Trucks & Trailers - Need professional truckers' advice

Guys, I work for a company that sells large pre-manufactured chemical and explosive storage bunkers. I am affiliated with the said company but not trying to sell you anything.

What is the largest width in feet that can be commercially shipped on public roads? Police escorts, overpass only okay.

I get mixed answers from my in house transportation manager because (1) We own our own fleet and may or may not be qualified for a super load and (2) It may take an extra bit of effort on his part to set up "super loads".

He tells me 16' is the widest. Is this true?

Thanks for any and all help!

Offshore

It all depends on the route and how much money you get for a budget to spend to move it. Be prepared for night work if it's really large.

That is a serious answer.

Currently I want to ship 50'L x 18'W

Currently I want to ship 50'L x 18'W

It can be done. Proper permits/ escorts/ routing. No night or holiday moving.The length isn't such a problem as the width/ height. Axle spaceing will determine your route. As you know your only aloud so much weight per axle and if you go over any bridges then axle spacing becomes an issue Seen alot bigger on the interstate with pushers on the rear.You will get better and more precise answers if you call your state DMV because it varies from state to state on the required permits.and escorts.. There are companies that will take care of all the liscense you need
.It may take an extra bit of effort on his part to set up "super loads".
I think.The 16ft is for mobile homes.
Superloads:
Over 15’ wide-3 pilots (1 NC Highway Patrol)

It can be done. Proper permits/ escorts/ routing. No night or holiday moving.The length isn't such a problem as the width/ height.Seen alot bigger on the interstate with pushers on the rear.You will get better and more precise answers if you call your state DMV. There are companies that will take care of all the liscense you need
.It may take an extra bit of effort on his part to set up "super loads".
Ditto on the sunup to sun down. Nothing oversize moves when its dark and holidays but the only way to get the right answer your looking for is to ease just down the street from you on I 40 just west of Ashville to the weigh station and they can nail it down to the penny on what you can and can't do. You can call them but something that big I'd want someone in front of me and a meting so you CYA (cover your A$$) Thalasso is also right, you can hire companies that will take care of everything but even those like boat brokers will shoot you a line of shit and charge you for permets they ain't paying for. DMV at those scales will sit down and talk with you openly about what your going to need, and get you in the right direction. If your the pivit man on this, do things the right way cause those fines are past stupid if you get caught in the middle and just crossing a under weight bridge now can cost you over 10,000 dollars. Its all about money..
Regular trucking I could help you. Over size, I know nothing about.
Good luck.

What may be the air draft on that rig?

I saw this large move out here on the West coast:

By Brian Flores
FOX 5 San Diego Reporter
9:06 p.m. PDT, July 26, 2011

SAN ONOFRE, Calif. - A large trailer was set Tuesday to carry the first of four old steam generators from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station to a disposal site in Clive, Utah.

The 399 foot long, 20 foot wide, trailer with 192 tires is only expected to go about 15 miles per hour on the road. With the destination 830 miles away, the trip is expected to take about three weeks.

"It is unusual in its size," said Craig Harberts, Edison's Project Manager. "In the heavily populated areas, we will be travelling at night with CHP escort."


It was specially designed about a year ago in Minnesota by Perkins Logistics and Specialized Transportation, according to Edison.

There will also be a security detachment, as well as officials with Edison travelling with the generators.

The generator itself weighs about 380 tons. Edison officials said the generators are classified as low-level nuclear waste, and well within safe levels.

"If you were to stand approximately six feet away from the lower assembly itself for an hour, you would pick up approximately what you would receive in a dental x-ray," said Harberts.

Officials with Edison only gave a few details on the route because of security reasons, but said the trip will begin heading south toward Oceanside.

"It will then transit across to Interstate 15, and that's when we will begin the trip north," said Harberts.

The route also includes heading toward Temecula, taking back roads to Highway 395 until they reach Nevada, then onto Highway 6 until they reach Interstate 80 on the way to Utah, said officials.

"We have designated areas where we can safely pull off to the side of the road, people can get around us, and traffic can flow normally," said Harberts

Workers at Edison had to separate the generator's lower assembly from its steam dome in order to carry it to Utah. According to Edison, the "steam domes" will be disposed of as scrap metal, or if they contain very low levels of radioactivity, will be sent to the same facility in Utah.