Transportation Permits (Oversize/Overweight Vehicles)

Contact Transportation Permits

• During normal office hours, call: (916) 322-1297
• Office Hours: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri (Closed on State Holidays)
• After-Hour Emergencies

Announcements

• Emergency Overweight Permit: Presidential Declared Emergency for California
• Notice:
  
  • STARS Permits Data Purge
  • Walk-ins by Appointment Only

Travel Alerts

• Route 710 Open to Permit Loads in the Port of Long Beach
• Permanent Truck Ban on SR 2

Emergency Closures

• Weekly Short Term Restrictions: 03/27/2023 (PDF) | 03/20/2023 (PDF)
• Update: Single Trip Pilot Car Maps are now available to download and print. You may need to clear your browser cache in order to do so.

Permit Types

(Please make sure to use the latest version of Acrobat Reader. Still experiencing issues accessing a form?)

• How To Apply for an oversize/overweight permit.
• Single Trip Permit Application (PDF) | Instructions for Single Trip App or use the optional Single Trip Permit Application (PDF) (no electronic fields)
• Annual Permit Application (PDF) | Instructions for Annual Permit App or use the optional Annual Permit Application (PDF) (no electronic fields)
• Repetitive Permit - vehicles 12'-0" wide or less, 14'-6" high, and 90'-0" long hauling loads for one way travel from point A to point B.
• STARS2 Process - web-based permit application system.
• Variance Permit - vehicles greater than 15'-0" wide, 17'-0" high, and 135'-0" long, or on special hauling equipment which exceeds the Department's standard method of weight classification.
• Motorsports - Effective January 01, 2015, SB 1175 will extend the current motorsports exemption and would require a permit issued by the Department.

Documents & Forms

• Application Forms & Accompaniments
• Auxiliary Documents
• Vertical / Horizontal Clearance or Bridge Weight Rating Change Forms
• New Policies
• Pilot Car Maps
• Red Route Summary Table (PDF)
• Transportation Permits Manual
• Weight Charts

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has discretionary authority with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and may, upon application and if good cause appears, issue a special permit to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles or special mobile equipment of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum limitations specified in the California Vehicle Code. The Caltrans Transportation Permits Issuance Branch is responsible for the issuance of these special transportation permits for oversize/overweight vehicles on the State Highway System.