South Carolina Oversize Permits requirements
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South Carolina Oversize Permits requirements for all your needs, tailored to meet the demands of your load. We offer quick and affordable solutions to ensure compliance with state regulations. Our services cover everything from legal dimensions, permit applications, and escort requirements to operating restrictions and travel validity.
South Carolina Oversize Permits have the following requirements
Get South Carolina Oversize Permits, including detailed information on Oversize Load Permit Regulations, Provision Sheets, Laws, and South Carolina Annual Permits, Overweight Permits and South Carolina Single Trip Permits. We provide an South Carolina DOT Oversize Permit Map, along with clear guidelines on DOT Legal Dimensions, Requirements, Applications, and Tire Laws. Additionally, we outline Escort Rules, Cost breakdowns, and contact details for permit assistance.
Stay informed about the routine state permit limits, escort requirements, operating hours, and restricted travel days. Remember, a permit must be obtained before entering the state. Secure your ALDOT Oversize Permits today and handle the South Carolina DOT Permits procedure seamlessly!
As an experienced permit service provider, we can help you to secure permits at a low rate. Contact us at Unique Trucking or the South Carolina Oversize Permits DOT phone number, 630-800-3474. Our staff guarantees that all TxDOT laws are followed, including statutory requirements, insurance, fees, and escort conditions for the safe carriage of oversize and overweight loads. We manage both single-trip and annual permits, ensuring that operations in South Carolina run smoothly.
South Carolina Oversize Permits Cost:
We provide reasonably priced South Carolina Oversize Overweight Permits to help you keep expenses under control. The fee for Oversize Permits is $10 per permit, and overweight permits cost $0.05 per thousand miles traveled. South Carolina Department of Transportation permit booklets cost $500 for 50 permits. South Carolina Oversize and Overweight Permits are also available by calling 630-800-3474.
Validity: South Carolina Oversize Permits are valid for Seven Days.
Operating Time: Travel is allowed from 30 minutes after sunrise to 30 minutes before sunset, Monday through Saturday. Sunday travel is not allowed. Overweight loads weighing up to 130,000 pounds can operate continuously as long as they follow regular traffic flow. However, load weighing more than 130,000 pounds are only allowed to travel Monday through Friday.
Restricted Travel: Loads measuring 12 feet to 15 feet in width are not permitted to use state roadways in major metropolitan areas between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM, or 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM on school days. On other days, this limitation applies from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Loads that exceed 15 feet but do not exceed 16 feet must travel between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on school days and 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on other days. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Fridays and Saturdays are off-limits for traffic between I-95 and Myrtle Beach. Additionally, mobility is prohibited on major holidays and holiday weekends.
Types of Oversize Permits
- Oversize Permits
- Overweight Permits
- Overhang Permits
- Single Trip Permits
- Super load Permits
- Annual Permits
South Carolina Legal Dimensions
Length: A 53 feet trailer, with its cargo, cannot exceed 41 feet when measured from the center of the kingpin to the center of the rear tandem axles.
Overhang: A 48-feet semi-trailer can have an overhang of up to 5 feet.
Important: The SC does not permit overhang from many different components. Overhang is only allowed while conveying a single, non-divisible load.
Width: 8’ 6″
Height: 13′ 6″
Weight: 80,000lbs gross weight
Single Axle_20,000lbs.
Tandem Axles_34,000lbs.
Tridem Axles_35,0000lbs. some times depends on distance of axles
Maximum Load Dimensions with permits in South Carolina
Length: 125’
Overhang: 10 feet rear on 48 feet to 53 feet semi trailer and 3 feet for front
Width: 16’
Height: There are no limit they are established by the route. However, the clearance must be at least six inches below any above structure.
Weight:
Single Axle: 20,000 pounds
Tandem Axles: 40,000 pounds
Tridem Axles: 60,000 pounds
Quad Axles: 80,000 pounds
5 Axles: 90,000 pounds Gross
6 Axles: 110,000 pounds Gross
7 Axles: 130,000 pounds Gross
Superload: If load exceeds these dimensions or sizes, it qualified as Superload.
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Simple Steps to Order Your Oversize Permits Fast!
Call the customer service number provided on the Unique Permits website.
Share the necessary details about your vehicle and load, including dimensions, weight, and route.
Complete the payment process over the phone using your preferred payment method.
Once processed, you will receive your oversize permit via email or fax.
Sings, Lights and flags Requirements and Additional Information in South Carolina
Sings, Lights and flags Requirements: For weights wider than 12 feet, “Oversize Load” signs must be shown in both the front and rear, with flags affixed to each corner. Loads ranging from 12 feet to 14 feet wide must additionally have a spinning amber beacon or strobe light attached at the rear. If the width is from 14 feet to 16 feet, each outside rear corner must have a spinning amber beacon or strobe light. Any rear overhang of four feet or more necessitates a red flag at its furthest point. In addition, from 30 minutes after sundown to 30 minutes before sunrise, or if vision is decreased to less than 50 feet due to weather conditions necessitating windshield wipers, suitable illumination must be utilized.
Escort or Pilot Car Requirements in South Carolina
Length: Not specified.
Overhang: More than 10’ needed 1 pilot car
Width: More than 12’ on 2 lane routes needed 1 pilot car
More than 14’ needed 2 pilot cars
More than 16’ needed 3 pilot cars and may police escort require.
Height: Not specified, permittee will responsible for height clearance
Additional Information:
Agricultural equipment, such as farm tractors, forestry machinery, and road construction equipment, is free from permission requirements if the load does not exceed 12 feet in width, 13 feet 6 inches in height, and 90,000 pounds. This exemption only applies to daylight travel and is available seven days a week.
You can simply order South Carolina Oversize Permits by calling us at (972) 220-9831.
In South Carolina, any vehicle or freight that is more than 8′ 5″ feet wide, 13′ 5″ feet high, or 53 feet long needs a special authorization.
South Carolina allows a maximum load width of 8 feet 5inches without a permit.
Trucks in South Carolina have a maximum gross vehicle weight (GVW) of 80,000 pounds.
Without a permit, the maximum legal dimensions are:
Length: A 53 feet trailer, with its cargo, cannot exceed 41 feet when measured from the center of the kingpin to the center of the rear tandem axles.
Overhang: A 48-feet semi-trailer can have an overhang of up to 5 feet.
Width: 8 feet 6 inches
Height: 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 meters)
Gross weight: 80,000 pounds
Loads that exceed these size or weight restrictions require special approvals.
South Carolina Oversize Permits are valid for Seven Days.
Travel time and restrictions in South Carolina include:
Operating Time: Travel is allowed from 30 minutes after sunrise to 30 minutes before sunset, Monday through Saturday. Sunday travel is not allowed. Overweight loads weighing up to 130,000 pounds can operate continuously as long as they follow regular traffic flow. However, load weighing more than 130,000 pounds are only allowed to travel Monday through Friday.
Restricted Travel: Loads measuring 12 feet to 15 feet in width are not permitted to use state roadways in major metropolitan areas between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM, or 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM on school days. On other days, this limitation applies from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Loads that exceed 15 feet but do not exceed 16 feet must travel between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on school days and 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on other days. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Fridays and Saturdays are off-limits for traffic between I-95 and Myrtle Beach. Additionally, mobility is prohibited on major holidays and holiday weekends.
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