West Virginia Oversize / Overweight Permit Requirements
Legal-without-permit dimension limits, escort and pilot car thresholds, height pole rules, daylight-only windows, and holiday restrictions for West Virginia oversize moves.
Legal limits without a permit
In West Virginia, 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 West Virginia. Thresholds are conservative — your specific permit conditions may impose tighter limits depending on the route.
| Trigger | Dimension | Threshold | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front pilot car | Length | 100'1" | Length over 100': 1 front + 1 rear (both lane types), Mon–Fri only. |
| Rear pilot car | Length | 100'1" | Length over 100': 1 front + 1 rear, Mon–Fri only. |
| Rear pilot car | Length | 95'1" | Length 95'1"–100': 1 front + 1 rear (2-lane); 1 rear (4-lane), Mon–Fri only. |
| Rear pilot car | Length | 75'0" | Length 75'–95': 1 rear (2-lane, Mon–Fri); no escort (4-lane, 7 days). |
| Front pilot car | Width | 15'1" | Width 15'1"–16': 2 front + 1 rear (2-lane); over 16' case-by-case Sunday only. |
| Rear pilot car | Width | 15'1" | Width 15'1"–16': 2 front + 1 rear (2-lane); 1 front + 2 rear (4-lane). |
| Height pole | Height | 15'0" | Height over 15': 1 front escort with height pole required (Mon–Fri, both lane types). |
| Front pilot car | Width | 14'1" | Width 14'1"–15': 1 front + 1 rear (both lane types), Mon–Fri only. |
| Rear pilot car | Width | 14'1" | Width 14'1"–15': 1 front + 1 rear, Mon–Fri only. |
| Weekend / holiday restriction | Width | 14'0" | Over 14' wide restricted to Mon–Fri. WV Turnpike allows weekend travel only for 95' or shorter, 15' or shorter combined overhang, 14'6" or shorter high, and 110,000 lb or lighter GVW. |
| Front pilot car | Width | 12'1" | Width 12'1"–14': 1 front + 1 rear (2-lane, 7 days); 1 rear only (4-lane, 7 days). |
| Rear pilot car | Width | 12'1" | Width 12'1"–14': front + rear (2-lane); rear only (4-lane). |
| Front pilot car | Width | 10'6" | Width 10'6"–12': 1 front escort (2-lane, 7 days); no escort (4-lane, 7 days). |
| Front pilot car | Front overhang | 10'0" front overhang | Front overhang over 10': 1 front escort required, Mon–Fri. |
| Rear pilot car | Rear overhang | 10'0" rear overhang | Rear overhang over 10': 1 rear escort required, Mon–Fri. |
| Daylight-only movement | Width | 8'6" | Oversize loads: sunrise–sunset only. 14' or narrower / 75' or shorter / 10' overhang or shorter / 14' or shorter high may travel 7 days. Over 14' wide: Mon–Fri only. |
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