By Evan Reid, Founder of Haul Handbook · Updated Sep 28, 2026
Idaho sells temporary registration and fuel permits under Idaho Code 49-432 through ITD Commercial Vehicle Services. Commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds in Idaho in the furtherance of their business must either license or buy Idaho temporary permits, before the vehicle moves on an Idaho highway. Carriers self-issue the permits in the Commercial Registration System (CRS) with an active USDOT number and a Motor Carrier account, print them, and display them in the windshield. The 120-hour and 30-day registration permits are capped at three per vehicle per calendar year; fuel permits are not.
The trip permit (registration side)
This credential answers for registration. Without it, a vehicle whose cab card does not list Idaho has no legal registration standing in the state.
- Fee
- $60 ($60.00 for a single vehicle, or $120.00 for a combination that includes more than one unregistered vehicle (Idaho Code 49-432(1)(a)(i)). If an annual registration is bought within 30 calendar days of the permit, the permit fee is applied to the registration fee; no part of a permit fee is refundable.)
- Annual limit
- Three 120-hour and 30-day registration permits per vehicle per calendar year, except for transporters, wreckers, and laden dealer and manufacturer plates
- Who needs it
- Commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds (as defined in 49 CFR 390.5) operating in Idaho in the furtherance of their business that are not registered for Idaho. ITD's flyer says other vehicles through 26,000 pounds are granted free flow.
- Where to buy
- Self-issue online in the Commercial Registration System (CRS) through the Permits Only log-in, with the company USDOT number and an email address; ITD DMV Commercial Vehicle Services, (208) 872-3163 or cvs@itd.idaho.gov (to set up the Motor Carrier account CRS requires)
The fuel permit (tax side)
This credential answers for the state's highway or fuel tax when there is no IFTA license (or, in the weight-distance states, no tax account) behind the truck.
- Fee
- $60 ($60.00 under Idaho Code 49-432(1)(a)(ii). Fuel permits are exempt from the three-per-year cap.)
- Valid for
- Idaho Code 49-432 sets the fuel permit fee but states no validity period, and the ITD and Tax Commission pages read this pass do not publish one. ITD's trip permit flyer describes the 120-hour permit as one bought in lieu of registering a vehicle or obtaining IFTA. Check the permit type description in CRS before relying on a duration.
- Who needs it
- Carriers operating IFTA-qualified vehicles in Idaho without an IFTA license. The Tax Commission's IFTA Handbook says a carrier with IFTA-qualified vehicles registered under IRP in Idaho must either hold an Idaho IFTA license or buy a temporary fuels tax permit when traveling in any IFTA jurisdiction, including Idaho, and that ITD can require permits of a carrier whose IFTA license is revoked.
- Where to buy
- Self-issue online in the Commercial Registration System (CRS) through the Permits Only log-in; ITD DMV Commercial Vehicle Services, (208) 872-3163 or cvs@itd.idaho.gov
Other temporary permits in Idaho
Short-term credentials Idaho issues beside the trip and fuel permits, for situations those two do not cover.
- 30-Day Unladen Weight Permit
- A $60.00 permit for moving an unladen vehicle for 30 days in lieu of registration (Idaho Code 49-432(1)(a)(iii)); like fuel permits, it is exempt from the three-per-year cap. (Idaho Code 49-432(1)(a)(iii))
- Overweight registration permits (above registered gross weight)
- A vehicle already registered in Idaho may buy a permit to run above its registered maximum gross weight, up to 129,000 pounds: $50.00 for 120 hours, or a 30-day permit priced by the permitted maximum ($225 to $350 for a vehicle registered at 50,001 to 60,000 pounds). Permits may be combined up to 90 days and are vehicle specific and non-refundable. (Idaho Code 49-432(2))
Worth knowing
Oversize and overweight (special) permits are separate: ITD issues them through ITRPS at permits4idaho.com under IDAPA 39.03.01, not through the CRS trip permit screen.
Where these fit in the Idaho permit stack
Temporary permits are the exception path. The standing credentials they replace are IRP apportioned registration and the Idaho IFTA license. Oversize loads use a different permit family entirely, covered in Idaho oversize and overweight permits, and the full picture of every state permit lives in Idaho trucking permits.