When heavy or oversize loads will run over Belmont County roads, the county requires a road use bond — a guarantee that you’ll repair the wear your hauling causes. The county engineer sets the amount, and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















No underwriting queue for the standard road use bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the county. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount the county required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your road use agreement to the Belmont County Engineer’s office. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the county engineer set and the premium updates.
Belmont County maintains the county road network, and heavy hauling — drilling rigs, aggregate, equipment, and the like — accelerates wear and can damage the roadbed. Before that traffic runs, the county requires a road use bond as a guarantee that the roads it affects will be repaired.
The bond is a guarantee to the county: if your hauling damages a county road beyond ordinary wear and you fail to restore it, the Belmont County Engineer can recover against the bond to fund the repairs. The amount is set by the engineer for the roads and haul involved.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Haulers who follow the road use agreement and restore what they damage treat the bond as a routine condition of the permit. We issue the amount the county set, at a flat 3% with no credit check.
Submit the application with the bond amount the county engineer set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the county required and file the same day.