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# Vermont Oversize, Overweight & Superload Permitting Services

Comprehensive commercial trucking permits and heavy haul compliance across Vermont.

## Agency & Permitting Authority
- **Agency**: Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) / DMV
- **Portal**: VTrans Commercial Vehicle Permitting Office
- **Regulatory Advisory**: State DOT regulations and permit processing queues are determined by individual state transportation authorities and vary by agency workload. Carriers should verify active route advisories and state requirements prior to movement.

## Legal vs. Routine Permitted Dimensions
- **Legal Width**: 8' 6" | **Max Routine**: 15' 0"
- **Legal Height**: 13' 6" | **Max Routine**: 14' 0"
- **Legal Length**: 53' Semi-Trailer / 65' Overall | **Max Routine**: 100' 0"
- **Legal Gross Weight**: 80,000 lbs (up to 99,000 lbs on 6-axle configurations on state routes) | **Max Routine**: 120,000 lbs
- **Axle Limits**: Single: 22,400 lbs, Tandem: 36,000 lbs, Tridem: 42,000 lbs

## Permitting Scope & Services in Vermont
- **Routine Oversize (OS) Cab-Cards**: Single-trip authorizations for dimensions exceeding 8' 6" width or 13' 6" height.
- **Overweight (OW) Axle Permits**: Overload cab-cards for heavy machinery and configurations exceeding 80,000 lbs GVW.
- **Multi-Axle Superload Permits**: Specialized filings exceeding Over 120,000, including State DOT and certified partner bridge reviews, route surveys, and police escorts.
- **Annual & Blanket Fleet Permits**: Continuous-operation annual highway authorizations for construction fleets.
- **Temporary Trip & Fuel Permits**: 72-hour IRP vehicle registration and IFTA fuel tax credentials.
- **County, City & Toll Road Clearances**: Municipal authorizations and turnpike clearances.

## Superload Permitting & State Review Protocol
- **Weight Trigger**: Over 120,000 lbs GVW or exceeding VTrans structural bridge formulas
- **Width Trigger**: Over 15' 0" wide
- **Height Trigger**: Over 14' 0" high
- **Length Trigger**: Over 100' 0" overall length
- **State & Partner Bridge Review**: Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) / DMV electronic systems and certified structural engineering partners evaluate axle load distribution across bridge structures upon submission.
- **Route Surveys & Clearances**: Required for extreme heights/widths to verify overhead physical clearances.
- **Utility & Escorts**: Coordinated wire lifts with power utilities and State Police / Highway Patrol escorts.

## Pilot Cars & Escort Vehicle Requirements
- **Front Escort**: Required over 12' 0" wide on two-lane roads; over 13' 6" wide on multi-lane highways
- **Rear Escort**: Required over 13' 6" wide on multi-lane highways; length exceeding 85' 0"
- **Height Pole**: Required for loads exceeding 14' 0" in height (lead vehicle with calibrated pole)
- **Police Escort**: Vermont State Police (VSP) escort required over 15' 0" wide, 14' 0" high, 100' 0" long, or gross weight over 120,000 lbs

## Metro Curfews & Travel Restrictions
- **Curfew Zones**:
  - Burlington Metro (I-89, I-189, US-7, US-2): 7:00–9:00 AM & 4:00–6:00 PM M-F
  - Route 4 / Rutland corridor during peak commuter traffic
- **Travel Rules**: Daylight only (1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset) Monday through Friday. Saturday travel allowed until 12:00 noon for loads under 12' wide. No Sunday travel.

## Key Freight Corridors
- I-89 (White River Jct to Canadian Border)
- I-91 (Connecticut River Spine to Derby Line)
- US-7 (Western Vermont Corridor)
- US-2
- VT-100

## Frequently Asked Questions
### Can commercial trucks use Smugglers' Notch (Route 108) in Vermont?
No. All commercial trucks, tractor-trailers, and oversize vehicles are strictly prohibited from entering Smugglers' Notch (VT-108) due to impassable winding rock turns. Violations carry massive state fines.

### What are Vermont State Police escort requirements?
Vermont mandates State Police escorts for loads exceeding 15' wide, 14' high, 100' long, or 120,000 lbs gross vehicle weight.

### What are the Burlington rush hour curfews for wide loads?
Oversize vehicles cannot travel on Burlington area expressways (I-89/US-7) between 7:00–9:00 AM and 4:00–6:00 PM on weekdays.

### How fast does VTrans issue a Vermont oversize permit?
Routine single-trip permits are typically processed in 1–2 business days. Superloads requiring bridge reviews take 5–7 business days.

## Contact & Direct Dispatch
- **Direct Phone**: (918) 607-6547 (CALL: [918-607-6547](tel:9186076547))
- **Email**: [permits@alpinetruck.com](mailto:permits@alpinetruck.com)
- **Online Intake**: [alpinetruckservice.com/permits/vermont](https://www.alpinetruckservice.com/permits/vermont)