Permits for Commercial Motor Carriers
If you are transporting a load or if you have equipment that exceeds legal dimensions, over-dimensional permits for width, length or height or any combination of width, length and height are required.
If you need a permit...
Please call 406-444-7262. We're open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday (except holidays).
We provide this faxable Permit Application if you prefer to fax us your application. This is an application and is not valid for travel. This application should not be used to order 32J permits. Permits will be issued as ordered by close of the next business day.
To issue your own permits conveniently 24x7...
Apply for online permitting and we will email your basic computer setup information to you. Reviewing our Carrier Letter and Tutorial will be of great benefit to you before you begin issuing permits.
If you are unable to view the tutorial, please call us at 406-444-0816 and state that you would like the MT Permitting Tutorial CD sent to you. Please be prepared to provide your USDOT number. Your application will provide us with your mailing address.
See also: Online Permitting
Forms
For permitting forms, please see our forms page.
Fees
If you do not license under IRP and register your truck at the Montana county in which you live, you may pay Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) fees at the county when you license. Alternatively, these fees may be purchased from the Motor Carrier Services office in Helena, at one of our weigh stations, or from any MCS patrol officer.
You can pay GVW fees for a single month, multiple months, or a full year if you apply for a annual-term permit. These options are listed on the GVW Fees Chart and GVW Farm Fees Chart.
Questions?
For more information about permits, please call Motor Carrier Services in Helena at 406-444-7262 or consult the Trucker's Handbook.
Also of interest...
Western Regional Permit Agreement
Is an agreement with Montana, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington that allows a carrier to order a permit valid for 5 consecutive days from a single jurisdiction and have all the member states included.
These permits can be ordered from any jurisdiction along the route that is to be traveled. Each state has designated routes, which includes all interstate highways plus other specific routes.
