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# Nevada Oversize, Overweight & Superload Permitting Services

Comprehensive commercial trucking permits and heavy haul compliance across Nevada.

## Agency & Permitting Authority
- **Agency**: Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT)
- **Portal**: NDOT Overdimensional Vehicle Permitting System
- **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**: 17' 0"
- **Legal Height**: 14' 0" | **Max Routine**: 16' 0"
- **Legal Length**: 53' Semi-Trailer / 70' Overall | **Max Routine**: 135' 0"
- **Legal Gross Weight**: 80,000 lbs | **Max Routine**: 150,000 lbs
- **Axle Limits**: Single: 20,000 lbs, Tandem: 34,000 lbs, Tridem: 42,000 lbs

## Permitting Scope & Services in Nevada
- **Routine Oversize (OS) Cab-Cards**: Single-trip authorizations for dimensions exceeding 8' 6" width or 14' 0" 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 or exceeding Nevada standard axle weight charts
- **Width Trigger**: Over 17' 0" wide
- **Height Trigger**: Over 16' 0" high
- **Length Trigger**: Over 135' 0" overall length
- **State & Partner Bridge Review**: Nevada 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 or length exceeding 105' 0"
- **Height Pole**: Required for loads exceeding 15' 6" in height (lead vehicle with calibrated pole)
- **Police Escort**: Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) escort required over 17' 0" wide, 17' 0" high, or gross weight over 150,000 lbs

## Metro Curfews & Travel Restrictions
- **Curfew Zones**:
  - Las Vegas Metro (I-15, I-515, US-95, CC-215): 7:00–9:00 AM & 4:00–6:00 PM M-F
  - Reno-Sparks Metro (I-80, I-580, US-395): 7:00–9:00 AM & 4:00–6:00 PM M-F
- **Travel Rules**: Daylight only (1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset) for wide loads. Night travel permitted on Interstate highways (I-80, I-15) for loads up to 12' wide and legal height with approved lighting. Weekend travel permitted up to 14' wide.

## Key Freight Corridors
- I-80 (Northern Cross-State Spine / Reno to Utah)
- I-15 (Las Vegas to LA / Salt Lake City Corridor)
- US-95 (Las Vegas to Reno North-South Spine)
- US-50 (Loneliest Road)
- I-515 / CC-215

## Frequently Asked Questions
### What is Nevada's legal height limit?
Nevada allows a legal height of 14'0" on all state and interstate highways without requiring an oversize permit.

### What are Las Vegas rush hour curfews for oversize loads?
Oversize vehicles cannot travel on Las Vegas freeways (I-15, I-515, US-95, CC-215) between 7:00–9:00 AM and 4:00–6:00 PM on weekdays.

### What are Nevada pilot car escort rules?
Nevada requires 1 escort for loads over 12' wide on 2-lane roads and over 14' wide on multi-lane highways. Loads over 105' long require a rear escort. Height over 15'6" requires a height pole.

### How long does NDOT take to issue a Nevada oversize permit?
Routine single-trip permits are typically processed in 2–4 business hours. Superloads requiring bridge structural reviews 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/nevada](https://www.alpinetruckservice.com/permits/nevada)