Legal vehicle weights in New York
Ordinary legal limits on gross, axle, axle-group, wheel, and tire loading, including limits determined by axle configuration or spacing.
200 facts, each with the passage it comes from, quoted from 7 official sources.
Where to apply
Where an application for Legal vehicle weights 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
Start with a question
Open a question to read the facts on file that bear on it.
What legal limits apply to single axles, tandem axles, and larger axle groups at each spacing?Nothing on file for New York answers this yet.
How does insufficient axle spacing reduce an applicable weight limit?Nothing on file for New York answers this yet.
Facts
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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
Maximum weight per wheel (Measures)
Maximum legal weight carried by any one wheel, in kilograms.
- 16,000 lb7,257 kgFire vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires
- 16,000 lb7,257 kgFire vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires
- 16,000 lb7,257 kgFire vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires
- 11,199 lb5,080 kgPneumatic tires
Maximum weight on an axle group (Measures)
Maximum legal weight carried by a group of three or more consecutive axles (tridem, quadruple, or larger group), in kilograms.
- 60,000 lb27,216 kg25 Air Mile Radius permit, triaxle
- 60,000 lb27,216 kg25 air-mile radius permit, three-axle vehicle, triaxle grouping
- 77,000 lb34,927 kgAnnual crane permit, triaxle grouping
- 57,000 lb25,855 kgAnnual permit under subparagraph (i)
Maximum weight per unit tire width (Measures)
Maximum legal weight per unit width of tyre, in kilograms per metre of tyre width.
- 14,288 kg/mPneumatic tires
- 14,305 kg/mPneumatic tires
- 14,330 kg/mPneumatic tires
- 14.3 kg/mState Highways and Designated Highways
Solid rubber tire weight fraction (Measures)
Fraction of the legal pneumatic-tire load that a vehicle equipped with solid rubber tires is permitted to carry, expressed as a decimal (e.g. 0.8 for 80%).
- 0.8Solid rubber tires
- 0.8Solid rubber tires
- 0.8Solid tires
- 0.8Vehicle equipped with solid rubber tires
Maximum gross weight by axle configuration (Measures)
Maximum legal gross weight of a vehicle or combination, in kilograms, as a function of the number of axles, the axle configuration, and the minimum spacing between specified axle groups.
- 34,000 lb15,422 kgSingle vehicle or combination of vehicles having three axles or more, equipped with pneumatic tires, base weight before adding one thousand pounds per foot of axle spread
- 80,000 lb36,287 kgSingle vehicle or combination of vehicles having three axles or more, equipped with pneumatic tires, bridge formula basis
- 34,000 lb15,422 kgTwo consecutive sets of tandem axles, overall distance between the first and last axles of such consecutive sets of tandem axles is thirty-six feet or more, each set
Where these facts come from
- 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, 68 facts
- Vehicle & Traffic Law § 385 — Dimensions and weights of vehicles(opens in a new tab)
www.nysenate.gov, web page, 50 facts
- Subpart 154-1 — Nondivisible Load Permits; Table of Fees (Perm 43)(opens in a new tab)
www.dot.ny.gov, PDF, 35 facts
- Information Concerning Special Hauling Permits, PERM 30(opens in a new tab)
www.dot.ny.gov, PDF, 31 facts
- Information Concerning Oversized/Overweight Vehicles, Form MV-519(opens in a new tab)
dmv.ny.gov, PDF, 7 facts
- Size and Weight Restrictions — NYC DOT(opens in a new tab)
www.nyc.gov, web page, 7 facts
- Permits for Over Dimensional Vehicles — New York City DOT(opens in a new tab)
www.nyc.gov, web page, 2 facts