heavyhauler

I am in the trucking business, and 99% of my business is oversize. Ive been hauling permitted loads since 1978. There are 48 states with 48 sets of laws. I have paid enormous fines while attempting to operate legally, and 99% of the money ive paid was always on a technicality. It has nothing to do with safety, it is strictly about collecting revenue, so if you get stopped, you won't likely get a break, and its going to cost enough to make you not try it again, but not enough that you will try and fight it from a long distance. Since you wont likely be overweight, they can only charge you with operating oversize without a permit or if you have a permit, they will likely revoke it for violating the rules of the permit and make you get a new one, which wont happen til Monday, plus the fine, and it is usually around 500 if they dont get you for a bunch of other safety violations, which once stopped, just opens up a big can of worms. At 10'6 FL allows travel on weekend . GA and TN are no travel on Sunday states. Take an extra day and avoid the hassle. Enjoy the whole trip.

ChrisK

hmmm my permit says no travel on Saturday after 12 and all day Sunday or Holidays

heavyhauler

If you are over 10'6 wide, you can only haul til noon on Sat in FL, and it allows up to a certain weight, height, etc. if you fall under, they allow travel all day Sat and Sun.

ChrisK

DEFINITIONS AND TERMS USED IN PERMITTING
DAYTIME HOURS - The period from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Movement will be prohibited at any time when visibility is impaired due to smoke, fog, rain, or when visibility is less than 1,000'.

EXCLUDING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS - Movement is limited to one-half hour before sunrise until 12:00 noon on Saturday and Sunday, and prohibited all day on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and the days after Thanksgiving and Christmas. If any of these holidays fall on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall also be observed as a holiday. If any of these holidays fall on a Sunday, the following Monday shall also be observed as a holiday

This is directly from the FLDOT website. They told us explicitly no Sundays at all...

heavyhauler

I said 10'6 but I stand corrected. This is out of the FL manual and is usually on the special conditions section of the permit.

WEEKEND TRAVEL
Loads over 10' wide and doesn't exceed 14' wide may travel until 12:00 noon on Saturday.
Loads 10' wide and under and have legal trailer length, not exceeding 14'6 high, may travel
one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset Saturday and Sunday. Weekend
travel must be requested.

heavyhauler

(7) Width Limitations.
(a) Vehicles up to 10 Feet. When the criteria of Rule 14-26.00425, F.A.C., are met, trip or multi-trip permits shall be issued. Movement is permitted all days, during daytime hours only. Flags are required.
(b) Vehicles over 10 Feet up to 12 Feet. When the criteria of Rule 14-26.00425, F.A.C., are met, trip or multi-trip permits shall be issued. Movement permitted daytime hours only, excluding weekends and holidays. Flags, warning signs, and warning lights are required. Except for local moves, this is the maximum width allowed on a straight truck.
(c) Vehicles over 12 Feet up to 14 Feet. When the criteria of Rule 14-26.00425, F.A.C., are met, trip or multi-trip permits shall be issued. Movement is permitted during daytime hours only, excluding weekends and holidays. Flags, warning signs, and warning lights are required. Except for local moves, minimum 26,001 pound registered GVW vehicle is required. A minimum of one escort vehicle, with escort, is required at all times.

From the FL DOT website.

heavyhauler

If your permit is issued with a width exceeding 10' it has just what you have here. If the permit is issued for 10' or less, then it has the rules above.

ChrisK

Yeah that may be it, not sure... Either way what we are both saying is dont F with the DOT... hahaha... This is also a perfect example of why you can NEVER get the same answer twice EVER from anyone! I was pulled over and given almost $1000 in fines in the EXACT same truck not a week earlier passed with no issues.. All depends on who pissed in the officers weaties that morning..

Ptufaro

Go for it I usually pull home on Sunday

Out There

Depends on how much it would upset you if you get impounded.
The thought of your rig sitting in impound would be too much for me to risk. I can't imagine it sitting unattended in a weight station.
I would be stressing over that the whole trip. If they see you I would count on being pulled..... and, how could they miss you!