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NCDOT Rules for Moving a 12, 14 or 16 ft Wide Mobile Home: Escorts, Hours and Limits

Updated 2026-10-28. Last verified against the sources below: October 28, 2026. General information, not legal advice; rules and fees change, so it may be out of date. The issuing office's current rules control.

Your transporter gets the NCDOT oversize permit, but these rules decide how many escorts you pay for and what day your home can move. Summary of NCDOT's Single Trip Permit Publication ST-1^ST-1 and the state rule on manufactured home moves^{02D .0607}. The permit itself controls if it says otherwise.

Escorts and hours: ST-1^ST-1; the 16 ft window and the Sunday rule ("may be authorized") are in 19A NCAC 02D .0607^rule.

• Height over 14'5": a front pole-car escort. Loads over 14 ft high need a written application at least 2 business days ahead^ST-1.
• Homes over 12 ft wide may not travel within 10 miles of Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham or Chapel Hill 7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m.^ST-1
• No moves from noon the weekday before through noon the weekday after July 4, Thanksgiving and Christmas; none when visibility is under 500 ft; homes over 10 ft wide can't move in wind gusts over 25 mph; top speed 60 mph^rule.
• Home up to 76 ft plus a 4 ft tongue (80 ft); total length with the truck up to 105 ft^ST-1.
• "Oversize Load" banners, corner flags, amber lights, certified escorts, and a bill of lading in the truck^ST-1.

How permits are applied for now

• Single-trip permits: online through NCDOT's PIMS system. NCDOT stopped accepting faxed applications on August 1, 2025^NCDOTPIMS.
• Hauler annual permits: PF-24 (12 and 14 ft) and PF-27 (16 ft), $200 per vehicle^{PF-24PF-2720-119}.
• Single trip: $12 per dimension over legal, valid 10 days. NCDOT must issue single-trip permits for homeowner moves within the state, up to 16 ft wide^20-119ST-1.
• Permit Unit: 1-888-574-6683^NCDOT.

What it means for your quote

A 16 ft single-wide needs two escorts and a mid-day window; a 14 ft home on a four-lane highway needs one. HomeGuide puts escort (pilot car) fees at $1.50-$3.50 per mile^HomeGuide, so ask whether the quote includes them.

Older guides cite NCDOT Publication MH-2 (Rev. 04/2015). Parts of it are out of date: it still describes fax applications and Monday-Saturday travel for 12-14 ft homes. Use ST-1 and the rule above.

Sources

1. NCDOT Oversize/Overweight Permit Unit, Single Trip Permit Publication ST-1 (Rev. 11/19). https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/trucking/Documents/Single%20Trip%20Publication%20(ST-1).pdf
2. 19A NCAC 02D .0607, Manufactured homes, modular units and office trailers (travel hours, holidays, weather, speed). https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/north-carolina/19A-N-C-Admin-Code-02D-0607
3. NCDOT, Oversize/Overweight Permits (Permit Unit page: PIMS online system, fax no longer accepted, annual MH forms). https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/trucking/pages/overpermits.aspx
4. NCDOT Permit Information Management System (PIMS). https://pims.services.ncdot.gov/
5. NCDOT, Annual 12'/14' Mobile Home Permit Application PF-24 (Rev. 05/26). https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/trucking/Documents/Annual%2012%27%2014%27%20MH%20Permit%20App%20(PF-24).pdf
6. NCDOT, Annual 16' Mobile Home Permit Application PF-27. https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/trucking/Documents/Annual%2016%27%20MH%20Permit%20App%20(PF-27).pdf
7. N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-119, special permits for oversize vehicles; fees ($12 per dimension single trip, $200 annual house-trailer permit). https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-119.pdf
8. HomeGuide, How much does it cost to move a mobile home? (2026). https://homeguide.com/costs/cost-to-move-a-mobile-home

Sources checked October 28, 2026. Rules change; confirm with the office named before you move.