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Oversize Load Permits by State

Oversize Load Permits by State

Fees, permit portals, escort widths and travel hours for 28 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 28 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 October 2026 by the HTS Logistics broker team (FMCSA MC# 1178470).

The table covers 28 states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts around our Long Island office, and 23 more from Florida and Louisiana to Arizona, Minnesota and Michigan. 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 28 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 28 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 28 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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 and Kentucky, 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?

Seven of these states charge one flat fee for a routine single trip: California $16, Georgia and South Carolina $30 each, Massachusetts and New York $40 each, Connecticut $42 with its transmittal fee, and Kentucky $60, which a filed amendment would raise to $120. The other 21 raise the fee with width, weight or distance.

One machine, 22 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 22 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
Georgia $30 Flat fee up to 16 ft wide, 16 ft high and 150,000 lb
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
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
Massachusetts $40 Flat fee for a non-divisible load over any limit
New York $40 Flat; no weight or mileage charge
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
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.
  • 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.
  • Missouri: the $20 charge for each 10,000 lb over legal gross does not say how a part of a step counts.
  • Nebraska: off the Interstate the bridge table allows up to 95,000 lb, so the fee is $15 or $25 depending on the route.
  • Oklahoma: legal gross off the Interstate is 90,000 lb, so whether the $10-per-1,000 lb charge applies depends on the route.

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.

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. F.A.C. 14-26.008 Schedule of Fees (FDOT PDF, 4-24-2018) (Florida)
  10. GDOT Oversize Permits page (GAPROS link, DPS note) (Georgia)
  11. IDOT OSOW Resources (fee tables, superload estimator) (Illinois)
  12. DOR Oversize/Overweight Vehicle Permit Fees (last revised July 2026) (Indiana)
  13. Iowa DOT: How Do I Get Oversize & Overweight Permits (pricing, apply, contacts) (Iowa)
  14. KYTC OW/OD FAQ ($60 single trip, curfew counties, escort tiers, holidays) (Kentucky)
  15. R.S. 32:387 Special permits and fees (Louisiana)
  16. 700 CMR 8.00 (permits, fees, conditions) PDF (Massachusetts)
  17. MDOT Transport Permit Fee Schedule (extended permits) (Michigan)
  18. MnDOT Permit types and fees (Minnesota)
  19. MoDOT OSOW Fees (7 CSR 10-25.020(4)-(5)) (Missouri)
  20. 408 NAC 3, Permits for Overweight and/or Overdimensional Vehicles and Loads (NDOT PDF) (Nebraska)
  21. N.J.A.C. 13:18 Subchapter 1 (current rule PDF hosted by NJDOT) (New Jersey)
  22. 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)
  23. NYSDOT Permit Types and Fees (New York)
  24. OAC 5501:2-1-05 Schedule of fees (Ohio)
  25. ODOT Permit Fees schedule (Oklahoma)
  26. PennDOT Permit Fees effective July 1, 2025 (Pennsylvania)
  27. SCDOT Oversize/Overweight Permits page (Safehaul, contacts, fee schedule, documents) (South Carolina)
  28. TxDMV General Single-Trip Permits (fees) (Texas)
  29. Utah Code 72-7-406 permits and fees (eff. 5/1/2024) (Utah)
  30. Virginia DMV Hauling Permits page (EZ Haul, contacts, fees) (Virginia)
  31. Caterpillar: 320 (07H) Hydraulic Excavator Technical Specifications (N Am) AEXQ3758-01 (11-2025) (fee example)

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