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Missouri oversize escort requirements

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

From the state's published tables; some cases are set per permit

Missouri escorts by load, two-lane and divided highways
LoadTwo-lane highwayDivided highwayRule
Width12'6" wideNoneNoneNo escort trigger at this size
Width14'6" wide1 front + 1 rear1 rearwidth 14'–16' — 1 front + 1 rear (undivided incl. multi-lane undivided); width 14'–16' — 1 front + 1 rear (undivided incl. multi-lane undivided) — divided: 1 rear only
Width16'6" wide2 front + 1 rear+ police1 front + 1 rear+ policewidth 16'–18' — 2 front + 1 rear (2-lane); MSHP escort required — width >16' (2-lane) / >18' (divided), length >150', or height >17'; width 16'–18' — 1 front + 1 rear
Width18'6" wide2 front + 1 rear+ police1 front + 1 rear+ policewidth >18' — 2 front + 1 rear (+1 additional front, 2-lane); MSHP escort required — width >16' (2-lane) / >18' (divided), length >150', or height >17'; width >18' — 1 front + 1 rear
Height15'6" highNoneNoneNo escort trigger at this size
Height16'6" high2 front2 frontheight 16'–17' — 1 front height-detection + 1 additional front
Length110' overallNoneNoneNo escort trigger at this size
Length130' overall1 rear1 rearlength >110' — 1 rear
Weight200,000 lb grossNoneNoneNo 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 Missouri decides that case on the permit itself. Permits can add conditions of their own, so check yours before you move.

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