Florida oversize load permits
Florida caps at 13'6", the federal baseline and the limit in 26 states. 20 states allow 14'0" and two allow 14'6", so a load that ran legally elsewhere can be over-height here.
Florida permit requirements
The same seven sections for every state, so two states can be compared without re-learning the layout.
Permit required above
Exceed any one of these in Florida and the load needs a permit. No overall cap — Florida's length limits apply to the trailer, not the combination, and the trailer is measured with the load on it at both the 48' and 57' tiers. The 57' trailer with KPRA ≤41' governs; the 3' front cap is separate. A trailer longer than 57' re-activates the state's 85' overall cap. Permigo files it for a flat $20, with the state's own fee billed at cost.
Front overhang is capped at 3'. Exceed it and Florida requires a permit. The rear is capped too, just not separately: § 316.515(3)(b)1 measures a semitrailer’s “extreme overall outside dimension” from the front of the unit to the rear and the load carried thereon, and the 48'–57' tier is measured the same way. A tail therefore spends the 57' trailer figure rather than sitting outside it — a 53' trailer gets 4', a 48' trailer gets 9', and a full 57' trailer gets none.
Filed from Houston, TX. A permit agent answers +1 (786) 494-6912, 7am–7pm CT, 7 days; no card needed for a quote.
Axle limits
Escorts by road type
Police escort required at the thresholds marked above.
Superload above
Allow about 10 business days for review.
Movement windows
| Load | Window |
|---|---|
| Width >8'6" or length >80' | daytime only, all days |
| Overheight/overlength-only ≤14'6"H · ≤80'L | All hours (night travel legal inside those caps) |
| Peak curfews — 7 counties + 9 cities | >12'W or >85'L barred 7–9 a.m./4–6 p.m. weekdays (counties incl. interstates; cities excl) |
| Florida Keys (south of Florida City) | 10'–12' wide: 9 p.m.–5 a.m. only + escort; >12' barred |
| 7 holidays (loads >10'W / >14'6"H / >80'L) | New Year's, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving + day after, Christmas (Sat→Fri before, Sun→Mon after; MLK/Veterans close the office but do not restrict travel) |
| Night carve-outs | empty semis ≤11'W/≤105'L near limited-access; mobile cranes ≤12'W all hours except local curfews |
Travel restrictions
Other published tables
No additional tables published for this state.
Primary source: FDOT — overweight/over-dimensional permits ↗
Every figure on this page was checked against it on August 4, 2026.
Get Florida priced and filed
Send the route and a permit agent calls you back with Florida’s fee, any other state on the way, and one total. Filed from Houston, TX; we answer +1 (786) 494-6912, 7am–7pm CT, 7 days.
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States that border Florida
Limits change at the line. One order covers every state on your route.
Florida oversize permits, answered
Do I need an oversize permit in Florida?
You need a permit in Florida once the load exceeds any one of these: 8'6" wide, 13'6" high, or 80,000 lb gross. There is no overall length cap on a normal tractor-semitrailer — the trailer itself is capped at 57' instead, measured with any rear overhang inside it. Axle limits apply too — 20,000 lb on a single axle and 40,000 lb on a tandem.
When does Florida require an escort?
Florida requires no escort below 12' wide. Above that the requirement depends on the road type as well as the dimension, which is why the same load can need a front escort on a two-lane and a rear escort on a multilane.
Can I move an oversize load at night in Florida?
Daylight hours only. There is no general weekend blackout. Holiday movement is restricted.
What counts as a superload in Florida?
A load over 16' wide, over 18'0" high, over 150' long, over 200,000 lb is handled as a superload in Florida. Allow about 10 business days for review.
How much does a Florida oversize permit cost?
Permigo charges a flat $20 service fee per state permit. Florida's own permit fee is billed at cost on the same invoice, itemised, with nothing added. Call +1 (786) 494-6912 and we will price your exact route.
What happens if I move without a Florida permit?
Moving above Florida's limits without a permit is a violation, not a paperwork gap. The load can be stopped at a scale or by a trooper and held until a permit is issued, the fine is set by Florida and the citing officer, and a pattern of violations follows the carrier's safety record. If you are not sure the load needs one, when you need an oversize permit walks through the triggers.
Which kind of Florida permit do I need?
Most moves take a single-trip permit: one load, one route, a set number of days. Many states also sell annual or blanket permits for loads that stay within routine dimensions; whether Florida does, and for which loads, is on the state's own permit page. A superload is permitted separately and reviewed by the state — the thresholds are in the answer above. Permigo files whichever kind the load needs at the same $20 flat fee; what Florida itself charges is on the cost guide.
Is a Florida oversize permit the same as a Florida truck permit?
No. A "truck permit" usually means the paperwork a truck needs to cross Florida at all — a trip permit, a fuel permit (IFTA) or IRP plates — which the state's motor-carrier office issues. An oversize or overweight permit covers one load that exceeds Florida's legal size or weight, and that is what Permigo files.
Also useful: when you need a permit, pilot car requirements by state, and the interactive map of all 48 states.
Moving through Florida?
$20 flat per state permit, the state's fee at cost. A permit agent answers, 7am–7pm CT.