Legal dimensions in New York
526 facts, each with the passage it comes from, quoted from 9 official sources.
Where to apply
Where an application for Legal dimensions is submitted in New York.
Online · New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT)
NYCDOT web site
Online · New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
NYSDOT Transportation Federation web site
Phone · New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
NYSDOT Central Permit Office
Email · New York State Bridge Authority
New York State Bridge Authority special hauling permits
Use it when: Special Hauling Permits
Email · New York State Thruway
New York State Thruway tandem trailer permits
Use it when: Tandem Trailer Permits
Email · New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
NYSDOT permits email
Use it when: Divisible Load or Special Hauling Permits
For questions regarding Divisible Load or Special Hauling Permits.
Phone · New York State Bridge Authority
New York State Bridge Authority special hauling permits
Use it when: Special Hauling Permits
Phone · New York State Thruway
New York State Thruway special hauling permits
Use it when: Special Hauling Permits
Phone · New York State Thruway
New York State Thruway tandem trailer permits
Use it when: Tandem Trailer Permits
Phone · New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
NYSDOT Central Permit Office
Use it when: Divisible Load or Special Hauling Permits
Phone · New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
NYSDOT Central Permit Office
Use it when: Divisible Load or Special Hauling Permits
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General
26 topics
Maximum legal vehicle width (Measures)
Maximum legal overall width of a vehicle or combination (including load), measured at the widest point, in metres.
8′2.44 m
In general
- 8′2.44 mIn general
- 11′3.35 m100 air-mile radius permit
- 12′3.66 m100 Mile Radius permit
- 16′4.88 m16 Foot Manufactured Home permit
Maximum legal vehicle length (Measures)
Maximum legal overall length for one vehicle configuration (e.g. single vehicle, bus, articulated bus, semitrailer or trailer, each unit of a double bottom, house coach, or whole combination), in metres.
- 72′21.9 m100 air-mile radius permit
- 85′25.9 m100 air-mile radius permit, specific vehicles on selected routes
- 72′21.9 m100 Mile Radius permit
- 85′25.9 m100 Mile Radius permit, specific vehicles on selected routes
Maximum legal vehicle height (Measures)
Maximum legal overall height of a vehicle including its load, measured from the road surface, in metres.
13′ 6″4.12 m
In general
- 13′ 6″4.11 mIn general
- 13′ 6″4.11 mIn general
- 13′ 6″4.12 mIn general
- 13′ 6″4.12 m48 Feet Trailer Moving Household Goods; Regardless of Total Length
Permit fee (Fees)
Fee charged for a permit, in the currency stated.
- 100 Mile Radius permit, per additional combination$20USD
- 100 Mile Radius permit, per vehicle per month$80USD
- 100 Mile Radius permit, per vehicle per year maximum$380USD
- 25 Air Mile Radius permit, per additional combination$20USD
Local dimension rules preempted by federal law (Yes or no)
Whether state, county, city, town, village and other local authorities are barred from enacting or enforcing any law, ordinance or rule on vehicle dimensions or weights that conflicts with federal law (e.g. the federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act), with any conflicting rule deemed void and unenforceable.
Yes
Federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982; conflicting rules deemed null and void and not enforced to the degree inconsistent; applies to state, city, county, town, village, public authority (including Port of New York and New Jersey Authority), commission, and their departments, agencies, subdivisions or other entities
Maximum length of a combination of vehicles (Measures)
The maximum overall length of a combination of vehicles, inclusive of load and bumpers, permitted on the applicable highway.
- 65′19.8 mState Highway
- 65′19.8 mState Highway
- 65′19.8 mSubject to the exceptions in paragraph (b) of subdivision four
Maximum weight on any one axle (Measures)
The maximum weight permitted on any single axle of a vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires, when loaded.
- 22,400 lb10,160 kgEquipped with pneumatic tires, when loaded
- 32,000 lb14,515 kgExcept over any highway which is a part of a state interstate route; any fire vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires
- 32,000 lb14,515 kgExcept over any highway which is a part of a state interstate route; state or municipally owned single vehicle, equipped with pneumatic tires, designed or fitted for snow and ice control operations, while engaged in other public works operations on public highways
- 32,000 lb14,515 kgExcept over any highway which is a part of a state interstate route; state or municipally owned single vehicle, equipped with pneumatic tires, engaged in snow and ice control operations on public highways, including the stockpiling of materials and abrasives therefor, with a plow, leveling wing, or material hopper installed
Maximum weight on an axle group (Measures)
The maximum weight permitted on a group of two, three or four consecutive axles (tandem, tridem or quadruple axle group) of a vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires, when loaded.
- 36,000 lb16,329 kgAny two consecutive axles; equipped with pneumatic tires, when loaded; spaced less than eight feet from center to center
- 40,000 lb18,144 kgAxles are spaced eight feet or greater, but less than ten feet; shall not exceed that permitted by paragraph (b) of subdivision ten
- 36,000 lb16,329 kgState Highways and Designated Highways; any two consecutive axles, less that eight (8) feet apart
- 36,000 lb16,329 kgState Highways and Designated Highways; any two consecutive axles, less that eight (8) feet apart
Legal vehicle weights
9 topics Open Legal vehicle weights
Maximum gross vehicle weight (Measures)
Maximum legal gross weight of a vehicle or combination, in kilograms.
- 116,000 lb52,617 kg25 Air Mile Radius permit, 25 air mile radius of limits of specific construction project
- 116,000 lb52,617 kg25 Air Mile Radius permit, 25 air mile radius of municipality in which business is located
- 116,000 lb52,617 kg25 air-mile radius permit, five-axle vehicle with minimum wheelbase of 36 feet
- 80,000 lb36,287 kg25 air-mile radius permit, four-axle vehicle with steering axle and minimum wheelbase of 22 feet
Maximum weight on two axles (Measures)
Maximum legal weight carried by any two consecutive axles, in kilograms.
- 56,000 lb25,401 kg25 Air Mile Radius permit
- 56,000 lb25,401 kg25 air-mile radius permit, three-axle vehicle
- 69,000 lb31,298 kgAnnual crane permit
- 47,000 lb21,319 kgAnnual permit under subparagraph (i)
Maximum weight per axle (Measures)
Maximum legal weight carried by any one axle, in kilograms.
- 45,000 lb20,412 kgAnnual crane permit
- 25,000 lb11,340 kgAnnual permit under subparagraph (i)
- 25,000 lb11,340 kgAnnual permit under subparagraph (ii-a)
- 25,750 lb11,680 kgAnnual permit under subparagraph (vi), after December 31, 1994
Where these facts come from
- Information Concerning Special Hauling Permits, PERM 30(opens in a new tab)
www.dot.ny.gov, PDF, 138 facts
- Subpart 154-1 — Nondivisible Load Permits; Table of Fees (Perm 43)(opens in a new tab)
www.dot.ny.gov, PDF, 112 facts
- Vehicle & Traffic Law § 385 — Dimensions and weights of vehicles(opens in a new tab)
www.nysenate.gov, web page, 106 facts
- Vehicle and Traffic Law, Title 3, Article 10, §385 — Dimensions and weights of vehicles(opens in a new tab)
www.dot.ny.gov, web page, 101 facts
- Information Concerning Oversized/Overweight Vehicles, Form MV-519(opens in a new tab)
dmv.ny.gov, PDF, 24 facts
- Permits for Over Dimensional Vehicles — New York City DOT(opens in a new tab)
www.nyc.gov, web page, 17 facts
- Information Concerning Special Hauling Permits, PERM 30(opens in a new tab)
www.dot.ny.gov, PDF, 15 facts
- Size and Weight Restrictions — NYC DOT(opens in a new tab)
www.nyc.gov, web page, 12 facts
- Overweight and Oversized Vehicles — New York DMV(opens in a new tab)
dmv.ny.gov, web page, 1 fact