New Jersey oversize load permits
New Jersey caps at 13'6", the federal baseline and the limit in 26 states. 20 states allow 14'0" and two allow 14'6", so a load that ran legally elsewhere can be over-height here.
New Jersey permit requirements
The same seven sections for every state, so two states can be compared without re-learning the layout.
Permit required above
Exceed any one of these in New Jersey and the load needs a permit. No overall cap on a tractor-semitrailer — the 53' trailer with KPRA ≤41' carries the trigger, measured with the load on it, so a rear overhang spends that figure. A trailer measuring more than 53' with the load on it re-activates the state's 83' overall cap. Permigo files it for a flat $20, with the state's own fee billed at cost.
New Jersey publishes no separate overhang cap. The tail is capped through the 53' trailer measure instead — a 48' trailer leaves 5'. Poles, pilings, structural units and other articles that cannot be dismembered get 63' instead, which is 10' of overhang on a 53' trailer. Marking rules still apply.
Filed from Houston, TX. A permit agent answers +1 (786) 494-6912, 7am–7pm CT, 7 days; no card needed for a quote.
Axle limits
Escorts by road type
State police do not provide escorts — private certified escorts only.
Superload above
No separate superload class published — the permit thresholds above govern.
Movement windows
| Situation | Window |
|---|---|
| Oversize | sunrise → sunset, 7 days — no weekend restriction |
| Overweight-only | 24 hours / 7 days; must be capable of 40 mph in lighted-lamp hours |
| Visibility / conditions | void under 500' visibility, in hazardous conditions, or where clear passing space (roadway + improved shoulder) < 10' |
| Holidays (OS) | New Year's · Memorial Day + Friday before · July 4 · Labor Day + Friday before · Thanksgiving + Wednesday before · Christmas; Sun holiday → Monday blocked, Sat holiday → preceding Friday |
| Night / holiday waiver | granted for congestion, hardship, or emergency — request with the application; night travel adds +1 escort |
| Validity | single trip = 5 days + one 1-day extension |
| Turnpike / GSP / ACE | NJDOT permits not valid — tolling-authority approval required; GSP north of Exit 105 bans >10k GVWR commercial |
Travel restrictions
Other published tables
No additional tables published for this state.
Primary source: NJDOT — oversize/overweight trucking ↗
Every figure on this page was checked against it on August 4, 2026.
Get New Jersey priced and filed
Send the route and a permit agent calls you back with New Jersey’s fee, any other state on the way, and one total. Filed from Houston, TX; we answer +1 (786) 494-6912, 7am–7pm CT, 7 days.
Already know the load? Start an order in FleetLynk, the filing app behind Permigo — or send the form and we set it up for you.
States that border New Jersey
Limits change at the line. One order covers every state on your route.
New Jersey oversize permits, answered
Do I need an oversize permit in New Jersey?
You need a permit in New Jersey once the load exceeds any one of these: 8'6" wide, 13'6" high, or 80,000 lb gross. There is no overall length cap on a normal tractor-semitrailer — the trailer itself is capped at 53' instead, measured with the load on it — so a rear overhang spends that figure. Axle limits apply too — 22,400 lb on a single axle and 34,000 lb on a tandem.
When does New Jersey require an escort?
New Jersey requires no escort below 14' wide. Above that the requirement depends on the road type as well as the dimension, which is why the same load can need a front escort on a two-lane and a rear escort on a multilane.
Can I move an oversize load at night in New Jersey?
Daylight hours only. There is no general weekend blackout. Holiday movement is restricted.
What counts as a superload in New Jersey?
New Jersey publishes no separate superload class — the permit thresholds above govern, and anything beyond them goes to engineering review.
How much does a New Jersey oversize permit cost?
Permigo charges a flat $20 service fee per state permit. New Jersey's own permit fee is billed at cost on the same invoice, itemised, with nothing added. Call +1 (786) 494-6912 and we will price your exact route.
What happens if I move without a New Jersey permit?
Moving above New Jersey's limits without a permit is a violation, not a paperwork gap. The load can be stopped at a scale or by a trooper and held until a permit is issued, the fine is set by New Jersey and the citing officer, and a pattern of violations follows the carrier's safety record. If you are not sure the load needs one, when you need an oversize permit walks through the triggers.
Which kind of New Jersey permit do I need?
Most moves take a single-trip permit: one load, one route, a set number of days. Many states also sell annual or blanket permits for loads that stay within routine dimensions; whether New Jersey does, and for which loads, is on the state's own permit page. A superload is permitted separately and reviewed by the state — the thresholds are in the answer above. Permigo files whichever kind the load needs at the same $20 flat fee; what New Jersey itself charges is on the cost guide.
Is a New Jersey oversize permit the same as a New Jersey truck permit?
No. A "truck permit" usually means the paperwork a truck needs to cross New Jersey at all — a trip permit, a fuel permit (IFTA) or IRP plates — which the state's motor-carrier office issues. An oversize or overweight permit covers one load that exceeds New Jersey's legal size or weight, and that is what Permigo files.
Also useful: when you need a permit, pilot car requirements by state, and the interactive map of all 48 states.
Moving through New Jersey?
$20 flat per state permit, the state's fee at cost. A permit agent answers, 7am–7pm CT.