Overload Permit Definition and Vehicle Qualifications

Overload Permit Definition

An overload permit extends, by the designated percentage, the

• single axle weight limit of 20,000 pounds
• tandem axle weight limit of 34,000 pounds, and
• gross weight limit based on the axle spacing and number of axles of the vehicle.

In no case shall the permit allow a vehicle or combination of vehicles to exceed a gross weight of 84,000 pounds.

Overload permits are valid only on Virginia state roads. They are not valid on interstate highways.

Overload Permit Vehicle Qualifications

1. Vehicles issued an overload permit must have a gross weight greater than 7,500 pounds.
2. Permits can be issued to vehicles titled and registered in Virginia and to vehicles registered out of state.