Need temp NM trip permit
 

We have yet to recieve our New Mexico permits, and have a trip we would like to take. It says that a temp permit may be purchased at the port of entry. Does anyone know where we can get a trip permit going in from I 40. This will be our 1st time in NM.
Thanks

It took 2 weeks from the time I applied until I got mine.

You get it at the port of entry coming into NM on I-40. I think they are like $25.00, atleast it was the last time I had to get a permit.

I think someone screwed this one up, since its been better than a month and we havent got ours yet. NY HUT came quicker :shock:

If I remember, they charge by your weight and the miles you plan on driving in New Mexico.

It happened back when I was driving (1998-2000). NM had problems getting their permits printed out and sent out letters stating that the previous year permit was valid if you had possesion of a copy of that letter.

You can check the phone numbers here and see if it helps you:
New Mexico Trucking Info

But I think the answer you are looking for is here:

New Mexico Info PDF- Read Question # 15

permits
 

When you are going either east or west on 40 just stop in at the port of entry and they will ask you where you are going and they will figure how many miles you will be traveling and charge you accordingly. The last time I went across there it was about $22 bucks each way. Just remember you are only paying for one way so when you turn around and go back you have to pay again.

It's charged by the weight of the truck.

Have your driver purchase at entry to state and fax you a blank request form, so next time you can fax/pay ahead of the truck reaching NM. Price is about $25

It usually takes New Mexico about 6 weeks to get your permits back to you. Unless you have it in your possession, you will need to stop at the first port of entry and buy one. I have asked them about it before, but all they would tell me is that it takes about 6 weeks.

That's the state of New Mexico for ya! :lol:

I called one time and talked to a lady in that department. I asked her why it took so long. She said that it was because they were a little laid back in New Mexico. :lol:

Also because Gov. Bill Richardson likes to spend state funds on important things like re-investigating the Billy the Kid case. :roll:

Did they come to any new conclusions?

That's no Lie-Don't know if I told you but I lived in Capitan for a few years and I understand COMPLETELY :P

Proven to be false concerning a Old Guy(forgot his name) who lived in Texas and claimed to be "The Kid"
He did have lots of Info that it seems only the Kid would know.
Pat Garrett was Billy's best bud and that's why the whole thing concerning Pat Killing The Kid went astray.

this thread has helped me considerably, especially since I'm sitting here in El Paso headed to Phoenix in the a.m. and was wondering how it works in NM.

If you go to NM take your Time-they do :P
I'm assuming your running the southern route through Lordsburg?

The guys name was Ollie "Brushy Bill" Roberts.

Here's a good page disputing Brushy Bill's claims on being Billy the Kid:

http://www.angelfire.com/nm/boybandi...ageBrushy.html


For those who didn't know, Pat Garrett was himself gunned down in 1908 outside of Las Cruces, NM while on horseback reportedly over a failed land deal. There were also rumors that his shooting might have also been tied to the dissapearance of Albert J. Fountain, who was a famous Texas "Radical Republican" polician who would later settle in La Mesilla, NM. He dissapeared with his son on February 1, 1896. Garrett was the sheriff of Dona Ana County at the time and headed the investigation. This and the failed land deal earned Garrett plenty of enemies in this area.

The guys name was Ollie "Brushy Bill" Roberts.

yep-that's the guy

Ever go to Lincoln PackRat? Amazing place with all the history surrounding it. The Great Lincoln county war. Probably not too many people know that during this time Lincoln County was the Largest county in the U.S(I didn't either til I lived there).
Still have the Bullet holes from Billy's Great Escape from the Jail. And that story in itself has a few wrinkles.

Been there, but it's been a few years ago.

yup, went that way. OMG, what a slow process. :shock:

I HATE LORDSBURG!!!!!! I once stopped at the McDonalds there and ordered some chicken mcnuggets. When I asked for sauce I was told that sauce was extra. My jaw dropped and I told the girl behind the counter that this was the reason people talked shit about Lordsburg.

My wife got a ticket there a year or so ago. There was some miscommunication about when she was to appear in court and she ended up with a suspended license and a $180 fine. I had to drive to Lordsburg to pay the ticket. The clerk of the court was at lunch when I got there (12:30) and I was told she would be back anywhere from 1 to 2 pm.

you talking about the Truck stop in Lordsburg with the Stucco roofs?
It used to be a very nice truck stop.