# California — Maximum legal vehicle size and weight limits by US state

For California, oversize permit trigger is loads greater than 8'-6" wide, 14'-0" high, and over 80,000 pounds; statute / authority citation is Caltrans Transportation Permits, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** California _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Oversize permit trigger:** loads greater than 8'-6" wide, 14'-0" high, and over 80,000 pounds. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute / authority citation:** Caltrans Transportation Permits _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Single Trip Permit (Single Trip I and Single Trip II) - loads greater than 8'-6" wide, 14'-0" high, and over 80,000 pounds.

## Source

- https://dot.ca.gov/programs/traffic-operations/transportation-permits

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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