Kansas oversize load permits
Kansas allows 14'0" unpermitted, which 20 states do. The other 26 cap at 13'6" — so a 14-foot load legal here needs a permit the moment it crosses into most of them.
Kansas 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 Kansas and the load needs a permit. No overall cap on a tractor-semitrailer — the 59'6" trailer limit is the trigger. 65' is the general combination cap. A trailer longer than 59'6" re-activates the state's 65' 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 Kansas requires a permit.
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
State police do not provide escorts — private certified escorts only.
Superload above
No separate superload class published — the permit thresholds above govern.
Movement windows
| Load | Window |
|---|---|
| Oversize — any dimension | daylight only: banned 30 min after sunset → 30 min before sunrise, 7 days |
| Overweight-only, legal dims | 24 hours, 7 days |
| Weekends & holidays | Open — 'may move every day of the year, including holidays' (no blackout, no curfews) |
| Weather | ice / snow pack / drifting snow = shutdown (OS and OW); manufactured homes stop at 30-mph sustained wind |
| Kansas Turnpike | 12'6"–14'W daytime only; >14'W 8:30am–4:30pm Mon–Thu (confirm with the Kansas Turnpike Authority) |
Travel restrictions
Other published tables
No additional tables published for this state.
Primary source: Kan. Stat. ch. 8, art. 19 — vehicle size, weight and load ↗
Every figure on this page was checked against it on August 4, 2026.
Get Kansas priced and filed
Send the route and a permit agent calls you back with Kansas’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.
Already know the load? Start an order in FleetLynk, the filing app behind Permigo — or send the form and we set it up for you.
States that border Kansas
Limits change at the line. One order covers every state on your route.
Kansas oversize permits, answered
Do I need an oversize permit in Kansas?
You need a permit in Kansas once the load exceeds any one of these: 8'6" wide, 14'0" high, or 80,000 lb gross. There is no overall length cap on a normal tractor-semitrailer — the trailer itself is capped at 59'6" instead. Axle limits apply too — 20,000 lb on a single axle and 34,000 lb on a tandem.
When does Kansas require an escort?
Kansas requires no escort below 16'6" 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 Kansas?
Daylight hours only. There is no general weekend blackout. There is no holiday blackout.
What counts as a superload in Kansas?
A load over 16'6" wide, over 18'0" high, over 126' long, over 150,000 lb is handled as a superload in Kansas.
How much does a Kansas oversize permit cost?
Permigo charges a flat $20 service fee per state permit. Kansas'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 Kansas permit?
Moving above Kansas'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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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 Kansas itself charges is on the cost guide.
Is a Kansas oversize permit the same as a Kansas truck permit?
No. A "truck permit" usually means the paperwork a truck needs to cross Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Kansas?
$20 flat per state permit, the state's fee at cost. A permit agent answers, 7am–7pm CT.