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Validity and trip coverage in New York

When a permit is effective, how long it lasts, which trips it covers, and how its validity can be extended or renewed.

73 facts, each with the passage it comes from, quoted from 3 official sources.

Where to apply

Where an application for Validity and trip coverage is submitted in New York.

  • Online · New York State Department of Transportation

    HOOCS

    hoocs.dot.ny.gov (opens in a new tab)

    Applicants can order NYSDOT Special Hauling Permits, NYSDOT Divisible Load Overweight Permits, New York State Thruway Authority Permits, and New York State Bridge Authority Permit using HOOCS. HOOCS can be accessed via OSCAR or NY.gov ID.

  • Online · New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT)

    NYCDOT web site

    nyc.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Online · New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)

    NYSDOT Transportation Federation web site

    dot.ny.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Online · New York State Tax Department

    One Stop Credentialing and Registration (OSCAR)

    oscar.ny.gov (opens in a new tab)

    New York State provides a single point of contact to apply for various operating credentials over the Internet. A $25 fee applies.

  • Online · NYC DOT

    Over Dimensional Vehicle Permit Processing System

    a841-dotvweb01.nyc.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Email · New York State Department of Transportation Central Permit Office

    Central Permit Office, by email

    cpospechaul@dot.state.ny.us

    Hauler must assign each application a log number using the day of the month plus a consecutive number. In the subject line of the email, note "SuperloadApplication– Company Name –App xx-x". For sending additional information, note "SuperloadInformation– Company Name –App xx-x" in the subject line. List the total number of pages sent. Provide contact name, phone number, fax number, and optional e-mail address. All forms must be typed.

  • Phone

    NYC DOT

    212-839-6341

  • Phone · New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT)

    NYCDOT Truck Unit

    (212) 839-6337

  • Fax · New York State Department of Transportation Central Permit Office

    Central Permit Office, by fax

    518-457-9910

    Must use a cover sheet with company heading for all correspondence. Hauler must assign each application a log number using the day of the month plus a consecutive number. If sending additional information, note "SuperloadInformation–Company Name –App xx-x" in the subject line of the fax. List the total number of pages sent. Provide contact name, phone number, fax number, and optional e-mail address. All forms must be typed.

  • Mail · New York State Department of Transportation

    Central Permit Office

    50 Wolf Road, 5th Floor, Albany, New York 12232

    Applications made by mail using Special Hauling Permit form (PERM 39) will be mailed to the address given by the applicants. If requested, they may be mailed to any Post Office c/o General Delivery.

  • Mail · New York State Department of Transportation

    Central Permit Office

    50 Wolf Road, 1st Floor, Albany, New York 12232

    Applications made by mail using Special Hauling Permit form (PERM 39) will be mailed to the address given by the applicants. If requested, they may be mailed to any Post Office c/o General Delivery.

  • Mail · New York State Department of Transportation Central Permit Office

    Mail In

    Central Permit Office 50 Wolf Road, 1st Floor Albany, New York 12232

  • In person · New York State Department of Transportation Central Permit Office

    Central Permit Office Walk In

    Central Permit Office 50 Wolf Road, 1st Floor Albany, New York 12232

  • Online · New York State Department of Transportation

    NY.gov ID

    my.ny.gov (opens in a new tab)

    Use it when: Ideal for applicants that do not have a USDOT number such as governmental agencies or are moving personal items such as a boat.

    Once applicants have enrolled in OSCAR or NY.gov ID the NYSDOT Central Permit Office can be contacted at 518-485-2999 or at permits@dot.ny.gov to link the HOOCS permitting system to OSCAR or NY.gov ID.

  • Email

    MTA Bridges and Tunnels

    cpo@mtabt.org

    Use it when: Vehicles weighing over 80,000 pounds may require a Special Handling Permit from MTA Bridges and Tunnels.

  • Phone

    Highway Use Tax Unit, NYS Department of Taxation and Finance

    (518) 457-5735

    Use it when: Vehicles with gross weight of 18,000 pounds or more

    Applicants for Special Hauling Permits for vehicles that have a gross weight of 18,000 pounds or more must obtain a Highway Use Tax Permit from the Highway Use Tax Unit.

  • Phone

    MTA Bridges and Tunnels

    212-360-3000

    Use it when: Vehicles weighing over 80,000 pounds may require a Special Handling Permit from MTA Bridges and Tunnels.

  • Phone · New York State Bridge Authority

    New York State Bridge Authority special hauling permits

    (845) 691-7245

    Use it when: Special Hauling Permits

  • Phone · New York State Thruway

    New York State Thruway special hauling permits

    (518) 436-2793

    Use it when: Special Hauling Permits

  • Phone · New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)

    NYSDOT Central Permit Office

    1-888-783-1685

    Use it when: Divisible Load or Special Hauling Permits

  • Phone · New York State Department of Transportation

    STICC

    518-457-3765

    Use it when: Emergency Trip Permit if unable to apply through HOOCS permitting system, during non-business hours.

    Contact the Statewide Transportation Information Coordination Center (STICC) at 518-457-3765 (open 24 hrs). Explain that a Special Hauling Emergency Permit is needed.

  • In person · New York State Department of Transportation

    Regional Offices

    207 Genesee Street, Utica, NY 13501-2869; 333 E. Washington Street, Syracuse, NY 13202-1466; 1530 Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY 14623-3161; 100 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY 14203-3088; 107 Broadway, Hornell, NY 14843; 317 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 13601-3784; 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-2594; 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY 13901-3200; Veteran's Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11787-5518

    Use it when: Except Region 1 and Region 11 (New York City) Offices

    Office hours may vary, please call in advance to confirm hours of operation.

Start with a question

Open a question to read the facts on file that bear on it.

  • How long is the permit valid, and when can its validity begin?Nothing on file for New York answers this yet.

  • When must a permit be renewed, and when is renewal notice sent?Nothing on file for New York answers this yet.

Facts

8 topics

Permit validity extension allowed (Yes or no)

Whether the permit validity period can be extended after issuance.

Yesin 10 cases

  • Type 1 – Single Trip Permit – General moves
  • Type 1 – Single Trip Permit – General moves
  • Type 12 – Sealed Container Permit, Trip permits
  • Type 15 – 16 Foot Manufactured Home

Permit validity extension (days) (Measures)

The maximum number of additional days by which the permit validity can be extended through an amendment.

  • 5 daysType 1 – Single Trip Permit – General moves
  • 5 daysType 1 – Single Trip Permit – General moves
  • 5 daysType 12 – Sealed Container Permit, Trip permits
  • 5 daysType 15 – 16 Foot Manufactured Home

Maximum permit validity (days) (Measures)

The maximum period, in days, for which a permit of this category or class is valid.

  • 365 daysBlanket permit
  • 5 daysTrip permit
  • 5 daysType 1 – Single Trip Permit – General moves
  • 5 daysType 1 – Single Trip Permit – General moves

Permit validity (months) (Measures)

The duration for which a permit is valid, in months.

  • 12 months100 Mile Radius
  • 12 months25 Air Mile Radius permit
  • 12 months25 air-mile radius permit, annually
  • 1 months25 air-mile radius permit, monthly

Permit validity in permissible hauling days (Measures)

The number of permissible hauling days for which the permit is valid, as stated in the permit type description.

5 days

In general

  • 5 days16 Foot Manufactured Home
  • 8 daysBuilding Movement permit
  • 5 daysTrip permit
  • 5 daysType 12 – Sealed Container Permit, Trip Permit

Permit validity extension conditions (In words)

The conditions or restrictions under which the permit validity period can be extended.

  • Type 12 – Sealed Container Permit, Trip permits

    Can be extended one time up to an additional 5 permissible hauling days. (Trip permits only)

  • Type 15 – 16 Foot Manufactured Home

    Can be extended one time up to an additional 5 permissible hauling days.

Permit validity (text) (In words)

A textual description of the permit validity period when it cannot be expressed as a simple number of days, months, or years, such as a specific date range or a range of months.

  • Emergency Blanket permit

    Maximum: 12 months or up to day before expiration of insurance

  • Oversize Snow Plow Equipment permit

    October 15 through April 15

  • Overweight-radioactive material permit

    not to exceed eight continuous days of travel at the discretion of the permit engineer, except that the permit may not extend beyond the day before the expiration date of the permittee’s current protective liability insurance policy.

  • Trip permit

    A trip permit authorizes the movement of an oversize and/or overweight vehicle from one specific place to another by approved routes for a period not to exceed five permissible hauling days.

Return trip included in permit validity (Yes or no)

Whether the permit authorizes a return trip on the same route as part of the same permit, without requiring a separate permit.

Yesin 10 cases

  • In general
  • Round trip
  • Type 1 – Single Trip Permit – General moves
  • Type 1 – Single Trip Permit – General moves

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