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
Travel Alerts
Emergency Closures
- Weekly Short Term Restrictions: 09/18/2023 (PDF) | 09/11/2023 (PDF)
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Permit Types
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- 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.
- Sea Container Permit - 4-Axle tractor and 3-Axle trailer of maximum Overall Length (OAL) of 65'0", and Kingpin to Rear Axle (KPRA) 40'0" maximum transporting intermodal cargo containers within state highways in the vicinity of the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.
- 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.
Transportation Permits Links
- Transportation Permits - Home
- STARS2
- Route Clearing Database - CalRoute
- Application Forms & Accompaniments
- How To Apply For Transportation Permits
- Transportation Permits Manual
- Extralegal Weight Charts
- Single Trip Pilot Car Maps
- Annual Pilot Car Maps
- Red Route Summary Table (PDF)
- Construction Liaisons
- FAQ
Miscellaneous:
Permits Issuance Branch
1120 N St., Sacramento, CA 95814
Main Phone: (916) 322-1297
Single Trip Fax: (916) 322-4966
Annual/Repetitive Fax: (916) 445-0469
Variance Fax: (916) 322-1505
Office Hours: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri
(Closed on State Holidays)
Holiday Info:
Special Conditions for Holiday Travel (PDF)
2023 Office Holiday Info (PDF)
After-Hours Permit Emergencies:
Emergency Permit Procedures
Request Training:
Transportation Permits Training
Contacts: