Kansas City, Missouri
Heavy Haul in Kansas City
Oversize and overweight loads into Kansas City and across the Missouri side of the metro, permitted, routed and escorted by our own team around the weekday curfew.
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.
Kansas City heavy haul
Both sides of the state line
Reliable Transport LLC runs heavy haul and superload moves across the USA and Canada from Dayton, Ohio. For a Kansas City load, our in house team files the MoDOT permit, and the Kansas permit when the load crosses the state line, times the move around the metro curfew and books the escorts.
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Where Kansas City loads move
Each local fact is linked to its source and confirmed by a second one.
The curfew area
Missouri's Kansas City curfew covers the routes on and inside the area bounded by Routes 150 and 291, I 470, and Route 152 west to I 435 in Platte County, then from exit 24 south to the Kansas state line. (7 CSR 10 25.020, all permit requirements, MoDOT Motor Carrier Services FAQ (5/28/2026))
Bridge crawls
A load over 160,000 lbs that crawls a bridge in Kansas City needs a front escort and two rear escorts. (MoDOT Escort Requirements Table, MoDOT Motor Carrier Services FAQ (5/28/2026))
Missouri rules
Kansas City oversize rules at a glance
The Kansas City curfew first, then the Missouri rules every Kansas City load runs under. The full list is on our Missouri oversize permit rules page.
Missouri
Official sources linked| Where | Restriction |
|---|---|
| Rush hours | Kansas City curfew area: no oversize travel from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. or 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Loads that are only overweight are exempt. (7 CSR 10 25.020, all permit requirements, MoDOT Motor Carrier Services FAQ (5/28/2026)) |
| Travel hours | Oversize loads move from one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset. (7 CSR 10 25.020, all permit requirements, MoDOT Motor Carrier Services FAQ (5/28/2026)) |
| Legal limits | Without a permit, a load in Missouri can be up to 8'6"W and 13'6"H, or 14'H on Interstates and designated highways, at up to 80,000 lbs gross. (MoDOT Missouri legal limits) |
| Width escorts | Over 12'6" to 14'W, a front escort on two lane highways and a rear escort on divided and undivided highways; over 14' to 16'W, front and rear escorts on two lane and undivided highways and a rear escort on divided highways; over 16'W, front and rear escorts plus a second front escort on two lane highways; over 18'W, a law enforcement escort. (MoDOT Escort Requirements Table, MoDOT Motor Carrier Services FAQ (5/28/2026)) |
| Height escort | Over 15'6"H, a front height detection escort with a vertical clearance device. (MoDOT Escort Requirements Table, 7 CSR 10 25.020, all permit requirements) |
| Superloads | Over 16'W, 16'H, 150'L or 160,000 lbs, the load is a superload and the application needs a route survey. (MoDOT superload application checklist, 7 CSR 10 25.020, superloads) |
| Holidays | Movement is restricted during the holiday periods listed in the Missouri permit rule. (7 CSR 10 25.020, all permit requirements, 7 CSR 10 25.020, general provisions) |
| Kansas side | Loads that cross the state line into Kansas also run under Kansas permit rules. Our permitting team files the Kansas permit along with the Missouri one. |
Rules change often. We checked these on October 9, 2026 against the official sources linked in each row, 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.
Services we haul here
What we haul in Kansas City
Our moves
Heavy loads we have moved
The submarine engine moved within Missouri; the dryer drum and the transformer show the size of load our team permits, routes and escorts.
220,000 lb submarine engine
Within Missouri in January 2025, at 320,000 lbs gross and 136'L x 10'W x 16'H loaded.
207,000 lb dryer drum
Louisville, KY to Richmond, VA in December 2025, at 300,000 lbs gross and 165'L x 13'6"W x 17'H loaded, with a crew of 15.
150,000 lb transformer
Pocatello, ID to Akron, OH in early 2024, at 240,000 lbs gross and 16'H loaded, with help from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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Questions
Kansas City heavy haul questions
Can oversize loads move at rush hour in Kansas City?
Not in the Missouri curfew area. Monday through Friday, oversize loads may not travel there from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. or 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Loads that are only overweight are exempt.
Do you haul into Kansas City, Kansas?
Yes. Loads that cross the state line also need a Kansas permit, and our in house team files both.
When does a Missouri load need a height escort?
Over 15'6"H, a front height detection escort with a vertical clearance device.
What escorts does a bridge crawl need in Kansas City?
A load over 160,000 lbs that crawls a bridge in Kansas City or St. Louis needs a front escort and two rear escorts.
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.
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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.