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Dray Overweight

Calculate Your Drayage Overweight Cost

Axle weights, permits & fines — before you roll.

Configure your load

How it works: Enter your container weight and axle configuration. The calculator applies the Federal Bridge Formula (FBF), checks per-axle limits for your state, calculates the overweight above 44,000 lbs (standard 2-axle 40/45-ft container threshold), computes the overweight permit fee for your chosen state, and shows total drayage cost impact.

Commercial overweight & permit data — updated every 15 minutes

The Smart Drayage Overweight Platform Built for Every U.S. State

Instant overweight analysis, axle compliance, permit guidance, and route intelligence for ports, carriers, brokers, and owner operators.

🚛 Built for 5-axle rigs, chassis moves, and heavy permit loads
80K lb
Federal limit
50
States
250,000+
Loads checked
Trusted by fleets, owner-operators, brokers & 3PLs
50
State permit rule sets
80,000 lb
Federal gross weight limit
2–6 axles
Per-group weight limits
99.9%
API uptime SLA
The problem

Manual permits cost you time, money, and loads.

Most carriers still manage overweight compliance with spreadsheets, phone calls, and guesswork. One missed rule change means a $10,000 fine at the scale house.

Without DrayOW
Hours
Manual permit research per load
$10k+
Average overweight fine exposure
3–5 days
Multi-state permit turnaround
Unknown
Real-time axle compliance status
Missed
Daily state rule-set changes
With DrayOW
Seconds
Instant overweight compliance check
$0
Fine exposure with permit coverage
Instant
Multi-state permit generation
Live
Real-time axle status every load
Automatic
Daily rule-set sync, all 50 states
Platform capabilities

Everything overweight compliance requires.

Six core capabilities, fully automated. From the moment a load is submitted to the moment it crosses the state line legally.

Permit Automation

Auto-generate multi-state overweight permits. Rules updated daily from all 50 DOT databases.

Route Optimization

Bridge-weight-aware routing across every US highway. Avoid overweight violations before they happen.

Compliance Tracking

Real-time compliance dashboard for every load in your fleet. Instant alerts on violations or limit changes.

50-State Regulations

Every state's axle limits, permit thresholds, escort requirements, and fee schedules in one place.

Fleet Visibility

Live GPS status, load weight, compliance state, and permit validity for every truck in your fleet.

Dispatch Support

Built-in dispatch tools. Assign loads, push permit documents, and communicate compliance status in real time.

Instant overweight engine

Check your load.

Pick a route, see it on the map, and get a full compliance read — gross and per-axle weight, bridge formula, and state permits — in seconds.

Instant overweight engine

Check a load

v2026

No login · No card · Limits refreshed daily

How it works

From submission to compliant move in minutes.

01

Submit Load

Enter axle config, gross weight, origin and destination.

02

Auto Analysis

Engine checks 38 compliance inputs across federal + state rules.

03

Permit Issued

Multi-state permit generated and sent to driver instantly.

04

Route Cleared

Bridge-safe route calculated and pushed to navigation.

05

Compliant Move

Real-time monitoring until delivery is confirmed compliant.

Live on the network

Loads being checked right now

Real overweight checks running across the country — by axle configuration, from 5-axle semis to oversize permit loads.

5-axle semi

Los AngelesPhoenix, AZ
Legal
Long BeachLas Vegas, NV
Legal
OaklandSacramento, CA
Legal
SeattlePortland, OR
Tandem +
HoustonSan Antonio, TX
Legal
Los AngelesPhoenix, AZ
Legal
Long BeachLas Vegas, NV
Legal
OaklandSacramento, CA
Legal
SeattlePortland, OR
Tandem +
HoustonSan Antonio, TX
Legal

6-axle heavy

Los AngelesDallas, TX
Permit
New York/NJChicago, IL
Permit
NorfolkAtlanta, GA
Legal
Long BeachDenver, CO
Permit
MiamiOrlando, FL
Legal
Los AngelesDallas, TX
Permit
New York/NJChicago, IL
Permit
NorfolkAtlanta, GA
Legal
Long BeachDenver, CO
Permit
MiamiOrlando, FL
Legal

Oversize / permit

HoustonKansas City, MO
Escort
SeattleSalt Lake City, UT
Permit
OaklandReno, NV
Permit
New York/NJIndianapolis, IN
Escort
CharlestonColumbus, OH
Permit
HoustonKansas City, MO
Escort
SeattleSalt Lake City, UT
Permit
OaklandReno, NV
Permit
New York/NJIndianapolis, IN
Escort
CharlestonColumbus, OH
Permit
Compliance engine

Every variable. Checked. In 120ms.

Axle count, gross weight, axle spacing, height, width, length and route — all 38 compliance inputs checked against current state and federal limits before the truck leaves the yard.

State rule sets
50
Compliance inputs
38
Recheck latency
120ms
Limit refresh
Daily
Loads Today
1,247
+12%
Compliant
99.1%
Pending
18
Route: LAX → PHX
5-axle
Legal
Route: LGB → LV
6-axle
Permit
Route: OAK → SAC
5-axle
Legal
Route: HOU → DAL
6-axle
Escort
Axle config
5-axle semi
Gross weight
38,420 lb
Status
Legal
0+
Loads checked
0
State rule sets
0%
API uptime SLA
0ms
Avg recheck latency
U.S. coverage

Explore overweight rules by state

Browse overweight limits, permit requirements and fees across all 50 states — then check a load in seconds.

Browse state rules
Filters
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Axle limits
Escorts
Permit fees
Axle limits 50
Escorts
🇺🇸 Top overweight permit states
California (48)
Texas (45)
Florida (52)
Ohio (33)
New Jersey (29)
Indiana (21)
Why DrayOW

The only platform built end-to-end for overweight compliance.

Feature
DrayOW ✦
Manual
Others
50-state permit rules
Real-time axle analysis
Bridge formula checks
Automated permit filing
Route optimization
Fleet-wide visibility
API / integrations
Daily rule-set updates
Loved by fleets & drivers

What our clients say about us

5.00
654 reviews
5.0
May 06, 2026
Best compliance tool we've used. We finally dispatch knowing every axle is legal — instead of guessing and getting a fine at the scale. More
Marcus Powell
Marcus Powell
Verified carrier
5.0
May 05, 2026
Honestly the cleanest overweight checker out there. Love it.
Terry McCarty
Terry McCarty
Verified carrier
5.0
Apr 28, 2026
Just started using it and so far so good. The per-axle numbers matched the certified scale almost to the pound. That kind of accuracy matters when you run heavy daily. More
Ben Wallace
Ben Wallace
Verified carrier
5.0
Apr 23, 2026
Quick, accurate, dependable. Exactly what our dispatch desk needed.
Talia Bennett
Talia Bennett
Verified carrier
5.0
Apr 08, 2026
We'd be lost without this. Thank you Dray Overweight — you've taken the guesswork out of every permit decision we make.
Marie Barker
Marie Barker
Verified carrier
5.0
Mar 12, 2026
The app works very well and the web version is even better. Checking a load against state limits takes seconds now.
Tom Riggs
Tom Riggs
Verified carrier
5.0
Jan 10, 2026
The bridge-formula check paid for itself in a week. It showed exactly which axle group was over and how to redistribute before we rolled. More
Jarred Herman
Jarred Herman
Verified carrier
5.0
Nov 22, 2025
Great people to work with and a genuinely useful product.
Betty Sue Sands
Betty Sue Sands
Verified carrier
Start today — no setup fee

Stop guessing. Start moving loads compliantly.

Join thousands of carriers, brokers, and port operators who check overweight compliance with DrayOW before every move.

50 state rule setsNo credit card requiredAPI access includedSetup in 5 minutes