If your business involves transporting oversized or overweight loads across state lines, then securing the right Delaware Oversize Permits is critical to ensuring your trip is legal, efficient, and hassle-free. At Express Heavy Haul Broker, we specialize in providing state of Delaware permits for a wide range of transport needs, so you can keep your focus on the road not the paperwork.
Understanding Delaware Oversize Permits
The Delaware Oversize Permits system regulates the movement of large or heavy vehicles across public highways. These permits are mandatory for carriers whose vehicles exceed legal dimensions or weight thresholds, including width, height, length, or total weight. Whether it’s a construction crane or an industrial generator, we make sure your hauling plans align with Delaware DOT oversize permits requirements.
Permits are valid for five days, with travel permitted from sunrise to sunset, even on weekends. However, restrictions apply on major holidays, including New Year’s, Memorial Day, and Independence Day so planning ahead with the Permit Office is crucial.
Types of Hauling Permits in Delaware
At Express Heavy Haul Broker, we offer a full suite of permits to meet your specific transport needs:
Delaware Oversize Permits
Delaware Overweight Permits
Delaware Overhang Permits
Delaware Single Trip Permits
Delaware Annual Permits
These options ensure that whether your load is wide, heavy, long, or all of the above, you’re covered. For example, if your cargo extends beyond 6 feet to the rear or 3 feet to the front, a specific Delaware Overhang Permit is required.
Legal Dimensions and Routine Limits in Delaware
Here’s a quick overview of the legal and permitted dimensions:
Legal Limits:
Length: 53′ trailers; up to 70′ for items like poles or steel
Width: 8′6″ on designated highways (8′ elsewhere)
Height: 13′6″ (13′ on non-designated routes)
Gross Weight: 80,000 lbs max
Routine Permit Limits:
Length: 120′
Width: 15′
Height: 15′
Weight: up to 120,000 lbs (with spacing considerations)
Anything exceeding these is considered a Super Load and requires additional coordination.
Safety, Escorts, and Signage
When transporting especially oversize or overweight loads, additional precautions are required. Escorts are necessary depending on the size of your load:
Over 90′ length: one rear escort
Over 100′ length or 15′ width: multiple escorts and possible State Police involvement
Over 15′ high: route survey and two escorts required
In compliance with Delaware memorial bridge oversize restrictions, certain routes may require alternative planning. Our team handles these logistics and ensures your permits reflect safe, approved routes.
Flags and “Oversize Load” signs are required on all sides of an oversize load. For rear overhangs over 4′, proper flagging is a must—two flags if the width at the overhang exceeds 2 feet.
Why Choose Express Heavy Haul Broker?
Understanding oversize and overweight permits can be complex but not with us. As Delaware permit experts, we process Delaware Overweight permits, assess your dimensions, plan routes, and deliver permits quickly and accurately.
Whether you’re transporting within Delaware or crossing over major routes like the Delaware Memorial Bridge, Express Heavy Haul Broker ensures your haul is safe, compliant, and on schedule.
