IL DOT excess weight bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Carriers who run a bonded permit account with the Illinois DOT Oversize/Overweight Permit Office post a surety bond guaranteeing the permit fees and charges they incur on account. The Permit Office sets the amount on form OPER 1931 — the premium runs 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Your exact price appears at the 60-second application.
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No underwriting queue for the standard permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Permit Office. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the Permit Office set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
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Most applications approve instantly and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. If a credit check runs, it is a soft pull that never affects your score. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the IDOT Permit Office
Submit the executed bond with form OPER 1931 to set up or modify your bonded permit account. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the excess weight bond actually covers
Illinois lets the Department of Transportation issue special permits to move vehicles that exceed the legal size or weight limits, under the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/15-301 et seq.) and 92 Ill. Adm. Code 554. Carriers who move frequently can set up a bonded permit account rather than paying fees move-by-move.
The bond guarantees the permit fees and charges you incur on account — including any additional charges computed when an actual axle or gross weight exceeds what the permit authorized. It is filed using the Permit Office's Proof of Bond form (OPER 1931), and you can raise or lower the amount as your activity changes.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the state on your behalf, you repay the surety. The statutory minimum bond is $1,000; the Permit Office sets the figure that fits your account, and the premium runs 1% of that bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Permit Office set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Excess weight bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, premiums from $100. Enter the amount the Permit Office set and see your exact price, then file the same day.