Arizona Oversize Annual Permit | Oversize Overweight Load Annual Permits

ANNUAL PERMIT 

The Director of the State Department of Transportation is authorised to issue permits for the operation of vehicles that exceed State weight limits. The Director is required to adopt rules for over dimensional and overweight loads; these rules can be found in Ariz. Admin. Code §§17-6-101 et seq. State statute allows a special permit to be valid for 1 year, unless limited by the Director, under one of these conditions:

• The vehicle is a vehicle or vehicle combination with weight not exceeding 111,000 lbs. and traveling within 20 miles of the borders of Arizona and an adjacent State that allows the same gross vehicle weight.
• The vehicle is a vehicle or vehicle combination with weight not exceeding 123,000 lbs. and traveling within 4 miles of the borders of Arizona and an adjacent State allowing certain vehicle combinations, or traveling on a route extending at least 10 miles through an Indian reservation and within 20 miles of the border of Arizona and an adjacent State allowing certain vehicle combinations. This provision does not apply to NN truck routes.

Dimensions:

Envelope permits are issued for a nonspecific and non-reducible vehicle or cargo load that does not exceed 250,000 pounds in gross weight, 14 feet in width, 16 feet in height or 120 feet in overall length and that has at least four axles, unless otherwise approved by ADOT Enforcement and Compliance. All envelope permittees must have an Arizona business address. All vehicles must be currently registered for 80,000 pounds.

Cost:

• Oversize annual: $750
• Oversize/overweight annual: $1,500

Time, it takes to receive: 1 business day

Mailing method: Online/emailed

Commodity specific? Truck specific 

Need to obtain a route? No

Source of information: https://azdot.gov/motor-vehicles/enforcement/commercial-vehicle-permits/general-permit-information/envelope-permits