1. (1) Except when entering on Northbound I-15 at the St. George Port of Entry, Westbound I-80 at the Echo Port of Entry, and Eastbound I-80 at the Wendover Port of Entry, the appropriate permit must be obtained before operating within Utah.
2. (2) Each oversized or overweight permit must be carried in the vehicle or combination vehicles and may be in paper or electronic format.

3. (3) The conditions that must be met to obtain an oversized or overweight permit are:

   1. (a) the motor carrier complies with the financial responsibility obligations;
   2. (b) the vehicle or vehicles must be properly registered;
   3. (c) the driver or drivers are properly licensed with appropriate endorsements;
   4. (d) the motor carrier complies with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations;
   5. (e) the motor carrier complies with the Hazardous Material Regulations; and
   6. (f) the motor carrier complies with the Unified Carrier Registration, or UCR, as required.
4. (4) Length limitations do not apply to vehicles or combinations of vehicles operated at night by a public utility if required for emergency repair of public service facilities or properties.
5. (5) The applicant or permittee, as a condition for obtaining an oversized permit, must assume responsibility for crashes, including injury to any person or damage to public or private property caused by their operations.
6. (6) The applicant or permittee must agree to indemnify and hold harmless the department from claims resulting directly or indirectly from the operation and transportation of vehicles or a combination of vehicles operating under an oversized or overweight permit.

KEY: permits, safety regulations, size and weight, trucks

Date of Last Change: March 16, 2026

Notice of Continuation: April 30, 2024

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 72-1-201; 72-7-406; 72-9-303; 41-1a-102; 41-1a-231; 41-1a-1206; 72-7-402; 72-7-404; 72-7-407; 72-9-301; 72-9-502