Posted Rate

North Carolina single-trip oversize permit fee

$12

That is the North Carolina single-trip fee for each dimension over lawful dimensions — height, length, width, and weight up to 132,000 pounds — for one movement. Overweight over 132,000 pounds adds $3 per 1,000 pounds.

G.S. 20-119(b): “the applicant shall pay to the Department for a single trip permit a fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) for each dimension over lawful dimensions, including height, length, width, and weight up to 132,000 pounds. For overweight vehicles, the applicant shall pay … in addition … three dollars ($3.00) per 1,000 pounds over 132,000 pounds. … applications for permits that require an engineering study … nonrefundable application fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).”

ST-1: “Permit is valid for 10 calendar days. Cost for permit is $12 per dimension over the legal limit.”

This page covers general single-trip permits. The $100 engineering-study application fee is a separate product when a study is required.

When this number took effect

The live G.S. 20-119 page prints session-law history through 2024. It does not print an effective date on the $12 / $3 fee sentence. We are not inventing one.

Checked 2026-08-21 (PT) against the official G.S. 20-119 snapshot.

Source

G.S. 20-119 — Special permits; fees

Nearby states: Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia