Heavy haul in Ohio, our home state
Heavy Haul Trucking from Dayton, Ohio
Reliable Transport LLC is a heavy haul, oversize and overweight carrier based at 7660 W Third St in Dayton, OH 45417. Our own team permits, routes and escorts Ohio loads, and we haul from here across the lower 48 states 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
Our home base
We are USDOT 3906954 and MC 1441035. Permitting, routing, escorts, utility bucket trucks, maintenance and drivers are all in house, and every truck runs Samsara GPS and a dash cam.
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Open the route plannerFeatured Ohio move
Early 2024- Freight
- Power transformer, 150,000 lbs
- Gross weight
- 240,000 lbs
- Loaded height
- 16'H
- Route
- Pocatello, ID - Akron, OH
- Support
- The Ohio State Highway Patrol helped with wider turns to avoid overpasses and low cables.
- Offload
- The customer's crane crew
- When
- Early 2024
Moves we have made
A 150,000 lb transformer into Akron
In early 2024 we moved a 150,000 lb power transformer from Pocatello, Idaho to Akron, Ohio. The move weighed 240,000 lbs gross and stood 16'H loaded.
Ohio's legal height limit is 13'6"H, and ODOT says any load taller than 14'10"H must be coordinated with the owners of overhead signs, signals and utilities before it moves.
In Ohio, some turns had to be taken wide to avoid overpasses and low cables. The Ohio State Highway Patrol helped us make those wider turns, and the customer's crane crew handled the offload in Akron.
Sources: ODOT permit conditions (OS 1A); ODOT legal limits (OS 8).
More of our moves
Heavy loads we have hauled
207,000 lb dryer drum
Louisville, KY - 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.
110,000 lb switchgear building
Houston, TX - Los Angeles, CA in 2025, at 250,000 lbs gross and 185'L x 17'W x 17'H loaded.
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.
Moving a load in Ohio?
Send the weight, dimensions and route, and we will plan the move.
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Ohio permits in plain English
What Ohio asks of a heavy load
These Ohio rules shape a heavy haul route. Our permitting team checks the current rules for every state on your route.
Permit and escort rules
Official sources linked| Topic | Rule |
|---|---|
| Legal limits | Without a permit, a load in Ohio can be up to 8'6"W and 13'6"H, at up to 80,000 lbs gross. (ODOT OS 8) |
| Length escort | A load over 90'L needs one rear escort. (ODOT OS 1A) |
| Width escort | A load over 13'W needs one lead escort, or one rear escort on multiple lane highways. (ODOT OS 1A) |
| Height escort | A load over 14'6"H needs one lead escort with a height sensing device. (ODOT OS 1A) |
| Lead and rear | A load over 14'6"W or over 14'10"H needs one lead and one rear escort. The same applies when a load meets more than one of the length, width and height conditions above. (ODOT OS 1A) |
| Police escorts | ODOT may also require private or police escorts at its discretion, and when it does, the requirement is written on the permit. A police vehicle does not count as a private escort unless the permit says so. (Ohio Administrative Code, permit conditions rule; ODOT OS 1A) |
| Overhead clearance | A load over 14'10"H must be coordinated with the owners of all overhead signs, signals and utilities on the route. (ODOT OS 1A) |
| Travel hours | Permitted loads move in daylight, from one half hour before sunrise until one half hour after sunset. Overweight loads within legal dimensions have no hour or day limits as long as they do not obstruct normal traffic. (ODOT OS 1A) |
| Rush hours | Loads over 12'W may not move from 6:30 to 9:00 a.m. or 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, in the counties ODOT lists on form OS 1A. (ODOT OS 1A) |
| Weekends | Loads over 12'W may not move from 3 p.m. on Saturday or Sunday until one half hour before sunrise the next day. From April 1 through November 30, the same applies from 3 p.m. on Friday. (ODOT OS 1A) |
| Holidays | Permitted loads may not move from noon the day before a designated holiday until sunrise the day after, unless the permit says otherwise. (Ohio Administrative Code, permit conditions rule; ODOT OS 1A) |
| Weather | Permitted loads may not move in adverse weather or road conditions, such as storms, slippery or snow covered roads, thick fog or other conditions that restrict visibility, unless ODOT waives this. (Ohio Administrative Code, permit conditions rule) |
| Local roads | County and township roads, local streets off the State Highway System and the Ohio Turnpike need permission from those authorities. (ODOT OS 1A) |
Rules change. We checked these rules on October 1, 2026 against ODOT form OS 1A (Rev. 01/18), form OS 8 and the permit conditions rule in the Ohio Administrative Code, and each one against a second source. Our permitting team confirms the current rules for every move.
What we offer
Heavy haul services in Ohio
Questions
Ohio heavy haul questions
Do you haul out of Dayton, Ohio?
Yes. Our base is at 7660 W Third St in Dayton, OH 45417, and we haul from here across the lower 48 states and Canada.
When does an Ohio load need escorts?
Under ODOT form OS 1A, a load over 90'L needs a rear escort, a load over 13'W needs a lead escort (a rear escort on multiple lane highways), and a load over 14'6"W or over 14'10"H needs a lead and a rear escort.
Can wide loads move at rush hour in Ohio?
Not in the counties ODOT lists on form OS 1A. In those counties, loads over 12'W may not move from 6:30 to 9:00 a.m. or 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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 plannerOhio 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.