Louisiana oversize & overweight bonds.
From $125.
Moving a load that exceeds legal size or weight on a Louisiana highway takes a DOTD special permit — and DOTD can condition it on a bond that you will follow the permit and protect the road. It is governed by La. R.S. 32:387. Premiums price at 1% of your bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum, with your exact number in the calculator above.
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How much does a Louisiana oversize & overweight bond cost?
1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, from $125. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with DOTD. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount DOTD set, and the effective date — that is the application. The executed bond must be signed by the principal before it is filed with DOTD.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. No credit check up to $100,000.
Sign & file with DOTD
Sign the executed bond as the principal and file it with DOTD to clear your permit. Wet-ink originals are mailed to the address you provide — DOTD generally wants the signed original.
What it is and who needs it.
What the oversize/overweight bond actually covers
Louisiana caps the legal size and weight of loads on its highways, and DOTD issues special permits to move anything bigger or heavier under La. R.S. 32:380 et seq. and the special-permit provisions of La. R.S. 32:387. The bond is the security DOTD can require alongside the permit.
It guarantees you operate within the permit terms — the approved route, escorts, time-of-day limits — and stand behind any damage to the highway, bridges, or structures from an oversize or overweight move. It protects the state and the traveling public, not the hauler.
It is not insurance for you — if DOTD recovers permit-related damage or fees against the bond, you repay the surety. DOTD sets the amount, with a statutory floor of $1,000; enter that figure to see your exact price, starting from $125. The separate monthly permit-fee account bond is a different filing, and we write that one too.
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
Sign & file with DOTD. Sign the executed bond as the principal and file it with DOTD to clear your permit. Wet-ink originals are mailed to the address you provide — DOTD generally wants the signed original.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 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 set — the executed bond is generated instantly. Sign it as the principal, then file it with DOTD.
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Oversize permit bond, issued today.
From $125. Enter the amount DOTD set and file the same day.