadah.

 

I here you. I just came out of Minneappolis last week with a 14' high crate and within the first 3/4 of a mile they had at a RR bridge marked..........14'. Luckily I could dump the air out of truck and trailer and get under it.