Heavy-Haul Route Surveys for Oversize & Overweight Loads

The stakes of a bad route

Transformers, pressure vessels, bridge girders, mining equipment — superloads move on routes where a single unverified clearance can end the trip. A bridge strike means load damage, infrastructure repair bills, downed corridors, and a safety record that follows the carrier into every future permit application. Route surveys are how heavy-haul carriers de-risk the move, and permit authorities increasingly require them.

MeasurePRO replaces the height-pole survey crew with a vehicle-mounted LiDAR system that measures the entire corridor in one drive — faster, safer, and with a complete data record instead of a clipboard.

The same route-feasibility problem appears worldwide under different operating language: OS/OW and heavy haul, abnormal loads and exceptional transport, or project cargo and out-of-gauge (OOG) movements. A field-verified corridor assessment gives each team current evidence for its own engineering and permitting process.

Route survey workflow for heavy haul

• Drive the proposed route at normal traffic speed while MeasurePRO continuously records overhead clearances with GPS position and camera evidence.
• Verify each logged obstruction in the field and re-measure questionable readings before leaving the corridor.
• Sync to RoadScope and compare the route profile against the planned load height — pinch points stand out immediately.
• Deliver a defensible route report for the permit application, the escort plan, and the driver packet.

Evidence that protects the carrier

Because every clearance value is paired with a synchronized camera frame and GPS fix, the survey is a defensible record — not a bare number someone wrote down. If a clearance is disputed after the move, the carrier can show exactly what was measured, where, and when. The same data supports repeat moves: re-drive the corridor before the next superload and confirm nothing changed.

See how it works end to end in the sample route survey, explore the hardware package, or read how the same system supports wind energy logistics.

Explore dedicated workflows for abnormal-load reconnaissance, project cargo and OOG moves, mining equipment and energy infrastructure. Prefer SolTec to perform the route survey for you? SolTec Consultant can execute the work.