Louisiana excess weight & permit fee bonds.
From $100.
Carriers who run oversize/overweight loads in Louisiana can charge their permit fees to a monthly DOTD account instead of paying per trip — backed by a surety bond that guarantees the monthly bill. The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and no credit check up to $100,000; the amount is sized to your monthly billing.
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How much does a Louisiana excess weight & permit fee bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard permit-fee bond — enter your amount, pay, and set up your DOTD account. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount DOTD requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000, and most bonds issue the moment you pay.
File with DOTD
Submit the executed bond to set up or maintain your DOTD surety bond permit account, so your permit fees bill monthly. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the permit-fee bond actually covers
Moving a load over Louisiana’s legal size or weight limits requires a special permit from the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), and the permit carries a fee tied to the damage and administrative cost of the movement. Carriers can pay each fee on the spot — or set up a monthly billing account with DOTD’s Weights & Standards / truck permits office and let the fees accrue.
A monthly account has to be secured by a surety bond that guarantees the bill. Per DOTD’s permit rules, the bond is executed in $1,000 increments at or above the customer’s monthly billing (no less than $1,000), so it scales with how much permitting you do.
The bond guarantees payment of the special permit fees and charges you run up — if you do not pay your monthly DOTD bill, the state recovers against the bond, and you repay the surety. It is a payment guarantee to DOTD, not insurance for your equipment or loads. We issue the amount DOTD set; pricing runs from $100 and no credit check up to $100,000.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with DOTD. Submit the executed bond to set up or maintain your DOTD surety bond permit account, so your permit fees bill monthly. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount DOTD requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to set up your monthly permit account.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount DOTD requires and set up your monthly account the same day.