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This page is dedicated to providing useful links

for weather, traffic, maps, driving directions and construction alerts

 

Misc. Helpful links:

Equipment Specifications and Dimensionshttp://www.ritchiespecs.com/

*only measure width to outside of tires & tracks, not blades & buckets 

USA State Police Directory: http://www.statepolicedirectory.com/

Metric Converter: http://www.allmath.com/metric.php

Saferweb: http://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/CompanySnapshot.aspx

MI Seasonal Weight Restrictions:  http://www.micountyroads.org/weight.php

MI Weight Bulletins:  http://mdotwas1.mdot.state.mi.us/public/alerts/bulletins.cfm?bulletin=weight

MN Seasonal Load Chart:  http://www.mrr.dot.state.mn.us/research/seasonal_load_limits/sllindex.asp

Ontario Provincial Police:  http://www.opp.ca/ecms/index.php?id=332

Construction:

AZ 511 Traffic Alerts:  http://www.az511.com/adot/files/

IL Traffic/Construction Map:  http://www.gettingaroundillinois.com/mapviewer.aspx?mt=tprt

ND Traffic/Construction Map:  http://www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info-v2/

OH Traffic /Construction Map:  http://www.buckeyetraffic.org/

Traffic:

Traffic Conditionshttp://www.sigalert.com/ChooseMap.asp

Weather:

National & Local Weather Conditionshttp://www.weather.com/  

National Weather Forecast: http://weather.gov/ 

Driving Directions:

Maps & Driving Directionshttp://www.mapquest.com/

Maps & Directionshttps://maps.google.com/

US Street Maps & Driving Directionshttp://maps.yahoo.com/

 

 

 

 

Latest Industry News

Memorial Day Travel Restrictions

May 15th, 2013

WCS Permits published travel restrictions and DOT office closures for Memorial Day and Memorial Day weekend. On Monday, May 27 all DOT offices in the 48 continental states will be closed for business. WCS Permits' east...READ MORE...

MD raises survey standard

April 12th, 2013

Effective immediately, Maryland State Highway Administration's Hauling Permits Section is requiring height surveys for a new standard. Loads 14'6" and higher will need a height survey. For I695, loads 15'6" or higher require the survey. MD requires each...READ MORE...

MD allows night moves

April 5th, 2013

Effective now, the state of Maryland department of transportation will allow overnight travel (9 p.m. to 5 a.m.) for permitted loads within certain dimensions. Permitted loads not exceeding 75-feet long, 14-feet 6-inches high, 12-feet wide...READ MORE...

WCS News

Empty reactor superload moved from CA to AZ

May 7th, 2013

WCS Permits worked with heavy haul transportation company, Emmert International to move a 502,000-pound empty reactor last weekend. The 19-10 high, 18-foot wide and 200-foot long superload started in Oxnard, CA and made it successfully...READ MORE...

Stator Rotor successfully moved off freeway

March 19th, 2013

The stator rotor which was being transported during a crash on the 22 and 405-freeway connector was finally removed from the freeway. The accident, which occured last Friday, March 15, restulted in immediate closures on...READ MORE...

WCS launches Permit Attachment App

February 26th, 2013

WCS Permits has released its Permit Attachment App. The mobile application was officially released last week, but after updates, the version 1.2 update is anticipated this week by both iOS and Android. The Permit Attachment App...READ MORE...

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