NYCDOT - Vehicle Permits For Commercial Use

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	Permits/Franchises Vehicle Permits For Commercial Use

	Express Lane Permits enable ambulettes, commuter vans and shuttles and other mass transit fleets to use the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes leading to the Queens Midtown and Brooklyn Battery Tunnels. Summary Information On Vehicle Dimensions And Weights Please be advised that commercial vehicles cannot travel on Parkways. All drivers must travel on designated Local and Through truck routes to the intersection nearest their destination. All posted restrictions must be obeyed. Please note: Vehicles not exceeding 13'6" in height, 8' in width, and 55' in length can travel on Interstates and truck routes. Vehicles exceeding any of these dimensions must obtain a daily over-dimensional vehicles permit for each trip (going and coming back). Please call 311. Click here for Truck Access and Dimensions Information Sheet (pdf). Click here for an application (pdf) for a daily permit for over-dimensional vehicles. Exception: Federal STAA vehicles (pdf) not exceeding 13'6" in height, 8'6" in width, 48' trailer length, and the lower of the bridge formula weight or 80,000 pounds, moving household goods can travel on Interstates and truck routes. STAA vehicles not moving household goods are limited to one-mile access to and from the exit. 53-foot trailers are limited to travel only on portions of I-95, I-695, I-295, and I-495 from the Bronx-Westchester County line to the Queens-Nassau County line. 53-foot trailers carrying non-divisible loads must apply for a New York City Permit (pdf). Maximum weight limit for vehicles is 73,280 pounds or less, depending upon axle spacing. Click here for more information on Legal Vehicle Weights. Overdimensional permits are issued by the DOT-Bridges Truck Unit, 55 Water Street, New York NY 10041, telephone (212) 839-6341. For additional information, please call 311 or click here for Useful Contact Numbers, or click here for Definitions of Overdimensional Vehicles, excerpted from the NYC Traffic Rules. Overdimensional Permits are issued to trucks travelling through New York City that are overweight and oversize. These permits are issued on a daily basis and you can print an application (pdf) here or call (212) 839-6341 to obtain a pre-printed form. Operators of overdimensional vehicles can look here for a listing of useful contact numbers. For New York City Traffic Rules and Regulations that apply to trucks, click here.