Holiday Trucking Restrictions by State

Independence Day (July 4th) 2026 windows by state

• Alabama

  Fri, Jul 3 (sunset) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  2026 ALDOT schedule: no permitted travel from sunset the day before the holiday until sunrise the day after; for Monday/Friday holidays the whole weekend is closed (e.g. Memorial Day 2026: sunset Sat 5/23 to sunrise Tue 5/26; Thanksgiving: sunset Wed 11/25 to sunrise Mon 11/30). Rule 450-3-1-.04 also bars travel on Sundays and the six holidays.

  Alabama rules

• Alaska

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sat, Jul 4 (see permit)

  Administrative Permit Manual sec. 14: oversize/overweight movement prohibited for Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day; for Sunday/Monday holidays restricted 84 hours beginning noon the previous Friday; for Friday/Saturday holidays 84 hours beginning noon the previous Thursday (end is roughly midnight after the holiday).

  Alaska rules

• Arizona

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  R17-6-403: loads over 10 ft wide, 14 ft 6 in high, 10 ft front/rear overhang, 120 ft long or 250,000 lb may not move on the holiday; for a Friday/Saturday holiday stop at noon the preceding Thursday and resume the following Monday at 30 min before sunrise (or 3 a.m. if night-eligible); Sunday/Monday holiday: stop noon Friday, resume Tuesday; Tue-Thu holiday: stop noon the day before, resume the day after.

  Arizona rules

• Arkansas

  Sat, Jul 4, sunrise to sunset

  Rule 2.E.6-7: no permits for movement on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day; if the holiday is observed on Monday or Friday, weekend movement following a Friday observance or preceding a Monday observance is not allowed. Movement is daylight-only, so the restriction effectively ends at sunset on the holiday.

  Arkansas rules

• California

  Movement restricted, confirm exact hours on your permit

  Special Conditions for Holiday Travel (applies only to loads required to have a pilot car): prohibited from 4:00 PM the day before the holiday to midnight, and from noon to midnight on the holiday and on each day of the holiday weekend (travel allowed midnight/sunrise to noon on weekend days). Thanksgiving: from 4 PM Wednesday through midnight Sunday (noon-midnight restricted Thu-Sun). Also covers Washington's Birthday. Holiday on Sat/Sun with no Fri/Mon off: 24/7 rules apply.

  California rules

• Colorado

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sat, Jul 4 (see permit)

  Rule 404.3: extra-legal vehicles/loads (other than LVCs) may not travel 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day, and may not travel from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m. on the Friday before Memorial Day and Labor Day. If July 4 falls on Saturday, the previous Friday noon-9 p.m. is also barred; if on Sunday, the following Monday noon-9 p.m. LVCs (longer vehicle combinations) are barred all day on those three holidays and, when New Year's, Thanksgiving or Christmas fall on Sat/Sun, the adjacent Fri/Mon. Cripple Creek area has extra Fri-Sun 3-7 p.m. holiday-weekend restrictions on CO 24 and CO 67.

  Colorado rules

• Connecticut

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  2026 CTDOT list: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Good Friday (Fri Apr 3 until daylight Mon Apr 6); Memorial Day (begin Fri May 22 at 12:00 noon until daylight Tue May 26); Independence Day (Sat Jul 4); Labor Day (begin Fri Sep 4 at 12:00 noon until daylight Tue Sep 8); Thanksgiving (begin Wed Nov 25 at 12:00 noon until daylight Mon Nov 30); Christmas (begin Thu Dec 24 at 12:00 noon until daylight Sat Dec 26). Good Friday is also restricted.

  Connecticut rules

• Delaware

  Movement restricted, confirm exact hours on your permit

  Reg 4.2.4: permitted vehicles and loads are prohibited from traveling on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas. Movement may also be prohibited on other days or hours; exact days and times are on DelDOT's OSOW system Holiday Restrictions page (not retrievable here).

  Delaware rules

• Florida

  Sat, Jul 4, sunrise to see permit

  Rule 14-26.0041(6): 'Excluding Holidays' means movement is prohibited all day on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas. If a holiday falls on Saturday the preceding Friday is also observed; if on Sunday the following Monday is also observed. Applies to loads over 10 ft wide, over 14 ft 6 in high or over 80 ft long; smaller loads may move on holidays.

  Florida rules

• Georgia

  Sat, Jul 4, sunrise to see permit

  GDOT: no permitted vehicle or load will be moved during foggy weather, snow or icy conditions or during the following legal holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Rule 672-2 also refers to dates specified and posted by the Oversize Permit Unit, so additional holiday-period dates may be posted.

  Georgia rules

• Idaho

  Sat, Jul 4 (see permit) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  IDAPA 39.03.01 sec 305: black-coded routes and interstate loads over the 12 ft / 120 ft / 15 ft thresholds may not travel after 4:00 pm on the day preceding a holiday and may resume at sunrise the day after. Red-coded routes stop at 2 pm the day before and resume at sunrise the day after the holiday.

  Idaho rules

• Illinois

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  IDOT Permit Travel Restrictions 2026: noon Wed Dec 31 through sunrise Fri Jan 2; noon Sun May 24 through sunrise Tue May 26 (if travel normally allowed); noon Fri Jul 3 through sunrise Sun Jul 5; noon Sun Sep 6 through sunrise Tue Sep 8; noon Wed Nov 25 through sunrise Fri Nov 27; noon Thu Dec 24 through sunrise Sat Dec 26. Applies to all permit moves with any dimension over legal except over-width-only implements of husbandry.

  Illinois rules

• Indiana

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  M-204: permitted vehicles (except overweight commodity or bulk milk permits) may not operate on state highways from 12:00 noon on the last weekday preceding, continuing until 1/2 hour before sunrise on the day following New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

  Indiana rules

• Iowa

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  761 IAC 511.3(4): no movement on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day, after 12 noon on days preceding these holidays and holiday weekends, or during holiday weekends; no movement until 1/2 hour before sunrise on the day after the holiday or holiday weekend.

  Iowa rules

• Maine

  Sat, Jul 4, sunrise to see permit

  Overlimit loads are prohibited on legal holidays and on the holiday weekends listed in the annual BMV letter (e.g. Sat/Sun before a Monday holiday and Sat/Sun after a Friday holiday); 2026 list: New Year's Day, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Patriots' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Friday, Christmas Day. Moves only by emergency off-hour permission.

  Maine rules

• Maryland

  Sat, Jul 4, sunrise to see permit

  Travel is prohibited on New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The permit office is also closed on MLK Day, Columbus Day, Election Day and the day after Thanksgiving, but travel is not restricted on those days.

  Maryland rules

• Michigan

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  No permit movement from 12:00 noon the day preceding until daylight of the first day after New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. When a holiday falls on a Friday or Monday, no movement from noon before the three-day weekend until daylight of the first day after it.

  Michigan rules

• Minnesota

  Movement restricted, confirm exact hours on your permit

  For loads over 12 ft 6 in wide or 110 ft long: no travel statewide from 2:00 p.m. the day before the holiday to 2:00 a.m. the day after (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's). Fishing Opener weekend also restricted. Overweight-only loads are not restricted.

  Minnesota rules

• Mississippi

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sat, Jul 4 (see permit)

  Movement will not be allowed after 12:00 noon on days preceding or on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas, unless otherwise permitted.

  Mississippi rules

• Missouri

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  Restrictions begin 12:00 noon on the last business day preceding the holiday and continue until one-half hour before sunrise on the first business day following observation (New Year's, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving, Christmas). Independence Day on Saturday is observed Friday; on Sunday, Monday.

  Missouri rules

• Montana

  Sat, Jul 4, sunrise to see permit

  Holiday weekend travel on interstates is allowed up to 18 ft wide (24 hrs); loads over 18 ft wide may not travel. Non-interstate: up to 10 ft wide/150 ft long/15'6" high allowed 24 hrs; over 10 to 12'6" wide daylight only; over 12'6" wide, 150 ft long or 15'6" high prohibited. Holiday weekend: holiday on Fri/Sat bars Fri-Sun; on Sun/Mon bars Sat-Mon; Tue-Thu that day only; Thanksgiving bars Thu-Sun (ARM 18.8.101).

  Montana rules

• Nebraska

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  Per NDOT 2026 schedule: Memorial Day restricted noon Fri May 22 to sunrise Tue May 26; July 4 noon July 3 to sunrise July 6; Labor Day noon Fri Sept 4 to sunrise Tue Sept 8; Thanksgiving noon Wed Nov 25 to sunrise Mon Nov 30; Christmas noon Dec 24 to sunrise Dec 26; New Year's noon Dec 31 to sunrise Jan 2. Exact hours are posted yearly and printed on each permit.

  Nebraska rules

• Nevada

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sat, Jul 4 (see permit)

  Holiday hours restrictions apply on New Year's, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, following WASHTO guidelines: for a Monday holiday, Friday noon to midnight and Monday noon to midnight plus weekend/darkness restrictions on Sat-Sun; mid-week holidays 6 AM to 9 PM; Thanksgiving weekend extends Wed noon through Sunday.

  Nevada rules

• New Hampshire

  Sat, Jul 4, sunrise to see permit

  Permits invalid on New Year's Day, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and the following day, and Christmas Day. Holiday on a Sunday also bars the following Monday; on a Saturday also bars the preceding Friday (Tra 304.14).

  New Hampshire rules

• New Jersey

  Movement restricted, confirm exact hours on your permit

  Oversize permits invalid on New Year's Day, Memorial Day and the Friday before, Independence Day, Labor Day and the Friday before, Thanksgiving Day and the Wednesday before, and Christmas Day. Holiday on Sunday bars the following Monday; on Saturday bars the preceding Friday (N.J.A.C. 13:18-1.11).

  New Jersey rules

• New Mexico

  Sat, Jul 4, sunrise to see permit

  No movement on holidays; a holiday is defined as 12:01 am to 11:59 pm on the calendar day of New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, or any other day designated by NMDOT (18.19.8.7 and 18.19.8.24 NMAC). Continuous-movement permits also exclude holidays.

  New Mexico rules

• New York

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sat, Jul 4 (see permit)

  No movement on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, or after 12 noon the preceding normal working day for Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving and Christmas (no noon cutoff listed for New Year's). With Saturday/Sunday also barred, Monday/Friday holidays effectively close the whole weekend. Resume time after the holiday not stated (next permissible hauling day).

  New York rules

• North Carolina

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sat, Jul 4 (see permit)

  Permitted vehicles over 112,000 lbs and/or overdimensional in width, length or height cannot travel on Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day from noon on the weekday before the holiday until noon on the weekday after the holiday. Other holidays are open.

  North Carolina rules

• North Dakota

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  Overwidth loads exceeding 16 ft cannot move on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day; such permits are not valid from 12 noon the day before the holiday until sunrise the day after (NDAC 38-06-02-07). Superintendent may authorize exceptions.

  North Dakota rules

• Ohio

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  Overdimensional and over-dimension/overweight loads may not move on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas or the holiday weekend; prohibition runs from 12:00 noon the day preceding until one-half hour before sunrise the day after the holiday or holiday weekend (OAC 5501:2-1-09; ODOT 2026 holiday list). Overweight-only loads may move.

  Ohio rules

• Oregon

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  Non-divisible and mobile/modular loads: for a Monday holiday, 12 noon Friday until half-hour before sunrise Tuesday; for a Friday holiday, 12 noon Thursday until half-hour before sunrise Monday; otherwise 12 noon the day before until half-hour before sunrise the day after. Thanksgiving: noon Wednesday until half-hour before sunrise Monday. Some routes allow limited exceptions. MLK, Presidents, Juneteenth and Veterans Day are not restricted.

  Oregon rules

• Pennsylvania

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  PennDOT 2026 schedule: Memorial Day 12 noon May 22 to sunrise May 26; Independence Day 12 noon July 2 to sunrise July 6; Labor Day 12 noon Sept 4 to sunrise Sept 8; Thanksgiving 12 noon Nov 25 to sunrise Nov 30; Christmas 12 noon Dec 24 to sunrise Dec 28; New Year 12 noon Dec 31 to sunrise Jan 2 (Jan 4, 2027 for 2026-27).

  Pennsylvania rules

• Rhode Island

  Movement restricted, confirm exact hours on your permit

  RIDOT FAQ: no Saturday, Sunday or Monday travel on Memorial Day, Victory Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day and MLK Day; no travel on the day or the previous night for Independence Day, Veterans Day, Christmas, New Year and Juneteenth; no Wednesday through Sunday travel Thanksgiving week. Regulation 1.4.15 says travel is allowed until noon the day before a weekday holiday.

  Rhode Island rules

• South Carolina

  Sat, Jul 4, sunrise to sunset

  No travel on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The Permit Director may restrict travel from 12 noon the day before a holiday until 12 noon the day after, depending on route and load dimensions.

  South Carolina rules

• Tennessee

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sat, Jul 4 (see permit)

  2026 TDOT calendar: no ESCORTED travel after 12:00 noon on the preceding Friday through Memorial Day and Labor Day; from noon July 2 through July 4 (2026); from noon Nov 25 through the Sunday after Thanksgiving; Dec 24-25 and Dec 31-Jan 1 no escorted travel. Loads not needing escorts may travel continuously. Other holidays: normal travel except site-built houses and houseboats.

  Tennessee rules

• Texas

  Sat, Jul 4, sunrise to see permit

  TxDMV: vehicles and loads exceeding 14 ft wide, 16 ft high, or 110 ft long may not be moved on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day unless TxDMV grants an exception. Manufactured housing is prohibited on all national holidays (Gov't Code 662.003).

  Texas rules

• Utah

  Sat, Jul 4 (see permit) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  R909-2-13: loads over 10 ft wide, 105 ft long or 14'6" high prohibited on listed holidays; restrictions begin 2 p.m. the day before and extend to sunrise the day after. For Monday holidays, restriction applies Friday 2 p.m. to midnight, normal travel resumes Saturday sunrise through Sunday midnight, restriction resumes 12:01 a.m. Monday to Tuesday sunrise.

  Utah rules

• Vermont

  Sat, Jul 4, sunrise to see permit

  No permits for loads over 108,000 lb, 12 ft wide or 100 ft long on Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays (New Year's, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving, Christmas; the rule text also lists Veterans Day); permit office closed. Commissioner may further restrict before and after holidays.

  Vermont rules

• Virginia

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sat, Jul 4 (see permit)

  Permits are not valid from noon on the preceding weekday through the holiday (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day). If the observed holiday falls on a Monday, the permit is not valid from noon the preceding Friday through Monday.

  Virginia rules

• Washington

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sat, Jul 4 (see permit)

  Overweight/overdimensional special-permit vehicles may be restricted from state highways on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day, commencing at noon of the day preceding each holiday (WAC 468-38-175(1)). Certain overlength-only and overweight-only vehicles are exempt (WAC 468-38-075).

  Washington rules

• West Virginia

  Sat, Jul 4, sunrise to see permit

  No travel is permitted on holidays. The 2024 High Travel Days list blocks Memorial Day and Labor Day from Saturday through Monday, and Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day on the day itself.

  West Virginia rules

• Wisconsin

  Fri, Jul 3 (noon) to Sun, Jul 5 (sunrise next day)

  Larger vehicles may not operate from noon on the day preceding until sunrise on the day following each restricted-travel holiday. Smaller vehicles are restricted 4-8 p.m. on the holiday and the day before in Columbia, Dane, Milwaukee, Rock and Waukesha counties. WisDOT's 2025 holiday sheet shows Memorial Day and Labor Day restrictions extending Friday through Monday; Easter weekend and gun deer season opening/closing weekends are also restricted.

  Wisconsin rules

• Wyoming

  Movement restricted, confirm exact hours on your permit

  Movements requiring escorts are not permitted on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas, or the associated holiday weekends. Start and end times are not specified on the page.

  Wyoming rules

No Independence Day (July 4th) blackout found in the published rules of: Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, South Dakota. Confirm on your permit.