North Dakota: plan the permit work.

Vehicles operated on a highway in this state, including load thereon. Subdivisions (a)-(g) list exceptions (contractors' equipment to 10 ft, implements of husbandry, hay, seasonal-permit commercial movements, safety devices, non-load-carrying appurtenances up to 3 in per side). Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Vehicles operated on a highway in this state, loaded or unloaded. The same subsection states the limit 'does not affect any present structure such as bridges and underpasses that are not fourteen feet [4.27 meters] in height', and allows up to 15 ft 6 in only for a resident-moved implement of husbandry on a trip of at most 60 miles, in daylight, off the interstate. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Configuration- and road-class-specific, as written. Subsection (4) lists exemptions (building moving equipment, emergency tow trucks, military, utility structural material, truck-mounted haystack movers to 56 ft, federally required interstate exemptions, safety/energy devices). Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Non-interstate highways, subject to the bridge formula W = 500 (LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36) in the same subsection and to the axle/wheel/tire limits in 39-12-05.3(1). The interstate figure comes from a separate sentence at 39-12-05(2), p5: 'The gross weight may not exceed eighty thousand pounds [36287.39 kilograms].' Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Highways that are not part of the interstate system. The interstate figures are in the separate section 39-12-05(1). Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply. The 40-state package cited a departmental page for this field as well; the statute or rule is kept as the authority.

Side (lateral) projection beyond the fender lines, except as permitted by the width section. No front or rear overhang limit is stated in NDCC ch. 39-12 or in NDAC article 38-06; do not treat this figure as a front/rear overhang rule. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Statutory minimum fees for permits issued by the highway patrol. The section opens: 'The minimum fee for selected charges is as follows'. NDAC 38-06-03-01 adds further fees on top (see the 'fee' and 'special' entries). Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply. The 40-state package cited a departmental page for this field as well; the statute or rule is kept as the authority.

Annual rates are per permit class, not a single blanket annual permit. NDAC 38-06-02-07(6) states: 'An annual permit for overwidth or overlength vehicle and load movements can be used in lieu of the single trip permit issued for overwidth or overlength movements.' Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Annual permits only. The duration a North Dakota single-trip permit stays valid is not published in NDCC ch. 39-12 or NDAC article 38-06; the NDHP permit pages that state it could not be loaded (expired certificate, see portalNote). Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply. The 40-state package cited a departmental page for this field as well; the statute or rule is kept as the authority.

Overweight single-trip permits. The 200,000 lb insurance trigger is NDAC 38-06-02-05(2): 'When requesting permits for movements exceeding two hundred thousand pounds [90718 kilograms] gross vehicle weight, or when otherwise required by the highway patrol or department of transportation engineers, the applicant must provide written verification of liability and property damage insurance coverage.' No equivalent width/height/length superload threshold appears in the reviewed sources. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Overall width, overall length and overall height, split by two-lane versus four-lane divided highways as written. History for this section: 'Effective January 1, 1988; amended effective January 1, 1992.' Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

'Movements of extraordinary size or weight' - the rule sets the charge, not the dimension or weight at which a trooper escort becomes required. No such threshold appears in the reviewed sources. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

All overdimensional vehicles and loads. The stray periods after 'in length.' and 'overwidth.' are in the published rule text, not transcription errors. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Overdimensional movements. The statutory night-travel allowance is NDCC 39-12-02(5): 'Permits issued for overdimensional movements of vehicles not exceeding twelve feet [3.66 meters] in total width, including load, are valid for travel during the day and night with proper lighting. Permits issued for overdimensional movements of vehicles not exceeding one hundred twenty feet [36.58 meters] in total length, including load, are valid for travel during the day and night with proper lighting.' Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Single-trip permits for overwidth exceeding 16 ft only. The reviewed sources state no weekend restriction for narrower overdimensional or for overweight-only movements. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Overwidth permits exceeding 16 ft. The named holidays are listed in the first sentence of 38-06-02-07(2), quoted under the 'weekend' entry. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Any highway under the director's or a local authority's jurisdiction. The fee rule names the trigger explicitly: 'The ton-mile [907 kilogram-1.6 kilometers] fee for a vehicle or load movement that exceeds the weight limits on highways during the spring thaw or on highways with load limits year-round'. No calendar dates for the spring thaw period are published in these sources. Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply. The 40-state package cited a departmental page for this field as well; the statute or rule is kept as the authority.

All permits issued under NDAC article 38-06. Subsection (5) adds: 'Permits do not authorize travel on shoulders of road.' Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply.

Jurisdictional split between the highway patrol and local authorities. The fee limitation is 39-12-02(1)(d): 'Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a city, county, or township having control of roads may not impose additional fees for the use of roads beyond the fees established under a uniform permit program.' Quoted from the cited document and matched against it on 20 September 2026. Exceptions and permit conditions apply. The 40-state package cited a departmental page for this field as well; the statute or rule is kept as the authority.