Permits FAQ

Please fill out the Commercial Permit Inquiry form or contact us.

Per Admin Rule, R-17-4-412, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day restrict the movement of oversize/overweight loads. If the above holiday falls on a Monday, the movement must stop before noon the Friday preceding the national holiday.

Call the Arizona Motor Transport Association at 602.252.7559, or visit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website.

For California trip permits, contact the California Department of Motor Vehicles at 916.657.7971; they can also be obtained at truck stops outside California. For California oversize or overweight permits, contact the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), South Region Permits at 909.383.4637. For more information on California requirements, visit their Office of Truck Services website. Arizona Commercial Permits does not issue California permits.

To move a used mobile home originating in Arizona, a 504 tax clearance (ad valorem) must be obtained from the county assessor in which the mobile home is located. When a new home is moved from the factory or dealer lot, a bill of lading will be allowed to make this move. Mobile homes originating from out of state are not governed by this restriction. Only Arizona transporter plates are recognized for the movement of the mobile home. If the transporter does not have Arizona transporter plates for the home, a 30-day general-use registration must be purchased to make this move.

The Commercial Permits Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for state holidays. The ports of entry hours vary, so please contact them directly. See Port and Commercial Permit Locations.

The Arizona Central Commercial Permit Office is located at 14370 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear, AZ 85338. If you are unable to obtain your permit at the commercial permit office, there are several other ways to purchase your permit.

Commercial Permits has jurisdiction only for state and federal highways. For Phoenix or Tucson streets and county highways see Routing Contacts.

Visit U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website.

No. Permit applications are not be accepted over the phone.

Single-trip permits are issued for 96 hours, or four days, or upon exit from the state (whichever comes first). A registration permit is $1 per axle per 50 miles traveled. Motor carrier fees are $48 per trip for over 50 miles, and $12 per trip of 50 miles or fewer. The fee for use fuel is $65 per trip for over 50 miles traveled, and $16 per trip for 50 miles or fewer. A Class A overdimensional permit is $15, and a Class A overweight permit is $75.

Arizona uses the federal bridge formula (see chart in Admin rules R17-6-411 Table 3, Illustration 3) to determine axle weights for overweight vehicles. You will need to know the spacing between each axle, the axle width, the number of tires per axle and the width of tires.

Continuous-travel vehicles and loads may move on Saturday, Sunday and holidays. Vehicles with the "sunrise to sunset" restriction travel can only move Monday through Friday; no weekend travel is allowed.

"Continuous travel" means to operate a vehicle continuously throughout any 24-hour period. These vehicles must abide by the curfew around the large metropolitan areas.