Oklahoma permits
Oklahoma Oversize Permit Rules
Height rules, bridge reviews, legal limits, escorts, metro curfews, travel hours and holiday rules for oversize and overweight loads in Oklahoma, each checked against the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
Last checked: Oct 2, 2026
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.
- Height pole
- 15'9"H or more
- Legal height
- 14'H; 13'6"H county roads
- Escorts start
- Over 12'W or 80'L
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How Oklahoma sizes up a heavy load
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) Size and Weight Permits Division issues oversize and overweight permits through its online permit system. These are the numbers we plan every Oklahoma load with. Run your exact load and route through our permit tool to see every state on the trip.
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Enter your width, height, length and weight in our permit tool to see the Oklahoma rules and every other state on your route, each with its official source.
Oklahoma limits
Oklahoma legal limits and permit thresholds
Over any legal limit, the load needs an ODOT size and weight permit.
Oklahoma legal size, weight and permits
Official sources linked| Rule | Limit |
|---|---|
| Route review | ODOT publishes no route survey size trigger. Overweight loads that need it get an ODOT Bridge Division load route review before the permit is issued (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy)) |
| 15'9"H or more | Front and rear escorts, a height measuring pole, and advance contact with every utility and railroad on the route (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy), ODOT Contact List for Utilities and Railroads form) |
| Legal height | Up to 14'H on Interstates, US and state highways and turnpikes, and 13'6"H on county roads. A taller load needs a permit (47 O.S. 14 103, OAC 730:50 5 6(e) (ODOT copy)) |
| Legal width | 8'6"W (47 O.S. 14 103, ODOT Size and Weight Permits page and FAQ) |
| Legal weight | 80,000 lbs gross on Interstates; 90,000 lbs on other highways (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy)) |
Escorts
Oklahoma escort requirements
Oklahoma sets escorts by width, length and height, and the road type decides front or rear.
Oklahoma escorts by load size
Official sources linked| Load | Escorts |
|---|---|
| Over 12'W to 14'W | Front escort on two lane highways; rear escort on multi lane highways (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy)) |
| Over 14'W | Front and rear escorts on two lane highways; rear escort on multi lane highways (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy)) |
| Over 16'W | Front and rear escorts on all highways (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy)) |
| Over 80'L | Front escort on two lane highways (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy)) |
| Over 100'L | 2 escorts on two lane highways (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy)) |
| 15'9"H or more | Front and rear escorts, with a height measuring pole (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy), ODOT Contact List for Utilities and Railroads form) |
Escort rules come from OAC 730:50 5 18. The permit lists the escorts for each load. (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy), ODOT Size and Weight Permits page and FAQ)
Height and routes
Height poles, utilities and bridge reviews
What Oklahoma asks of tall and heavy loads.
Route review
ODOT publishes no route survey size trigger. Overweight loads that need it get a load route review by the ODOT Bridge Division before the permit is issued, so plan extra time. (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy))
15'9"H or more
The load runs with front and rear escorts and a height measuring pole, and the permittee contacts every utility and railroad on the route before the move. (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy), ODOT Contact List for Utilities and Railroads form)
Legal height
A load taller than 14'H on Interstates, US and state highways and turnpikes, and 13'6"H on county roads needs a permit. (47 O.S. 14 103, OAC 730:50 5 6(e) (ODOT copy))
Travel times
Travel hours, nights, weekends and holidays
When a permitted load may move in Oklahoma.
Hours
Half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset, unless the permit allows night travel. (47 O.S. 14 101, ODOT Size and Weight Permits page and FAQ)
Overweight only
A load within legal size that is only overweight may move day and night. (47 O.S. 14 101, ODOT Size and Weight Permits page and FAQ)
Metro curfews
Oversize loads may not use Interstates in Oklahoma, Tulsa or Cleveland County from 7 to 9 a.m. or 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy), ODOT Size and Weight Permits page and FAQ)
Holidays
No oversize travel on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. (47 O.S. 14 101, OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy))
Superloads
Oklahoma bridge reviews
Oklahoma sets no single superload size. Overweight loads that need it get a load route review by the ODOT Bridge Division, a structural check of the route, before the permit is issued. (OAC 730:50 Subchapter 5 (ODOT copy))
See how we plan the biggest loads on our Superload Transport page.
Our moves
Heavy loads we have moved
150,000 lb transformer
A 150,000 lb transformer from Pocatello, ID to Akron, OH.
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A 207,000 lb dryer drum from Louisville, KY to Richmond, VA.
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Sources
Official Oklahoma sources
Every rule on this page is taken from the ODOT pages and rule text below and confirmed by a second source. Rules we could not confirm twice are left off this page. Rules change, and the permit itself always decides. Last checked: Oct 2, 2026.
Questions
Oklahoma permit questions
Does an Oklahoma load need a route survey?
ODOT publishes no route survey size trigger. Overweight loads that need it get an ODOT Bridge Division load route review before the permit is issued.
What does Oklahoma require at 15'9"H?
Front and rear escorts, a height measuring pole, and advance contact with every utility and railroad on the route.
When does an Oklahoma load need a permit?
Over 8'6"W; over 14'H on Interstates, US and state highways and turnpikes, or 13'6"H on county roads; or over 80,000 lbs on Interstates and 90,000 lbs on other highways.
When does Oklahoma require escorts?
Over 12'W, a front escort on two lane highways and a rear escort on multi lane highways. More over 14'W and 16'W, and over 80'L on two lane highways.
When are the Oklahoma metro curfews?
No oversize Interstate travel in Oklahoma, Tulsa or Cleveland County from 7 to 9 a.m. or 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Which holidays stop oversize loads in Oklahoma?
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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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.