State towing requirements
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State towing requirements
I am planning on trailering a 35ft long x10 ft wide boat this summer and have been looking for information on any license requirements,I live in Pennsylvania and can't seem to find what I need. Does anyone know where I can find this?
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You need to consider more than license requirements. There may be special wide load permits required for that 10 foot wide boat. That could get ugly because then you start having to do things like follow a special route specified on the permit and may require an escort vehicle running in front, behind or both.
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Thanks for the comments so far, I emailed the PADOT with the questions.On their web pages it said anything over 10,000lbs would need a CDL class A with the exception of recreational vechicles, I just don't know if a boat falls into that.
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Found this info here:
http://www.pahighways.com/truckinfo.html
SIZE LIMITS
Width 8'0"
National Network and Pennsylvania Access Approved Routes
Width 8'6"
All Highways
Auto & Boat Transports - Conventional 65'
Load Overhang
Auto & Boat Transports
Front 3'
Rear 4'
All Other Vehicles
Front 3'
Rear 6'
Further Information Contact:
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Motor Carrier Division
P. O. Box 8210
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8210.............................................. ............717-787-7445
(Request copy of Trucker's Handbook)
OVERWEIGHT/OVERSIZE PERMITS
Required for all loads/vehicles in excess of maximum allowances shown above. To acquire a permit, contact the PennDOT Maintenance Office in the county of the trip origin prior to the beginning of the trip.
Further Information Contact:
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Central Permit Office
P. O. Box 8210
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8210.............................................. ............717-787-4680
If traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a separate permit is required. For further information, see the Turnpike Information Section.
http://www.pahighways.com/truckinfo.html
SIZE LIMITS
Width 8'0"
National Network and Pennsylvania Access Approved Routes
Width 8'6"
All Highways
Auto & Boat Transports - Conventional 65'
Load Overhang
Auto & Boat Transports
Front 3'
Rear 4'
All Other Vehicles
Front 3'
Rear 6'
Further Information Contact:
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Motor Carrier Division
P. O. Box 8210
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8210.............................................. ............717-787-7445
(Request copy of Trucker's Handbook)
OVERWEIGHT/OVERSIZE PERMITS
Required for all loads/vehicles in excess of maximum allowances shown above. To acquire a permit, contact the PennDOT Maintenance Office in the county of the trip origin prior to the beginning of the trip.
Further Information Contact:
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Central Permit Office
P. O. Box 8210
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8210.............................................. ............717-787-4680
If traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a separate permit is required. For further information, see the Turnpike Information Section.
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Best suggestion would be to find a boat dealer close to you that sells that size of boats and go talk with them and ask what the customers usually do to get them around. They should have some experiance of what needs to be done.
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