U.S. Independence Day: Shipping Disruptions to Expect July 3–6

July 2, 2025

Farmehr Amirdust

As the United States prepares to observe Independence Day on July 4, logistics networks across the country will be impacted by holiday-related restrictions on oversize and overweight (OSOW) freight. This period is one of the busiest travel times of the year in the U.S., and most states implement temporary regulations to manage roadway congestion and safety.

 

If your business has shipments moving through the U.S. during this time, please note that many U.S. states will restrict the movement of over-dimensional cargo starting as early as Thursday, July 3, with some restrictions lasting through the weekend. Most state permitting offices will also be closed on July 4, and some for additional days.

 

Key Impacts for Shippers:

Oversize/overweight freight movement is restricted July 3–6 in most areas.

Permit offices will be closed, potentially delaying route approvals.

Expect delays and build in additional transit time where needed.

Even if you’re shipping from Canada or anywhere outside the U.S., if your freight touches any U.S. roadways during this window, it may be affected.

We’ve compiled a full state-by-state breakdown of travel restrictions and permit office closures. If you have shipments scheduled during this period, we recommend reaching out as soon as possible so we can help ensure your cargo moves without delay.

Let’s work together to keep things on track during the holiday weekend!

State/AgencyClosedTravel Restrictions
Texas7/04/2025Travel is allowed with a valid permit; No travel 7/04 for manufactured housing
South Dakota7/04/2025Travel allowed with a valid permit
Louisiana7/04/2025Travel allowed with a valid permit
Kentucky7/04/2025Travel allowed with a valid permit
Kansas7/04/2025Travel allowed with a valid permit
Idaho7/04/2025Red-Coded Routes: no travel from 2:00pm 7/03 until dawn 7/05; Black Coded Routes and Interstates: Over 10′ wide, 15′ high, or 100′ long no travel from 4:00pm 7/03 until dawn 7/05
North Dakota7/04/2025No travel over 16′ wide from noon 7/03 until sunrise 7/05
Ohio Turnpike7/04/2025No travel over 13’6″ high, 90′ long, or 10′ wide from sunrise 7/03 until sunrise 7/05
Minnesota7/04/2025No travel over 12’6″ wide or 110′ long from 2:00pm 7/03 until 2:00am 7/05
Nevada7/04/2025No travel over 12′ wide, 15′ high, 110′ or 15′ overhang from noon until midnight 7/03 and 7/04; *12’1″ wide to 14′ wide may travel during restricted times with 2 escorts;
Vermont7/04/2025No travel over 108,000lbs, 12′ wide, or 100′ long 7/04
Utah7/04/2025No travel over 10′ wide, 14’6″ high or 105′ long from 2:00pm 7/03 until sunrise 7/05
 7/24/2025 
Illinois7/04/2025No travel noon 7/03 until sunrise 7/05; *Travel restrictions apply to all permitted moves having at least one over-dimension except for implements of husbandry that are over-width only
Wisconsin7/04/2025No travel in Columbia, Dane, Milwaukee, Rock or Waukesha counties from 4:00pm to 8:00pm 7/03 and 7/04 (normal weekend restrictions apply for 7/05 and 7/06); No travel statewide over 12’ wide, 13’6” high, or 150’ long from noon 7/03 until sunrise 7/05 (normal weekend restrictions apply for 7/05 and 7/05)
Arkansas7/04/2025No travel from sunset 7/03 until sunrise 7/07; *Overweight only may travel with a valid permit;
Rhode Island7/04/2025No travel from sunset 7/03 until sunrise 7/05
Alabama7/04/2025No travel from sunset 7/03 until sunrise 7/05
Ohio7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until sunrise 7/07; *Overweight only may travel with a valid permit
Nebraska7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until sunrise 7/07; *Overweight only may travel with a valid permit
Pennsylvania7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until sunrise 7/07
Michigan7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until sunrise 7/05 if weekend travel is approved
Washington7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until sunrise 7/05
Virginia7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until sunrise 7/05
Mississippi7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until sunrise 7/05
North Carolina7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until noon 7/07; *Overweight only up to 112,000lbs may travel with a valid permit
Maryland7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until 9:00am 7/07; Containerized cargo no travel from 9:00pm 7/03 until 4:00am 7/07
Delaware7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until 9:00am 7/05
New York Thruway7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until 30 mins before sunrise 7/07
Missouri7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until 30 mins before sunrise 7/07
Iowa7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until 30 mins before sunrise 7/07
Indiana7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until 30 mins before sunrise 7/05; *Overweight commodity permits are exempt from holiday restrictions
New York7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until 30 mins before sunrise 7/05
Massachusetts7/04/2025No travel from noon 7/03 until 12:01am 7/06
Pennsylvania Turnpike7/04/2025No travel from 5:00am 6/27 until 11:00pm 7/06
California7/04/2025No travel for escorted loads from 4:00pm 7/03 until 12:00am 7/04 and from 12:00pm until 12:00am on 7/04, 7/05, and 07/06 with travel resuming at 12:00am 7/07
Arizona7/04/2025No travel exceeding 10’ wide, 14’6” high, 10’ front overhang, 10’ rear overhang, 120’ long, 250,000lbs from noon 7/03 until 30 minutes before sunrise on 7/07; if eligible for night transport travel may resume at 3:00am 7/07;
Florida7/04/2025No travel exceeding 10′ wide, 14’6″ high, or 80′ long 7/04
Maine7/04/2025No travel 7/04, 7/05 and 7/06
West Virginia7/04/2025No travel 7/04
South Carolina7/04/2025No travel 7/04
Oklahoma7/04/2025No travel 7/04
New Mexico7/04/2025No travel 7/04
New Jersey7/04/2025No travel 7/04
New Hampshire7/04/2025No travel 7/04
Georgia7/04/2025No travel 7/04
Connecticut7/04/2025No travel 7/04
New York City7/04/2025No travel 5:30am 7/4 until 12:01am 7/7;
  Submission schedule: applications for 7/7 must be submitted by 11:59pm 7/2, applications for 7/8 must be submitted by 11:59pm 7/6
Colorado7/04/2025LVC no travel 7/04; Extra legal other than LVC no travel from 6:00am-9:00pm 7/04; In the Cripple Creek area no travel for extra legal from 3:00pm-7:00pm 7/04, 7/05, 7/06 on CO24 between CO67 at Divide and Woodland Park, CO67 between CO24 at Divide and Cripple Creek
Wyoming7/04/2025Loads not requiring an escort may travel with a valid permit; No travel for escorted loads 7/04 until 30 minutes after sunrise 7/07
Tennessee7/04/2025Loads not requiring an escort may travel with a valid permit; No escorted travel from noon 7/03 until sunrise 7/05; No travel 7/04 for site-built houses and house boats;
Montana7/04/2025Interstate: no travel over 18′ wide 7/04, 7/05, and 7/06; Non-Interstate: no travel over 12’6″ wide, 15’6″ high, or 150′ long 7/04, 7/05, and 7/06
Oregon7/04/2025Divison 82 and 75 Non-divisible and Mobile/Modular: No travel from noon 7/03 until 30 minutes before sunrise 7/07; Division 74 Triples: No travel from 4:00pm 7/03 until sunrise 7/07; Division 78 Long Logs, Poles, and Pilings: No travel from 2:00pm 7/03 until sunrise 7/07; Divison 76 Tow Trucks/Towed Units: No travel from 2:00pm 7/03 until 30 minutes before sunrise 7/07;

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