Nevada vs Utah Oversize Load Rules
What changes for an oversize load between Nevada and Utah: legal height, pilot car triggers, height poles and travel hours.
I-80, reviewed October 2026
What changes at the Nevada and Utah border
- Legal height
- Both states use the same legal height, 14 ft 0 in.
- First pilot car
- Both states require the first pilot car at 14 ft 0 in wide.
- Height pole
- Nevada sets a height-pole trigger at 15 ft 6 in; Utah does not publish one, so check the permit.
Check one load against both states
Nevada
- Oversize permit required
- No width escort
Utah
- Oversize permit required
- No width escort
11 ft 0 in wide, 14 ft 0 in tall. Length is not checked here.
Side by side
| Rule | Nevada | Utah |
|---|---|---|
| Legal width | 8 ft 6 in | 8 ft 6 in |
| Legal height | 14 ft 0 in | 14 ft 0 in |
| Legal length | Permit needed beyond 70 ft overall length (over-length/LCV permits via DMV for reducible loads over 70 ft); front or rear overhang limit 10 ft. Trailer-specific length limits not verified. | Single motor vehicle 45 ft; semitrailer 53 ft; double trailer combination 61 ft trailer length (no overall limit on the tractor); truck-trailer and other combinations 65 ft (Admin Rule R909-2-4). |
| Gross weight | 80,000 lbs | 80,000 lbs |
| First pilot car at | 14 ft 0 in | 14 ft 0 in |
| Second pilot car at | 16 ft 0 in | 16 ft 0 in |
| Height pole at | 15 ft 6 in | Not confirmed |
| Length escort at | 110 ft 0 in | 120 ft 0 in |
| Travel hours | Daytime travel (permit-specific); night or holiday-hour moves require front and rear pilot cars. Hours of darkness are 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise. | Loads over 14'6" high, 12 ft wide, 105 ft long or 10 ft overhang are daylight only; night travel allowed up to 12 ft wide (secondary) or 14 ft (interstate), with pilots as required. Curfew Mon-Fri 6-9 am and 3:30-6 pm for loads over 10 ft wide, 105 ft long or 14'6" high on the Wasatch Front highways listed in R909-2-12. |
| Weekends | Weekend hours restrictions run from 30 minutes after sunset Friday to 30 minutes before sunrise Monday; details are on the permit. | No general weekend restriction in R909-2; only holiday weekends are restricted (Monday holidays: Friday 2 pm to midnight restricted, normal travel Saturday sunrise through Sunday midnight, restriction resumes 12:01 am Monday). |
| Trip permit | Fee not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Permit office | Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Over Dimensional Vehicle Permits | UDOT Motor Carrier Division |
Go deeper
- Pilot car detail: Nevada, Utah
- Full guides: Nevada, Utah
- Running through both without local plates? Estimate the trip permit cost
- Moving over a holiday? Check holiday restrictions
Nevada and Utah FAQs
- Do Nevada and Utah require pilot cars at the same width?
- Both states require the first pilot car at 14 ft 0 in wide.
- Is the legal truck height the same in Nevada and Utah?
- Both states use the same legal height, 14 ft 0 in.
- Do I need a separate permit for each state between Nevada and Utah?
- Yes. Oversize and overweight permits are issued by each state, so a move through both needs a permit from Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Over Dimensional Vehicle Permits and one from UDOT Motor Carrier Division, each with its own route, hours and escort conditions.
- Which travel hours apply in Nevada and Utah?
- Nevada: Daytime travel (permit-specific); night or holiday-hour moves require front and rear pilot cars. Hours of darkness are 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise. Utah: Loads over 14'6" high, 12 ft wide, 105 ft long or 10 ft overhang are daylight only; night travel allowed up to 12 ft wide (secondary) or 14 ft (interstate), with pilots as required. Curfew Mon-Fri 6-9 am and 3:30-6 pm for loads over 10 ft wide, 105 ft long or 14'6" high on the Wasatch Front highways listed in R909-2-12. The conditions printed on the permit control.
Compiled from each state's published permit rules, reviewed October 2026. Not legal advice; the conditions printed on your permit control.