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Office of Truck Services

1 - Oversize/Overweight Permits

DOT Transportation Permits for qualified vehicles / loads exceeding legal limits. Select Regional Permits Office based on where trip originates:

North Region Office: (916) 322-1297
South Region Office: (909) 383-4637

North / South Boundary Map

Permits staff & phone numbers (see the two middle columns for North and South Region Permits offices)


2 - Legal Truck Size & Weight

State Truck Map
Local Truck Maps
Truck Map Legend

Length
Length - Graphics
Overhang

Width
Height & Low Clearances
Weight


3 - Legal Truck Size & Weight -- Exemptions

Agricultural Biomass
Agricultural Products
Auto, Boat, & Camper Transporters
Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)
Containers
Cotton Module Movers
Fire Trucks - Proposed Weight Limit Increase: See "Fire Trucks" web page.

Household Goods Carriers
Livestock Haulers
Log Haulers
Longer Combination Vehicles (LCVs) Motorsports
Saddlemount Combinations


4 - Commercial Vehicle Operations Guide

Documents to Carry

Identification

Federal U.S. DOT Number
CA Number
Trademark

Special Cargo

Hazardous Cargo
Produce

Permits / Licensing / Registration

Vehicle Registration (Trip Permits, IRP)
Declared Operating Weight
Motor Carrier Permit
Fuel Taxes
Insurance
Commercial Driver License
Oversize/Overweight Permits

Environment

Air Quality Bay Area Grants Available!!!

Safety

Alcohol / Drug Testing
Load Securement
Logbook
Safety Equipment

Miscellaneous Operations

Chains
Public Scales
Road Conditions
Toll Operations
Truck Lane Use
Truck-Only Lanes

See also "Motor Carrier Services" at Ca. Dept. of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

5 - Truck Routes

Maps

State Truck Map
Local Truck Maps (Cities & Counties)

Rest

Truck Stops
Roadside Rest Areas

Truck Access

Truck Route Classifications
Terminal Access Application Procedures
Truck Restriction Procedures
Special Truck Restrictions
Service Access Routes
Getting to Eureka
Exit Number Signs


6 - Over-Length Buses & Motorhomes

Over-Length* Bus & Motorhome Map

Over-Length* Bus & Motorhome Restricted Routes List

*Over-Length = Over 40 Feet, up to 45 Feet

Over-Length* Buses
Over-Length* Motorhomes
Over-Length* Buses with Bike Racks

RV Dump Stations


7 - Weigh Stations/Enforcement Facilities

Weigh Station Location List
Weigh Station Location Map (6.9 MB file)
Mini-Site Weigh Station Location List

Who Must Stop at the Scales?
Weigh Station Bypass (PrePass®)
2001 Weigh Station Inventory of Needs


8 - Weigh-in-Motion

Data WIM
Weigh Station Bypass (PrePass®)

Truck Traffic Data


CONTACTS -- PERMIT LOADS

FOR OVERSIZE OR OVERWEIGHT PERMITS, CONTACT STAFF IN THE TWO MIDDLE COLUMNS OF THIS WEB PAGE: OFFICE OF TRUCK SERVICES PHONE LIST.


CONTACTS -- NON-PERMIT LOADS

Caltrans Legal Truck Size & Weight Work Group
Casey Robb
Manuel Fonseca
General number (916) 654-5741

E-mail: Truck Size & Weight Unit.


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Revised 2/24/09.