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Texas over-axle / over-weight bonds.
$175 flat.
Texas conditions an over axle and over gross weight tolerance permit on a $15,000 bond filed with TxDMV. Ours is $175 flat — set by our carrier's rate book, identical for every hauler. The bond covers the road and bridge damage a tolerance-weight load can do. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Your TxDMV tolerance permit is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business and mailing details and an effective date. No financials, no credit check, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed transport bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with TxDMV
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Motor Carrier Division's permit office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the permit bond actually covers
Texas allows certain loads to exceed the legal axle and gross-weight limits by a set tolerance under a permit issued through Transportation Code Chapter 623 and administered by the TxDMV Motor Carrier Division. Because a tolerance-weight load still puts extra stress on pavement and bridges, the Department requires a $15,000 surety bond.
The bond is a road-and-bridge-damage guarantee: it's payable to the state, and to any county or municipality whose roads your permitted vehicle travels, for damage the vehicle causes — up to the $15,000 limit. It is a three-party arrangement among you (the principal), the surety, and TxDMV with the affected road authorities.
These permit bonds in Texas generally run on an annual cycle. If the surety pays a damage claim, you repay the surety — carriers who stay within their permitted weights and routes treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
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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 $15,000 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 TxDMV. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Motor Carrier Division's permit office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $175 at the $15,000 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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$175 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.