Truck Size and Length Limits

Width of Vehicle / Load

• 8 Feet 6 inches.

Height of Vehicle/Load
• 14 Feet 0 inches.

Front Overhang
• 4 Feet 0 inches.
• Measure from the front bumper of the power unit to the front of the load.

Rear Overhang – Solo Vehicle

• 3/4 Wheelbase.
• Measure from the center of the last axle of the vehicle to the end
of the load.

Rear Overhang – Combination of Vehicles

• 1/3 Wheelbase.
• Measured from the center of the last axle to the end of the load, as long as:
 The load length does not exceed 40 feet.
 The trailer length does not exceed 40 feet.
 The overall length (including rear overhang) does not exceed 60 feet.
• Otherwise, 5 feet is allowed off the back of the trailer, as long as any
overall length limits for a given combination and highway are not exceeded.

Load Length
• 40 Feet.
• Load length over 40 feet is permitted if the load does not extend beyond
the rear of the semitrailer by more than five feet.
• Loads over 40 feet cannot extend forward of the rear of the truck cab.

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Single (Solo) Truck Unit Length
• 40 feet.

Length of Truck Combinations Including Load

• 60 Feet.
• See exceptions below.

Truck Tractor and Stinger Steered Pole Trailer

• 65 Feet.

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 Exceptions to Truck Combination Limits

Truck Tractor and Semitrailer Length – Group 1 Highways Only

• 60 Feet overall with a maximum 53 foot semitrailer.

• Group Map 1 is available at any CCD permit office.
• Visit the ODOT Commerce and Compliance Division website for more
information.

Truck Tractor and Semitrailer Length – Designated Routes Only

• See Route Map 7, available at any CCD permit office.
• Unlimited overall length with a maximum 53 foot semitrailer.
• Visit the ODOT Commerce and Compliance Division website for more
information.

Truck and Trailer Length – Group 1 Highways Only

• 75 Feet overall with a maximum 53 foot trailer.

OR
• 75 Feet overall with a maximum 40 foot truck.
OR
• 80 Feet overall with a maximum 40 foot trailer IF the trailer’s front axle is
steerable by a turntable or converter dolly.
• Group Map 1 is available at any CCD permit office.
• Visit the ODOT Commerce and Compliance Division website for more
information.

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Length of Truck Tractor with Semitrailer and Trailer (Set of Doubles) –
Group 1 Highways Only

• 75 Feet overall with one trailer being a maximum 40 feet in length.

OR
• Unlimited overall length with the two trailers measuring a maximum 60 feet
from front to rear (including space between the trailers).
• Group Map 1 is available at any CCD permit office.
• Visit the ODOT Commerce and Compliance Division website for more
information.

Length of Truck Tractor with Semitrailer and Trailer (Set of Doubles) –

Designated Routes Only
• See Route Map 7.
• Unlimited overall length with the two trailers measuring a maximum 68 feet
from front to rear (including space between the trailers).
• Route Map 7 is available at any CCD permit office.
• Visit the ODOT Commerce and Compliance Division website for more
information.

ODOT Commerce and Compliance Division 4 Revised February 2020