Transportation Permits are issued for extra sized legal loads. The dimensions for legal loads that don't require a permit are 14' high or less, 8'6" wide or less and 40' long or less. Anything over these dimensions requires a Transportation Permit.

The permit must be filled out with all the required information and a complete route. Please allow up to 24 hours for processing. Permits are good for six days from the date of issue.

Once issued, this permit will always begin with the letter ‘A’ followed by the number.

A copy of the State Permit is required to go along with our permit. The annual permit is issued, except for the dates, exactly like the state permit. The permit is good for one year (example: 1/20/2006 – 1/19/2007).

If the company already has a permit for the same vehicle on file and it is getting ready to expire, the issue date will be from the date the previous permit will expire and give one year from that date. A copy of a truck route is always given when an annual permit is issued.

Please see the Transportation Permit information packet for complete details and the permit applications.

If you have questions regarding truck routes or transportation permits, please email Transportation Engineering or call 510-494-4745. Office hours are 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (closed for lunch from 12:00-1:00, Monday - Friday (except holidays).

A single-load permit (one trip) fee is $16.

If the transporter is making two or more trips with the same vehicle to the same location, the moves can be put on the same permit but the permit fee needs to reflect this, (for example: two trips, permit fee is $32).

The annual permit fee is $90.

A transporter must obtain City of Fremont Police Department approval/signature on the permit if a house is being transported or a convoy is planned. Please contact the Traffic Division at 510-790-6800 for details on how to secure their signature on the permit for these instances.

If a house is being transported, arrangements must be made with the Police Department in advance in case traffic control is needed. Also, check with Development Organization/Planning at First Floor, 39550 Liberty Street, to make sure they have proper permits for the delivery location. This is only if the house will be delivered to Fremont.

All transporters are required to have current auto liability insurance on file and a copy of the current auto liability insurance certificate must be forwarded to the Transportation Engineering division. The City does not require being named additional insured.

For more information, please email Transportation Engineering or call 510-494-4745.