India charges up to four times base fee for vehicles overloaded above 40% on National Highways
Trucking fleets face up to 4x tolls for trucks over 40% overweight
Change
India notified National Highways Fee Rules that, effective April 15, 2026, impose no overload fee up to 10% excess, charge twice the base fee for 10–40% overload, and charge four times the base fee for overloads above 40% on national highways.
Why it matters
Overload penalties must be paid electronically via FASTag (electronic toll-payment tag) and are determined by certified weighment devices at fee plazas, so operators cannot bypass charges where weighment is available. Details of overloaded vehicles will be submitted to the National Vehicle Register (VAHAN), creating an official record of non‑compliance.
Implications
- — Trucking fleet operators — must ensure each truck’s gross vehicle weight complies with permissible limits immediately — otherwise trips carrying 10–40% excess will be charged twice the base toll and those over 40% will be charged four times the base toll per trip.
- — Toll plaza operators and National Highways concessionaires — must install and maintain certified weighment devices by April 15, 2026 — without certified weighment at a plaza, overload fees cannot be levied there and concessionaires will forfeit that revenue stream.
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