Federal & State Regulations | Oversize and overweight movements - Nebraska

General requirements

Reducible expectations	Operators of vehicles that exceed the legal size and weight limits must obtain a permit from the Department of Roads prior to making any movement in Nebraska. Permits will not be issued for vehicles or loads that can be reduced to comply with statutory size and weight limits.
Permit timing	Nebraska offers single trip permits, continuous annual permits, and conditional interstate use permits.
Method of application	Application for permits may be made at the Department’s website at www.dor.state.ne.us, in person at one of the Department’s District offices, utilizing the Department’s automated permit system, or through J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., Trip Permits, at (800) 231-5266.
Payments accepted	A permit will not be issued until the permit fee has been paid or specific arrangements regarding payment have been made with the Department.
Electronic permits	NS
Route surveys	A route survey supplied to the Department in writing may be required for any overdimensional load prior to issuance of a permit. For loads which exceed 16' in height, a pre-run route survey is required and must be provided to the Department in writing prior to issuance of a permit and a pole car shall be required to the front of the overdimensional vehicle or load.

Insurance requirements

Liability	Before granting any permit, the Department, at its discretion, may also require the vehicle owner or operator to furnish a certificate showing the amount of public liability and property damage insurance carried. The Department, at its discretion, may also require the vehicle owner or operator to furnish additional security to the Department, in an amount and manner to be determined by the Department, to indemnify it for all damage that may be done to the highway or any highway appurtenance by such vehicle.
Coverage	If needed a minimum of $1,000,000 for bodily injury and property damage per occurrence is required.

Available permits and fees

Overdimension
Permit Period	Conditions	Fee
Single trip	Oversize only	$15
Quarterly	Continuous operation permit (not to exceed $100 per year)	$25
Quarterly	Interstate implement of husbandry	$25
10-day	Conditional interstate use permit (up to a maximum of $90 for 90 days)	$10
Annual	Extra-long vehicle combination	$250
Overweight
Permit Period	Conditions	Fee
Single trip	Overweight only	$20
Monthly	Garbage or refuse (not to exceed $100 per year)	$10
Overdimension and/or Overweight
Permit Period	Conditions	Fee
Single trip	Oversize and overweight	$25
30-day	Grain or other seasonally harvested products	$25
60-day	Grain or other seasonally harvested products	$50

Permit limitations

Permit limitations
Weight	Limitations
Standard trip	20,000 lbs per axle (alone or in a group of axles)
Construction	Construction equipment or equipment used in agricultural land treatment • Flotation tires that do not exceed the tire specifications
Mobile and oil equipment	Self-propelled specialized mobile equipment including self-propelled oil-well servicing units: • Single axle does not exceed 25,000 lbs • Tandem axle does not exceed 47,000 lbs • Triple axle does not exceed 60,000 lbs • Quad axle does not exceed 80,000 lbs
Specialized mobile equipment	A self-propelled specialized mobile equipment, in no case may the maximum gross weight exceed: • 94,000 lbs on a 4-axle unit • 107,000 lbs on a 5-axle unit • 120,000 lbs on a 6-axle unit
Manufactured housing	• 16' maximum width • 125' combined length of the manufactured housing and the towing • Valid for up to 10 moving days
CIUP	A conditional use interstate permit (CIUP): • 95,000 lbs GVW • 20,000 lbs on a single axle • 34,000 lbs on a tandem
Continuous operation - state	A Continuous Statewide Permit may be issued for movement on all highways on the State and National system for a specific vehicle or combination of vehicles: • 10' maximum width • 15' maximum height • 60' maximum length of a single empty semitrailer • 53' length of a single semi-trailer with load • 20,000 lbs single axle • Triple axle groups are the maximum allowed • A tandem or triple axle group and gross weight may exceed the legal axle group and gross legal weight by 10%
Continuous Local	A continuous local permit may be issued for movement on all highways on the state system within the county in which the vehicle is licensed or the applicant maintains a headquarters or satellite office and for movement within an adjoining county and return to headquarters or satellite office: • 14' maximum width • 15' 6" maximum height • 75' maximum overall length • 20,000 lbs single axle • Maximum allowable weight on the interior bridge or axle groups cannot exceed 25% of legal weight
Local self-propelled	A continuous permit for self-propelled specialized mobile equipment, including self-propelled oil well servicing units, may be issued for movement on all highways on the state system within the county in which the vehicle is licensed or the applicant maintains a headquarters or satellite office and movement within an adjoining county and return to headquarters or satellite office : • 14' maximum width • 15' 6" maximum height • 80' maximum overall length • 25,000 lbs maximum on a single axle • 47,000 lbs maximum on tandem axles • 60,000 lbs maximum on tridem axles • 80,000 lbs maximum on quad-axle group • 94,000 lbs maximum on a 4-axle unit • 107,000 lbs maximum on a 5-axle unit • 120,000 lbs maximum on a 6-axle unit • No unit with greater than 6 axles will be allowed under this permit
Interstate self-propelled	A continuous permit for self-propelled specialized mobile equipment, including self-propelled oil well servicing units may be issued for movement statewide on the interstate system that meets the following conditions: • 10' 6"maximum width • 15' maximum height • 80' maximum overall length • 20,000 lbs single axle • No unit with greater than six axles will be allowed under this permit
Flotation	A continuous permit may be issued for movement on all highways on the state system within the county in which the vehicle is licensed or the applicant maintains a headquarters or satellite office and movement within an adjoining county and return to headquarters or satellite office for construction equipment or equipment used in agricultural land treatment, which is driven on the road provided it is equipped with flotation tires that do not exceed the following conditions: • 14' 6" maximum width •15' 6" maximum height • 55,000 lbs single axle • 90,000 GVW • Vehicle may not have more than 2 axles • Loadings do not exceed the limits for individual tire specifications • The vehicle is empty

Signs

General sign requirement	Signs are required on any load that is more than 10' in width. They must be displayed to the front of the hauling vehicle and the rear of the load.
Escort sign requirement	An OVERSIZE LOAD sign shall be displayed on the front and/or on the rear of the escort vehicle.
	Type	Size	Lettering	Background
General signs	OVERSIZED LOAD	7' x 18'	10" reflective black lettering	Yellow reflective material
Escort signs	OVERSIZED LOAD	5' x 12"	8" lettering	NS

Lights

General light requirements	A light bar may be allowed in lieu of an escort vehicle on divided highways when expressly stated on the permit.
Escort light requirements	Require warning lights
	Type	Placement
General light type and placement	Amber/yellow or flashing light	Rear of load at a height sufficient to be seen clearly by traffic to the rear.
Escort light type and placement	Revolving amber, yellow or flashing light	Mounted a minimum of 53" above the roadway on top of the vehicle and be of sufficient size to be seen at a distance of not less than 800'

Flags

	Type	Size	Placement
General Flags	red or orange fluorescent	18" square	All 4 corners on loads wider than 12' displayed on all 4 corners of the vehicle or vehicles. Towed units spanning more than 15' require a warning flag at the halfway point. Movements of overweight only vehicles or loads, by permit, can travel 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
Escort Flags	Red flags	18" square	Mounted on all four corners of the escort vehicle.

Escort vehicle markings

Size	Placement	Content
NS	NS	NS

Escort/flagperson requirements

Escort vehicles are required when the oversize vehicle or load exceeds 12 feet in width or 100 feet in length. On all undivided highways, the escort vehicle must be to the front, and on divided highways, it must be to the rear.

Pole car escorts may be required at the front of an overdimensional load that exceeds 14 feet 6 inches in height.

Vehicles permitted for travel on Interstate 80 may follow only the following designated approved detour routes without an escort vehicle as long as they meet the light bar requirements:

Milepost 0.00 on US-30 at the Wyoming State Line east on US-30 to Milepost 312.93 on US-30 at the intersection of US-30 and US-281 in Grand Island;
Milepost 231.16 on US-34 at the intersection of US-34 and US-281 in Grand Island east on US-34 to Milepost 320.96 at the intersection of US-34 and I-80 north of Lincoln; and
Milepost 323.35 on US-6 at the intersection of US-6 and I-80 west of Waverly east on US-6 to Milepost 345.47 at the intersection of US-6 and I-80 south of Gretna.

Flagpersons

Movement upon any state highway or interstate or defense highway may be required to be guarded by escort vehicles and flagpersons to the front and/or the rear by approximately 300 feet.

In case of a breakdown, where the vehicle involved cannot be moved, a flagperson must be placed by the mover and kept on duty on the highway 500 feet in each direction from the vehicle until it is moved off the traveled portion of the road.

Escort car/company requirements

Escorts must be a single vehicle (standard size truck or car) measuring at least 60 inches wide. The vehicle must be equipped with a revolving amber, yellow, or flashing light mounted on top of the vehicle at a minimum of 53 inches above the roadway. The rotating amber or yellow light must be of a sufficient size to be seen at a distance of not less than 800 feet.

The escort vehicle must travel at a distance not to exceed 300 feet from the overdimensional vehicle or load. Escort vehicles may also be required to maintain radio communication with the operator of the permit vehicle.

Escort car signs, flags, and lights

An OVERSIZE LOAD sign shall be displayed on the front and/or on the rear of the escort vehicle and the sign shall be no less than 5 feet long by 12 inches high with 8-inch letters.

Travel restrictions

Daytime	The movement of an oversize vehicle or load by permit is limited to 30-minutes before sunrise to 30-minutes after sunset unless otherwise specified on the permit.
Weekend	Movements of overweight only vehicles or loads may travel 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
Holidays	Travel is restricted for all over-dimensional permit vehicles on holidays and long holidays. The specific hours of restriction are shown on the Department’s website and designated on each permit.
Visibility	Movement by special permit may at any time be delayed when traffic, weather or other conditions on the State highways are determined to constitute a hazard by the Nebraska State Patrol or the Department’s personnel.

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Oversize and overweight movements - Nebraska