Maryland State Highway Hauling Permit Section
Address: 7491 Connelley Drive Hanover, Maryland 21076
Contact: (410) 582-5757 / (800) 846-6435
Hours: 7:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. *Closed for lunch: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Permits
Single trip permits are valid for five (5) travel days. Saturday and Sunday are excluded from these five days.
Weight:
| Single | 27,000 |
| Tandem | 52,000 |
| Tridum | 63,000 |
120,000 to 150,000 27,000 lbs. Per axle is the maximum
Interstate only
Length: 120’
Height: 16’
When Escorts Are Needed:
On All Highways: # of Escorts
| Width over 13’ except manufactured housing | 1 |
| Length over 85’ | 1 |
| Height 14’6” or more (unless route requires escort for lesser height) | 1 w/ height pole |
| Weight over 60 tons (120,000 lbs.) GVW | 1 |
| When weather or road conditions justify | 1 |
| Width 14’ or more, including mfg. housing | 2 (Front & Rear) |
| Length 140’ or more | 2 (Front & Rear) |
| Traveling road too narrow to allow other vehicles to pass safely in either direction | 2 (Front & Rear) |
| Traveling against traffic that will have to be diverted or stopped | 2 (Front & Rear) |
| When weather or road conditions justify | 2 (Front & Rear) |
Police Escort Needed When:
- Width 16’ or more
- Weight over 65 tons (130,000 lbs.) GVW
- As MD Hwy. Administrations requires; if traffic will have to be diverted or stopped or if more will have to be diverted or stopped or if more will affect either 2 or more lanes of traffic on a highway having only 1 lane in each direction
