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Heavy haul in Idaho

Heavy Haul Trucking in Idaho

Reliable Transport LLC permits, routes and escorts heavy haul and superload moves in Idaho with our own team. We are based in Dayton, Ohio, and we haul across the USA and Canada.

This page is general information only, not legal advice and not a permit. Rules change often and each state's permit and official rules are the final word. Always confirm limits, escorts, routes and travel times with the state permit office before moving a load. Reliable Transport LLC is not responsible for decisions made using this information.

Reliable Transport LLC

Idaho loads, planned in house

We are USDOT 3906954 and MC 1441035. Our in house permitting team pulls permits in every state on the route, including ITD special permits for Idaho, and our own escorts and utility bucket trucks run with the load.

Hauling through other states? Use our permit map and route planner

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Idaho permits in plain English

What Idaho asks of a heavy load

These Idaho rules shape a heavy haul route. Our permitting team checks the current rules for every state on your route. The full list, with every source, is on our Idaho permit rules page.

Permit and escort rules

Official sources linked
TopicRule
Height poleOver 16'H, a non metallic height pole on the lead pilot vehicle. (IDAPA 39.03.01, Rules Governing Special Permits, ITD Pilot/Escort Vehicle Travel Requirements and Vertical Clearance of Structures map (Jan 8, 2025))
Route surveyNo published size trigger. (IDAPA 39.03.01, Rules Governing Special Permits, ITD Pilot/Escort Vehicle Travel Requirements and Vertical Clearance of Structures map (Jan 8, 2025))
Legal limitsWithout a permit, a load in Idaho can be up to 8'6"W and 14'H. (Idaho Code Title 49 chapter 10, IDAPA 39.03.01, Rules Governing Special Permits)
EscortsBlack routes: one front over 12'W, front and rear over 14'W up to 18'W. (ITD Pilot/Escort Vehicle Travel Requirements and Vertical Clearance of Structures map (Jan 8, 2025), IDAPA 39.03.01, Rules Governing Special Permits)
Travel hoursRed routes daylight only; black routes and Interstate allow 24 hour travel up to 12'W, 120'L and 15'H. (ITD Pilot/Escort Vehicle Travel Requirements and Vertical Clearance of Structures map (Jan 8, 2025), IDAPA 39.03.01, Rules Governing Special Permits)
City curfewsOver 13'W, weekday rush closures in the listed cities. (ITD Pilot/Escort Vehicle Travel Requirements and Vertical Clearance of Structures map (Jan 8, 2025), IDAPA 39.03.01, Rules Governing Special Permits)
HolidaysSix holidays, with the day before windows on the pilot escort map. (ITD Pilot/Escort Vehicle Travel Requirements and Vertical Clearance of Structures map (Jan 8, 2025), IDAPA 39.03.01, Rules Governing Special Permits)

Rules change. We checked these rules on October 5, 2026 against IDAPA 39.03.01, Idaho Code Title 49 chapter 10 and the ITD pilot escort map, and each one against a second source. Rules we could not confirm twice are left off this page. Our permitting team confirms the current rules for every move.

Questions

Idaho heavy haul questions

Do you haul heavy loads in Idaho?

Yes. We are based at 7660 W Third St in Dayton, OH 45417, and we haul oversize and overweight loads across the USA and Canada. Our permitting team pulls the Idaho permit for the Idaho part of the route. We moved a 150,000 lb transformer from Pocatello to Akron.

When does a tall Idaho load need a height pole?

Over 16'H, the lead pilot deploys a non metallic height pole.

When does an Idaho load need escorts on black routes?

Over 12'W, one front pilot car. Over 14'W, front and rear.

How heavy a load can you haul?

Our superload service handles loads up to 300,000 lbs, with permits, routing and escorts by our own team.

Hauling through other states? Use our permit map and route planner

Open the route planner
USDOT 3906954MC 1441035
Live GPSand a dash cam on every truck
In housepermitting, routing, escorts, utility bucket trucks, maintenance and drivers
USA and Canadawith bonded and non bonded shipments across the Canadian border

Idaho heavy haul quote

Ready to move it?

Send the weight and dimensions, the pickup and delivery points, and your dates. We will work out the permits, route, escorts and equipment.

This page is general information only, not legal advice and not a permit. Rules change often and each state's permit and official rules are the final word. Always confirm limits, escorts, routes and travel times with the state permit office before moving a load. Reliable Transport LLC is not responsible for decisions made using this information.