Heavy haul in Texas
Heavy Haul Trucking in Texas
Reliable Transport LLC permits, routes and escorts heavy haul and superload moves in Texas 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
Texas 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 TxDMV permits for Texas, 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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Featured Texas move
2025- Freight
- Switchgear building, 110,000 lbs
- The building
- 65'L x 17'W x 15'H
- Loaded
- 185'L x 17'W x 17'H
- Gross weight
- 250,000 lbs
- Route
- Houston, TX to Los Angeles, CA
- Support
- State troopers, escorts and bucket trucks
- Groundwork
- Route surveys and bridge studies
- When
- 2025
Moves we have made
A 110,000 lb switchgear building out of Houston
In 2025 we moved a 110,000 lb switchgear building from Houston, Texas to Los Angeles, California. The building itself measured 65'L x 17'W x 15'H.
Loaded, the move measured 185'L x 17'W x 17'H, at 250,000 lbs gross.
Route surveys and bridge studies came first. State troopers worked the move alongside our escorts and bucket trucks.
More of our moves
Heavy loads we have hauled
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.
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.
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 Texas?
Send the weight, dimensions and route, and we will plan the move.
Request a quote →See every move on our Moves page.
Texas permits in plain English
What Texas asks of a heavy load
These Texas 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 Texas oversize permit rules page.
Permit and escort rules
Official sources linked| Topic | Rule |
|---|---|
| Legal limits | Without a permit, a load in Texas can be up to 8'6"W and 14'H, at up to 80,000 lbs gross. (TxDMV size and weight limits) |
| Interstate width | The widest load a Texas permit allows on controlled access highways, the Interstate Highway System, is 16'W. (TxDMV size and weight limits) |
| Route inspection | A load over 20'W, over 18'11"H or over 125'L needs a route inspection certification from the applicant on file. (TxDMV size and weight limits) |
| Permit overhang | With a permit, a load can have up to 25' of front overhang and up to 30' of rear overhang. (TxDMV size and weight limits) |
| Permit axle weights | With a permit, an axle group can carry up to 25,000 lbs on a single axle, 46,000 lbs on a tandem, 60,000 lbs on a tridem, 70,000 lbs on a quadrem and 81,400 lbs on a quint, or 650 lbs per inch of tire width if that is lower. (TxDMV size and weight limits) |
| Superheavy loads | Texas issues Superheavy permits for non divisible loads with a gross weight over 254,300 lbs, or over 200,000 lbs with less than 95' of axle spacing, and for loads over the maximum permit weights on an axle or axle group. (TxDMV oversize and overweight permits) |
| Escorts by width | A load over 14'W up to 16'W needs one front escort on a two lane highway, or one rear escort on a multi lane highway. A load over 16'W needs one front and one rear escort on all roads. (TxDMV escort requirements) |
| Escorts by height | A load over 17'H needs one front escort with a height pole. A load over 18'H needs one front and one rear escort, and the front escort must carry a height pole. (TxDMV escort requirements) |
| Escorts by length | A load over 110'L up to 125'L needs one front escort on a two lane highway, or one rear escort on a multi lane highway. A load over 125'L needs one front and one rear escort on all roads. (TxDMV escort requirements) |
| Overhang | A front or rear overhang over 20' needs one rear escort on all roads. (TxDMV escort requirements) |
| Two dimensions | A load over the escort limits in two dimensions needs front and rear escorts. (TxDMV escort requirements) |
| Houston District | In all counties of the Houston District, a load 17'6"H or taller needs its permit emailed to the TxDOT Houston District signal shop 48 hours before it moves, and TxDOT approved signal contractors must escort it. (TxDMV Houston District restrictions; TxDMV known jurisdictions requiring notification) |
| Travel hours | Permitted loads travel in daytime only unless the permit allows night movement. Daytime runs from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. Night movement is allowed for loads that are overweight only, and on the Interstate Highway System for loads up to 10'W and 100'L with legal front and rear overhangs. (TxDMV Motor Carrier Handbook) |
| Holidays | On the holidays TxDMV lists, loads over 14'W, 16'H or 110'L may not move unless TxDMV grants an exception. (TxDMV holiday movement restrictions) |
Rules change. We checked these rules on October 1, 2026 against the linked TxDMV pages and documents, and each one against a second source such as Chapter 219 of the Texas Administrative Code. Our permitting team confirms the current rules for every move.
What we offer
Heavy haul services in Texas
Where we haul
Texas cities and ports we serve
Each page covers local permit rules, routing and escorts for heavy loads in that city or port.
Questions
Texas heavy haul questions
When does a Texas load need a permit?
A Texas load needs a permit when it is over 8'6"W, over 14'H or over 80,000 lbs gross, under the TxDMV size and weight limits.
What is a Superheavy load in Texas?
TxDMV issues Superheavy permits for non divisible loads with a gross weight over 254,300 lbs, or over 200,000 lbs with less than 95' of axle spacing, and for loads over the maximum permit weights on an axle or axle group.
How many escorts does a wide load need in Texas?
A load over 14'W up to 16'W needs one escort, in front on a two lane highway or behind on a multi lane highway. A load over 16'W needs one front and one rear escort on all roads.
Do you haul in Texas from Ohio?
Yes. We are based at 7660 W Third St in Dayton, OH 45417, and we haul across the USA and Canada, including Texas.
Hauling through other states? Use our permit map and route planner
Open the route plannerTexas 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.