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New York Oversize and Overweight Permits

Note: Police escorts are required for trucks hauling loads that exceed the following:

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  • Width: Over 16' on 2-lane roads; over 18' on multi-lane roads

  • Length: Over the standard limit on 2-lane roads

  • Height: 16' or more

  • Weight: Over 200,000 lbs

How Much Do Trucking Permits Cost in New York?

Here are the permit fees in New York:

  • Single trip permit: $40, plus a $10 amendment fee

  • Manufactured/Modular 14 feet wide permit: $40, plus a $10 amendment fee

  • Superload trip permit: $40, plus a $10 amendment fee

  • Sealed shipping container permit: $40, plus a $10 amendment fee

  • Military shipment permit: $40, plus a $10 amendment fee

  • Farm equipment permit: $40 for a single trip, $60 monthly, plus a $10 amendment fee

  • Building movement single trip permit: $360, plus a $15 amendment fee

  • State blanket permit: $60 monthly, $360 annually, plus a $15 amendment fee

  • Sealed shipping container permit (monthly): $250, plus a $15 amendment fee

  • Sealed shipping container permit (annually): $750, plus a $15 amendment fee

  • Annual emergency blanket permit: $360

  • Annual steel haulers/special vehicle combination permit: $500

  • Annual 100-mile radius permit: $360, plus a $15 amendment fee

  • Annual 25-mile radius permit: $360, plus a $15 amendment fee

New York Oversize and Overweight Load Limits

The legal weight and dimension limits in New York before a shipping permit is required are as follows:

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  • Length: 65 feet

  • Weight: 80,000 lbs GVW

  • Width: 8'6"

  • Height: 13'6"

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New York Oversize and Overweight Permit Limits

The following are the legal weight and dimensions limits in New York before shipping permits are required.

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  • Length:  65 feet.

  • Weight:  80,000 lbs GVW.

  • Width:  8’6 feet.

  • Height:  13’ 6 feet.

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