A brand new year is an excellent time to reset the scales. As a company that ships freight, your business has a lot ahead of it — particularly in the oversized/overweight (OSOW) realm.
2024 will be a challenging year for transportation in a variety of ways. However, you'll come out ahead with the right network of providers, systems and partnerships in place.
It’s important to start the new year on the right foot. If you don’t plan your OSOW freight moves around the holiday travel restrictions in place in the U.S. from December 29-January 1, though, your business will be disrupted.
You see, since New Year’s Day is such a highly-trafficked period, many U.S. states enact travel restrictions for OSOW shipments. Failing to plan for these travel curfews could lead your shipment to delay unnecessarily, costing you money in the end.
Here at Anderson Trucking Service (ATS), 2024 will be our 69th year in the transportation industry — an industry where we’ve moved hundreds of OSOW loads. Each year, New Year’s Day travel restrictions are overlooked by some companies, congesting their supply chains. Let’s make sure you avoid any disruption this year.
Below, you’ll find a list of the OSOW New Year’s Day holiday travel restrictions by state. Keep these dates in mind as you manage your supply chain in the days ahead.
In the left-hand column, we’ve also included the dates during which each state’s permitting office will be closed.
2024 New Year’s Oversize Freight Travel Restrictions
| State | OSOW Travel Restrictions |
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Alabama Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW permitted travel is allowed from sunset on 12/29 (Friday) until sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). View Alabama’s holiday restrictions calendar. |
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Arizona Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW permitted travel is allowed starting at 12 p.m. on 12/29 (Friday) until 30 minutes prior to sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday) or at 3 a.m. on 1/2 if eligible for night transport. Read Arizona’s OSOW holiday legal guidelines. |
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Arkansas Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW freight can move on 12/30 (Saturday), 12/31 (Sunday) or on 1/1 (Monday). Check out Arkansas’ permit rules. |
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California Office closed: 1/1 |
Permitted freight traveling on a state holiday that must be accompanied by a pilot car is prohibited to travel from 4 p.m. 12/29 (Friday) to 12 a.m. on 12/30 (Saturday), from 12 p.m. on 12/30 (Saturday) to 12 a.m. on 12/31 (Sunday), from 12 p.m. on 12/31 (Sunday) to 12 a.m. on 1/1 (Monday), from 12 p.m. on 1/1 (Monday) to 12 a.m. on 1/2 (Tuesday). All other freight is allowed to move unrestricted. Here is California’s full holiday travel information. |
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Colorado Office closed: 1/1 |
There are no OSOW freight travel restrictions in Colorado for New Year's Day. |
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Connecticut Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW travel is allowed on 1/1 (Monday). Visit the Connecticut OSOW holiday restrictions document. |
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Delaware Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW freight moves are allowed from 12 p.m. on 12/31 (Sunday) until 9 a.m. on 1/2 (Tuesday). Visit Delaware’s holiday travel restrictions webpage. |
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Florida Office closed: 1/1 & 1/2 |
No OSOW freight exceeding 80 feet long, 14 feet, 6 inches high and/or 10 feet wide can move on 1/1 (Monday). View all Florida holiday travel restrictions. |
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Georgia Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW freight is allowed to move on 1/1 (Monday). Check out Georgia’s holiday restriction/closure dates. |
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Idaho Office closed: 1/1 |
OSOW loads may be transported on Idaho highways with the following restrictions: Red-Coded Routes: No loads may travel starting at 2 p.m. on 12/29 (Friday) until sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). Black-Coded and Interstate Routes: Shipments exceeding 10 feet wide, 100 feet long and/or 15 feet high can’t move from 4 p.m. on 12/30 (Saturday) until sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). |
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Illinois Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW shipments are allowed to travel beginning at 12 p.m. on 12/31 (Sunday) and ending 30 minutes before sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). Visit Illinois’ OSOW permitting rules. |
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Indiana Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW shipments (with the exemption of commodities) can travel starting at 12 p.m. on 12/29 (Friday) until 30 minutes before sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). Visit Indiana’s OSOW permitting provisions document. |
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Iowa Office closed: 1/1 |
There are no OSOW holiday travel restrictions in Iowa over this period. Check out Iowa’s general provisions for oversize load permits. |
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Kansas Office closed: 1/1 |
There are no OSOW holiday travel restrictions in Kansas over this period. Visit Kansas’ motor carrier website. |
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Kentucky Office closed: 1/1 |
There are no OSOW holiday travel restrictions in Kentucky over this period. View Kentucky’s OSOW resources. |
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Louisiana Office closed: 1/1 |
There are no statewide OSOW holiday travel restrictions in Louisiana over this period. View Louisiana’s permitting webpage. |
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Massachusetts Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW shipments can travel starting at 12 p.m. on 12/31 (Sunday) and 12 p.m. on 1/2 (Tuesday). Visit Massachusetts’ OSOW permits page. |
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Maryland Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW loads can move from 12 p.m. on 12/29 (Friday) until 9 a.m. on 1/2 (Tuesday). Check out all of Maryland’s holiday restrictions. |
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Maine Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW load can travel on 1/1 (Monday). Check out all of Maine’s oversized freight holiday travel restrictions. |
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Michigan Office closed: 12/29 & 1/1 |
No permitted OSOW freight is allowed to travel starting at 12 p.m. on 12/29 (Friday) until sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). View all of Michigan’s holiday travel restrictions and closings. |
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Minnesota Office closed: 1/1 |
OSOW travel is restricted starting at 2 p.m. on 12/31 (Sunday) until 2:00 a.m. on 1/2 (Tuesday). Visit Minnesota’s holiday travel restrictions webpage. |
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Mississippi Office closed: 1/1 |
No movement is allowed starting at 12 p.m. on 12/31 (Suday) until sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). Read through Mississippi’s permitting information. |
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Missouri Office closed: 1/2 |
No OSOW freight is allowed on Missouri holidays from 12 p.m. on 12/30 (Friday) until 30 minutes before sunrise on 1/2 (Monday) |
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Montana Office closed: 1/1 |
OSOW travel is restricted starting on 12/29 (Friday) until 1/2 (Tuesday). Montana’s permits page can be found here. |
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Nebraska Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW freight can travel through Nebraska starting at sunset on 12/31 (Sunset) until sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). View all of Nebraska’s observed holidays and their restrictions. |
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Nevada Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW freight travel is allowed from 12 p.m. on 12/29 (Friday) until 12 a.m. on 12/30 (Saturday), from 12 p.m. on 12/30 (Saturday) until 12 a.m. on 12/31 (Sunday), from 12 p.m. on 12/311 (Sunday) until 12 a.m. 1/1 (Monday) and from 12 p.m. on 1/1 (Monday) until 12 a.m. 1/2 (Tuesday) View all of Nevada’s holiday travel restrictions. |
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New Hampshire Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW freight can travel on 1/1 (Monday). View all of New Hampshire’s OSOW holiday travel restrictions. |
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New Jersey Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW permits will be issued/valid for travel on 1/1 (Monday). Visit New Jersey’s permitting webpage. |
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New Mexico Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW movement is allowed on 1/1 (Monday). Check out New Mexico’s OSOW rules and regulations. |
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New York Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW shipment can travel through New York on 1/1 (Monday). View New York’s OSOW holiday travel resources. |
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North Carolina Office closed: 1/1 |
There are no OSOW travel restrictions in North Carolina over this period. Visit North Carolina’s OSOW permitting page. |
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North Dakota Office closed: 1/1 |
No oversized loads exceeding 16 feet wide are allowed to move starting at 12 p.m. on 12/31 (Sunday) until 30 minutes prior to sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). Check out North Dakota’s OSOW permit pages. |
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Ohio Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW freight can move starting at 12 p.m. on 12/29 (Friday) until sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). Here is Ohio’s holiday restrictions webpage. |
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Oklahoma Office closed: 1/1 |
OSOW freight travel is restricted on 1/1 (Monday). View Oklahoma’s permitting law. |
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Oregon Office closed: 1/1 |
OSOW freight is not allowed to travel starting at 12 p.m. on 12/29 (Friday) until 30 minutes before sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday) with some exceptions:
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Pennsylvania Office closed: 1/1 |
OSOW freight is restricted from moving starting at 12 p.m. on 12/29 (Friday) until sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). View Pennsylvania’s holiday OSOW travel restrictions. |
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Rhode Island Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW cargo can travel within Rhode Island on the evening of 12/31 (Sunday) through 1/1 (Monday). Visit Rhode Island’s OSOW website page. |
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South Carolina Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW freight can travel through South Carolina on 1/1 (Monday). South Carolina may restrict movement on certain loads starting at noon the day preceding New Year's Day until noon the day after, depending on the load's dimensions. View South Carolina’s holiday travel schedule. |
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South Dakota Office closed: Open |
There are no OSOW Holiday travel restrictions in South Dakota for this period. Learn more about OSOW shipping in South Dakota. |
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Tennessee Office closed: 12/29 & 1/1 |
No OSOW freight requiring escorts is allowed to travel starting on 12/29 (Friday) until 1/2 (Tuesday). All other OSOW freight can transit as normal. View Tennesee’s 2023-24 holiday restrictions calendar. |
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Texas Office closed: 1/1 |
Any OSOW load exceeding 14 feet wide, 16 feet tall and/or 110 feet long cannot travel on 1/1 (Monday). View Texas’ holiday restrictions. |
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Utah Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW exceeding 10 feet wide, 14 feet, 6 inches tall and/or 105 feet long can travel starting at 2 p.m. on 12/29 (Friday) until sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). Visit Utah’s permitting page. |
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Vermont Office closed: 1/1 |
No shipment exceeding 108,000 pounds, 12 feet wide and/or 100 feet long can move on Vermont interstate highways on 1/1 (Monday). View Vermont’s full permit rules. |
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Virginia Office closed: 1/1 |
No permitted travel starting at 12 p.m. on 12/29 (Friday) until sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). Check out Virginia’s hauling permit manual. |
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Washington Office closed: 1/1 |
OSOW loads aren’t permitted to travel on state highways starting at 12 p.m. on 12/31 (Sunday) until sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). View Washington’s state commercial vehicle guidelines. |
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West Virginia Office closed: 1/1 |
No OSOW travel is allowed on 1/1 (Monday). Check out West Virginia’s holiday travel restrictions. |
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Wisconsin Office closed: 1/1 |
For freight exceeding 13 feet, 6 inches tall, 150 feet long and/or 12 feet wide, no travel is permitted starting at 12 p.m. on 12/30 (Saturday) until sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). No freight can travel through Columbia, Dane, Milwaukee, Rock or Waukesha counties from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the days of 12/30 (Saturday), 12/31 (Sunday) and 1/1 (Monday). Wisconsin’s holiday travel restrictions chart can be found here. |
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Wyoming Office closed: 1/2 |
Any OSOW load requiring escorts is prohibited from traveling starting 30 minutes after sunset on 12/29 (Friday) until 30 minutes prior to sunrise on 1/2 (Tuesday). Visit Wyoming’s permit resources webpage. |
Get the Most From your Supply Chain in 2023
Bookmark this page if you’d like. Although all of this information is subject to change, we’ll keep it updated so you’re prepared for anything. As we stated above, 2024 is slated to be a challenging year for freight movement around the world.
For this reason, you’ll want to be as prepared as possible when January rolls around. Sure, no one knows the future. But, after nearly seven decades in this industry, we have a pretty good understanding of the forces that impact this marketplace.
To help you anticipate what 2024 will bring, check out this article — written by ATS’ Chief Financial Officer — which provides a recap of 2023 and predictions for the year ahead.
And, should you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us today. We’re more than happy to help your supply chain flourish next year.
