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Oversize & Overweight

Oversize & Overweight Permits for every state on your route

A load wider than 8 ft 6 in, heavier than 80,000 lbs or taller and longer than a state allows needs a permit from every state it crosses. Each state sets its own limits, fees and rules. Send us the load and route once, and our permit desk files with each of them.

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Oversize & overweight permits by state

Pick a state for its rules. We file permits in all 48 states and DC.

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Which permit you need

Oversize and overweight permits

  1. Too wide, tall or long

    Oversize permit

    For a non-divisible load over the state's legal width, height, length or overhang.

  2. Too heavy

    Overweight permit

    For a non-divisible load over 80,000 lbs gross or over the axle limits. Many states charge by weight or distance.

  3. Both at once

    Oversize & overweight permit

    When the load is over size and weight limits. Most states cover both in one permit.

  4. Far over the limits

    Superload permit

    The heaviest and largest moves. Each state sets its own threshold and may require a route survey and escorts.

State by state

Who issues oversize and overweight permits in each state

The agency that issues oversize and overweight permits in each state. We file with every one of them and quote the full price for your route.

StateIssued by
AlabamaALDOT
ArizonaADOT MVD Enforcement & Compliance
ArkansasARDOT Arkansas Highway Police Permit Section
CaliforniaCaltrans
ColoradoCDOT
ConnecticutCTDOT
DelawareDelDOT Hauling Permit Office
District of ColumbiaDDOT
FloridaFDOT
GeorgiaGDOT / Georgia DPS
IdahoITD Motor Carrier Services
IllinoisIDOT
IndianaIndiana DOR Motor Carrier Services
IowaIowa DOT Motor Carrier Services
KansasKDOT
KentuckyKYTC Division of Motor Carriers
LouisianaLA DOTD
MaineMaine BMV Overlimit Permit Unit
MarylandMDOT SHA Motor Carrier Division
MassachusettsMassDOT
MichiganMDOT
MinnesotaMnDOT CVO
MississippiMDOT Office of Enforcement
MissouriMoDOT Motor Carrier Services
MontanaMDT Motor Carrier Services
NebraskaNDOT
NevadaNDOT
New HampshireNHDOT
New JerseyNJDOT
New MexicoNMDOT
New YorkNYSDOT
North CarolinaNCDOT Oversize/Overweight Permit Unit
North DakotaND Highway Patrol
OhioODOT Special Hauling Permits
OklahomaODOT Size & Weight Permits
OregonODOT Commerce & Compliance
PennsylvaniaPennDOT
Rhode IslandRIDOT
South CarolinaSCDOT OSOW Permit Office
South DakotaSD Highway Patrol
TennesseeTDOT OS/OW Permit Office
TexasTxDMV
UtahUDOT Motor Carrier Division
VermontVermont DMV
VirginiaVirginia DMV
WashingtonWSDOT Commercial Vehicle Services
West VirginiaWVDOH
WisconsinWisDOT DMV
WyomingWyoming Highway Patrol / WYDOT

Agencies: each state's official permit site. Federal limits: FHWA size and weight rules.

Oversize & Overweight Permit Cost Calculator

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
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How it works

Your permits 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 rules of every state on your route and files each permit.

  3. Get your permit

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

FAQ

Oversize and overweight permit questions

Do I need a separate permit for every state?

Yes. Each state issues its own permit for its roads, so a load crossing four states needs four permits. A few states join regional permits, but most moves still need state permits.

What makes a load oversize?

Anything over 8 ft 6 in wide is oversize in every state. Legal height and length differ by state, usually 13 ft 6 in to 14 ft high, so check each state on the route.

What makes a load overweight?

Over 80,000 lbs gross on the interstate, or over the axle limits: 20,000 lbs on a single axle and 34,000 lbs on a tandem in most states.

Can a divisible load get an oversize or overweight permit?

Generally no. Permits are for non-divisible loads that cannot be split to meet legal limits, such as machinery, beams or transformers.

How does Route One GO handle a multi-state move?

Send the truck, trailer, load and route once. Our permit desk checks each state's rules, files every permit and sends them back with a route map. Requests are taken 24/7.

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