By Haul Handbook editorial team· Updated Oct 4, 2026
New Hampshire sells a 72-hour IRP trip permit for a truck that is not apportioned for New Hampshire, and it must be bought before the truck enters the state. No New Hampshire fuel trip permit is documented on any state page or rule read, so an out-of-state carrier without an IFTA license has no published state fuel permit to fall back on. New Hampshire also offers a 20-day unladen (Hunter's) permit for moving an empty apportionable truck.
The trip permit (registration side)
This credential answers for registration. Without it, a vehicle whose cab card does not list New Hampshire has no legal registration standing in the state.
- Fee
- $15 ($15 for 72 hours, as New Hampshire's jurisdiction profile at IRP, Inc. records it (last updated September 23, 2026). The DMV IRP pages describe the permit but print no fee.)
- Who needs it
- A vehicle properly registered in its base jurisdiction but not apportioned for New Hampshire, when the carrier does not intend to apportion with New Hampshire. Apportionable vehicles are power units with two axles over 26,000 pounds, three or more axles regardless of weight, or used in a combination over 26,000 pounds. The permit allows interjurisdictional or intrajurisdictional operation for a limited time.
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
- No New Hampshire fuel trip permit fee or procedure appears on the DMV IFTA page, Form RT 129, the Saf-C 303 IFTA rules or the Motor Carrier Connect sign-in page. Prices quoted for a New Hampshire fuel permit appear only on permit-vendor sites, which are not sources here.
- Who needs it
- An out-of-state carrier running an IFTA qualified motor vehicle into New Hampshire without an IFTA license: a power unit with two axles over 26,000 pounds, three or more axles regardless of weight, or a combination over 26,000 pounds. Carriers that run in two or more IFTA jurisdictions are expected to hold an IFTA license from their base jurisdiction.
Other temporary permits in New Hampshire
Short-term credentials New Hampshire issues beside the trip and fuel permits, for situations those two do not cover.
- Unladen vehicle registration (Hunter's permit)
- Temporary registration for an empty apportionable vehicle, issued for no more than the empty weight of the vehicle or combination and valid in all IRP member jurisdictions. New Hampshire charges $20 for 20 days.
- Oversize and overweight permits
- Not a trip permit. A load over legal size or weight needs a separate permit from the NHDOT Oversize/Overweight Permit Office, and a truck registered outside New Hampshire cannot get one for a move between two New Hampshire points unless New Hampshire is on its IRP cab card. (RSA 266:22 and 266:24; N.H. Admin. Rules Tra 304)
Worth knowing
The trip permit covers registration only. Fuel tax is a separate obligation, and New Hampshire publishes no stand-in for an IFTA license, so a carrier planning regular New Hampshire trips should license for IFTA in its base state.
Where these fit in the New Hampshire permit stack
Temporary permits are the exception path. The standing credentials they replace are IRP apportioned registration and the New Hampshire IFTA license. Oversize loads use a different permit family entirely, covered in New Hampshire oversize and overweight permits, and the full picture of every state permit lives in New Hampshire trucking permits.