North Dakota Online System to Improve Trucking Permits

The North Dakota Highway Patrol is transitioning to an online system for truck drivers to automatically calculate oversized vehicle routes and fees, the Associated Press reported.

The $2.5 million automated permit and routing system assesses roadway restrictions in real time and calculates safe routes automatically, according to the NDHP.

Permits not subject to approval are available online 24 hours a day and permits can be ordered up to seven days in advance, according to the highway patrol.

Last year the highway patrol issued more than 348,000 permits for vehicle and load movements, an increase of 32 percent since 2011, AP reported.