Vermont Truck Bans & Hazmat Routes

Where Vermont keeps trucks out

Vermont has no cars-only parkway. Burlington is the only metro, and your real hazard is a posted low bridge or a narrow covered bridge on a back road. Stay on state routes as a through truck; villages post local weight limits. Vermont allows a 99,000 lb six-axle rig on its Interstates under a permanent federal exemption made law in 2011. No state tunnel bans hazmat; follow 49 CFR 397.

Key restrictions

• No parkway ban; watch posted low bridges and covered bridges on secondary roads.
• Vermont runs a 99,000 lb six-axle configuration on Interstates under a permanent federal exemption (23 U.S.C. §127, made permanent in 2011).
• Village centers post local weight limits; stay on state routes as a through truck.
• Use a truck GPS with your loaded height on back roads.

• Parkway / road ban: No cars-only parkway system. Burlington is the only real metro. Risk is scattered posted low bridges and town weight limits, not a truck-ban corridor.
• Hazmat: No state tunnel hazmat ban. Placarded loads default to the Interstate and follow state-designated or preferred routes under 49 CFR 397 and the FMCSA registry.
• Through-truck routes: Towns post local truck-exclusion and weight-limited streets, common on village main streets and older or covered bridges. A through truck stays on the state highway network; a local delivery leaves it by the most direct route.
• Fine: Posted-bridge and overweight violations follow VTrans and Vermont DMV penalty schedules, scaling with the amount over the limit. Confirm the current figure with the Vermont Agency of Transportation.

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