Observed Federal Holidays and Processing Impacts
Holiday closures in Nationwide for carriers planning permit requests around observed federal holidays
Federal holiday schedules directly affect permit processing capacity because government offices that issue credentials and approve routing close on these dates, creating processing delays that extend beyond the holiday itself. Viking Permits LLC observes all major United States federal holidays including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Permit requests submitted immediately before or during these closures enter the processing queue only after normal business operations resume, which can add two to four business days to standard turnaround times depending on whether the holiday falls adjacent to a weekend.
State permitting agencies follow similar closure schedules, so multi-state permit requests experience compounding delays when jurisdictions along your route observe staggered holiday schedules. Planning submission timing around these closures prevents situations where time-sensitive loads wait for permits that can't be processed until offices reopen.
Review the federal holiday calendar and submit permit applications well ahead of closure periods to maintain transport schedules.
How Holiday Timing Affects Permit Processing
Permit processing involves coordination with multiple state agencies that must review applications, approve routing, calculate fees, and issue credentials before a carrier receives authorization to travel. When these agencies close for federal holidays, the entire approval chain pauses regardless of when the application was submitted.
You'll notice processing delays extending several days past the actual holiday date as offices work through backlogs of applications received during the closure period. A permit request submitted the Friday before a Monday holiday may not enter active review until Wednesday or Thursday of the following week, depending on application volume and jurisdictional staffing patterns.
Early submission becomes critical during high-volume periods surrounding major holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas when both permit requests and agency closures create compounding delays. Carriers scheduling transport during these periods should submit applications at least one week earlier than they would during normal operating periods to account for extended processing windows and potential routing complications that require additional agency communication.
Alabama 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel sunset 11/25 until sunrise 11/30
Alaska 11/11/2026
11/26/2026 Travel allowed with a valid permit
Arizona 11/11/2026
11/26/2026 No travel over 10' wide, 14'6" high, 10' front overhang, 10' rear overhang, 120' long, or 250,000lbs from 12:00pm 11/25 until 30 mins before sunrise 11/27
Moves eligible for night transport may resume travel at 3:00am 11/27
Arkansas 11/11/2026
11/26/2026 No travel from sunset 11/25 until daylight 11/27
Overweight only may travel with a valid permit
California 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel for escorted moves during the following dates/times:
4:00pm 11/25 until 12:00am 11/26
12:00pm to 11:59pm 11/27-11/29
Colorado 11/11/2026
11/26/2026 Travel allowed with a valid permit
Connecticut 11/11/2226
11/26/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until daylight 11/30
Delaware 11/03/2026
11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 12:00pm11/25 until 9:00am 11/28
Florida 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel over 14'6" high, 80' long, 10' wide 11/26 and 11/27
Georgia 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026
No travel 11/26
Idaho 11/11/2026
11/26/2026 Black and White Routes:
No travel over 12’ wide, 120’ long, 15’ high 4:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/28
Red Routes:
No travel 2:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/27
No travel 2:00pm 11/27 until sunrise 11/30
Illinois 11/03/2026
11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel for permitted movements having at least one dimension greater than legal 12:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/27
Implements of husbandry that are over width only may travel with a valid permit
Indiana 11/03/2026
11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/27
Overweight commodity and bulk milk may travel with a valid permit
Iowa 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 Travel allowed with a valid permit
Kansas 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 Travel allowed with a valid permit
Kentucky 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 Travel allowed with a valid permit
Louisiana 11/03/2026
11/11/2026
11/26/2026 Travel allowed with a valid permit
Maine 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 11/11
No travel sunset 11/25 until sunrise 11/30
Maryland 11/03/2026
11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until 9:00am 11/30
Containerized cargo no travel 9:00pm 11/25 until 4:00am 11/30
Massachusetts 11/11/2026
11/26/2026 No travel 11/26
Michigan 11/03/2026
11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/27
Mobile homes may not resume travel until 12:00pm 11/27
Minnesota 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel over 12'6" wide and/or 110' long from 2:00pm 11/25 until 2:00am 11/27
Overweight only may travel with a valid permit
Mississippi 11/11/2026
11/26/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/27
Travel allowed with a valid permit granting continuous movement
Missouri 11/11/2026
11/26/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until 30 mins before sunrise 11/27
Montana 11/11/2026
11/26/2026 Interstate travel:
Travel is allowed with a valid permit up to 18’ wide
No travel over 18’ wide 11/26 until sunrise 11/30
Non-Interstate travel:
Travel is allowed with a valid permit up to 10’ wide, 150’ long, 15’6” high
Travel is allowed with a valid permit during daylight hours over 10’ wide but not exceeding 12’6” wide 11/26 until sunrise 11/30
No travel over 12’6” wide, 150’ long, 15’6” high 11/26 until sunrise 11/30
Nebraska 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/30;
Overweight only may travel with a valid permit
Nevada 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 Travel allowed with a valid permit not exceeding 12’ wide, (14’ wide with 2 pilot cars), 15’ high, 110’ long, 15’ front/rear overhang
No travel over 14’ wide, 15’ high, 110’ long, 15’ front/rear overhang during restricted travel times
Restricted travel times:
Noon 11/25 until sunrise 11/26
Sunset 11/26 until sunrise 11/27
Sunset 11/27 until sunrise 11/30
New Hampshire 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 11/11, 11/26, 11/27
New Jersey 11/03/2026
11/11/2026
11/26/2026 No travel 11/25 and 11/26
New Mexico 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 11/26
New York 11/03/2026
11/11/2026
11/26/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until 30 mins before sunrise 11/27
Overweight only may travel with a valid permit
New York Thruway 11/03/2026
11/11/2026
11/26/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until 30 mins before sunrise 11/27
Overweight only may travel with a valid permit
New York City 11/03/2026
11/11/2026
11/26/2026 TBD
North Carolina 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until 12:00pm 11/27
Overweight only up to 112,000lbs may travel with a valid permit
North Dakota 11/11/2026
11/26/2026 No travel over 16' wide 12:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/27
Ohio 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/27
Overweight only may travel with a valid permit
Ohio Turnpike 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel over 13'6" high, 90' long, 10' wide sunrise 11/25 until sunrise 11/30
Oklahoma 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 11/26
Oregon 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 Division 82 and 75 (Non-Divisible Loads and Mobile/Modular):
No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until 30 mins before sunrise 11/30
Non-Divisible Loads up to 10’ wide may resume travel at 12:01am 11/30 on highways shown in Green on Route Map 2
Non-Divisible Loads up to 12’ wide may resume travel at 12:01am 11/30 on Interstates
Non-Divisible Loads up to 14’ wide may travel during daylight hours 11/26, 11/27, and 11/28 on Interstates, US 97 and any route east of US 97 shown in Black on Route Map 9
Non-Divisible Loads up to 10’ wide may travel at night 12:01am 11/26 until 12:00am 11/28 on US 97 and any route east of US 97 shown in Black on Route Map 9 and shown in Green on Route Map 2
Non-Divisible Loads up to 12’ wide may travel at night 12:01am 11/26 until 12:00am 11/28 on Interstates
Mobile/Modular up to 10’ wide may resume travel at 12:01am 11/30 on Interstates
Mobile/Modular up to 14’ wide may travel during daylight hours 11/26, 11/27, and 11/28 on Interstates, US 97, and any route east of US 97 shown in Black on Route Map 6
Division 78 (Logs/Poles/Pilings):
No travel over 105’ long 12:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/30
Division 76 (Tow Trucks/Towed Units):
No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until 30 mins before sunrise 11/30
Pennsylvania 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/30
Pennsylvania Turnpike 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 5:00am 11/24 until 11:00pm 11/26
Rhode Island 11/03/2026
11/11/2026
11/26/2026 No travel 11/11
No travel 11/25 until sunrise 11/30
South Carolina 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 11/26
South Dakota 11/11/2026
11/26/2026 Travel allowed with a valid permit
Tennessee 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel for site-built houses and house boats 11/11
No escorted travel 12:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/30
No travel for site-built houses and house boats 11/26
All other travel allowed with a valid permit
Texas 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel over 14' wide, 16' high, 110' long 11/26
No travel for manufactured housing 11/26
Utah 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel over 12' wide, 14'6" high, 105' long 2:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/27
Vermont 11/11/2026
11/26/2026 No travel over 12' wide, 100' long 108,000lbs 11/26
Virginia 11/03/2026
11/11/2026
11/25/2026 (Noon)
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/27
Washington 11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 12:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/28
West Virginia 11/03/2026
11/11/2026
11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel 11/26
Wisconsin 11/26/2026
11/27/2026 No travel in Columbia, Dane, Milwaukee, Rock or Waukesha counties on the following dates/times:
4:00pm to 8:00pm 11/20-11/22
4:00pm to 8:00pm 11/25-11/29
No travel statewide over 12’ wide, 13’6” high, 150’ long on the following dates/times:
12:00pm 11/20 until sunrise 11/23
12:00pm 11/25 until sunrise 11/27
12:00pm 11/27 until sunrise 11/30
Wyoming 11/11/2026
11/26/2026 No travel for escorted loads 11/26
Questions Before Starting Your Project
Carriers often ask about holiday impacts and planning strategies before scheduling time-sensitive transport around closure periods.
What federal holidays does Viking Permits LLC observe?
All major United States federal holidays are observed, including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Processing capacity is reduced or unavailable on these dates depending on state agency closures.
How much earlier should permit applications be submitted before holidays?
Submit applications at least five to seven business days before a federal holiday to allow processing completion before agencies close. Multi-state permits requiring coordination across several jurisdictions need even longer lead times, especially when routing includes states with additional observed holidays beyond the federal schedule.
What happens to applications submitted during holiday closures?
Applications received during holidays enter the processing queue but remain pending until normal business operations resume and state agencies reopen. Requests submitted on a Friday before a Monday holiday typically don't begin active review until Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on backlog volume.
Why do some permits take longer to process around holidays?
Extended processing times result from both the closure period itself and the increased application volume as carriers rush to submit requests before closures begin. State agencies prioritize applications by submission date, so requests arriving during high-volume periods face longer queue times even after offices reopen.
Can urgent permits be processed during holiday periods?
Processing capacity during holidays depends entirely on state agency availability, and most jurisdictions offer no emergency processing when offices are closed for federal holidays. Planning transport schedules around known closure dates prevents urgent situations where loads can't move due to permit unavailability.
Viking Permits LLC recommends reviewing the federal holiday calendar when planning transport schedules that require permitting coordination. Contact the team well in advance of closure periods to submit applications early and avoid processing delays that affect delivery commitments.