Kentucky trucking permits
Trip, fuel and oversize/overweight permits for Kentucky — what the state requires, how it prices them, and how to get them filed.
What Kentucky permits cost
The state's own fee, plus what we charge to prepare and file it. Your total depends on the trip, so the quote is the number that counts — these are the floors we hold on file.
| Permit | Kentucky fee | Our fee |
|---|---|---|
| Trip Permit | from $60 | $29 |
| Fuel Permit | from $40 | $29 |
| Oversize / Overweight | from $65 | $39 |
A handling fee applies to each permit line. Nothing is charged until you have seen the total.
Fees and limits on this page were last checked in September 2026. States change fee schedules, legal limits and office hours without notice, and some fees depend on details we only know once you tell us the trip. Kentucky is the authority, not this page — treat these as a guide and the quote as the number.
When you need an oversize permit in Kentucky
Over 102 inches wide or 80,000 lbs gross, a load needs a permit in Kentucky as it would anywhere. Height, trailer length and axle weight are where states differ, and here is where Kentucky sits.
- Height
- 13' 6"
- 13' 6" in the strictest states
- Semi-trailer length
- 53'
- 53' in most states
- Tandem axle
- 34,000 lbs
- 34,000 lbs federal Interstate limit
Kentucky allows no more than those figures on any of the three, so a load over them needs a permit here.
Overhangs, single and tridem axles and the full table are on the Kentucky regulations page.
The Kentucky permit office
Who issues the permit, when they are open, and where they take applications. We deal with them so you do not have to — but if you would rather call them yourself, this is the desk.
Oversize/ Overweight
- Phone
- (502) 564-1257
- Weekday hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
- Portal
- State permit portal
*Hard to reach anyone by phone - CHAT OPTION
Temporary Trip/Fuel Permits
- Portal
- State permit portal
Crossing more than Kentucky?
Most trips need permits in more than one state. Pick another, or price the whole route at once.