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# Nebraska Oversize, Overweight & Superload Permitting Services

Comprehensive commercial trucking permits and heavy haul compliance across Nebraska.

## Agency & Permitting Authority
- **Agency**: Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT)
- **Portal**: NDOT OS/OW Permitting Portal
- **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**: 16' 0"
- **Legal Height**: 14' 6" | **Max Routine**: 16' 0"
- **Legal Length**: 53' Semi-Trailer / 65' Overall | **Max Routine**: 120' 0"
- **Legal Gross Weight**: 80,000 lbs (up to 95,000 on state non-interstate routes with 6+ axles) | **Max Routine**: 160,000 lbs
- **Axle Limits**: Single: 20,000 lbs, Tandem: 34,000 lbs, Tridem: 42,000 lbs

## Permitting Scope & Services in Nebraska
- **Routine Oversize (OS) Cab-Cards**: Single-trip authorizations for dimensions exceeding 8' 6" width or 14' 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 160,000, 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 160,000 lbs GVW or exceeding standard NDOT axle spacing charts
- **Width Trigger**: Over 16' 0" wide
- **Height Trigger**: Over 16' 0" high
- **Length Trigger**: Over 120' 0" overall length
- **State & Partner Bridge Review**: Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) 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 highways; over 14' 0" wide on multi-lane highways
- **Rear Escort**: Required over 14' 0" wide on multi-lane highways; length exceeding 100' 0"; rear overhang > 15' 0"
- **Height Pole**: Required for loads exceeding 15' 6" in height (lead vehicle with calibrated pole)
- **Police Escort**: Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) escort required over 16' 0" wide, 16' 0" high, or over 160,000 lbs

## Metro Curfews & Travel Restrictions
- **Curfew Zones**:
  - Omaha Metro (I-80, I-680, I-480, US-75): 7:00–9:00 AM & 4:00–6:00 PM M-F
  - Lincoln Metro (I-80, US-77, I-180): 7:00–8:30 AM & 4:30–6:00 PM M-F
- **Travel Rules**: Daylight only (1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset), 7 days a week for routine loads up to 14' wide. Overweight-only continuous travel allowed with lighting.

## Key Freight Corridors
- I-80 (Cross-Country Transcontinental Arterial)
- I-680 (Omaha Bypass)
- US-30 (Lincoln Highway Spine)
- US-81 (Pan-American Highway)
- US-26
- US-77

## Frequently Asked Questions
### What is Nebraska's legal height limit?
Nebraska allows a generous legal height of 14'6" without requiring an oversize permit, among the tallest legal heights in the United States.

### What are Nebraska pilot car escort triggers?
Nebraska requires 1 escort for loads over 12' wide on 2-lane roads and over 14' wide on multi-lane highways. Loads over 100' long require a rear escort.

### What are the Omaha and Lincoln rush hour curfews?
Oversize vehicles cannot travel on Omaha and Lincoln urban highways between 7:00–9:00 AM and 4:00–6:00 PM on weekdays.

### How long does NDOT take to issue a Nebraska oversize permit?
Routine single-trip permits are typically issued in 2–4 business hours through NDOT's electronic portal. Superloads take 3–5 business days.

## 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/nebraska](https://www.alpinetruckservice.com/permits/nebraska)