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Colorado County oversize permit bond.
$500 flat.
Colorado County, Texas requires a $50,000 superheavy or oversize permit bond to back the cost of road and bridge damage from heavy hauls. Ours is $500 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, the same for every hauler. This is the Texas county near Columbus, not the state of Colorado.
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County permit bonds are among the simplest in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount county bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with Colorado County
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Colorado County, TX permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the permit bond actually covers
A superheavy or oversize permit bond is a Colorado-County road-protection guarantee. (This is Colorado County, Texas — the county seat is Columbus — not the state of Colorado.) A heavy haul can damage county roads, bridges, and culverts, so the county backs that cost with a bond before permitting the move.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Colorado County, Texas (the obligee). If your haul damages a county road or bridge and you do not repair it, the county can recover the cost against the bond up to $50,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Haulers who route carefully and leave the roads as they found them treat the bond as a permit formality.
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 $50,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Colorado County. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Colorado County, TX permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $500 at the $50,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$500 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.