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 07/03/2026 No travel sunset 07/02 until sunrise 07/06
Alaska 07/03/2026 No travel over 10'6" wide 12:00pm 07/02 until 12:00am 07/06
Arizona 07/03/2026 No travel over 10' wide, 14'6" high, 10' front/rear overhang, 120' long, or 250,000lbs 12:00pm 07/02 until 30 mins prior to sunrise 07/06;
Moves eligible for night transport may resume travel at 3:00am 07/06;
Arkansas 07/03/2026 No travel sunset 07/03 until sunrise 07/05;
Overweight only may travel with a valid permit;
California 07/03/2026 No travel for escorted loads 4:00pm 07/02 until 12:00am 07/03;
No travel for escorted loads from 12:00pm to 12:00am the following day on 07/03, 07/04, and 07/05;
Normal travel resumes at 12:00am 07/06;
Colorado 07/03/2026 No LVC travel 07/03 and 07/04;
Extra-legal Vehicle or Load, other than LVC, no travel 12:00pm to 9:00pm on 07/03 and 6:00am to 9:00pm 07/04;
In the Cripple Creek area, Extra-legal Vehicle or Load no travel 3:00pm to 7:00pm 07/03, 07/04, and 07/05 on the following roadways: CO24 between CO67 at Divide (RP278) and Woodland Park (RP303, CO67 between CO24 at Divide (RP70) and Cripple Creek (RP51.7);
Connecticut 07/03/2026 No travel 07/04
Delaware 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/03 until 9:00am 07/05
Florida 07/03/2026 No travel over 14'6" high, 80' long, 10' wide 07/03 and 07/04
Georgia 07/03/2026 No travel 07/04 (tentative, may amend to include 07/03)
Idaho 07/03/2026 Red-Coded Routes: No travel 2:00pm 07/03 until sunrise 07/06;
Black-Coded Routes and Interstates: No travel over 12’ wide, 120’ long, 15’ high 4:00pm 07/03 until sunrise 07/05;
Illinois 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/03 until sunrise 07/05;
Restrictions apply to all movements having at least one dimension greater than legal, except for Implements of Husbandry that are over-width only;
Indiana 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/03 until 30 mins prior to sunrise 07/06;
Overweight Commodity and Bulk Milk may travel with a valid permit;
Iowa 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/03 until 30 mins prior to sunrise 07/06
Kansas 07/03/2026 Travel allowed with a valid permit
Kentucky 07/03/2026 Travel allowed with a valid permit
Louisiana 07/03/2026 Travel allowed with a valid permit
Maine 07/03/2026 No travel sunset 07/02 until sunrise 07/06;
Maryland 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/02 until 9:00am 07/06;
Containerized cargo no travel 9:00pm 07/02 until 4:00am 07/06;
Massachusetts TBD No travel 12:00pm 07/03 until 12:01am 07/06
Michigan 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/03 until daybreak 07/06;
Mobile homes resume travel at 12:00pm 07/06;
Minnesota 07/03/2026 No travel over 12'6" wide or 110' long 2:00pm 07/02 until 2:00am 07/06;
Mississippi 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/03 until sunrise 07/05;
Missouri 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/02 until 30mins before sunrise 07/06;
Regular summer travel restrictions apply;
Montana 07/03/2026 Interstate: no travel over 18’ wide 07/03, 07/04, 07/05;
Non-Interstate: no travel over 12’6” wide or 15’6” high 07/03, 07/04, 07/05;
Nebraska 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/03 until sunrise 07/06;
Overweight only may travel with a valid permit;
Nevada 07/03/2026 No travel over 12' wide, 15' high, 110' or 15' overhang during restricted travel times;
Travel allowed with a valid permit 12'1" wide to 14' wide during restricted times with 2 escorts;
Restricted travel times:
12:00pm 07/02 until 30 mins prior to sunrise 07/03
30 mins after sunset 07/03 unit 30 mins prior to sunrise 07/05
12:00pm 07/05 until 30 mins prior to sunrise 07/06
New Hampshire 07/03/2026 No travel 07/03, 07/04, and 07/05
New Jersey 07/03/2026 No travel 07/03 and 07/04
New Mexico 07/03/2026 No travel 07/04
New York 07/03/2026 No oversize travel 12:00pm 07/03 until 30 mins prior to sunrise 07/06
New York Thruway 07/03/2026 No oversize travel 12:00pm 07/03 until 30 mins before sunrise 07/06
New York City 07/03/2026 No travel 5:30am 07/04 until 12:01am 07/06;
Submission schedule:
Applications for moves beginning at 12:01am 07/06 as well as day and night moves for 07/06 must be submitted by 11:59pm 07/01;
Applications for day and night moves 07/07 must be submitted by 11:59pm 07/05;
North Carolina 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/03 until 12:00pm 07/06;
Overweight only up to 112,000lbs may travel with a valid permit;
North Dakota 07/03/2026 No travel over 16' wide 12:00pm 07/03 until 30 mins prior to sunrise 07/06
Ohio 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/02 until sunrise 07/06;
Overweight only may travel with a valid permit;
Ohio Turnpike 07/03/2026 No travel over 13'6" high, 90' long, 10' wide sunrise 07/03 until sunrise 07/05
Oklahoma 07/03/2026 No travel 07/04
Oregon 07/03/2026 Division 82 and 75 Non-Divisible Loads and Mobile/Modular:
No travel 12:00pm 07/02 until 30 mins prior to sunrise 07/06;
Mobile/Modular Homes not exceeding 10’ wide may resume travel on Interstate only at 12:01am 07/06;
Mobile/Modular Homes and Non-Divisible loads not exceeding 14’ wide may travel with a valid permit 30 mins prior to sunrise to 30 mins after sunset 07/03 and 07/04 on Interstate highways, US97, and any route east of US97 shown in black on Route Map 6.
Non-Divisible not exceeding 10’ wide on US97 and any route east of US97 shown in black on Route Map 9 and green on Route Map 2 and loads not exceeding 12’ wide on Interstate highways may travel with a valid permit from 12:01am 07/03 until 12:00am 07/04;
Non-Divisible not exceeding 10’ wide on highways shown in green on Route Map 2 and not exceeding 12’ wide on Interstate highways may resume travel with a valid permit at 12:01am 07/06;
Division 74 Triples:
No travel 4:00pm 07/02 until sunrise 07/06;
Division 78 Long Logs / Poles / and Pilings:
No travel over 105’ long 2:00pm 07/02 until sunrise 07/06;
Division 76 Tow Trucks / Towed Units:
No travel 2:00pm 07/02 until 30 mins prior to sunrise 07/06;
Pennsylvania 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/02 until sunrise 07/06
Pennsylvania Turnpike 07/03/2026 No travel 5:00am 06/26 until 11:00pm 07/05;
Rhode Island 07/03/2026 No travel over 8'6" wide, 80' long, 130,000lbs 12:00pm 07/03 until sunrise 07/05;
South Carolina 07/03/2026 No travel 07/04
South Dakota 07/03/2026 Travel allowed with a valid permit
Tennessee 07/03/2026 No escorted travel 12:00pm 07/02 until sunrise 07/05;
Moves not requiring an escort may travel with a valid permit;
No travel 07/04 for site-built houses and houseboats;
Texas TBD No travel for manufactured housing 07/04
Utah 07/03/2026
07/24/2026 No travel over 12' wide, 105' long, 14'6" high 2:00pm 07/03 until sunrise 07/05;
Pioneer Day, travel allowed with a valid permit;
Vermont 07/03/2026 No travel over 12' wide, 100' long or 108,000lbs 07/04;
Virginia 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/03 until sunrise 07/06;
Washington 07/03/2026 No travel 12:00pm 07/03 until sunrise 07/05;
Tractor trailer combination where single trailer does not exceed 56' including load, front overhang 7' , and rear overhang 15' may travel with a valid permit;
West Virginia 07/03/2026 No travel 07/04
Wisconsin 07/03/2026 No travel in Columbia, Dane, Milwaukee, Rock or Waukesha counties from 4:00pm to 8:00pm 7/03-07/05;
No travel statewide over 12’ wide, 13’6” high, or 150’ long from 12:00pm 7/03 until sunrise 7/05;
Wyoming 07/03/2026 No travel for escorted loads sunset 07/03 until sunrise 07/06
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.