New York oversize load permits
New York 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 York 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 York and the load needs a permit. The 8'6" width holds on New York's qualifying and access highways, the Interstates among them, and outside New York City on any other road with lanes 10' wide or more. The limit is 8' on narrower lanes, on segments NYSDOT restricts, and in New York City off the Interstates and their access routes. No overall cap on qualifying and access highways — the trailer binds: 48' base, 53' with KPRA ≤43', and in New York City a 53' trailer keeps to the designated Interstate corridor. Off those highways the combination caps at 65' overall (55' on New York City streets) and the trailer at 48'. A trailer longer than 53' needs a permit. Permigo files it for a flat $20, with the state's own fee billed at cost.
New York publishes no separate overhang cap, and no statute leaves an end projection unregulated the way overall length is uncapped on the National Network — so the escort ladder’s first rung is where a permit becomes required: 10' at the front and 10' at the rear.
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Axle limits
Escorts by road type
Police escort required at the thresholds marked above.
Superload above
NYSDOT publishes no review time for superloads. Each one gets a closer review and needs a bond and a police escort, which is booked at least two business days before the move.
Movement windows
| Situation | Window |
|---|---|
| General OS | daylight, Mon–Fri only — no Saturdays, Sundays, or the 6 holidays; plus no movement from noon the weekday before Memorial/July 4/Labor/Thanksgiving/Christmas |
| Saturday exception | ≤12' wide, ≤85' long and legal height at traffic-flow speed: may be allowed by permit until 12:00 noon Saturday (unless a holiday/day-preceding) |
| OW-only ≤125% legal weight | No time or day restrictions at all (not overdimensional, flow speed) |
| Rush bans 7–9 a.m. + 4–6 p.m. | statewide: ≥16'w / ≥100'l / >14'h; business districts: ≥14'w / ≥90'l / ≥14'h; city rules: Binghamton >10'w·>72'l · Syracuse 10-mi >10'w·>85'l · Hudson/Kingston/Newburgh/Poughkeepsie >11'w · Utica/Amsterdam >12'w, police told first · Albany and Rensselaer counties on I-787/I-90/I-87 >13'w |
| Night travel | by request only, in Westchester · Rockland · Dutchess · Putnam · Orange · Nassau · Suffolk |
| Mobile/modular >14' wide | Mon–Thu 9–3, Fri 9–noon; + MLK, Lincoln's, Washington's, Columbus Monday holidays restricted |
| Weather / speed | no travel under 1,000' visibility or hazardous surface; max 55 mph unless permit states otherwise |
| Validity | single trip = up to 5 permissible hauling days, round trip same load OK; route survey valid 30 days |
| NYC / Thruway | separate rules; Thruway permits are issued separately, with their own escort and police ladder |
Travel restrictions
Other published tables
No additional tables published for this state.
Primary source: NYSDOT — special hauling permits ↗
Every figure on this page was checked against it on October 12, 2026.
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States that border New York
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New York oversize permits, answered
Do I need an oversize permit in New York?
You need a permit in New York once the load exceeds any one of these: 8'6" wide, 13'6" high, or 80,000 lb gross. The 8'6" width holds on New York's qualifying and access highways, the Interstates among them, and outside New York City on any other road with lanes 10' wide or more. The limit is 8' on narrower lanes, on segments NYSDOT restricts, and in New York City off the Interstates and their access routes. On the qualifying and access highways there is no overall length cap on a normal tractor-semitrailer — the trailer itself is capped at 53' instead. Off them the combination is capped at 65' (55' on New York City streets) and the trailer at 48'. Axle limits apply too — 22,400 lb on a single axle and 36,000 lb on a tandem.
When does New York require an escort?
New York requires no escort below 12' wide. On undivided two- and three-lane roads it takes one escort (in front) over 12' and three escorts (two in front, one behind) with a police escort over 16'. On divided highways with four or more lanes it takes one escort (behind) over 12', one escort (behind) with a police escort over 16' and three escorts (two in front, one behind) with a police escort from 18'. The escort table on this page qualifies these counts over 16' on divided highways with four or more lanes.
Can I move an oversize load at night in New York?
Daylight hours only, half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset, unless the permit says otherwise. NYSDOT may allow night travel on request in Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Nassau and Suffolk counties, and an overweight-only load within 125% of legal weight that keeps traffic speed may move at any hour on any day. Weekend restrictions apply. Holiday movement is restricted.
What counts as a superload in New York?
A load over 16' wide, over 15'11" high, over 160' long, over 200,000 lb is handled as a superload in New York. NYSDOT publishes no review time for superloads. Each one gets a closer review and needs a bond and a police escort, which is booked at least two business days before the move.
How much does a New York oversize permit cost?
Permigo charges a flat $20 service fee per state permit. New York'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 York permit?
Moving above New York'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 York 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 York 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 York 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 York itself charges is on the cost guide.
Is a New York oversize permit the same as a New York truck permit?
No. A "truck permit" usually means the paperwork a truck needs to cross New York 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 York'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 York?
$20 flat per state permit, the state's fee at cost. A permit agent answers, 7am–7pm CT.