Trip Permit
Trip Permit: A temporary trip permit is required in lieu of ND registration. Applies only on vehicles of NON-resident carriers.
North Dakota is a member of the International Registration
Plan (IRP).
A 72-hour trip permit must be purchased on out-of-state registered
vehicles not registered in the state of ND when traveling on the ND
highway system. The 72-hour (3-day) trip permit is $20.
The 72-hour trip permit is required on the vehicle of
a nonresident carrier under any one of the following conditions:
1. Two-axle single unit vehicle exceeding 26,000 pounds gross vehicle
weight (GVW).
2. A single unit vehicle with more than two axles.
3. A vehicle combination with a two-axle power unit and a GVW exceeding
26,000 pounds.
4. A vehicle combination with a power unit of three or more axles.
5. When any one of the above listed vehicles under items 1, 2, 3 or
4, are not registered under the IRP.
a. Any vehicle having a gross weight greater than what the vehicle
is registered for.
6. All vehicles from the following states and provinces with 3-axles
or more including charter buses, and all vehicle combinations with
power units with more than 2-axles and exceeding 26,000 pounds GVW
or registered GW.
—Alaska
—Mexico
—Northwest Territories
—Yukon
Vehicles Exempt from the 72-hour Trip Permit
1. Tourists
2. Persons transporting their own household goods with their own vehicle
for home relocation.
3. Vehicles registered through reciprocal agreement.
—Carriers from IRP states or provinces that have original cab
cards for their power unit from their base state with ND listed.
—Reciprocity Agreements with Neighbor States (click
here)
4. All two-axle single unit vehicles weighing 26,000 pounds GVW or
less and based licensed in an IRP jurisdiction.
5. Vehicle combinations with two-axle power unit and a GVW of 26,000
pounds or less.
6. All charter buses regardless of axles and GVW -- except Mexico,
Alaska, Northwest Territories, and Yukon.