Heavy haul in Maine
Heavy Haul Trucking in Maine
Reliable Transport LLC permits, routes and escorts heavy haul and superload moves in Maine 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
Maine loads, planned in house
We are USDOT 3906954 and MC 1441035. We haul single pieces from 70,000 up to 300,000 lbs on 8 to 22 axle setups. Our in house permitting team pulls permits in every state on the route, including Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) oversize and overweight permits for Maine, and our own escorts and utility bucket trucks run with the load.
Hauling through other states? Use our permit map and route planner
Open the route plannerMaine at a glance
Maine BMV- Legal size
- 8'6"W, 13'6"H
- Legal weight
- 100,000 lbs on 6 axles
- Pilot cars start
- Over 12'W or 80'L
- Police escort
- 16'W or 125'L
- Turnpike limits
- 14'6"W, 13'6"H
- Travel
- Daylight, no holiday weekends
Before the move
How we plan a Maine load
Every Maine move starts with an overlimit permit from the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), filed online through MoveMEMaine. Our permitting team checks the size, weight and route against the Maine overlimit rules in 29-250 CMR ch. 157, then sets the pilot cars and travel windows the permit calls for.
Over 12'W, over 80'L, or with more than 5' of rear overhang, a pilot car runs with the load, and at 16'W or 125'L a police escort is added. Maine moves run in daylight, from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset, and never on legal holidays or holiday weekends.
The Maine Turnpike has its own limits of 13'6"H and 14'6"W and its own permit, so taller and wider loads route off the Turnpike. Loads above the BMV weight table are extreme loads and may need a MaineDOT engineering review. Our 22 axle setups carry loads up to 300,000 lbs.
Sources: Maine BMV overlimit permits; 29-250 CMR ch. 157, s. 8; 29-250 CMR ch. 157, s. 12; 29-250 CMR ch. 157, s. 16; 29-A M.R.S. s. 2382; Maine BMV 2026 holiday letter.
Services we haul here
What we haul in Maine
Our moves
Heavy loads we have hauled
These moves show the size of load our team permits, routes and escorts.
110,000 lb switchgear building
Houston, TX to Los Angeles, CA in 2025, at 250,000 lbs gross and 185'L x 17'W x 17'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.
Moving a load in Maine?
Send the weight, dimensions and route, and we will plan the move.
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Maine permits in plain English
What Maine asks of a heavy load
These Maine 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 Maine permit rules page.
Permit and escort rules
Official sources linked| Topic | Rule |
|---|---|
| Legal limits | Without a permit, a load in Maine can be up to 8'6"W and 13'6"H, and up to 80,000 lbs on a 5 axle combination or 100,000 lbs on a 6 axle combination. (29-250 CMR ch. 157, s. 12, 29-A M.R.S. s. 2380, 29-A M.R.S. s. 2354) |
| Pilot cars | Over 12'W, over 80'L, or more than 5' of rear overhang. A single pilot car follows the load on divided highways and leads on undivided highways. (Maine BMV overlimit permits, 29-250 CMR ch. 157, s. 16) |
| Police escorts | 16'W or more, or 125'L or more. (29-A M.R.S. s. 2382, 29-250 CMR ch. 157, s. 17) |
| Travel hours | Daylight, from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset. From April 22 to November 18, Monday through Friday and Saturday until noon. (29-250 CMR ch. 157, s. 1, 29-250 CMR ch. 157, s. 8, Maine BMV 2026 holiday letter) |
| Holidays | No overlimit travel on legal holidays or holiday weekends. (29-250 CMR ch. 157, s. 8, Maine BMV 2026 holiday letter, Maine BMV overlimit permits) |
| Maine Turnpike | Limits of 13'6"H and 14'6"W, and a separate Turnpike permit on top of the BMV permit. (Maine BMV 2026 holiday letter, Maine Turnpike Authority overlimit permits, Maine BMV overlimit permits) |
Rules change. We checked these rules on October 19, 2026 against the Maine BMV overlimit permit page, the Maine overlimit rules in 29-250 CMR ch. 157, the Maine BMV 2026 holiday letter, 29-A M.R.S. s. 2354, 2380 and 2382, and the Maine Turnpike Authority overlimit permit page, 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
Maine heavy haul questions
Do you haul heavy loads in Maine?
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 Maine permit for the Maine part of the route.
When does a Maine load need pilot cars?
Over 12'W, over 80'L, or with more than 5' of rear overhang. A single pilot car follows on divided highways and leads on undivided highways.
When does Maine require a police escort?
At 16'W or more, or 125'L or more.
Can an oversize load use the Maine Turnpike?
Only within the Turnpike limits of 13'6"H and 14'6"W, and with a separate Turnpike permit on top of the BMV permit.
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
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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.