Important! We are not a permit service. We do not arrange permits for carriers. The following is for informational purposes only. Always read your permits and provisions sheets carefully. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided.
Kansas DOT Phone Number
785-368-6501
Permits
Kansas oversize permits are valid for seven days. Permit is normally obtained prior to entering state. Permits can also be obtained at Ports of Entry. (You need proof of insurance in vehicle if you buy permit at a POE).
Operating Time
One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset, seven days a week and holidays. No restrictions for overweight only.
Kansas Turnpike
Width up to 12′-6″ allowed to travel without escort, 24 hours a day seven days a week (must have proper lighting traveling nights). Over 12′-6″ wide up to 14′ wide can travel daytime without escort. Maximum width is 16′, 125′ long. Maximum height is 14′ without special approval from a Turnpike Highway Patrol Officer. Maximum weights: 20,000 single, 34,000 tandems, 42,000 triples, 50,000 quads. Maximum gross weight 120,000. Turnpike phone: (316) 682-4537.
Legal Dimensions
Routine Permit Limits
Note: When overweight on any axle group, all axles must be down Loads exceeding these dimensions or over 150,000 pounds GVW is considered as a Super Load Loads in excess of 80,000 GVW, the unit must be registered for 85,500
Escorts
Exemptions
Poles, beams, steel pipes and construction steel loads may be up to 85′ long overall (vehicle and load) without a permit as long as trailer does not exceed 59′-6″ (daylight travel only), and if other dimensions are legal.
Signs, Flags & Lights
“Oversize Load” signs are required for all loads moving under a permit. Red flags must be attached to each side of widest part of wide load, and to the rear of all overlength loads. If overhang is over legal limits, end of overhanging object must be flagged and “a lamp shall be placed at the end of the load to make the overhang more visible during periods of hazy daylight.” Overweight only loads need “Oversize Load” signs when running in daylight, but they must be taken off if running at night.