RouteAllFree Oversize Permit Route Apps Compared
Last verified September 8, 2026 against each vendor's own live page, linked in Sources.
ProMiles Permit Route Guidance is free, and inside the states that offer it, it is the better tool. Its route comes from the system that issued your permit. The catch is coverage: its own page listed three states testing on September 8, 2026.
This page is written by RouteAll about its competitors. Every number below is linked to the vendor's own page.
Five apps route oversize loads today. They split into two designs, and the split matters more than the price.
Ask which design an app uses before you ask what it costs.
One design asks the state for the route. The other reads the route off the permit you were issued.
The first is authoritative and limited to partner states. The second works anywhere but can misread a document.
Neither design is universally better, and this guide says which wins where.
What does each app cost?
ProMiles is free and says it will stay free. PermitPath is $3.99 a month, and PermitPass is $24.99 a month or $199.99 a year. RouteAll gives three permit scans at sign-up, then one every month, with no card. TruckRoute.AI does not publish a price on the page checked here.
| App | Price | Where it works | Who builds the route |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProMiles | Free, "indefinitely" | Partner states; three listed testing | The issuing state |
| PermitPath | $3.99 per month | Not published | The driver, by pin drop |
| PermitPass | $24.99 per month or $199.99 per year | Texas only | The permit PDF or QR code |
| RouteAll | 3 scans free, then 1 per month | Permits from all 50 states | The permit document |
| TruckRoute.AI | Not published on the page checked | Not published | The permit document |
Two of these prices are not comparable to the others.
ProMiles is free because a state agency is the customer, not the driver. PermitPass is the most expensive per month and the narrowest in scope, but it is the only one here built against one state's routing system end to end.
A price is not a coverage promise. Confirm your issuing state is supported before you pay for a month you cannot use.
Why is ProMiles the one to try first?
Because it is free and its route is the state's own. ProMiles says on its route-following page that it commits to keeping the app free indefinitely. You scan the QR code printed on your permit, or type the permit number, and the route loads. Nothing is extracted or guessed.
"PSDC commits to making this important safety feature free indefinitely." — ProMiles OS/OW Route Following App page. Verified September 8, 2026.
That design has a real advantage over everything else on this page.
The route does not depend on any app reading a document correctly, because the app never reads a document. It asks the system that drew the route in the first place.
If you run Colorado, Illinois or New Hampshire, download it and stop reading this comparison.
The limit is coverage, and it is a hard one.
- Route-following page: Colorado, Illinois and New Hampshire, listed as testing on September 8, 2026.
- Permit Route Guidance page: Illinois, Mississippi, Montana and Maine as of December 2023, plus 19 planned.
The two lists disagree. Ask ProMiles which is current for your state.
What do the paid apps do differently?
They differ on who builds the route. PermitPath has you place the waypoints by hand. PermitPass and TruckRoute.AI read the permit document. That single choice decides how long a permit takes to load and what can go wrong with it.
- PermitPath is $3.99 a month, the lowest paid price found. Its own page describes building custom routes with pin drops and unlimited waypoints, and sharing routes between iOS and Android.
- PermitPass is $24.99 a month or $199.99 a year. Its listing says you import the permit PDF or scan its QR code, and it is written for Texas TxDOT permits along the TxPROS corridor.
- TruckRoute.AI advertises automatic processing of permit documents. Its store listing did not load during this check, so its price and state coverage are recorded here as not verified.
- Trucker Path is not in this comparison. Its own feature page does not mention oversize permit route following, and its truck routing is a different product.
PermitPath's approach costs you time before the move rather than trust during it.
Placing waypoints by hand is slow, but nothing was extracted, so nothing was extracted wrong. Whether that trade suits you depends on how many roads your permit names.
Where does RouteAll lose?
Against ProMiles in a ProMiles state, on authority. RouteAll reads the permit document rather than querying the issuing agency, so a field can be extracted wrong. ProMiles cannot make that class of mistake, and it costs nothing. Coverage is where RouteAll answers.
Stated plainly, so it is not buried:
- ProMiles wins on price and on authority inside its partner states. Free is free, and the issuer's route is the issuer's route.
- PermitPath wins on paid price at $3.99 a month, and on not depending on extraction at all.
- PermitPass wins in Texas, where it is built against one state's system rather than fifty.
- RouteAll answers on coverage: it takes a permit from any of the 50 states, because it reads the document instead of asking a partner agency.
- RouteAll answers on escort sharing, which is free and unlimited, and needs no account from the pilot car.
Because RouteAll extracts, you must check the extracted route against the paper permit before you drive. That instruction is on the RouteAll home page too, and it is not a formality.
Your escort driver should not need a subscription covers the sharing argument in full.
Which one fits your operation?
Start with the state that issues your permits. If it is a ProMiles partner state, use ProMiles, because it is free and authoritative. If it is Texas and you want a single-state tool, look at PermitPass. If your permits come from many states, only a document reader will load all of them.
- Check ProMiles first. Ask whether your issuing state is live, not planned. Free and authoritative beats everything else on this page.
- Count your states. One state means a single-state tool may fit. Five states means a document reader.
- Count your roads. A permit naming thirty roads is slow to enter by hand in any waypoint app.
- Check the escort. If a pilot car needs the route, find out whether sharing costs the escort a subscription.
Whatever you pick, the permit is still the legal document. Read What happens if you leave your permitted route before you trust any screen over the paper.
Before you roll
Try the free one first.
If ProMiles supports your issuing state, it costs nothing and its route came from the agency that wrote it. Every app on this page, RouteAll included, is a way to see the route without reading paper at the wheel.
None of them issue permits, and none of them decide whether your move is legal. Compare them against the permit, not against each other.
The other RouteAll driver guides cover the permit side.
Common questions
What is the best free oversize permit route app?
ProMiles Permit Route Guidance, if you run in a state that offers it. The app is free, the route comes from the state permitting system that issued your permit, and you load it by scanning the QR code on the permit. Outside those states the app has no permit to read.
Why does ProMiles not work with my permit?
Because your permit was not issued by a system connected to it. ProMiles pulls the route from the jurisdiction that issued the permit, so the state has to be a partner. Its own page listed Colorado, Illinois and New Hampshire as testing on September 8, 2026. A permit from a state outside that program will not load.
Is there a ProMiles alternative that covers every state?
RouteAll reads the permit document itself rather than querying a state system, so the state does not have to be a partner. That is a different trade: ProMiles gets the route from the issuer and is authoritative, while a document reader can misread a field. Check the extracted route against the paper before you drive.
Do I still need to carry the paper permit?
Yes. No app in this comparison replaces the permit. Officers ask for the permit and its conditions, and every vendor here treats the document as the legal record. RouteAll does not issue permits or guarantee compliance, and the driver remains responsible for the load.
Further reading
Sources
- ProMiles, OS/OW Route Following App, read September 8, 2026: free "indefinitely"; Colorado, Illinois and New Hampshire testing; QR code or permit number.
- ProMiles, Permit Route Guidance, read September 8, 2026: Illinois, Mississippi, Montana and Maine as of December 2023, plus 19 planned states.
- Land Line, ProMiles Permit Route Guidance app available in Illinois, January 4, 2022.
- PermitPath, Features, read September 8, 2026: "At just $3.99 per month"; pin drops and unlimited waypoints.
- Apple App Store, PermitPass App, read September 8, 2026: $24.99 per month, $199.99 per year, Texas TxPROS corridor.
- Trucker Path, product page, read September 8, 2026: no oversize permit route following listed.
- RouteAll, RouteAll oversize permit navigation home page: three permit scans at sign-up, one per month after, permits from all 50 states, free shared-route viewing.
RouteAll reads the permit you provide. It does not issue permits or guarantee compliance. The driver remains responsible for the load. Prices and coverage change; verify against each vendor and the issuing state before every move.