Georgia oversize load escorts and Atlanta route restrictions

What the cited provisions say

Rule 672-2-.02(4) requires drivers entering the area bounded by Interstate 285 for a pickup or delivery to be prepared to show proof. Rule 672-2-.02(4) makes a movement permit invalid within that area between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and prohibits waiting for authorized entry on Interstate and Limited Access Highway rights-of-way. Rule 672-2-.02(4) also permits departmental travel restrictions in major cities as shown on the permit or at local jurisdictions' written request.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Rule 672-2-.06(3)(c) requires a Rear Escort/Amber Light for permitted lengths exceeding 75' through 100', a vehicle rear escort for lengths exceeding 100' through 125', and vehicle front and rear escorts above 125'. Rule 672-2-.06(3)(a) separately allows the department to require a front escort, rear escort, or both whenever it considers that necessary for public safety as a permit condition.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Who and what the provisions cover

Rule 672-2-.06(3)(c) distinguishes width requirements by road type: above twelve feet (12') through fourteen feet eight inches (14'8"), it requires a vehicle front escort and Rear Escort/Amber Lights on a two (2) lane road, a vehicle rear escort on a four (4) lane road, and Rear Escort/Amber Lights on a Limited Access Highway. Rule 672-2-.06(3)(c)2 is not supplied; under the supplied width provisions in Rule 672-2-.06(3)(c)3(ii), permitted loads wider than 14 feet 8 inches through 16 feet require front and rear vehicle escorts on two-lane highways and a rear vehicle escort on roads with four or more lanes or limited-access highways, subject to additional escort requirements under Rule 672-2-.06(3)(a), the length provisions in Rule 672-2-.06(3)(c)1, and the front-escort requirement for bridges with less than 28 feet of lateral clearance in Rule 672-2-.03(k)1.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Rule 672-2-.06(3)(c) leaves wider or otherwise undefined loads to departmental determination, potentially including police escorts. Rule 672-2-.01(r) describes a police escort as a jurisdiction-marked automobile equipped with a flashing or revolving blue light and requires carrier-provided communication connecting the load driver, required civilian escorts, and police escorts.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Conditions and exceptions

O.C.G.A. 32-6-28(a)(8) requires escort drivers to satisfy departmental training and certification rules, carry inspection-ready credentials, and allows rules providing reciprocity with similar state programs; it specified implementation by July 1, 2010, and enforcement beginning January 1, 2011. Rule 672-2-.06 likewise allows reciprocity with similar pre-approved programs.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Rule 672-2-.03(c) generally limits movement to thirty (30) minutes after sunrise through thirty (30) minutes before sunset unless the permit provides otherwise or specific rules further restrict movement. Rule 672-2-.03(c) describes continuous movement for permitted loads within legal dimensions weighing up to 125,000 pounds, whereas Rule 672-2-.01(b) specifies less than 125,000 pounds; the supplied texts therefore differ at that boundary, and their restrictions include fog, snow, ice, posted restricted dates, inclement weather, and holidays described in Rule 672-2-.01(b). Rule 672-2-.03(c) bars loads wider than twelve (12) feet when visibility falls below six hundred (600) feet or ground wind exceeds twenty-five (25) miles per hour, directing removal at the first safe area.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Rule 672-2-.09(3) provides an administrative hearing before permit suspension becomes final; when requested, suspension takes effect on the order finally disposing of administrative review.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Related provisions in the saved sources

O.C.G.A. 32-6-25 exempts farming, agricultural, and forest management equipment, whether self-propelled or hauled, from the width limits of O.C.G.A. 32-6-23 and length limits of O.C.G.A. 32-6-24 when operated during daylight on non-Interstate public roads by dealers, the owner, or the owner's agent within 40 miles of the dealer's or owner's property; the exemption excludes vehicles hauling or transporting forest products. Rule 672-2-.06(3)(b) still requires front and rear escorts when that exempt equipment exceeds a road lane's width.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Rule 672-2-.06(1) requires an automobile or pickup escort with a roof-mounted revolving or flashing amber warning light and the specified light permit, functioning two-way communication, and rear-driver traffic reports; when four or more vehicles accumulate behind, the escorts and load must pull over to let traffic pass. Rule 672-2-.03(k) requires a vehicle front escort for loads exceeding fourteen feet eight (14'8") inches on routes with bridges offering less than 28' lateral clearance. O.C.G.A. 32-6-26(h) prohibits crossing a bridge whose posted limit is below the vehicle's total gross weight with its load.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Source date and limits

The saved-source date is 2026-11-06. This entry uses a statute-only reference scope for O.C.G.A. 32-6-28 and the related Code provisions, together with the expressly supplied administrative rules in Chapter 672-2. Judicial interpretations, individual permit documents, and unsaved local ordinances are outside this account. The saved date does not establish verification of today's law.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

The supplied texts contain a difference this entry does not resolve: O.C.G.A. 32-6-28(a)(1)(C)(iv) limits a modular unit transporter's overall length to 84 feet including the hitch, while Rule 672-2-.01(h) specifies 80 feet including the hitch. The saved amendment notes for O.C.G.A. 32-6-28 identify March 4, 2024, as the effective date of the statutory length change. Rule 672-2-.01(b) describes continuous movement below 125,000 pounds, whereas Rule 672-2-.03(c) uses up to 125,000 pounds. Unsaved federal definitions and lighting provisions are not interpreted here. This is general reference information about the supplied permit and escort provisions, not legal advice or a determination that a particular Atlanta movement is authorized.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

See also

On related publications

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