▁ ▁( some ▁bus es ▁can ▁be ▁longer ), ▁and ▁the ▁overall ▁maximum ▁combination ▁length ▁is ▁. ▁Lo ads ▁must ▁be ▁ind iv is ible , ▁except ▁when ▁the ▁vehicle ▁is ▁o vers ize ▁itself ▁where ▁it ▁can ▁carry ▁divis ible ▁loads ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁divis ible ▁load ▁fits ▁within ▁the ▁standard ▁load ▁limits . ▁Perm its ▁are ▁not ▁required ▁for ▁o vers ize ▁vehicles ▁which ▁are ▁under ▁ ▁long , ▁under ▁ ▁high , ▁and ▁fit ▁within ▁a ▁set ▁combination ▁of ▁width ▁and ▁forward ▁distance ; ▁but ▁they ▁must ▁comp ly ▁with ▁certain ▁rules ▁regarding ▁pil oting , ▁travel ▁times ▁and ▁ob stru ctions . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁an ▁o vers ize ▁load ▁is ▁a ▁vehicle ▁and / or ▁load ▁that ▁is ▁wider ▁than ▁. ▁Each ▁individual ▁state ▁has ▁different ▁requirements ▁regarding ▁height ▁and ▁length ▁( most ▁states ▁are ▁ ▁tall ), ▁and ▁a ▁driver ▁must ▁purchase ▁a ▁permit ▁for ▁each ▁state ▁he / she ▁will ▁be ▁travel ing ▁through . ▁In ▁many ▁states , ▁a ▁load ▁must ▁be ▁considered ▁" n ond iv is ible " ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁a ▁permit ▁( i . e . ▁an ▁object ▁which ▁cannot ▁be ▁broken ▁down ▁into ▁smaller ▁pieces ), ▁although ▁some ▁states ▁allow ▁divis ible ▁loads ▁to ▁be ▁granted ▁perm its . ▁ ▁Sign aling ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁if ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁permit ▁of ▁the ▁issu ing ▁authority , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁an ▁O vers ize ▁Load ▁often ▁must ▁h ire ▁a ▁Pil ot