Kansas: plan the permit work.

Any vehicle or the load thereon. Subsections (b)-(f) carve out farm tractors and implements of husbandry, secretary-designated safety devices, hay loads to 12 ft, combine headers, and motor home / travel trailer appurtenances. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Any vehicle including its load, with the single hay-bale exception stated. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Configuration-specific, as written. Subsections (e)-(j) add exceptions for structural objects (85 ft without a special permit), house-trailer combinations (97 ft), stinger-steered transporters (75-80 ft), saddlemounts (97 ft), custom-harvest combinations (81 1/2 ft) and towaway trailer transporter combinations (82 ft). Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Interstate system. The section opens: 'No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be moved or operated on any highway when the gross weight on two or more consecutive axles exceeds the limitations prescribed in the following table'. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

All vehicles. The section also defines tandem (40-96 in), triple (over 96 up to 132 in) and quad (over 120 up to 150 in) axle groupings. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Fees charged and collected by the secretary of transportation. 'No fees shall be charged for permits issued for vehicles owned by counties, cities and other political subdivisions of the state.' Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply. The 40-state package cited a departmental page for this field as well; the statute or rule is kept as the authority.

Fees on and after January 1, 2020. K.S.A. 8-1911(b) states 'A special permit under this section may be for a single trip or for annual operation.' Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply. The 40-state package cited a departmental page for this field as well; the statute or rule is kept as the authority.

This source refuses automated requests, so FCC could not re-read it. The value is from the 20 September 2026 research pass against the cited official page. Confirm with the issuing authority before relying on it for a movement.

Definitions used throughout KDOT's escort-vehicle article. The large-structure definition is 36-45-1(f): 'Large structure means any load that exceeds either 16 feet, six inches in width or 18 feet in height.' CAUTION: this PDF carries blank temporary-rule effective dates (see the source's documentDateNote); the axle limits it cross-references, K.A.R. 36-1-37, could not be retrieved. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply. The 40-state package cited a departmental page for this field as well; the statute or rule is kept as the authority.

This is the Kansas Highway Patrol's own published summary of when escorts are required, with its statutory and regulatory citation. It does NOT state how many escorts, or their front/rear position by road class - that detail is in K.A.R. 36-1-36 (Common requirements), which could not be retrieved from an official source (see the 'validity' note). Treat the 14 ft figure as the trigger only. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

The answer to the question of whether KHP supplies escorts is 'No'. The reviewed sources state no dimension or weight at which a law-enforcement escort becomes mandatory in Kansas. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Equipment an escort vehicle must carry. K.A.R. 36-45-1(e) defines the device: 'Height-measuring pole and height pole mean a retractable and flexible device made of nonconductive material that measures vertical clearance.' CAUTION: this PDF carries blank temporary-rule effective dates (see the source's documentDateNote). Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Permitted vehicles exceeding width or length limits. The overweight-only prohibition is 8-1911(l)(2). No lighting requirement for oversize loads is stated in this statute. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Permitted over-width and over-length vehicles. The 24-hour allowance for overweight-only is 8-1911(m)(2), which still bars operation 'when highway surfaces have ice or snow pack or drifting snow.' Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Permitted over-width and over-length vehicles; the ice/snow clause is repeated for overweight-only vehicles at (m)(2). Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Division of permitting jurisdiction between the secretary of transportation and local authorities. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.