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Illinois Truck Permits for trip, fuel, oversize & overweight

A truck without Illinois registration needs a 72-hour trip permit from the Secretary of State, good for one trip or one round trip, and without a fuel license the Department of Revenue's 96-hour fuel permit, bought before entering. Oversize and overweight loads go through IDOT on state highways and the Illinois Tollway on its own roads. Send us the truck, load and route, and we take care of every office on the trip.

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What are you running through Illinois?

Pick what fits your truck and load. Each answer opens the Illinois rules and what we need from you.

Not sure which one? Call the 24/7 permit desk

(312) 395-7322

Source: IDOT oversize and overweight permits and state-line bridge list, Illinois Tollway permits, Illinois Department of Revenue motor fuel permits.

Illinois and its neighbors

How Illinois permits differ from the states around it

Illinois borders Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri and Kentucky, and shares many river bridges with them.

  1. A DOT, where Indiana uses Revenue

    IDOT issues Illinois oversize permits. Next door in Indiana they come from the Department of Revenue.

  2. A 96-hour fuel permit

    Illinois's fuel trip permit runs 96 hours. Indiana's runs five days, and Iowa's one trip or 72 hours.

  3. Bridges follow the neighbor

    On bridges shared with Iowa, Missouri, Indiana and Kentucky, a permitted load may not exceed the bordering state's limits.

  4. Tollways on both sides

    Like the Indiana Toll Road, the Illinois Tollway has its own permit on top of the state's.

How it works

Your Illinois permit in three steps

  1. Send the load and route

    Truck, trailer, dimensions, weight, origin and destination. Your fleet details are saved for next time.

  2. We check and file

    Our permit desk checks the Illinois rules for your load and files with IDOT.

  3. Get your permit

    You get the permit PDF, a written route and an interactive route map to share with the driver.

What will an oversize permit in Illinois cost?

Enter your pickup and delivery locations, choose your permit type, and compare estimated permit costs across route options.

  1. Oversize and overweight permits across the lower 48 and DC
  2. State-by-state fee breakdown for each route option
  3. Order your permit or talk to a specialist
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FAQ

Illinois permit questions

What does a truck from another state need to drive in Illinois?

Without Illinois registration, a 72-hour trip permit from the Secretary of State; without a motor fuel use tax license, a 96-hour single trip fuel permit bought before entry. Oversize or overweight loads also need an IDOT permit, and a Tollway permit on tollways.

How long does an Illinois fuel trip permit last?

96 hours. It lets a carrier operate in Illinois without being registered in a motor fuel use tax program, and it has to be bought from a single trip permit provider before the truck enters.

Who issues permits for the Illinois Tollway?

The Illinois Tollway itself, online; permits are no longer issued at the plazas. It asks for the IDOT permit number, so the state permit comes first.

Where are Illinois truck scales?

IDOT lists 22 fixed scale locations, including I-55 at Bolingbrook, I-57 at Peotone, I-80 at Frankfort and I-74 at Moline.

Do you file the IDOT, Tollway and fuel permits together?

Yes. Send the truck, load and route once; we file every Illinois permit in the right order, plus the other states on your route, around the clock.

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Illinois permit pages

Permit types in Illinois

All states

Neighboring states

Tools

24/7 permit desk

Need a permit in Illinois for this load?

Send the details once. We file with IDOT, plus every other state on your route.

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