Pennsylvania oversize permit office
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) - Central Permit Office, Special Hauling Permits.
From Pennsylvania'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 APRAS any time with an account; without an account, use one of PennDOT's Permit Service Partners.
- Single trip fee
- Single trip (e.g. 66-A Vehicle (Oversize), 67 General): $46 (If < 14' wide) + .04 ton-mile for overweight; $97 (If > 14' wide) + .04 ton-mile for overweightSource
- Legal without a permit
- Width eight feet six inches · Height 13 feet 6 inches · Length 53 feet (single trailer towed by a truck or truck tractor) · Weight 80,000 pounds grossSource
- Superloads
- A super load is over 201,000 pounds gross, over 160 feet long, or over 16 feet wide; you must get Central Permit Office authorization before moving.Source
- How fast
- APRAS auto-issues most applications once its analysis is done; more complex ones go to permit or bridge staff for manual review.Source
When you can move
- Daylight
- Move only from sunrise to sunset (times set by the National Weather Service).Source
- At night
- No moves from sunset to sunrise unless your permit exempts you; in urbanized areas, oversize moves between 3 a.m. and sunrise need extra lighting on all sides and a pilot car.
- Weekends
- No moves after 12 noon Saturday or on Sunday.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day. No moves on the holiday or the day before it. Next datesSource
- Rush-hour curfews
- 2 in Pennsylvania, such as Urbanized areas (PennDOT Form M-938 map): Moves allowed only 3-7:30 a.m., 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and 7 p.m.-sunset, any day (holiday limits still apply). All of them