National reference table
Oversize permit costs by state
A single-trip oversize permit base fee runs from $5 (Florida, Hawaii) to $75 (Ohio). Legal width is 8 ft 6 in in nearly every state, and legal height clusters around 13 ft 6 in. The table below lists the base fee, both limits, and the issuing agency for all 50 states and DC, with a source behind every cell.
By Evan Reid, Founder of Haul Handbook · Updated Aug 9, 2026
Single-trip fees and legal limits, all 50 states and DC
Fees below are the base charge for one oversize move at the lowest permit tier the state publishes. Overweight, superload, and multi-month permits cost more; the state-by-state notes after the table spell out those add-ons. If you need the broader permit stack instead of fee amounts, start with the trucking permits by state index.
| State | Legal width | Legal height | Max semitrailer length | Single-trip base fee | Escort triggers | Issuing agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama (AL) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $20 | – | Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), Vehicle Enforcement Office (ALPASS online permitting) |
| Alaska (AK) | 8 ft 6 in | 15 ft | – | $40 | – | Alaska DOT&PF Division of Measurement Standards & Commercial Vehicle Compliance (Commercial Vehicle Customer Service Center) |
| Arizona (AZ) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $15 | – | Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division, Commercial Vehicle Permits (Enforcement Services) |
| Arkansas (AR) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | – | $17 | – | ArDOT Arkansas Highway Police Division, Permit Section |
| California (CA) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | 53 ft | $16 | Route-specific: pilot cars are set per route segment by the Caltrans Single Trip Pilot Car Maps, and CHP escort applies when the permit requires it. | Caltrans, Office of Commercial Vehicle Operations (Transportation Permits) |
| Colorado (CO) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft 6 in | – | $30 | – | Colorado Department of Transportation, Freight Mobility & Safety Branch (COOPR online permitting system) |
| Connecticut (CT) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $30 | – | CTDOT Oversize / Overweight (OS/OW) Permit Office, Bureau of Highway Operations |
| Delaware (DE) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $30 | – | Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), Hauling Permit Office (OSOW Permit System) |
| District of Columbia (DC) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $30 | – | District Department of Transportation (DDOT), Public Space Permit Office, via the TOPS online permitting system (tops.ddot.dc.gov) |
| Florida (FL) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | 48 ft | $5 | Yes: escorts triggered by width (over 12 ft), height (over 14 ft 6 in), and length (over 95 ft). | Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Permits Office (Over-Weight Over-Dimension Permits / One Stop Permitting) |
| Georgia (GA) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $30 | – | Georgia Department of Public Safety, Oversize Permit Unit (GAPROS system) |
| Hawaii (HI) | 9 ft | 13 ft 6 in | – | $5 | – | Hawaii Department of Transportation, Highways Division (district engineer offices on Oahu, Maui County, Hawaii Island, and Kauai) |
| Idaho (ID) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | – | $30 | – | Idaho Transportation Department, Commercial Vehicle Services (special permits) |
| Illinois (IL) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $12 | – | Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Oversize/Overweight Permit Office (ITAP system) |
| Indiana (IN) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $20 | – | Indiana Department of Revenue, Motor Carrier Services (permits issued by DOR MCS under INDOT rules) |
| Iowa (IA) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $35 | – | Iowa DOT Office of Vehicle and Motor Carrier Services (online via ia.gotpermits.com) |
| Kansas (KS) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | – | $40 | – | Kansas Department of Transportation (K-TRIPS permitting system) |
| Kentucky (KY) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $60 | – | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Motor Carriers (Overweight/Over-Dimensional Permits, Kentucky Automated Permit System) |
| Louisiana (LA) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $10 | – | Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), Truck Permit Office |
| Maine (ME) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | Varies, see agency | – | Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Services (Overlimit Permits unit) |
| Maryland (MD) | 8 ft | 13 ft 6 in | – | $30 | – | MDOT State Highway Administration, Office of Traffic and Safety, Motor Carrier Division, Hauling Permits Unit |
| Massachusetts (MA) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | Varies, see agency | – | MassDOT Highway Division (OASIS Oversize Overweight Permitting and Routing Application) |
| Michigan (MI) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $15 | – | Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Transport Permits Unit (MiTRIP / MDOT Permit Gateway) |
| Minnesota (MN) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $15 | – | MnDOT Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations, Oversize/Overweight Permits |
| Mississippi (MS) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $10 | – | Mississippi Department of Transportation (ExpressPass permitting, permits.mdot.ms.gov) |
| Missouri (MO) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $15 | – | MoDOT Motor Carrier Services |
| Montana (MT) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | – | $10 | – | Montana Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Services Division |
| Nebraska (NE) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft 6 in | – | $15 | – | Nebraska Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Permit Section |
| Nevada (NV) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | – | $25 | – | Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), Over-Dimensional Vehicle permit office |
| New Hampshire (NH) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $6 | – | New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) permit office, via the NHDOT Oversize/Overweight permit portal (nhdotpermits.org; rules at NHDOT Administrative Rules Part Tra 304) |
| New Jersey (NJ) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $10 | – | New Jersey Department of Transportation (issuing oversize/overweight permits on behalf of the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission) via the NJPass/SUPERLOAD portal |
| New Mexico (NM) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | – | $25 | – | New Mexico Department of Transportation, Ports of Entry / Permit Office (truckpermits.dot.nm.gov) |
| New York (NY) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $40 | – | NYSDOT Special Hauling Permits (Central Permit Bureau) |
| North Carolina (NC) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | – | $12 | – | NCDOT Oversize/Overweight Permit Unit |
| North Dakota (ND) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | – | $20 | – | North Dakota Highway Patrol, Motor Carrier Operations (e-permits system) |
| Ohio (OH) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $75 | – | Ohio Department of Transportation (special hauling permits under Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 5501:2-1) |
| Oklahoma (OK) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | 53 ft | $40 | Yes: escorts start at over 12 feet wide under OAC 730:50-5-18, and an escort operator for hire must hold ODOT certification. | Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Size and Weight Permits office |
| Oregon (OR) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | – | $8 | – | ODOT Commerce and Compliance Division, Over-Dimension Permit Unit (permits issued via the ORION online system) |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $46 | – | PennDOT, special hauling permits issued through the Automated Permit Routing/Analysis System (APRAS) under 67 Pa. Code Chapter 179 |
| Rhode Island (RI) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $40 | – | Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), OSOW Permit Office |
| South Carolina (SC) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $30 | – | South Carolina Department of Transportation, Oversize/Overweight (OSOW) Permit Office, 955 Park Street, Columbia (SafeHaul online permitting) |
| South Dakota (SD) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | – | $25 | – | South Dakota Highway Patrol Permit Center (South Dakota Automated Permitting System online at sdtruckinfo.sd.gov; also any Highway Patrol District Office, Highway Patrol Trooper, or Motor Carrier Inspector) |
| Tennessee (TN) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $20 | – | Tennessee Department of Transportation, Traffic Operations Division, OS/OW Permit Office |
| Texas (TX) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | 59 ft | $60 | Yes: escorts triggered by width (over 14 ft), height (over 17 ft), and length (over 110 ft). | Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division (Permits Office) |
| Utah (UT) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | – | Varies, see agency | – | Utah Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Division |
| Vermont (VT) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $48 | – | Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, Commercial Vehicle Operations |
| Virginia (VA) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $20 | – | Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Hauling Permits (online ordering via EZ Haul, ezhaulvirginia.com) |
| Washington (WA) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | – | $10 | – | WSDOT Commercial Vehicle Services |
| West Virginia (WV) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $20 | – | WV Division of Highways, Operations Division, Central Permit Section |
| Wisconsin (WI) | 8 ft 6 in | 13 ft 6 in | – | $20 | – | Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Highway Maintenance (Oversize-Overweight Permits, [email protected]) |
| Wyoming (WY) | 8 ft 6 in | 14 ft | – | $25 | – | Wyoming Highway Patrol (WYDOT ports of entry / highway shops; e-permitting at wydotpermits.wyo.gov) |
How to read this table
Legal width and legal height are the thresholds where a permit becomes mandatory: stay at or under both (and under the length and weight limits) and you run permit-free. The base fee is the cheapest single-move permit the state publishes, so treat it as the floor, not the invoice. Weight-based surcharges are where the real money goes on overweight moves.
The max semitrailer length column is the most comparable length figure across states; the escort triggers column flags whether a state publishes width, height, or length thresholds that force a pilot car or police escort. Both are filled where an agency or statute states them; a dash means the figure is not published in a single comparable form, and the per-state oversize page carries the full length-by-configuration and escort tables.
Maine, Massachusetts, Utah show “varies, see agency” because no flat fee appears on an official source for them; the link goes straight to the office that quotes the fee. We never fill a blank with a guess. The same sourcing standard backs our intrastate authority by state and state DOT number requirements tables.
Watch the height column when you plan routes: 19 jurisdictions post a legal height above 13 ft 6 in (AK, AR, CA, CO, ID, KS, MT, NE, NV, NM, NC, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), which changes what counts as oversize the moment you cross their line. Permit friction is also one input in our ranking of the best states to start a trucking company.
Have exact load dimensions? The oversize permit cost estimator checks your width and height against every limit in this table and lists the single-trip fee wherever one is published.
Fee and limit notes, state by state
The one-line fee in the table hides real structure: weight tiers, superload thresholds, annual-permit options, and, where the agency publishes them, escort triggers. Open a state for the detail its agency or statute publishes.
Alabama (AL)
Fees are category-based under Ala. Admin. Code r.
Ala. Code 32-9-20 (Schedule of restrictions): 102 in (8.5 ft) width on lanes 12 ft or wider (96 in on narrower lanes); height 13 1/2 ft including load. Cited to the official Code of Alabama on the Alabama Legislature's ALISON portal.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Alaska (AK)
Fee schedule effective February 29, 2016, matching 17 AAC 25.320; permits issued online at akswoop.com.
Legal height is 15 ft statewide (17 AAC 25.012(b)); 17 ft allowed between the Fox Weigh Station and Prudhoe Bay on the Dalton and Elliott Highways. Legal width is 102 inches (17 AAC 25.012(a)).
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Arizona (AZ)
Class A permits are valid on state routes only.
102 inches on interstate, federal-aid, and state highways per A.R.S. 28-1093.
13 feet 6 inches statewide legal height per A.R.S. 28-1094; up to 14 feet allowed without permit on the designated highway system, above 14 feet requires a single-trip permit.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Arkansas (AR)
Legal width is 102 inches (Ark. Code Ann. 27-35-206); legal height is 14 feet (Ark. Code Ann. 27-35-207, as amended by Act 871 of 2021, raised from 13 feet 6 inches).
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Governing rule: Ark. Code Ann. 27-35-206, 27-35-207, 27-35-210.
California (CA)
California legal limits before a permit is required: 8 ft 6 in width, 14 ft height, 80,000 lb GVW, per the Caltrans Transportation Permits page.
Semitrailer up to 53 ft with a 40 ft kingpin-to-rearmost-axle limit; combinations to 65 ft overall (75 ft for a doubles combination when neither trailer exceeds 28 ft 6 in).
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Colorado (CO)
Legal height limit is 14 ft 6 in, taller than the 13.5 or 14 ft typical elsewhere. Legal width 8 ft 6 in. Legal weight 80,000 lbs GVW on Interstates and 85,000 lbs on non-Interstate highways.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Connecticut (CT)
Permit valid for one trip and return over a three-day period.
Legal width is 102 inches (8 ft 6 in) per CGS 14-262(a)(1); legal height is 13 ft 6 in per CGS 14-264. Loads exceeding these need a CTDOT special permit under CGS 14-270.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Governing rule: Conn. Gen. Stat. 14-262 (width), 14-264 (height), 14-270 (permits).
Delaware (DE)
Permits are valid for five days. Overweight adds per-increment charges above the minimum.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Governing rule: 21 Del. C. secs. 4502 (width 8 ft 6 in), 4503 (height 13 ft 6 in).
District of Columbia (DC)
Florida (FL)
Legal height 13 ft 6 in generally; 14 ft for automobile transporters (s. 316.515, F.S., per FLHSMV size-and-permit enforcement).
Semitrailer up to 48 ft (57 ft with kingpin-to-rear-axle limits); truck-trailer combinations to 68 ft; saddlemount combinations to 97 ft (s. 316.515, F.S.).
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Georgia (GA)
Legal limits before a permit is required: width 8 ft 6 in, height 13 ft 6 in, length 100 ft including overhang, 80,000 lb gross weight (DPS Oversize Permit Unit guidelines, issued under Georgia Code Title 32 and GDOT Board Rule 672-2).
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Hawaii (HI)
Legal maximums per HAR section 19-104-14(b): width 9 ft (unusually, wider than the 8.5 ft standard elsewhere), height 13 ft 6 in, single vehicle 40 ft, truck-tractor and semitrailer 58 ft, truck and full trailer 65 ft. Escort required for widths exceeding 12 ft; permits normally issued for widths up to 14 ft.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Governing rule: HAR title 19, chapter 104 (auth. HRS section 291-36).
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Legal height is 13 ft 6 in on non-Interstate highways and 14 ft 0 in on Interstate highways per DOTD's Regulations for Trucks, Vehicles, and Loads; legal width is 102 inches exclusive of safety devices.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
SHA Hauling Permit Manual lists 13 ft 6 in as the legal height limit and its permit-load width table begins at 8 ft. Route survey certification required for heights over 14 ft 6 in.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Massachusetts (MA)
MassDOT does not publish a public single-trip permit fee schedule; fees are quoted inside the OASIS permitting system. Not confirmed on a primary source, so left blank.
No permit needed at or under 8 ft 6 in wide and 13 ft 6 in high. Boston tunnel routes are lower: Callahan and Sumner Tunnels max 12 ft 6 in. Governing regulation: 700 CMR 8.00.
Michigan (MI)
MCL 257.717(4): maximum 102 inches (8.5 ft) measured wheel-to-wheel outside tire to outside tire; body or load width capped at 96 inches (8 ft), with 108-inch allowances for specific commodities such as unprocessed logs and agricultural products.
MCL 257.719(1): 13 feet 6 inches loaded or unloaded. Permit applicants exceeding 13'6" must verify vertical clearance on the proposed route (MDOT T-2).
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Legal width 8 ft 6 in exclusive of safety devices (Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 63-5-13); legal height 13 ft 6 in (Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 63-5-17). Structures need only accommodate 12 ft 6 in; vehicles over that height bear full liability for structure strikes.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Missouri (MO)
Legal height is 13.5 ft on most highways but 14 ft on the interstate system and commission-designated routes; auto-transporters may run 14 ft anywhere (RSMo 304.170). Legal width is 102 inches (8.5 ft).
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Montana (MT)
Per MDT MT Permitting Reference and FAQs, updated 01/27/2026.
Legal without permit: width 8 ft 6 in, height 14 ft 0 in, length 75 ft for truck and trailer combinations (53 ft trailer).
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
Legal maximum width of any vehicle, combination, or load is 102 inches (NRS 484D.600(3)). Single-trip permit loads may run up to 14 ft wide without special approval (NAC 484D.655).
NRS 484D.605(1): 14 ft legal maximum height including load (baled hay excepted at 15 ft). Permitted single-trip loads may reach 15 ft (NAC 484D.655).
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
New Hampshire (NH)
Legal width limit 102 inches (RSA 266:12); legal height limit 13 ft 6 in, except manufactured housing/modular buildings up to 14 ft 6 in with non-police escort above 13 ft 6 in (RSA 266:10).
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
New Jersey (NJ)
N.J.S.A. 39:3-84: maximum outside width 102 inches (96 inches may be required on certain non-access roads by the Commissioner of Transportation); maximum height 13 feet 6 inches.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
47 O.S. Section 14-103(B)(1) sets two heights: 14 feet on any turnpike, interstate, US or state highway, and 13 feet 6 inches on any county road. The ODOT Size and Weight Permits FAQ answers the question with the county-road figure, so a load between 13 feet 6 inches and 14 feet is legal on the highway system and oversize on the last mile.
53 feet for a semitrailer in a truck-tractor semitrailer combination under 47 O.S. Section 14-103(C); a semitrailer over 53 feet but not over 59 feet 6 inches may run on the National Network under 47 O.S. Section 14-118(C). Full length-by-configuration sits on the Oklahoma oversize page.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Oregon (OR)
Legal limits before a variance permit is required: 8 ft 6 in wide, 14 ft 0 in high (ODOT CCD Legal Vehicle Dimensions page). The base statute table (ORS 818.080 Table I) lists 8 ft width and 14 ft height, with width widened to 8 ft 6 in by road-authority rule under ORS 810.060.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
Confirmed on both the SCDOT OSOW web fee schedule and the Guidelines for Movement (Rev. 3/2026), section K.
Total outside width may not exceed 102 inches exclusive of approved safety devices, per SC Code 56-5-4030(B).
13 ft 6 in laden or unladen per SC Code 56-5-4060(A)(1); automobile transporters and saddlemount combinations may reach 14 ft with a no-charge SCDOT routing permit valid 12 months.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Governing rule: SC Code 56-5-4010 through 56-5-4230; 57-3-130 through 57-3-190.
South Dakota (SD)
Motor Carrier Handbook Ch. 'Oversize/overweight permits must be secured before moving the combination or entering the state.'
Legal maximum width is 102 inches (8 ft 6 in); legal maximum height including load is 14 ft (baled hay up to 15 ft), higher than the 13.5 ft common in eastern states.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Tennessee (TN)
Bridge evaluation fees apply to super heavy moves.
Legal width without a permit is 8 ft 6 in per the TDOT OS/OW permit FAQ.
Legal height without a permit is 13 ft 6 in per the TDOT OS/OW permit FAQ.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Governing rule: Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1680-07-01-.24 (fees); 1680-07-01-.01 (legal limits).
Texas (TX)
Permits issued online via TxPROS.
Semitrailer in a truck-tractor combination up to 59 ft; two- and three-vehicle combinations to 65 ft; a truck-tractor semitrailer combination has no overall length limit.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Utah (UT)
UDOT issues oversize/overweight permits on a single trip, semi-annual, or annual basis (Utah Admin. Rule R909-2); the dollar fee schedule is not published on the checked UDOT provisions pages. Loads exceeding 17 ft 6 in high, 17 ft wide, or 300,000 lbs are processed business hours only and may take up to 14 days.
8 ft 6 in with or without load, excluding appurtenant devices (UCA 72-7-402(1)), per Utah Admin. Rule R909-2-4.
14 ft measured from level road surface to top of load or vehicle, per Utah Admin. Rule R909-2-4. Higher than the 13 ft 6 in typical of most states.
Vermont (VT)
Permits required over 8 ft 6 in width (all highways), 13 ft 6 in height (all highways), 75 ft length for combination vehicles, or 46 ft for single vehicles, per the DMV Single Trip Permit page.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Applications go through wv.gotpermits.com (no convenience fee) or gotpermits.com.
Legal limits: 8 ft 6 in width (on lanes 10 ft or wider), 13 ft 6 in height on all routes, 80,000 lb gross; codified at W. Va. Code Chapter 17C, Article 17.
This state also charges per-distance or per-weight overweight rates we do not restate here; the linked source lists the current figures.
Wisconsin (WI)
Where oversize permits fit in your compliance stack
Oversize permits are per-move paperwork, separate from the registrations a carrier holds year-round. Before a heavy-haul truck rolls, the company behind it needs its operating authority, plates apportioned under IRP registration, and a fuel-tax license under IFTA. Heavy loads also intersect the four weight-distance tax states, which tax the same miles the permit authorizes.
Budgeting a heavy-haul startup? Permit fees are a small line next to insurance and equipment; the full budget lives in how much it costs to start a trucking company.
State-by-state worked examples
For each state this site covers, a walkthrough works through typical oversize loads against the published fee schedule in the table above.
- California Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Florida Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Georgia Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Illinois Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Indiana Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Kentucky Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Louisiana Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Michigan Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- New Jersey Overweight Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- New Mexico Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- New York Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- North Carolina Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Ohio Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Oklahoma Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Oregon Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Pennsylvania Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- South Carolina Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Tennessee Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Texas Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Washington Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
- Wisconsin Oversize Permit Cost: Worked Examples
Frequently asked questions
How much does an oversize permit cost?
- Published single-trip base fees run from $5 (Florida, Hawaii) to $75 (Ohio). 48 of the 51 jurisdictions publish a flat base fee on an official source; the other 3 quote fees inside their permitting systems. Overweight moves usually add weight- or mile-based charges on top of the base fee.
When do I need an oversize permit?
- You need one whenever a load exceeds the state's legal size limits. 49 of the 51 jurisdictions set legal width at 8 ft 6 in, and legal height is 13 ft 6 in in most of the country. A load inside every legal limit needs no permit at all, and a load crossing three states needs a permit from each of the three.
Why do some states say "varies, see agency"?
- Maine, Massachusetts, Utah do not publish a flat single-trip fee on an official source. Their systems quote the fee per move, or a statute sets a range and the exact amount comes by rule. We link the issuing agency instead of guessing a number.
Is the base fee the whole cost of a permit?
- Usually not. The base fee covers a legal-dimension review of one move. States commonly add weight-tier surcharges for overweight loads, per-mile charges, escort or pilot-car requirements for wider loads, and sometimes county or toll-road fees. Read the state notes below the table before budgeting a move.
Who issues oversize permits?
- The state DOT in most jurisdictions, but not all. Some states route permits through the Department of Public Safety, the Highway Patrol, the Department of Revenue, or the DMV. The agency column in the table names the office and links its permit page for each state.
Haul Handbook publishes educational information about trucking registration and compliance requirements. This is not legal, financial, or tax advice. Rules, fees, and deadlines change; confirm with the agency before you file or pay.