Vehicle Classifications Determine Toll Rates

How your vehicle is classified determines the tolls you pay when traveling on a TEXpress corridor. The NTE, LBJ and NTE 35W TEXpress corridors use vehicle size and shape to determine the classification. Other TEXpress corridors utilize axle count to determine the toll rates.

Paying By Shape and Size of Vehicle

The shape and size of your vehicle determine the toll prices on the LBJ TEXpress Lanes, NTE TEXpress Lanes and NTE 35W TEXpress Lanes. This classification system and its related policy and guidelines were approved by the Texas Department of Transportation and the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

While motorcycles, cars, SUVs, and most vans and pickup trucks pay the same toll rate, large and extra-large trucks and vehicles towing a trailer pay a higher price. The reasons for this are two-fold: the larger and heavier the vehicle, the more damage they cause to the roadway and the more capacity they take away from other vehicles in the TEXpress lanes.

Advancements in technology have allowed TEXpress operators to measure vehicle size and shape with much greater precision and accuracy. Most drivers who choose to travel in the TEXpress lanes are not impacted by the upgraded measurement technology, which was installed beginning in 2025. However, vehicles that are more than 240 inches or 20 feet in length*, regardless of make or model, will be classified in a higher category and will pay higher tolls.

*Vehicle size equals length of vehicle, plus length of any trailer(s), if applicable.  

 

CLASS 12

50% off

Base Toll Rate

x 0.5
Passenger Car
motorcycle
GoCarma

Applies only during weekday peak periods.
6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., and 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

Vehicles included in Class 12 with at least one additional passenger and motorcycles with valid TollTags, TxTags or EZ TAGS who have registered online via GoCarma for HOV discounts.

CLASS 12

Base Toll Rate

x 1
Passenger Car
Pickup Truck
Small Van
SUV
motorcycle

Single Occupant Vehicle Without Trailer:
- Passenger Car
- Small Pickup Truck
- Small Van
- SUV
- Motorcycle

Includes HOV and motorcycles during non-peak periods.

CLASS 13

Base Toll Rate

x 2
Single Occupant Vehicles + 1 or More Trailers

Single Occupant Vehicles
+ 1 or More Trailers*

*Trailer can be above 7 feet, up to 14 feet

CLASS 14

Base Toll Rate

x 3

Larger than a Single Occupant Vehicle Without Trailer and Includes:
- Buses
- Recreational Vehicles
- Large Pickup Truck*
- Large Van*

*Taller than 7.0 feet or longer than 20.0 feet.

CLASS 15

Base Toll Rate

x 4

Extra Large Truck Without Trailer

CLASS 16

Base Toll Rate

x 4

A Large or Extra-Large Truck pulling no more than one trailer

CLASS 17

Base Toll Rate

x 5

A Large or Extra-Large Truck pulling more than one trailer

CLASS 18

Special Permit Vehicle

Call

214-960-5711
Larger than a Truck or a Special Permit Vehicle

Defined as meeting one or more of the following characteristics:
-over 8.5 feet in width
-over 14 feet in height
-over 73.5 feet in length
-over 80,000 pounds in weight
-or otherwise required to obtain a permit for travel on Highways under applicable law