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Michigan oversize escort requirements

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

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

Michigan escorts by load, two-lane and divided highways
LoadTwo-lane highwayDivided highwayRule
Width12'6" wideNoneNoneMDOT publishes no general-freight width/length escort grid (width 12'6", length 75') — only a separate mobile-home/building-module schedule exists. Confirm escort requirements directly with the MDOT permit office before moving.
Width14'6" wideNoneNoneMDOT publishes no general-freight width/length escort grid (width 14'6", length 75') — only a separate mobile-home/building-module schedule exists. Confirm escort requirements directly with the MDOT permit office before moving.
Width16'6" wideNoneNoneMDOT publishes no general-freight width/length escort grid (width 16'6", length 75') — only a separate mobile-home/building-module schedule exists. Confirm escort requirements directly with the MDOT permit office before moving.
Width18'6" wideNoneNoneMDOT publishes no general-freight width/length escort grid (width 18'6", length 75') — only a separate mobile-home/building-module schedule exists. Confirm escort requirements directly with the MDOT permit office before moving.
Height15'6" high1 front + 1 rearroute survey1 front + 1 rearroute surveyheight >15' — 1 front with high pole + 1 rear; height >13'6" — MDOT route verification required (secondary source — confirm with MDOT T-3). MI: MDOT publishes no general-freight width/length escort grid (width 8'6", length 75') — only a separate mobile-home/building-module schedule exists. Confirm escort requirements directly with the MDOT permit office before moving.
Height16'6" high1 front + 1 rearroute survey1 front + 1 rearroute surveyheight >15' — 1 front with high pole + 1 rear; height >13'6" — MDOT route verification required (secondary source — confirm with MDOT T-3). MI: MDOT publishes no general-freight width/length escort grid (width 8'6", length 75') — only a separate mobile-home/building-module schedule exists. Confirm escort requirements directly with the MDOT permit office before moving.
Length110' overallNoneNoneMDOT publishes no general-freight width/length escort grid (width 8'6", length 110') — only a separate mobile-home/building-module schedule exists. Confirm escort requirements directly with the MDOT permit office before moving.
Length130' overallNoneNoneMDOT publishes no general-freight width/length escort grid (width 8'6", length 130') — only a separate mobile-home/building-module schedule exists. Confirm escort requirements directly with the MDOT permit office before moving.
Weight200,000 lb grossNoneNoneMDOT publishes no general-freight width/length escort grid (width 8'6", length 75') — only a separate mobile-home/building-module schedule exists. Confirm escort requirements directly with the MDOT permit office 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 Michigan decides that case on the permit itself. Permits can add conditions of their own, so check yours before you move.

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