Kansas oversize permit office
Kansas Department of Transportation Central Permitting Office. Call 785-368-6501 Central time.
From Kansas's own pages, checked 2026-10-24. Fees and rules change: the state's page is the last word.
- How to get one
- Apply online in K-TRIPS. Many permits you can issue yourself from a computer or phone.
- Single trip fee
- Overdimension Oversize and/or Overweight $40.00Source
- Legal without a permit
- Width 102" (8'6") · Height 14' (14'6") · Length Depends on what is being towed · Weight 80,000 pounds (Interstate); 85,000 pounds on the State Highway SystemSource
- Superloads
- A standard permit goes up to 150,000 pounds, 16 ft 6 in wide, 126 ft long and 18 ft high. Heavier loads with weight packed over a short distance need a Superload permit ($200), with a bridge check and staff review.Source
- How fast
- Many permits you can issue yourself right away. Superload and Large Structure permits need KDOT review, and a Superload without a bridge study must be ordered at least three days before the start date.Source
When you can move
- Daylight
- Loads over the legal width or length may not move from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, unless another statute or regulation allows it.Source
- At night
- Only loads that are overweight but not over width or length may run around the clock; over-width or over-length loads may not move at night. No oversize load may move when visibility is under 1/2 mile or the road has ice, snow pack or drifting snow.