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Kentucky oversize escort requirements

When a load over legal width, height, length or weight needs pilot cars or a police escort in Kentucky, on two-lane and divided highways.

Matches the state's published rule

Kentucky escorts by load, two-lane and divided highways
Load	Two-lane highway	Divided highway	Rule
Width12'6" wide	1 front + 1 rear	1 rear	width >12' — 1 front + 1 rear (2-lane); width >12' — 1 rear (multi-lane)
Width14'6" wide	1 front + 1 rear	1 front + 1 rear	width 14'-16' — 1 front + 1 rear (2-lane); width 12'-16' — 1 front + 1 rear (multi-lane)
Width16'6" wide	2 front + 2 rear	2 front + 2 rear	width >16' — 2 front + 2 rear
Width18'6" wide	2 front + 2 rear	2 front + 2 rear	width >16' — 2 front + 2 rear
Height15'6" high	1 front	1 front	height >14'11" — 1 front with height pole
Height16'6" high	1 front	1 front	height >14'11" — 1 front with height pole
Length110' overall	1 front + 1 rear	None	length >85' — 1 front + 1 rear (2-lane)
Length130' overall	1 front + 2 rear	1 front + 2 rear	length >120' — 1 front + 2 rear (2-lane); length >120' — 1 front + 2 rear (multi-lane)
Weight200,000 lb gross	None	None	No escort trigger at this size

Each example changes one dimension from a legal 8′6″ wide, 13′6″ high, 75′, 80,000 lb tractor-trailer. Real moves often combine several. “Set by permit” means Kentucky decides that case on the permit itself. Permits can add conditions of their own, so check yours before you move.

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