Overweight permits

Leduc County has a number of regulations in place to help preserve road infrastructure and safety. These regulations include road-use agreements, commercial vehicle road bans and overweight permits for transporting heavy loads and service rig moves. We also issue fleet tri-drive permits and steering annual permits.

If you are the driver of a commercial or farm vehicle, you are responsible for knowing the maximum allowable weight on Leduc County's roads. If you need to transport a load that is above the maximum allowable weight on a road, you are required to get an overweight permit

Apply for a permit

To apply for an overweight permit in Leduc County, contact RoaData Services.

Provincial overweight permits

Before you apply for a local permit, you need to get a provincial permit. Review the Province of Alberta oversize and overweight vehicle permit information.

Fees

Approval fees range in price and will be charged for each permit issued, with the exception of those issued for the Nisku Business Park.

Agricultural exemption permits

If you are an agricultural producer planning to haul grain or other cereal crops, and your load exceeds allowable weights, you need to get a permit. You may be eligible for a free road ban exemption permit, which allows you to haul during road ban season. 

Contact RoaData Services at 1-888-444-9288 to apply for an agricultural exemption permit. 

Overweight guidelines

Vehicle weight regulations are outlined in the Province of Alberta Traffic Safety Act.

A permit is needed if a commercial vehicle exceeds any or all of the following dimensions:

  • Height: 4.15 m (13.6 feet)
  • Length: 23 m (75 feet)
  • Width: 2.6 m (8.5 feet)

Exceptions:

  • rubber-tired farm tractor with a dozer blade
  • commercial vehicle transporting hay or straw within a 50 km radius of the load's origin
  • farm equipment loaded on a trailer
  • any other farm equipment, with conditions, as outlined in the Commercial Vehicle Dimension and Weight Regulation

As per the Traffic Safety Act, a permit is needed if a commercial vehicle exceeds the following weights:

  • steering axle: 6,000 kgs power unit or 7,300 kgs truck
  • single axle: 9,100 kgs
  • tandem axle: 17,000 kgs
  • tridem axle: up to 24,000 kgs
  • quantum axle group with two axles: 9,100 kgs
  • quantum axle group with three or more axles with less than 12 tires: 17,000 kgs
  • quantum axle group with three or more axles with 12 or more tires: 15,000 kgs