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Oversize Load Permits by State

Fees, permit portals, escort widths and travel hours for 48 states, checked October 2026

Quick answer

What is an oversize load permit, and who issues it?

It is one state's permission to move a single load that is over its legal size or weight, on a set route and for a set number of days. Every state the load crosses issues its own; all 48 below take applications online. Their fee for the smallest single-trip permit runs from $5 in Florida to $75 in Ohio, and width and weight push it higher.

Updated November 2026 by the HTS Logistics broker team (FMCSA MC# 1178470).

The table covers 48 states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts around our Long Island office, and 43 more, from Maine and Florida to Washington and California. Sort it by height, fee or escort width, then open a state for its full rules. Each figure was checked against the state's own documents in October 2026; on the road, the conditions printed on the issued permit control. To test one load against all 48 states at once, use the oversize load checker.

Oversize load regulations by state

Without a permit, a load can be 8 ft 6 in wide in all 48 states. They part ways on height, trailer length, fees, escorts and the hours a permitted load may move. Select a column heading to sort.

Oversize permit rules in 48 states: legal height, semitrailer length, single-trip fee, first escort width, travel hours and permit portal, checked October 2026. Buttons in the column headings sort the table.
Oversize travel Permit portal and office
Alabama 13 ft 6 in 57 ft $10–$20 at legal weight; weight bands to $110; no mileage charge Over 12 ft Daylight only; no Sunday travel ALPASS ALDOT Vehicle Enforcement Office (OS/OW Permit Office), (800) 499-2782
Arizona 14 ft 57 ft 6 in $15; $75 when overweight Set by route: over 14 ft on Interstates, from over 10 ft on some two-lane routes 24/7 up to 10 ft wide; larger loads in daylight, some from 3 AM ePRO ADOT Enforcement and Compliance Division, Central Commercial Permits Office, (602) 771-2960
Arkansas 14 ft 53 ft 6 in $17; overweight adds $8–$16 a ton by trip length Over 12 ft off controlled-access 4-lane highways; over 14 ft on them Sunrise to sunset; no statewide weekend ban ARPARS Arkansas Highway Police (ARDOT) Permit Section, (501) 569-2381
California 14 ft 53 ft $16 flat, any size or weight; valid 7 days, one way Brown routes over 10 ft, blue over 11 ft, yellow and green over 12 ft Set by route color; no pilot car means 24/7 travel except on red routes CTPS Caltrans Transportation Permits Office, (916) 322-1297
Colorado 14 ft 6 in 57 ft 4 in $30; overweight $30 plus $10 an axle By highway color: blue over 8 ft 6 in, yellow over 11 ft, green over 13 ft No blanket daylight rule; night moves to 14 ft wide with lights and escorts COOPR CDOT Office of Freight Mobility & Safety (Freight Permit Office), (303) 757-9539
Connecticut 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $30 plus a $12 transmittal fee; weight charge only over 200,000 lb Over 12 ft Half an hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset; weekend permits to noon on request CVO WebPortal CTDOT Oversize/Overweight Permit Office, (860) 594-2880
Delaware 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $30; overweight adds $10 per 8,000 lb over legal Over 13 ft Sunrise to sunset, 7 days; weekday night moves to 12 ft wide with approval DelDOT OSOW DelDOT Hauling Permit Office, (302) 744-2700
Florida 13 ft 6 in 48 ft $5 up to 12 ft wide, $15 to 14 ft, $25 over; overweight billed per mile Over 12 ft (Florida-qualified escort) Daytime only for any over-width load PAS FDOT State Permit Office, (850) 410-5777
Georgia 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $30 flat up to 16 ft wide, 16 ft high and 150,000 lb Over 12 ft on two- and four-lane roads; over 14 ft 8 in on limited-access highways 30 minutes after sunrise until 30 minutes before sunset GAPROS Georgia DPS Oversize Permit Unit (issuing for GDOT), (844) 837-5500
Idaho 14 ft 53 ft $30 oversize; $33 plus a per-mile road use fee when overweight By route color: red routes over 8 ft 6 in, black 12 ft 1 in, Interstates 15 ft 1 in Daylight only on red routes; 24/7 to 12 ft wide on black and Interstate routes ITRPS ITD Commercial Vehicle Services, (208) 872-3163
Illinois 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $12–$125 by size and miles; overweight billed per 45-mile band Over 14 ft 6 in Daylight 7 days up to 14 ft 6 in wide; fewer hours above that ITAP IDOT Permit Office, (217) 785-1477
Indiana 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $20 ($30 over 12 ft 4 in wide); overweight adds 35 cents to $1 a mile Over 12 ft 4 in 24/7 up to 10 ft wide; daylight to 14 ft 4 in; weekdays only above that IN OSOWPS Indiana DOR Motor Carrier Services, Oversize/Overweight Permitting, (317) 615-7200, option 4
Iowa 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $35 single trip, $70 round trip; overweight may add a ton fee Over 12 ft (amber lights may replace it to 14 ft 6 in) Daylight, 7 days; only three holidays restricted IAPS Iowa DOT Office of Vehicle & Motor Carrier Services, (515) 237-3264
Kansas 14 ft 59 ft 6 in $40 flat, oversize and overweight together; $200 superload Over 14 ft Daylight, every day of the year including holidays K-TRIPS KDOT Central Permitting Office, (785) 368-6501
Kentucky 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $60 flat; a filed amendment would make it $120 Over 12 ft 24/7 unless the permit restricts it; no holiday restrictions KAPS KYTC Division of Motor Carriers, OW/OD Permit Section
Louisiana 13 ft 6 in 59 ft 6 in $10 flat at legal weight; overweight by weight and miles Over 12 ft Sunrise to sunset; holiday bans posted by DOTD LaGeaux DOTD Truck Permit Office (Office of Operations), (225) 343-2345
Maine 14 ft 53 ft $6 to $27.50, set by the largest band exceeded Over 12 ft Daylight; Saturday mornings in season; no Sundays MoveMeMaine Maine BMV Office of Motor Carrier Services, Overlimit Permit Unit, (207) 624-9000 ext. 52134
Maryland 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $30 to 45 tons, then $5 a ton (COMAR says from 40 tons) Over 13 ft Daylight by rule; SHA allows 24/7 up to about 14 ft wide and 225,000 lb Maryland One MDOT SHA Motor Carrier Division, Hauling Permits Unit, (410) 582-5723
Massachusetts 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $40 flat; $300 over 130,000 lb Over 12 ft on the Turnpike and Boston highways; no official statewide rule MassDOT: Monday 12:01 AM to Saturday noon, and Sunday to noon OASIS MassDOT Highway Division Truck Permit Office, (857) 368-3690
Michigan 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $15; $50 when over legal axle weight No published width trigger; set on each permit Daylight, Monday–Friday; MDOT's FAQ allows smaller loads on weekends MiTRIP MDOT Transport Permits Unit, (517) 241-8999, option 2
Minnesota 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $15; overweight adds a per-mile damage fee by axle group Over 15 ft at the bottom of the load (16 ft at the top) Generally unrestricted; metro rush-hour bans over 14 ft 6 in wide SUPERLOAD MnDOT Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations (OFCVO), (651) 296-6000
Mississippi 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $10; overweight 5 cents per 1,000 lb over legal per mile, $10 minimum 13 ft or more in daylight (10 ft at night) Daylight; the Manual and the rule disagree on Sunday travel ExpressPass MDOT Permit & Motor Carrier Division, (601) 359-1717
Missouri 14 ft 53 ft $15; overweight adds $20 per 10,000 lb over legal Over 12 ft 6 in Daylight; weekends allowed up to 16 ft wide MoDOT Carrier Express MoDOT Motor Carrier Services
Montana 14 ft 53 ft $10; overweight $10–$50 by distance, or by excess axle weight per 25 miles Over 12 ft 6 in off the Interstate; over 16 ft 6 in on it Interstate 24/7 to 18 ft wide; other highways daylight over 10 ft wide eTRIPS MDT Motor Carrier Services Division, (406) 444-7262
Nebraska 14 ft 6 in 53 ft $15 flat ($20 overweight, $25 both) 12 ft (NDOT may require one over 8 ft 6 in) 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset; Lincoln and Omaha rush-hour bans NDOT permit system NDOT Permits Office (Operations Division), (402) 471-0034
Nevada 14 ft 53 ft $25 flat for five days; no per-mile or weight fee published Over 12 ft on two- and three-lane highways; over 14 ft on four-lane Daylight unless the permit allows nights, weekends and holiday hours NDOT OPS NDOT Over Dimensional Vehicle (ODV) Permits Office, (800) 552-2127
New Hampshire 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $6 for any oversize permit; weight fees by gross from $5.50 12 ft or more Daylight; Saturday mornings in season under NHDOT's 2026 program NHDOT Permits NHDOT Bureau of Highway Maintenance, Oversize/Overweight Permit Office, (603) 271-2691
New Jersey 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $10 base ($20 if also overweight), plus $12 and 5%; size and weight add-ons Over 14 ft Sunrise to sunset; no statewide weekend ban SUPERLOAD (NJPASS) NJDOT Superload/OS-OW Permit Office (issuing for the NJ MVC), (609) 963-2085
New Mexico 14 ft 57 ft 6 in $25, plus 2.5 cents a mile per 2,000 lb over 86,400 lb 14 ft statewide; 13 ft 6 in on Group A and 12 ft on Group B map routes Daylight by default, any day except holidays NM-OPS NMDOT Permit Office, (505) 476-2475
New York 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $40 flat; no weight or mileage charge Over 12 ft, NYS certified escorts only Daylight Mon–Fri; no Sundays; Saturday to noon for smaller loads HOOCS NYSDOT Central Permit Office, (888) 783-1685, option 2
North Carolina 14 ft 53 ft $12 for each dimension over legal, weight counted to 132,000 lb Over 12 ft Sunrise to sunset, 7 days; 24/7 up to 10 ft wide and 112,000 lb PIMS NCDOT Oversize/Overweight Permit Unit, (888) 574-6683
North Dakota 14 ft 53 ft $20 plus a $10 service fee ($8 in older policies); graduated over 150,000 lb Over 14 ft 6 in on two-lane highways (amber lights may replace it); 16 ft on four-lane Daylight; 24/7 up to 12 ft wide and 120 ft; no weekends over 16 ft E-Permits North Dakota Highway Patrol, Oversize/Overweight Permit Office, (701) 328-2621
Ohio 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $75 ($145 over 14 ft wide or 14 ft 6 in high); $145 when overweight Over 13 ft Daylight 7 days; over 12 ft wide stops at 3 PM Saturday and Sunday OHPS ODOT Special Hauling Permits Office, (614) 351-2300
Oklahoma 14 ft 59 ft 6 in $40; overweight adds $10 per 1,000 lb over legal Over 12 ft Daylight; no statewide weekend ban OkiePROS ODOT Size and Weight Permit Division, (405) 425-7012
Oregon 14 ft 53 ft $8; single-trip non-divisible loads add a road use fee per ESAL mile By route color: over 8 ft 6 in on some red routes; 14 ft 1 in on Interstates Hours by width and route; no night moves over 12 ft; urban rush-hour limits ORION ODOT Commerce and Compliance Division, Over-Dimension Permit Unit, (503) 373-0000
Pennsylvania 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $46 ($97 over 14 ft wide); overweight adds 4 cents per ton-mile Over 13 ft Sunrise to sunset, 7 days a week APRAS PennDOT Central Permit Office, (717) 787-4680
Rhode Island 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $40 by statute (the rule still says $20), plus $4.50 online processing 12 ft or more Daylight only; weekend rules conflict, so the permit decides RI OSOW Permit Portal RIDOT Oversize & Overweight Permit Office, (401) 563-4582
South Carolina 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $30 flat; width fees over 16 ft, weight fees over 130,000 lb Over 12 ft Sunrise to sunset, 7 days; urban curfews over 12 ft wide Safehaul SCDOT Oversize/Overweight (OSOW) Permit Office, (877) 349-7190
South Dakota 14 ft 53 ft $25; overweight adds 2 cents a ton-mile above set weights by axle count Over 10 ft on listed Black Hills routes, 16 ft on the Interstate, 20 ft elsewhere Daylight over 10 ft wide; no weekend or holiday bans SDAPS South Dakota Highway Patrol, Motor Carrier Services (permit center at the Sisseton Port of Entry), (605) 224-7364
Tennessee 13 ft 6 in 52 ft $20 per category exceeded; overweight adds 6 cents per ton-mile over 80,000 lb Over 10 ft where pavement is under 24 ft; over 12 ft 6 in elsewhere 24/7 for routine permits; escorted loads stop for holidays TNTRIPS TDOT Traffic Operations Division, OS/OW Permit Office, (615) 741-3821
Texas 14 ft 59 ft $60, plus a maintenance fee from $150 once over 80,000 lb Over 14 ft Daytime only; no statewide weekend ban TxPROS TxDMV Motor Carrier Division (TxDOT sets routing and restrictions)
Utah 14 ft 53 ft $30; $60 when also overweight, to 125,000 lb Over 12 ft on secondary highways; over 14 ft on freeways Night moves to 14 ft wide on freeways; larger loads daylight only UDOT online permits UDOT Motor Carrier Division, (801) 965-4892
Vermont 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $48 flat per permit; engineering fees on very large or heavy loads 12 ft or more Daylight; no weekends or holidays over 12 ft wide, 100 ft or 108,000 lb VT Haul Pass Vermont DMV Commercial Vehicle Operations, (802) 828-2064
Virginia 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $20, plus 30 cents a mile when overweight Over 12 ft Sunrise to sunset; city and town rush hours closed EZ Haul Virginia DMV Motor Carrier Services, Hauling Permits Section, (804) 786-2787
Washington 14 ft 53 ft $10 oversize; overweight billed per mile by weight over legal, $14 minimum Over 11 ft on two-lane highways (2 escorts); over 14 ft on multilane Night moves to 12 ft wide, 14 ft 6 in high and 105 ft; weekday metro curfews eSNOOPI Pro WSDOT Commercial Vehicle Services, (360) 704-6340
West Virginia 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $20; overweight adds 4 cents per ton-mile 10 ft 6 in on two-lane highways; 12 ft 1 in on four-lane Sunrise to sunset; weekends on request up to 14 ft wide wv.gotpermits.com WVDOH Central Permit Section, Operations Division, (304) 558-9547
Wisconsin 13 ft 6 in 53 ft $15 length, $20 width or height, $25 both; overweight $20 to 90,000 lb, rising by weight Over 15 ft on WisDOT's chart (over 12 ft when longer than 110 ft) Over 12 ft wide: daylight, no Saturday afternoons, no Sunday evenings wi.gotpermits.com WisDOT Oversize-Overweight (OSOW) Permit Unit, (608) 266-7320
Wyoming 14 ft 60 ft $25; 3 cents a foot-mile past 15 ft wide or high; overweight 6 cents a ton-mile, $40 minimum 14 ft on two-lane routes (2 escorts); 15 ft on the Interstate Daylight only; night moves to 10 ft wide on the Interstate EPS Wyoming Highway Patrol, Overweight Loads Office (OWL) and ports of entry, (307) 777-4376

Width is 8 ft 6 in (102 in) on each state's truck network; off it, some states allow only 8 ft, among them New Jersey, Michigan, Kentucky and West Virginia, and so do New York City streets. Fee: the state's own fee for its smallest single-trip oversize permit at legal weight, with the add-ons in the cell; toll roads and cities charge separately. Checked October 2026; the issued permit controls.

Axle weights, overall length rules and the 2026 holiday dates are on legal load limits by state. Escort counts past the first one, height poles and police escorts are on pilot car requirements by state.

How much does an oversize permit cost?

Thirteen of these states charge one flat fee for a routine single trip: New Hampshire $6 for any oversize permit, with weight priced separately; California $16; North Dakota $20 plus a $10 service fee ($8 in older policies); Nevada $25; Georgia and South Carolina $30 each; Kansas, Massachusetts and New York $40 each, as does Rhode Island by statute (its rule still says $20); Connecticut $42 with its transmittal fee; Vermont $48; and Kentucky $60, which a filed amendment would raise to $120. The other 35 raise the fee with width, weight or distance.

One machine, 31 permit fees

Take one load: a Cat 320 excavator, which Caterpillar lists at 10 ft 5 in wide and 49,800 lb operating weight, on a six-axle tractor and RGN (removable gooseneck) trailer that bring it to about 89,800 lb gross (the machine plus about 40,000 lb of rig). These are the fees in the 31 states whose published schedules price it from its size, gross weight, axle count and miles alone, each for 100 miles at legal height and length, before toll roads, city permits or escorts:

State permit fee for one Cat 320 load of about 89,800 lb, 100 miles in each state
State State permit fee How it is figured
California $16 Flat fee for any single trip, whatever the size, weight or miles
Alabama $20 Flat fee for a load over width, height or length plus weight, up to 100,000 lb; no mileage charge
Wisconsin $20 Overweight permit up to 90,000 lb, which also covers the width
North Carolina $24 $12 each for the width and the weight; no added charge until 132,000 lb
Nevada $25 Flat five-day permit fee; Nevada publishes no per-mile or weight fee
South Dakota $25 $25 single trip; the 2-cent ton-mile charge starts above 90,000 lb on six axles
Georgia $30 Flat fee up to 16 ft wide, 16 ft high and 150,000 lb
Maryland $30 $30 up to 45 tons (90,000 lb) under Transp. 24-112(b) and SHA's schedule; COMAR starts the $5-a-ton charge above 40 tons instead
New Mexico $30 $25 + 2.5 cents x 2 units of 2,000 lb over New Mexico's 86,400 lb legal gross x 100 miles
North Dakota $30 $20 single trip plus the $10 service fee (older NDHP policies say $8); no weight charge until 150,000 lb
South Carolina $30 Flat single-trip fee; width fees start over 16 ft and weight fees over 130,000 lb
Illinois $35 88,001–100,000 lb band on six axles; 100 miles falls in the 90–135 mile step, and width up to 4 ft over legal is included
Iowa $35 Flat single-trip fee; an overweight permit may also carry single-trip registration at $4 a ton over 40 tons
Florida $36 $0.27 a mile x 100 miles + $3.33, rounded up to $31, plus the $5 transmission fee; no dimension fee at this width
Kansas $40 Flat single-trip fee; one permit covers the width and the weight, with no mileage charge
Massachusetts $40 Flat fee for a non-divisible load over any limit
New York $40 Flat; no weight or mileage charge
Rhode Island $40 Flat statutory fee, before the $4.50 online processing charge; the 2002 rule still lists $20
Connecticut $42 $30 plus the $12 transmittal fee; no weight charge under 200,000 lb
Virginia $50 $20 + 30 cents a mile x 100 miles for an overweight load
Indiana $55 $20 base + 35 cents a mile x 100 miles, up to 108,000 lb
New Jersey $59.25 $20 base (oversize and overweight) + $25 (5 x $5 for 9,800 lb over) + $12 + 5% of $45
Kentucky $60 Flat single-trip fee, before the 4% card or $3 ACH charge; a filed amendment would raise it to $120
Utah $60 Flat fee for an oversize and overweight load up to 125,000 lb
Pennsylvania $65.60 $46 + 4 cents x 4.9 tons over x 100 miles, if the rig is registered at 80,000 lb
Louisiana $67.50 Five or more axles, 80,001–100,000 lb, 51–100 miles; the overweight permit covers the width at no extra fee
Tennessee $69.40 $20 width + $20 weight + 6 cents x 4.9 tons over 80,000 lb x 100 miles; each category is charged separately
Arizona $75 Class A overweight fee, which also covers the width
Colorado $90 $30 + $10 for each of the 6 axles
Ohio $145 $20 base + $125 overweight surcharge, which also covers the width
Texas $210 $60 + $150 maintenance fee for 80,001–120,000 lb

Left out because the schedule alone does not settle this load's fee:

  • Arkansas: the rules do not say whether a load over width and weight needs one $17 permit or two.
  • Delaware: the manual does not say whether a load over width and weight takes one $30 permit or an oversize and an overweight permit.
  • Idaho: off the Interstate its legal gross runs to 105,500 lb, so the fee is $30, or $33 plus a road use fee, depending on the route.
  • Maine: a 3-axle tractor with a tri-axle trailer is legal to 100,000 lb under Maine's own limits but 80,000 lb under the Interstate limits, so the fee is $6 (width only) or $8 (width and weight) depending on the route.
  • Michigan: the fee is $15 or $50 depending on whether the axles meet its axle-spacing limits.
  • Minnesota: overweight permits add a damage fee for each over-legal axle group, so the fee needs the axle weights.
  • Mississippi: legal gross is 80,000 lb only on red-line highways (57,650 lb on the rest), and MDOT does not say whether the $10 size fee is added to the per-mile weight charge.
  • Missouri: the $20 charge for each 10,000 lb over legal gross does not say how a part of a step counts.
  • Montana: it has no fixed 80,000 lb gross cap, so whether this load pays only the $10 oversize fee or an overweight fee too depends on its axle spacing.
  • Nebraska: off the Interstate the bridge table allows up to 95,000 lb, so the fee is $15 or $25 depending on the route.
  • New Hampshire: it does not say whether a load over both size and weight pays the $6 oversize fee on top of the weight fee.
  • Oklahoma: legal gross off the Interstate is 90,000 lb, so whether the $10-per-1,000 lb charge applies depends on the route.
  • Oregon: single-trip non-divisible permits owe a road use assessment fee per equivalent single-axle load mile on top of the $8 permit fee, so the fee needs the axle weights.
  • Vermont: the statute charges $48 for each overweight, overwidth, overlength or overheight permit and does not say whether a load over both width and weight needs one permit or two.
  • Washington: it has no flat 80,000 lb cap, so whether this load pays the $10 oversize fee or a per-mile overweight fee depends on its axle spacing and licensed weight.
  • West Virginia: the rule charges 4 cents per ton-mile for overweight loads without saying whether the tons are the excess or the whole gross.
  • Wyoming: its Interstate gross table runs to 117,000 lb, so whether this load pays only the $25 oversize fee or the overweight ton-mile charge too depends on its axle spacing.

The same machine costs $16 to permit in California and $210 in Texas. The gap is weight: the flat-fee states charge nothing for the 9,800 lb over 80,000, and Ohio and Texas charge the most for it. This is an illustration from published fee schedules, not a quote; escorts, police details, route surveys, crossings and the haul itself are priced, with dates and sources, in our heavy equipment transport cost guide.

What raises the fee

A wider load

  • Pennsylvania: $46 up to 14 ft wide, $97 above it.
  • Ohio: $75 one way, $145 once the load is over 14 ft wide or 14 ft 6 in high.
  • Florida: $5 up to 12 ft wide, $15 up to 14 ft, $25 beyond.
  • New Jersey: $1 for each foot, or part of one, over 14 ft wide, and the same over 63 ft long.
  • Illinois: five size tiers, from $12 (up to 10 ft wide, 90 miles or less) to $125 (over 18 ft wide, more than 270 miles).
  • Indiana: $20 up to 12 ft 4 in wide, 13 ft 6 in high and 95 ft long, $30 once any of them is exceeded.
  • Missouri: $15 plus a $250 movement feasibility fee once the load is over 16 ft wide, 16 ft high or 150 ft long.

A heavier load

  • Texas: a maintenance fee on top of the $60, from $150 up to 120,000 lb, rising in 40,000 lb steps to $375 over 200,000 lb.
  • Pennsylvania: 4 cents a mile for each ton over the truck's registered weight.
  • Ohio: $145 up to 120,000 lb, then 4 cents per ton per mile over 60 tons.
  • Florida: a rate per mile that climbs from $0.27 (up to 95,000 lb) to $0.47 (up to 162,000 lb).
  • Georgia: $30 to 150,000 lb, $125 to 180,000 lb and $500 above that.
  • Massachusetts: $300 a trip over 130,000 lb, with engineering calculations.
  • Connecticut: $2 per 1,000 lb over 200,000 lb.
  • Utah: $60 up to 125,000 lb; heavier loads pay 1.2 cents a mile for each 1,000 lb over 80,000, between $80 and $540 a trip.
  • Colorado: $30 plus $10 an axle, then $250 for a Chapter 6 Special (200,000 to 500,000 lb) and $800 for a Super Load.
  • Arkansas: $8 to $16 a ton over legal weight on top of the $17 base, rising with trip length.
  • New York and California: no weight charge. New York takes a bond from superloads instead, and California may bill engineering work on unusually heavy loads.

HTS arranges permits inside the move, not on their own

We are an FMCSA-licensed property broker (MC# 1178470), not a permit service, so we do not sell permits by themselves. When we book your load, the permits for every state, toll road and city on the route are arranged with the carrier we assign, scheduled around the pickup and priced into the quote.

Permits follow the truck and its insurance. Georgia wants the hauler's insurance certificate, with $1,000,000 of property damage cover, on file before it issues a permit; Ohio wants $500,000 of liability or surety on file; and Texas makes an applicant that is not a registered motor carrier file a $10,000 surety bond. Pennsylvania lets only the hauler, not a permit service, apply for a super load. If you already have a truck and only need the paper, the state portals are linked in the table above.

Two things add permits and lead time to a plan: a load past a state's superload line (a Georgia Mega Load of 300,000 lb or more needs its engineering submittals 30 business days ahead), and a route over a toll road or bridge that issues its own permit. Both are compared on our page of superload thresholds and toll-road permits. The steps from measurements to an issued permit are covered in how oversize permits work.

Oversize permits by state

Oversize permit questions

Is there a federal DOT oversize permit?

No. The U.S. DOT sets the limits for the Interstate and the National Network in 23 CFR 658, and that rule leaves permits to the states: under 658.15 each state may grant permits for vehicles wider than 102 in. A "DOT oversize permit" is the state DOT's, such as NYSDOT's, ordered in HOOCS, or PennDOT's in APRAS. In Texas the motor vehicles department, TxDMV, issues them in TxPROS, and in Wyoming and the Dakotas the Highway Patrol does.

How much does a wide load permit cost in California?

$16 for a Caltrans single-trip permit, whatever the width, weight or distance. It is valid for 7 days in one direction, can be issued up to 3 days ahead and is never refunded; annual and repetitive permits are $90. Caltrans covers state highways only, so city and county legs need local permits, and state law caps a local fee at the Caltrans fee (CVC 35795).

How much does an oversize truck permit cost in Illinois?

IDOT prices a legal-weight oversize trip by size tier and distance (625 ILCS 5/15-305): $12 for a load up to 10 ft wide traveling 90 miles or less, up to $125 for one over 18 ft wide traveling more than 270 miles. Overweight adds a fee for each 45-mile band. Loads past IDOT's practical maximums pay $50 plus 3.5 cents per ton-mile above legal weight, and the Illinois Tollway adds its own permit at $15 per over-dimension category.

How much does an overweight permit cost in Texas?

TxDMV charges $60 for a single trip plus a highway maintenance fee set by gross weight: $150 from 80,001 to 120,000 lb (total $210), $225 to 160,000 lb ($285), $300 to 200,000 lb ($360) and $375 above that ($435). Over 200,000 lb a supervision fee is added: $35 for a load within 254,300 lb and the axle limits with at least 95 ft of axle spacing, otherwise $500. Card payments add 25 cents plus 2.25%.

How do I get an overweight permit in New York?

Order it from NYSDOT in HOOCS, signing in through OSCAR with a USDOT number or with an NY.gov ID. A Type 1 single trip costs $40 with no weight charge and covers 5 permissible hauling days. It is good only on NYSDOT highways: the Thruway needs its own permit over 80,000 lb, also ordered in HOOCS, and New York City DOT issues a $35 permit for each leg into or out of the city.

What is a divisible overweight permit?

A permit to run over legal weight with a load that could be split, such as a farm load. Standard permits are for nondivisible loads (TxDMV's single-trip permit, for one), so divisible permits are separate programs: Connecticut sells annual divisible permits at $9 per 1,000 lb of permitted weight plus $12, Massachusetts charges $50 per 1,000 lb over the Federal Bridge Formula, and Illinois issues free permits from September 1 to December 31 for farm loads up to 10% over its limits, off the Interstate.

Sources

Facts on this page were checked in October 2026 against the sources below. Rules and rates change; we confirm current requirements on every move.

  1. eCFR: 23 CFR Part 658, Truck Size and Weight (Federal)
  2. eCFR: 23 CFR 658.15, width and state permits (Federal)
  3. ALDOT Permit Fee Schedule (revised March 11, 2025) (Alabama)
  4. ADOT Oversize/Overweight Permits (Class A, fees) (Arizona)
  5. 27 CAR Part 111 Appendix (permit types, application data, fee charts, weigh stations) (Arkansas)
  6. Caltrans Transportation Permits FAQ (California)
  7. CDOT Freight Permitting Information (Colorado)
  8. CTDOT Oversize/Overweight Permits page (fees, 2026 holidays, weekend permits) (Connecticut)
  9. 2 DE Admin. Code 2405 Oversize/Overweight Hauling Permit Policy and Procedures Manual (official Administrative Code, amended through 26 DE Reg. 1078, 06/01/23) (Delaware)
  10. F.A.C. 14-26.008 Schedule of Fees (FDOT PDF, 4-24-2018) (Florida)
  11. GDOT Oversize Permits page (GAPROS link, DPS note) (Georgia)
  12. IDAPA 39.03.01 Rules Governing Special Permits (current, all sections eff. 7-1-24) (Idaho)
  13. IDOT OSOW Resources (fee tables, superload estimator) (Illinois)
  14. DOR Oversize/Overweight Vehicle Permit Fees (last revised July 2026) (Indiana)
  15. Iowa DOT: How Do I Get Oversize & Overweight Permits (pricing, apply, contacts) (Iowa)
  16. K-TRIPS Permit Price List (current as of 05/23/2023) (Kansas)
  17. KYTC OW/OD FAQ ($60 single trip, curfew counties, escort tiers, holidays) (Kentucky)
  18. R.S. 32:387 Special permits and fees (Louisiana)
  19. 29-250 C.M.R. ch. 156 Fee Structure for Over Dimensional and Overweight Loads (Word) (Maine)
  20. SHA permit fee schedule (TMS 4-01) (Maryland)
  21. 700 CMR 8.00 (permits, fees, conditions) PDF (Massachusetts)
  22. MDOT Transport Permit Fee Schedule (extended permits) (Michigan)
  23. MnDOT Permit types and fees (Minnesota)
  24. ExpressPass Permit and Blanket Fees sheet (undated; server date Feb 5, 2026) (Mississippi)
  25. MoDOT OSOW Fees (7 CSR 10-25.020(4)-(5)) (Missouri)
  26. MDT MT Permitting Reference and FAQs (updated 01/27/2026) (Montana)
  27. 408 NAC 3, Permits for Overweight and/or Overdimensional Vehicles and Loads (NDOT PDF) (Nebraska)
  28. NDOT Over Dimensional Vehicle Permit Request (fees, maximum dimension charts) (Nevada)
  29. RSA 266:22 Permit fees (New Hampshire)
  30. N.J.A.C. 13:18 Subchapter 1 (current rule PDF hosted by NJDOT) (New Jersey)
  31. NMSA 1978 Chapter 66 Motor Vehicles (66-7-401 to 66-7-416, 66-7-314, 66-3-847, 66-3-849), NMOneSource (New Mexico)
  32. NYSDOT Permit Types and Fees (New York)
  33. G.S. 20-119 Special permits and fees (North Carolina)
  34. NDHP Policy 9-6 Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles and/or Loads (rev. 11/21/2025) (North Dakota)
  35. OAC 5501:2-1-05 Schedule of fees (Ohio)
  36. ODOT Permit Fees schedule (Oklahoma)
  37. ODOT CCD Over-Dimension Operations in Oregon (Oregon)
  38. PennDOT Permit Fees effective July 1, 2025 (Pennsylvania)
  39. RIDOT Permit Types & Limits sheet (Rhode Island)
  40. SCDOT Oversize/Overweight Permits page (Safehaul, contacts, fee schedule, documents) (South Carolina)
  41. ARSD chapter 70:03:01 Movement of Oversize or Overweight Vehicles (full text) (South Dakota)
  42. TDOT Permit Prices (single trip and annual) (Tennessee)
  43. TxDMV General Single-Trip Permits (fees) (Texas)
  44. Utah Code 72-7-406 permits and fees (eff. 5/1/2024) (Utah)
  45. 23 V.S.A. 1402 (permit fees) (Vermont)
  46. Virginia DMV Hauling Permits page (EZ Haul, contacts, fees) (Virginia)
  47. WSDOT Permit types & fees (Washington)
  48. WVDOH Permit Types (fees, blanket limits) (West Virginia)
  49. WisDOT MV2600 Single Trip Permit Information and fees (6/2021) (Wisconsin)
  50. WYDOT Motor Carrier Rules Ch. 5, Size and Weight Limitations of Vehicles, eff. 4/30/2025 (WHP-posted copy, generated 5/20/2025) (Wyoming)
  51. Caterpillar: 320 (07H) Hydraulic Excavator Technical Specifications (N Am) AEXQ3758-01 (11-2025) (fee example)

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