Permits
When a shed move needs a permit
Two different jobs get called a shed move. One stays on private property and never enters a public road. The other travels. The second one is the permit job. This page is orientation so you know what the hauler is talking about. It is not legal advice, and it is not a permit.
The usual road limits
On many state and interstate routes, a load wider than 8 feet 6 inches, or taller than 13 feet 6 inches from the pavement, is oversize. Length limits differ. States and cities can be stricter than the interstate rule, and some bridges are closed to wide loads even when the highway is open. The shed on the trailer is what gets measured. The floor width in the ad is not.
A 10-foot-wide shed almost always needs an oversize permit once it leaves the yard. An 8-foot floor might or might not, depending on overhang and how it sits on the trailer. The hauler measures, files with the state if the route needs it, and builds that fee into the price they give you.
Who files
The hauler files. Shed Movers does not pull permits, does not own the truck, and does not take the permit fee. If we introduced you, you still pay the hauler. Their authority and their insurance cover the haul.
Where to read next
Each state page names the office that actually issues the oversize permit. Rules change. The hauler’s current permit, not this page, is what the load travels under.
Related
- Texas (TxDOT)
- Florida (FDOT)
- Georgia (GDOT)
- North Carolina (NCDOT)
- South Carolina (SCDOT)
- Oklahoma (ODOT)
- Tennessee (TDOT)
- Alabama (ALDOT)
- Ohio (Ohio DOT)
- Indiana (INDOT)
- Missouri (MoDOT)
- Cost ranges
- Prepare the shed
Shed Movers does not move the shed or set the price. A planning range is not a quote. The hauler quotes the job, does the work, and is paid by you.