Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 14 - AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION › Sub-Agency 050 - MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT › Chapter 009 - HIGHWAY USE PERMITS › Section 14 050 009 - HIGHWAY USE PERMITS

Current through June, 2024
HIGHWAY USE PERMITS
General
Applications for Motor Truck Highway Use Permits shall be made
				upon a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and shall contain
				such information as the Commissioner may require.
One permit only is required for a combination of truck and
				trailer or tractor and trailer. The Highway Use Permit plate is to be attached
				to the front of the truck or tractor.
In completing Highway Use Permit applications, the gross
				registered weight shown must be the sum of the weight of the vehicle or
				combination plus the weight of the heaviest load allowed to be carried by home
				state of registration. However, no vehicle or combinations of vehicles may be
				operated in excess of the maximum load limits permitted upon Vermont
				highways.
A photostatic copy of the motor truck registration certificate
				must be submitted with each application for a Vermont Highway Use
				Permit.
Monthly Reports
Monthly Highway Use Reports must be submitted to the department
				Permit Section on or before the fifteenth (15th) of each month whether or not
				entries were made into the State of Vermont during the previous month. It is
				required that each report list each Vermont Highway Use Permit plate number
				indicating those vehicles that did not enter the state, as well as those that
				did enter. Reports must be filed in the name of the Permit Holder. Reports
				filed under any other name will not be accepted and will not be credited. A
				combination of months on a single report form must be filed for each
				month.
Emergency Permits
When the Commissioner, for emergency purposes, and as provided
				by statute, authorizes the operation of a motor truck by telegram, the plate
				must be attached and the certificate placed in the vehicle within seven (7)
				days of the date giving initial authority to enter. Emergency permits are for
				emergency operations only, and may be ordered not prior to the last working day
				before the vehicle's scheduled entrance into the State of Vermont. If the
				emergency is cancelled, the department's Highway Use Section must be notified
				before the emergency telegram expires. Otherwise, the proper entry fee must be
				paid. A photostatic copy of the home state truck registration must be forwarded
				to the Permit Section within two (2) weeks of the date of issue of an emergency
				permit.
Single Trip Permit
Single trip permits are now authorized by statute and will be
				issued subject to proper application and fee.
Application
Anyone wishing to receive a Highway Use Permit plate must
				include the following information in the telegram or message received by the
				Permit Section:
Complete name and address of the Permit Holder if
				different
Complete name and address of the registered owner
Year of vehicle
Make of vehicle
Manufacturer's full identification number
Gross registered weight
State of registration
Type of truck, 2 axles, 3 axles or truck tractor
Permission to sign application
Correct fee
If a single trip permit is being requested, in addition to all
				of the information, included also must be origin of trip - (City and State);
				Actual destination (City and State); Date of Entry.
If authorization is to be forwarded by telegram (emergency
				purposes provisions), included also must be the address where the return wire
				is to be sent.
If any of the above information is deleted, no permit can be
				issued.
Miscellaneous
Upon termination of operation in the State of Vermont, or upon
				sale of the motor truck to which a permit has been issued, the Highway Use
				Permit plate and certificate must be returned to the department for
				cancellation. Highway Use Permit plates are not transferrable.
Failure to comply with any of the Highway Use Permit
				requirements, including the filing of monthly reports, may result in the
				revocation of the Highway Use Permit.