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Massachusetts oversize escort requirements

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

Sources incomplete or in conflict; confirm with the state before you move

Massachusetts escorts by load, two-lane and divided highways
LoadTwo-lane highwayDivided highwayRule
Width12'6" wide1 front1 frontwidth >12' — 1 escort — the civilian width/height/length breakpoints here come only from secondary/aggregator sources, not a confirmed CMR section
Width14'6" wide2 front2 frontwidth >13' — 2 escorts — the civilian width/height/length breakpoints here come only from secondary/aggregator sources, not a confirmed CMR section
Width16'6" wide2 front+ police2 front+ policewidth >13' — 2 escorts; width >16' or length >135' — 2 Massachusetts State Police vehicles — the civilian width/height/length breakpoints here come only from secondary/aggregator sources, not a confirmed CMR section
Width18'6" wide2 front+ police2 front+ policewidth >13' — 2 escorts; width >16' or length >135' — 2 Massachusetts State Police vehicles — the civilian width/height/length breakpoints here come only from secondary/aggregator sources, not a confirmed CMR section
Height15'6" high2 front2 frontheight >13'11" — 2 escorts — the civilian width/height/length breakpoints here come only from secondary/aggregator sources, not a confirmed CMR section
Height16'6" high2 front2 frontheight >13'11" — 2 escorts — the civilian width/height/length breakpoints here come only from secondary/aggregator sources, not a confirmed CMR section
Length110' overall1 front + 1 rear1 front + 1 rearlength 85'–135' — 1 front + 1 rear — the civilian width/height/length breakpoints here come only from secondary/aggregator sources, not a confirmed CMR section
Length130' overall1 front + 1 rear1 front + 1 rearlength 85'–135' — 1 front + 1 rear — the civilian width/height/length breakpoints here come only from secondary/aggregator sources, not a confirmed CMR section
Weight200,000 lb grossNoneNoneNo escort trigger at this size

Whenever an escort is required

  • the >16'/>135' State Police trigger is better corroborated. Turnpike, Cape Cod, and Boston have their own stricter route-specific escort rules not modeled here — confirm directly with MassDOT before moving.

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 Massachusetts decides that case on the permit itself. Permits can add conditions of their own, so check yours before you move.

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