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# Georgia Oversize, Overweight & Superload Permitting Services

Comprehensive commercial trucking permits and heavy haul compliance across Georgia.

## Agency & Permitting Authority
- **Agency**: Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)
- **Portal**: GDOT Georgia Permitting & Routing System (GPEARS)
- **Regulatory Advisory**: State DOT regulations and permit processing queues are determined by individual state transportation authorities and vary by agency workload. Carriers should verify active route advisories and state requirements prior to movement.

## Legal vs. Routine Permitted Dimensions
- **Legal Width**: 8' 6" | **Max Routine**: 15' 6" (16' 0" on Interstate)
- **Legal Height**: 13' 6" | **Max Routine**: 16' 0"
- **Legal Length**: 53' Semi-Trailer / 100' Overall on designated routes | **Max Routine**: 100' 0" (125' on Interstate)
- **Legal Gross Weight**: 80,000 lbs | **Max Routine**: 150,000 lbs
- **Axle Limits**: Single: 20,340 lbs, Tandem: 34,000 lbs (37,340 on non-interstate with 5% tolerance), Tridem: 42,000 lbs

## Permitting Scope & Services in Georgia
- **Routine Oversize (OS) Cab-Cards**: Single-trip authorizations for dimensions exceeding 8' 6" width or 13' 6" height.
- **Overweight (OW) Axle Permits**: Overload cab-cards for heavy machinery and configurations exceeding 80,000 lbs GVW.
- **Multi-Axle Superload Permits**: Specialized filings exceeding Over 150,000, including State DOT and certified partner bridge reviews, route surveys, and police escorts.
- **Annual & Blanket Fleet Permits**: Continuous-operation annual highway authorizations for construction fleets.
- **Temporary Trip & Fuel Permits**: 72-hour IRP vehicle registration and IFTA fuel tax credentials.
- **County, City & Toll Road Clearances**: Municipal authorizations and turnpike clearances.

## Superload Permitting & State Review Protocol
- **Weight Trigger**: Over 150,000 lbs GVW (over 180,000 lbs requires bridge structural modeling)
- **Width Trigger**: Over 16' 0" wide (over 14' on non-interstate)
- **Height Trigger**: Over 16' 0" high
- **Length Trigger**: Over 125' 0" overall length
- **State & Partner Bridge Review**: Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) electronic systems and certified structural engineering partners evaluate axle load distribution across bridge structures upon submission.
- **Route Surveys & Clearances**: Required for extreme heights/widths to verify overhead physical clearances.
- **Utility & Escorts**: Coordinated wire lifts with power utilities and State Police / Highway Patrol escorts.

## Pilot Cars & Escort Vehicle Requirements
- **Front Escort**: Required over 12' 0" wide on two-lane roads; over 14' 0" wide on multi-lane highways
- **Rear Escort**: Required over 14' 0" wide on multi-lane highways or length exceeding 100' 0"
- **Height Pole**: Required for loads exceeding 15' 6" in height (lead pilot with calibrated height pole)
- **Police Escort**: Georgia State Patrol (GSP) or certified law enforcement escort required over 16' 0" wide, 16' 0" high, or over 180,000 lbs

## Metro Curfews & Travel Restrictions
- **Curfew Zones**:
  - Atlanta Perimeter (I-285 loop, I-75, I-85, I-20, GA-400): 6:00–9:00 AM & 4:00–7:00 PM M-F
  - Savannah Port Corridors (I-95, I-16, GA-21, Jimmy DeLoach Pkwy) during shift change peak hours
- **Travel Rules**: Daylight only (30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset) Monday through Saturday. Sunday travel allowed until 12:00 noon for loads under 12' wide. Overweight-only continuous travel allowed with lighting.

## Key Freight Corridors
- I-75 (Florida to Midwest Logistics Arterial)
- I-85 (Southeast Manufacturing Spine)
- I-20 (Atlanta to Birmingham/Augusta)
- I-95 (Atlantic Seaboard)
- I-16 (Port of Savannah to Macon)
- I-285 (Atlanta Bypass)

## Frequently Asked Questions
### How long does GDOT take to process a Georgia oversize permit?
Routine single-trip permits submitted via GPEARS are typically processed in 2–4 business hours. Superloads requiring bridge structural reviews take 3–5 business days. Alpine expedites all filings upon intake.

### What are Atlanta rush hour curfew hours for oversize loads?
Oversize vehicles cannot travel on Atlanta highways inside the I-285 perimeter between 6:00–9:00 AM and 4:00–7:00 PM on weekdays.

### What are Georgia pilot car rules for wide loads?
Georgia requires 1 escort for loads over 12' wide on 2-lane roads and over 14' wide on multi-lane highways. Loads over 15'6" high require a front escort with a calibrated height pole.

### What qualifies as a superload in Georgia?
In Georgia, loads exceeding 150,000 lbs gross weight (or 180,000 lbs requiring bridge analysis), 16' wide, 16' high, or 125' long are superloads, requiring GDOT engineering review and Georgia State Patrol escorts.

## Contact & Direct Dispatch
- **Direct Phone**: (918) 607-6547 (CALL: [918-607-6547](tel:9186076547))
- **Email**: [permits@alpinetruck.com](mailto:permits@alpinetruck.com)
- **Online Intake**: [alpinetruckservice.com/permits/georgia](https://www.alpinetruckservice.com/permits/georgia)