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Weight, size and permits: how hard states check

In 2024 states reported 277,347 overweight violations and issued 6,529,040 oversize or overweight permits to FHWA. What a truck may carry on a given road is set by the state, so this page links to each permit office and does not restate the rules.

Historical dataFHWA size and weight enforcementData period: calendar year 2024 certified by statesRetrieved Oct 9, 2026, 09:55 UTCretrieved Oct 9, 2026

SnapshotFHWA permit office listData period: links as listed by FHWARetrieved Oct 9, 2026, 09:55 UTCretrieved Oct 9, 2026

Not a routing or legality tool

Do not use this page to decide whether a load is legal on a road. Limits depend on the vehicle, the road and the state, and a wrong answer can cost a citation or a crash. Ask the state permit office, or use a permit service that is accountable for it. We found no single official source for state-by-state escort and weight rules that we can reproduce, so we do not show one.

Overweight violations per 1,000 vehicles weighed, 2024

A higher number means a bigger share of weighed trucks was found overweight. States weigh in different ways, so compare with care.

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIndianaKansasMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaNew JerseyNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth DakotaTexasWyomingConnecticutMissouriWest VirginiaIllinoisNew MexicoArkansasCaliforniaDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaHawaiiIowaKentuckyMarylandMichiganMississippiMontanaNew HampshireNew YorkOhioOregonTennesseeUtahVirginiaWashingtonWisconsinNebraskaSouth CarolinaIdahoNevadaVermontLouisianaRhode Island
  • 0.0 to 0.4 (10 states)
  • 0.4 to 0.7 (10 states)
  • 0.7 to 1.0 (9 states)
  • 1.2 to 3.8 (10 states)
  • 4.5 to 166.3 (9 states)
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Click or hover a state to read its value. Keyboard and screen reader users: the table has every value.
Truck size and weight enforcement and permits by state, 2024
StateVehicles weighedOverweight violationsPer 1,000 weighedOversize violationsPermits issuedOfficial permit office
Alabama1,593,7018,8005.5257163,605permit office
Alaska1,735,1991,2980.71344,848permit office
Arizona13,372,8402,0710.217109,728permit office
Arkansas3,266,8218,3232.51,356168,673permit office
California19,495,23212,3010.68,898158,155permit office
Colorado2,767,9471,4300.557838,370permit office
Connecticut530,3972,0153.814183,986permit office
Delaware327,7491,1843.613123,510permit office
District of Columbia10,555,20200.0no data2,681permit office
Florida31,270,02432,4501.011,875119,226permit office
Georgia32,622,10813,6480.461217,981permit office
Hawaii82,6661,29115.603,151permit office
Idaho4,245,6904,4521.039472,685permit office
Illinois11,666,2879230.10151,284permit office
Indiana4,214,7893,1750.849414,862permit office
Iowa790,6295,8807.4383127,699permit office
Kansas3,438,4823,4031.075878,798not listed
Kentucky3,487,9592,2940.7594101,535permit office
Louisiana8,739,4387,7240.952996,831permit office
Maine3,992,2314570.16115,857permit office
Maryland21,433,6524,7600.285126,678permit office
Massachusetts93,7975,63360.154064,197permit office
Michigan220,1397,39833.632592,294permit office
Minnesota1,518,179no datano datano data47,726permit office
Mississippi6,677,8799290.15331,201permit office
Missouri12,281,7214,6550.4931167,720permit office
Montana988,0597190.746127,680permit office
Nebraska5,340,2864660.1218121,874permit office
Nevada27,5781776.410118,193permit office
New Hampshire9,50853no data1966,152permit office
New Jersey1,935,1362,3101.227106,710permit office
New Mexico4,195,5113350.1205341,343permit office
New York94,64815,741166.31,109251,308permit office
North Carolina15,223,1839,7390.6700130,530permit office
North Dakota22,431853.812156,628permit office
Ohio2,027,6583,1051.5343351,330permit office
Oklahoma6,826,00130,7524.573973,852permit office
Oregon2,669,1849,4713.5815415,979permit office
Pennsylvania389,0201,1432.9538295,247permit office
Rhode Island3,054300no data1818,707permit office
South Carolina1,813,4164,3952.42,41696,798permit office
South Dakota1,097,5211,3061.220198,681permit office
Tennessee6,805,0293,9860.6715130,195permit office
Texas1,062,82013,40612.6649569,725permit office
Utah17,004,5924,0940.28268,401permit office
Vermont982,0393910.47619,260permit office
Virginia27,455,13624,4030.931599,939permit office
Washington9,808,5317,3400.71,40485,613permit office
West Virginia467,4492900.661111,512permit office
Wisconsin3,375,8582,7110.840642,694permit office
Wyoming3,633,0663,1650.944346,927permit office

Vehicles weighed adds the four methods states report: fixed scales, weigh-in-motion, portable and semi-portable. Weigh-in-motion screens passing trucks, so states that rely on it show very large counts and low rates. Per 1,000 is shown only for states that weighed at least 10,000 vehicles. Permits issued adds trip and annual permits for divisible and non-divisible loads. The permit office links are the ones FHWA lists.

What this number means

  • Overweight per 1,000 weighed is how often a weighed truck was over the limit. A state that screens with weigh-in-motion looks at many more trucks, so its rate reads lower than a state that only weighs suspect trucks.
  • Permits issued shows how much oversize and overweight movement the state handles. Large numbers usually mean a mature permit system, not tougher rules.
  • None of it is a rule. A violation count tells you a state checks, not what the limit is on the road you plan to use.

What to do about it

  • Before any heavy or wide move, open the state's official permit office from the table and read the requirement for that vehicle and route.
  • Ask three things in writing: the weight and dimension limits on your route, whether escorts or travel time limits apply, and the permit cost and lead time.
  • Keep scale tickets for every heavy load. A dated ticket protects you in a dispute with a receiver or an enforcement officer.
  • Put permit waiting time in your cost, not only the fee. The calculator below does that.

What permits cost your fleet in time

Fees differ by state and vehicle, so you enter the fee yourself. We have no official fee table to offer.

Looking up, filing, waiting for approval.
From your permit invoices. Leave blank to skip.

Staff time cost a year

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Permit fees a year
Time plus fees

Formula: permits x hours x staff rate, plus permits x fee. The example numbers are invented placeholders.

Where the numbers come from

Related: state trucking profiles, Alaska, Hawaii, Maine.

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