Florida Oversize / Overweight Permit Requirements
Legal-without-permit dimension limits, escort and pilot car thresholds, height pole rules, daylight-only windows, and holiday restrictions for Florida oversize moves.
Legal limits without a permit
In Florida, you can move a load without an OSOW permit up to these dimensions on the Interstate and designated highways. Anything over the limits requires a permit (and may require escorts — see below).
| Dimension | Without a permit | Permit required when |
|---|---|---|
| Width | 8′6″ (federal limit) | Anything wider |
| Height | 13′6″ | Anything taller |
| Combo length | 75′0″ | Anything longer |
| Gross weight | 80,000 lb | Anything heavier |
Escort and pilot car thresholds
When permitted, the following escort or movement-restriction rules apply in Florida. Thresholds are conservative — your specific permit conditions may impose tighter limits depending on the route.
| Trigger | Dimension | Threshold | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pilot car (front or rear) | Length | 250 ft | Length over 250 ft: 1 law enforcement escort + 1 qualified escort required. |
| 1 pilot car (front or rear) | Length | 150 ft | Length over 150 ft: 2 qualified escorts required (1 qualified suffices on limited access). |
| 1 pilot car (front or rear) | Length | 95 ft | Length over 95 ft: 1 qualified escort required during all movement (except truck-tractor semi-trailers up to 105 ft). |
| Police escort | Width | 16 ft | Over 16 ft wide: 2 law enforcement escorts on state-maintained roadways; 1 LE + 1 qualified escort on limited-access during nighttime. |
| Police escort | Height | 16 ft | Height over 16 ft: 1 law enforcement escort required in addition to 1 qualified escort with vertical height indicator preceding the load. |
| Height pole | Height | 14'6" | Over 14'6" up to 16 ft: 1 escort with vertical height indicator precedes the load. |
| Front pilot car | Width | 14 ft | Over 14 ft up to 16 ft wide: 2 qualified escorts (1 front + 1 rear) required at all times, daytime only. |
| Rear pilot car | Width | 14 ft | Over 14 ft up to 16 ft wide: 2 qualified escorts (1 front + 1 rear) required at all times, daytime only. |
| 1 pilot car (front or rear) | Width | 12 ft | Over 12 ft up to 14 ft wide: 1 qualified escort. On 2-lane with pavement <24 ft: 1 front + 1 rear. Daytime only. |
| Certified escort required | Width | 12 ft | Florida Qualified Pilot Car Escort certification required (FDOT P/EFT + NSC 8-hr Defensive Driving). Accepts AZ/CO/GA/MN/NC/OK/UT/VA/WA/WI. |
| Daylight-only movement | Width | 12 ft | Over 12 ft wide: daytime hours only (1/2 hr before sunrise to 1/2 hr after sunset). Night allowed only with law enforcement escort (FAC 14-26.00425). |
| Weekend / holiday restriction | Width | 10 ft | No movement over 10 ft wide, 80 ft long, or 14'6" high on New Year's, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Friday after Thanksgiving, or Christmas. |
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