License and Permit Checklist to Start a Trucking Business

For a start-up trucking company, it can be a struggle to work your way around the various government guidelines for trucking companies. Here is the checklist of the necessary steps that will help you gain authority and operate legally as a trucking company in the US.

Obtain a Commercial Driver’s License

All drivers of your company require valid commercial driver's licenses to operate heavy trucks (CDLs). A comprehensive background check, CDL preparation, a written permit exam, and a driving test are included in obtaining a license. You must be at least 18 years old to be eligible for a CDL. To drive a truck from state to state, you must be at least 21. CD testing requirements vary from state to state so it is better to check with your local department of motor vehicle office regarding your state requirements.  

Apply for Your Federal DOT and MCA Numbers

For your trucking business to haul freight in the United States, federal dot and Motor Carrier Authority numbers are needed. To track the safety record of the business and comply with the regulations, the USDOT number is used. Whereas the motor carrier or MC identifies the kind of trucking company you conduct and the kinds of goods you are licensed to transport. You can get both numbers by registering your company with the FMCSA. You can visit the FMCSA website.

 

Complete Your UCR 

To check active insurance coverage in each state where a motor carrier operates, the UCR system was developed. You must log in using the USDOT and MC numbers of your business. 

 

Get an International Registration Plan or IRP plate

An IRP license plate issued by the home state of the business enables your vehicle to work in all states, as well as most provinces in Canada. A yearly renewal charge is expected for the plate. 

Know Heavy Use Tax Regulations

The federal heavy-highway vehicle use tax refers to any truck that weighs 55,000 pounds or more. You must complete and file a 2290 tax form with the IRS on an annual basis to pay taxes owed on your heavy trucks.  

 

Obtain an IFTA Decal

To simplify the monitoring of fuel used by trucks traveling around the lower 48 U.S. states and several Canadian provinces, the IFTA agreement was established. The law encourages your business to have a single fuel license and requires you to file tax returns on quarterly fuel use with the state where you are based.  

 

Get A Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC)

SCAC is a privately regulated code used to distinguish various transport companies. You would require obtaining a SCAC code if you intend to haul military, government, foreign or intermodal loads. 

 

File a BOC-3 Form

Registering an up-to-date BOC-3 form with the FMCSA is one condition for securing an interstate operating authority. 

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Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT)

Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT), also known as IRS Form 2290, is a federal tax imposed on heavy vehicles that operate on public highways. Owners of cars having a gross weight of 55,000 lbs or more of a car have to file form 2290 from July 1 to June 30 every year, where the deadline for filing form 2290 is August 31. The state has to get stamped before submitting the form.  In case the due date falls on a weekend, they can file the form by the next working day.

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●       They ensure that you receive your Stamped Schedule 1 within a short period.

●       If you are a busy owner, experts will provide you with an account to store your information by calculating your taxes.

●       Experts will give you technical information and instructions during the whole process.

●       Experts will ensure the accuracy of the form via a downloadable completed form present online.

●       If you’re a tax professional and want to e-file in large quantities, we will give you a particular account from where you can choose the businesses you are filing 2290 for.

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By cutting the need for waiting around government offices in long queues, Global Multi Services help you to e-file Form 2290. In the economic world where everything is costly, but the best part is that due to paper-less filing, it may cost you around or less than $50, which sounds amazing.

Everything That You Need To Know About DOT

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DOT Services

United States Department Of Transportation assigns this unique DOT number, which evaluates owners, operators, or truck agencies’ safety practices.

 If you have applied newly, then filling the form MCSA-1 online before starting your operations using the Unified Registration System is necessary.

Make Shure that Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) doesn’t accept paper applications from fresh applicants.

Who Requires United States Department Of Transportation  Number?

●Those Organizations which operate commercial motor vehicles (CMV) to transport cargo or passengers within the state should have a DOT number issued by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

●    Displaying the DOT registration number and the carrier’s legal company’s name on both sides of the vehicle is necessary.

●  More than 30 states require their intrastate commercial motor vehicle registrants to get a USDOT Number, besides federal regulations.

Following are the states which require USDOT number:-

●       Oregon

●       Pennsylvania

●       Puerto Rico

●       South Carolina

●       Texas

●       Utah

●       Washington

●       West Virginia

●       Wisconsin

●       Wyoming

●       Connecticut

●       Florida

●       Georgia

●       Idaho

●       Indiana

●       Iowa

●       Kansas

●       Kentucky

●       Maine

●       Maryland

●       Massachusetts

●       Michigan

●       Minnesota

●       Missouri

●       Montana

●       New Jersey

●       New York

●       Nebraska

●       Nevada

●       North Carolina

●       Ohio

●       Oklahoma

●       Alabama

●       Alaska

●       Arizona

●       California

Get your USDOT number with Global Multi Services.

●  They will help you solve DOT issues and assist in filing Data Questions to remove wrong incidents or incorrect violations.

●       They will help in the passing of audits by making you prepared with them.

●       Experts will be there by assisting compliance reviews and registration audits.

●       In some instances of unsatisfied conditional compliance review ratings, they will assist in rating upgrade requests of the carriers.

●       In case of failed safety audits, they help you in preparing and filing corrective action plans.

 

One wrong tick while filling the form or any other mistake while specifying your operations may waste your time and money. They will guide you step by step by giving you lots of technical information to fill the form for obtaining the DOT number.

Remember, if you’re an interstate carrier, you have to get a USDOT number as safe operations will lead you to secure lives. Getting a USDOT number will also ensure that the property gets protected.

Experts will help you get your USDOT number by ensuring that the application is filed correctly and making your task easy-going, eventually helping you prosper the business within a short period.