Federal & State Regulations | Oversize and overweight movements - Indiana

General requirements

Reducible expectations	Indiana will grant permits for vehicles and loads that cannot be reasonably dismantled, reduced, or otherwise separated. Divisible load permits are available in certain circumstances.
Permit timing	Certain permits will require a maintenance agreement to conduct work in INDOT's right-of-way. This process can take anywhere between 90 to 120 days. A permit will not be issued until there is a fully executed agreement in place.
Method of application	To order and retain an Oversize/Overweight (OSW) permit in Indiana, an OSW Transporting Account is required. Permits can also be obtained through J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., Trip Permits, at (800) 231-5266.
Payments accepted	Fees must be submitted before a permit will be issued. Escrow accounts are available.
Electronic permits	Drivers must have the vehicle permit in possession during transport and must show permit, on demand, to any police officer, motor carrier inspector, or any authorized employee of the State of Indiana.
Route surveys	Determining what route will be used is the responsibility of the carrier. The route is reviewed for bridges and limitations as part of the application process. While every effort is made to ensure that the route is reviewed in detail and that any new construction or other elements are identified, ultimately the carrier is responsible for obeying posted signs regarding weights and clearances.

Insurance requirements

Liability	The mover or owner of the permitted vehicle must pay, if necessary, to remove any buildings, railings, or other structures from the highway and is liable for any damage caused. Permittees must have adequate personal liability and property damage insurance in accordance with Indiana law and the regulations of the Public Service Commission of Indiana.
Coverage	All private carriers must file with the Permit Section Form M-203 permit application agreement attesting to proper liability and property damage insurance in the minimum amounts of $10,000 property damage, $25,000 bodily injury, and $50,000 for each occurrence on the towing vehicle. Applicants for a tandem trailer permit must furnish a certificate of insurance in the minimum amounts of $500,⁰⁰⁰/₁,000,000 personal liability and $500,000 property damage. The certificate must indicate that the policy contains an endorsement reading as follows: “The inclusion of the Indiana Department of Transportation Toll Road Division as an additional named insured shall not exclude coverage of liability of the named insured for damage of property of the additional name insured.”

Available Permits and Fees

Overdimension
Permit Period	Conditions	Fee
Single trip	• Width: 12' 4" maximum • Height: 13' 6" maximum • Length: 95' maximum • Legal weight	$20
Quarterly		$100
Annual		$405
Single trip	• Width: 12' 4" to 16' maximum • Height: 15' maximum • Length: 95' to 110' maximum • Legal weight	$30
Quarterly		$100
Annual		$405
Single trip	• Width: Greater than 16' • Height: Greater than 15' • Length: Greater than 110' • Legal weight	$40
Quarterly		$100
Annual		$405
Tractor-mobile home rig
Permit Period	Conditions	Fee
Single trip	Width: Up to 12’ 4”	$10
Quarterly		$250
Annual		1,000
Single trip	Width: 12’ 5” to 14' 4"	$18
Quarterly		$500
Annual		2,000
Overweight
Permit Period	Conditions	Fee
Single trip	Loads greater than 80,000 lbs but not more than one 108,000 lbs	$20 plus $0.35 per mile
Single trip	Loads greater than 108,000 lbs but not more than one 150,000 lbs	$20 plus $0.60 per mile
Single trip	Loads greater than 150,000 lbs	$20 plus $1.00 per mile
Annual	Overweight divisible load. Equivalent Single Axle Load (ESAL) 2.4 or less	$20
Single trip	Overweight divisible load, due on per ESAL greater than 2.4	$20 + $0.25 per mile per ESAL
Annual	Bulk milk	$20
Annual	Sealed Cargo Container for transporting a container that has been sealed and have not been open except by an agent of the federal government to inspect the contents. The container can be transported to or from the distribution facility. • Up to 95,000 lbs • Other dimensions legal	$800
Overweight and overdimension
Permit Period	Conditions	Fee
Single trip	The greater of the calculated overweight or oversize fees.	See conditions
Single trip	Special weight permit - Michigan train permit for certain vehicle configurations that haul only in northern Indiana. • Per day base fee plus $25 annual registration fee • Exceeding 90,000 pounds, additional $50; • Exceeding 120,000 pounds, additional $75; and • Exceeding 200,000 pounds, additional $100.	$42.50 per day + registration fee
Special fees
Permit Period	Conditions	Fee
Any	Bridge review fee (plus $10 per bridge crossed on permitted route)	$35
Annual	CNG/LNG Fuel allow to up to an additional 2,000 pounds for a total gross weight of 82,000 lbs	None

Permit Limitations

Permit limitations
Configuration	Limitations
Special weight permit	• 8' 6" wide • Legal length • 13' 6" high • 134,000 lbs gross vehicle weight • 18,000 lbs per single axle weight • 13,000 lbs per axle in tandem, with the exception of one tandem group, which may weigh 16,000 lbs per axle • Axles cannot be less than 3' 6" between each axle in an axle combination. Also, the axle spacings between each axle or axle combination may not be less than 8' • 800 lbs per inch of rim width
Divisible load permit	Up to 120,000 lbs • Applies to designated state roadways • Does not apply to roadways under local authority
Agriculture commodities load	Up to 97,000 lbs moving from the point of harvest to the point of first destination of the bark, logs, sawdust, wood chips, or agricultural commodities.
General	• Gross weight, 108,000 lbs • Single axle, 28,000 lbs • Tandem axle group, 24,000 lbs on each axle • Three-axle group, 17,000 lbs on each axle.

Signs

General sign requirement	Permitted oversize vehicles must display signs front and rear.
Escort sign requirement	OVERSIZE LOAD sign visible to approaching traffic.
	Type	Size	Lettering	Background
General signs	OVERSIZE LOAD	6'-8' x 18"	12" black lettering with 2" brushstroke	Yellow
Escort signs

Lights

General light requirements	Permitted vehicles must have the low beam headlights on while transporting a load.
Escort light requirements	All escort vehicles must have a flashing amber light mounted on top
	Type	Placement
General light type and placement	Headlamps: Mobile homes and sectionalized buildings: 4 high intensity, amber, flashing lights.	On low beam 2 mounted on the front 2 mounted on the rear of the combination
Escort light type and placement	Flashing amber light	Top mounted visible to approaching traffic

Flags

	Type	Size	Placement
General Flags	Red or orange	18" square minimum	Placed at the widest extremities of the vehicle or load so they can be clearly seen by approaching traffic.
Escort Flags	NS	NS	NS

Escort vehicle markings

Size	Placement	Content
NS	NS	NS

Escort/Flagperson requirements

Permitted vehicles must have escort vehicles as described below:

Permitted Vehicle Conditions	Escort Requirements
Vehicle and/or load exceeds 12 ft 4 in. in width, 110 ft in length, or 14 ft 6 in. in height	One escort vehicle in front when moving on an undivided highway and in the rear when moving on a divided highway
Any load exceeding 14 ft 6 in. in height	One escort vehicle with a height stick traveling to the front of the load
Permitted vehicle width is between 14 ft 4 in. and 17 ft	On dual-lane divided highways, one rear escort; On all other roads, two escorts, one front and one rear
Solely overweight	Escorts not required

Flagpersons

The permittee must provide flagpersons at all locations needing traffic control. Locations requiring flagpersons include, but are not limited to, encroachment into opposing traffic lanes and stops or blockage of traffic at locations where stops are not normally required by existing traffic control devices.

Flagpersons must place themselves far enough ahead of the movement that approaching traffic will have sufficient distance to slow down, generally between 200 and 300 feet. Each flagperson must have a clean, plain, bright red flag with no figures, a minimum 18 inches square, and mounted on a minimum four-foot handle.

Escort car/company requirements

All escort vehicles must have a minimum of four wheels with a maximum gross vehicle registration weight of 11,000 pounds, radio communication with permitted vehicle and/or load, and must not be more than 500 feet away from the oversize vehicle and/or load.

Escort car signs, flags, and lights

All escort vehicles must have a flashing amber light mounted on top and an OVERSIZE LOAD sign visible to approaching traffic.

Travel restrictions

Daytime	Continuous travel 7 days a week allowed for vehicles/loads up to 110’ long, 10’ wide, 13’6” high, and under 200,000 lbs.
Weekend	Continuous travel 7 days a week allowed for vehicles/loads up to 110’ long, 10’ wide, 13’6” high, and under 200,000 lbs.
Holidays	Oversized permitted vehicles may not operate on state highways from noon the last weekday preceding and continuing until30-minutes hour before sunrise on the day following: • New Year’s Day • Memorial Day • Independence Day • Labor Day • Thanksgiving • Christmas Day
Visibility	Permitted vehicles must not operate during hazardous weather, poor road and traffic conditions, or when visibility is less than 500'.

['Size and Weight Limits']

['Oversize and Overweight Movements']

...

Oversize and overweight movements - Indiana