Indiana oversize load permits
Indiana 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.
Indiana 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 Indiana and the load needs a permit. No overall length limit is imposed on a truck-tractor semitrailer — the 53' trailer, measured with the load, is the trigger. A trailer longer than 53' re-activates the state's 65' overall cap. Permigo files it for a flat $20, with the state's own fee billed at cost.
Indiana publishes no separate overhang cap, but the tail is still capped — the 53' trailer figure above is measured with the load on it, so a rear overhang spends the trailer’s remainder rather than sitting outside it. A 48' trailer gets 5'; a 53' trailer gets none, and 1' of tail needs a permit. Marking rules still apply.
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
No separate superload class published — the permit thresholds above govern.
Movement windows
| Load | Window |
|---|---|
| ≤110'L · ≤10'W · ≤13'6"H · <200k lb | continuous, 7 days |
| >110'L or 10'–14'4"W or 13'6"–15'H | daylight ±½ hr, 7 days |
| 14'4"–16'W | daylight ±½ hr, Mon–Fri |
| >16'W or >15'H or >200k lb | Mon–Fri 8:30am–3:30pm M-204S |
| Mobile homes 8'6"–14'4"W | M–F daylight + Saturday until noon |
| 6 holidays | blackout: noon last weekday before → ½ hr before sunrise after (OW Commodity & Bulk Milk exempt) |
Travel restrictions
Other published tables
No additional tables published for this state.
Primary source: Indiana DOR — oversize/overweight (OSOW) permits ↗
Every figure on this page was checked against it on August 4, 2026.
Under the Indiana Department of Revenue's permit instructions (read October 15, 2026), the driver carries Form M-204 with every Indiana oversize/overweight permit. Keep it in the permit binder: without it, the permit is not valid. Download Form M-204 (PDF, 191 KB)
Get Indiana priced and filed
Send the route and a permit agent calls you back with Indiana’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 Indiana
Limits change at the line. One order covers every state on your route.
Indiana oversize permits, answered
Do I need an oversize permit in Indiana?
You need a permit in Indiana 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 53' instead, measured with any rear overhang inside it. Axle limits apply too — 20,000 lb on a single axle and 34,000 lb on a tandem.
When does Indiana require an escort?
Indiana requires no escort below 12'4" wide. On undivided roads it takes one escort (in front) over 12'4", two escorts (front and rear) over 14'4" and two escorts (front and rear) with two police escorts over 17'. On divided dual-lane highways it takes one escort (behind) over 12'4" and one escort (behind) with two police escorts over 17'.
Can I move an oversize load at night in Indiana?
Daylight only above 10' wide. Loads up to 14'4" wide and 15' high have no weekend ban. Over 14'4" wide, over 15' high or over 200,000 lb, movement is Monday to Friday only, and mobile homes and sectional buildings over 8'6" wide stop at noon on Saturday. Holiday movement is restricted.
What counts as a superload in Indiana?
A load over 16' wide, over 15'0" high, over 110' long, over 120,000 lb is handled as a superload in Indiana.
How much does an Indiana oversize permit cost?
Permigo charges a flat $20 service fee per state permit. Indiana'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 an Indiana permit?
Moving above Indiana'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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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 Indiana itself charges is on the cost guide.
Is an Indiana oversize permit the same as an Indiana truck permit?
No. A "truck permit" usually means the paperwork a truck needs to cross Indiana 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 Indiana's legal size or weight, and that is what Permigo files.
What must the driver carry with an Indiana permit?
The permit and Form M-204, kept together for the whole trip. The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) says in its oversize/overweight permit instructions that a paper or electronic copy of Form M-204, General Provisions of an Oversize/Overweight Vehicle Permit (April 2022 revision), must be kept with the permit, and Form M-204S, Special Provisions, too when the permit comes with it. The driver shows the permit to any police officer, motor carrier inspector or authorized State of Indiana employee who asks. We tell drivers to keep M-204 in the permit binder: without it, the permit is not valid, since DOR requires the two together and M-204 voids a permit on any violation.
Also useful: when you need a permit, pilot car requirements by state, and the interactive map of all 48 states.
Moving through Indiana?
$20 flat per state permit, the state's fee at cost. A permit agent answers, 7am–7pm CT.