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Tennessee IRP & IFTA (TN Trip & Fuel)

State pricing for trip and fuel permits.

Tennessee 72-Hour Trip Permit - $69.50 (3 Days)

An IRP 72-Hour trip permit is required prior to entering a jurisdiction for any vehicle having a registration, but not registered or apportioned for a particular jurisdiction. This permit allows both inter or intra movement in Tennessee.

Trip permits are required for any freight motor vehicle that has:

• Three or more axles, including the steer but not counting the trailer.
• That has a gross weight of twenty-six thousand pounds, 26,000 lbs, or more.

Tennessee 7-Day Fuel Permit - $69.50 (7 Days)

A temporary fuel use permit is available to freight motor vehicles operated over the highways of Tennessee on an occasional or infrequent basis. The permit may be issued for a period of time not to exceed seven consecutive days and shall be valid only for the particular vehicle for which it has been issued. The 7-Day Temporary Fuel Use Permit is required prior to entering Tennessee. In lieu of licensing under the IFTA, persons may elect to satisfy motor fuels use tax obligations on a trip-by-trip basis.

Fuel permits are required for any qualified motor vehicle that has:

• Two (2) axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding 26,000 lbs; or
• Having three (3) or more axles regardless of weight; or
• Is used in combination, when the weight of such combination exceeds twenty-six thousand pounds.

Penalties could include the following:

• Fines of $100 to $500
• Vehicle Seizure
• You may be required to purchase a permit before continuing with your journey.

Instant Permits

Instant Permits offers you a safe, secure, and immediate way to obtain your temporary fuel and trip permits. All you need is access to the Internet and you can purchase your temporary permits online. Simply download and print your permit, or we can email or fax it to you. You can also buy trip permits online using the same quick and easy method.

Instant Permits provides a fast and easy way to obtain your trip permits. Not in your office? No problem, with Instant Permits you can get your permits sent where ever you need. Instant Permits also provides access to all of your past orders for record keeping.

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Required Information for Obtaining an Instant Permit

By Tennessee state law, both company and vehicle information are required to obtain an instant trip and/or fuel permit.

Company Name

Gross Vehicle Weight

State of Issuance

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Out-of-the ordinary service for your out-of-state trips.

If one of your vehicles is traveling interstate and isn’t registered under the International Registration Plan (IRP), you’ll need to order a temporary trip permit. 

A Tennessee trip permit is needed if your vehicle is traveling out of state and any of these apply:

• Your vehicle isn’t registered under IRP
• Your vehicle has 3 or more axles
• Your vehicle has a gross vehicle or registered weight over 26,000 lbs.
• Your tow vehicle and trailer have a combined gross vehicle or registered weight over 26,000 lbs.

Fueling Your Company’s Compliance

If your vehicle doesn’t have an IFTA decal and license for the states or Canadian provinces it’ll be travelling in, you’ll likely need a fuel permit for that vehicle. 

You need a Tennessee fuel permit if your vehicle is traveling out of state and any of these apply:

• Your vehicle is not registered under IFTA
• Your power unit has 3 or more axles
• Your power unit has 2 axles and a gross vehicle or registered weight over 26,000 lbs.

J. J. Keller offers a full range of temporary permits

Oversize & overweight permits.

A temporary permit is needed if your vehicle exceeds the legal size and weight limits:

•  80,000 lbs

•  13.5' high

•  53' long

•  8.5' wide

But, because the regulations aren't the same in every state, your best bet is to call and let us help.

Trip Permits

A temporary permit is needed if the following vehicles cross state lines without International Registration Plan (IRP) credentials:

Vehicles with gross weights, combined gross weights, or registered weights over 26,000 pounds;

A vehicle that has 3 or more axles regardless of weight.

Fuel Permits

A temporary permit is needed if the following vehicles cross state lines without IFTA credentials and license for the states or Canadian provinces it'll be traveling in:

Vehicles with 2 axles and gross weights, combined gross weights, or registered weights over 26,000 pounds;

A power unit that has 3 or more axles regardless of weight

Specialty Permits

A mileage permit may be needed when operating in KY, NM, NY, OR, & CT. Highway Use Tax (HUT) permit may be needed when traveling in New York. Other specialty permits may include a Georgia amber light permit, a New Jersey alcohol permit, or a Florida loading zone permit.

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Tennessee Oversize Permits

Tennessee oversize permits information.

Permits: Tennessee oversize permits are valid for six days. Must have permit prior to entering state.

Operating Time: Daylight only (one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset) Monday through Saturday. No travel on Sundays. Overweight only may have continuous movement.

Restricted Travel: Movements over 12’6″ in width or 85′ long or greater or will not be allowed within any statewide city limits and all heavily traveled adjoining commercial or residential areas between the hours of 7:00-9:00 AM and 4:00-6:00 PM from Monday through Friday. No travel on major holidays.

Legal Dimensions

• Not to exceed 50′ from kingpin to end of trailer or load is legal length
• A permit is required for utility poles when overall length is 75feet or more

Overhang: See Length, above.

Width: 8’6″

Height: 13′ 6″

Weight: 80,000 Gross

• Single – 20,000
• Tandem – 34,000
• Tridem – 42,000 w/ 8′ of spacing, 42,500 w/ 9′

Routine Permit Limits

Length: 120′

Width: 16′

Height: 15′

• 5 axles – 100,000
• 6 axles – 120,000
• 7 axles 140,000
• Tandem – 40,000
• Tridem – 60,000

Loads exceeding these dimensions are Super Loads. Generally, movements of over 16′ wide or 15′ high will not be permitted unless it can be proven that the movement is in the interests of public welfare, safety, or national defense.  Movements over 16′ high will not usually be permitted, and would require a letter of necessity describing the load and why it needed to go through TN to possibly get a permit.

• Over 85′ – 1 escort
• Over 120′ – 2 escorts
• Over 75′ to 85′ long requires rotating or strobe type amber light
• Over 12’6″ – 1 escort
• Over 14′ – 2 escorts
• Over 10′ – 1 escort (unless over 24′ pavement width excluding shoulders)

Height: Over 15′ (if approved) – 1 escort with height pole

MISCELLANEOUS: Bulldozer blades or loads with protruding sharp objects shall be loaded with the blade or protruding sharp object to the rear of the hauling equipment when the blade exceeds 10’6” in width. No permits will be issued for blades or protruding sharp objects creating width in excess of 13’6″. Combination loads cannot be permitted for two overdimensions on two different pieces (example: cannot permit for a load with overwidth dozer and overheight backhoe on same load).

SIGNS, FLAGS & LIGHTS: All movements exceeding 10′ in width and/or 75′ in length require “Oversize Load” at front and rear. Loads over 75’ overall length but not exceeding 85’ require a rotating or strobe type amber light on the end of the load. Red flags are required on overwidth loads front and rear, and top and bottom each side where load is widest (or at the widest point if it is between the top and bottom). Red flags must be placed at the extreme rear end of overlength loads or when there is over 4′ rear overhang. No sign or flag requirements are listed for overheight only loads. For overweight-only loads, you still need Oversize Load signs according to a scale officer, but the rules and regulations do not specify this.

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For vehicles that are not registered under IRP or IFTA, additional permits may be necessary before entering another jurisdiction. Vehicles exceeding limitations on the size and weight are required to obtain a permit.

Trip Permits

In order to operate in a location which is not registered under IRP, a trip permit must be obtained before entering that jurisdiction. The trip permit is a temporary permit issued in lieu of IRP credentials for properly registered vehicles.

Fuel Permits

In order to operate in a location they do not hold an IFTA decal and license, a temporary fuel permit is needed. Carriers must secure a temporary fuel permit prior to entering a jurisdiction for which they are not properly permitted.

Oversize and Overweight Permits

If a vehicle is over dimensional (oversize) or overweight, they need to have a permit authorizing movement according to vehicle size and weight.

Temporary Permits

A Temporary Trip Permit is issued in lieu of IRP plates for travel within Tennessee. The fee for a Temporary Tennessee Trip Permit is $30and is valid for 72 hours. Permits can be obtained through a permitting service, who will charge an additional processing fee.

OW/OD Permits

The Overweight/OverDimensional Permits Sections of the the Tennessee Department of Transportation issues Oversize/Overweight permits. You can obtain permits by mail, in person or order through a permitting service, who will charge an additional processing fee.

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2021 Tennessee Code Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles Chapter 4 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Part 4 - Mobile Homes § 55-4-405. Length Standards — Single Trip or Annual Permit — Fees

• A permit is required for the transport of any mobile home exceeding one hundred twenty feet (120') in length, including towing vehicle. Permits issued pursuant to this section must be issued on a single trip or annual permit basis.
• The single trip fee for this permit is twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
• The fee for an annual permit is two thousand dollars ($2,000).

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