How To Start Your Trucking Company- Part 2 2 - Bulk Trucking Forum & Discussion Board & Bulkloads.com

I wanted to follow up on Part 1 of this series with a few more less known steps you'll need to get out on the road! 

UCR

1. 1. Motor carriers involved in interstate commerce, and other businesses (brokerages) subject to Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) are required to submit annual fees based on fleet size to supplement funding for state highway motor carrier registration and safety programs.
   2. You can check your status at UCR.gov. 

Activate your authority

1. 1. 1. Filing of Liability Insurance ($750,000 minimum)
      2. BOC-3- Designation of Process Agents
         1. Once you apply for your authority you have 90 days to satisfy the following requirements: 
         2. Each new authority goes through a mandatory 20-25 day waiting period for review. After you have met the requirements and passed the 20-25 day waiting period it should show you are "Authorized for Property" 

 

 

Final Steps that are sometimes forgotten:

Signing up for the FMCSA Clearinghouse Drug and Alcohol Testing

1. 1. The FMCSA requires all new carriers to be registered in their Clearinhouse database and set up with a local consortium for drug and alcohol testing. You can find more info here: https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/ 
   2. This can also link up with your portal account where you can update records, run queries, and check Data Q's. Create one here: https://portal.fmcsa.dot.gov/login

Intrastate Authority

1. 1. Do you plan on hauling loads that start and end in your home state? If so, you will need an intrastate authority. Each state has a different process and cost, but you should be able to ask someone at the IRP office as they are usually handled together.  

Permits for KY, NY, OR, NM

1. 1. If you plan to haul in these states you will need a special permit. They each have a highway use or mileage tax. You can either buy a trip permit or if you plan to go in often, you can get set up with an annual permit. All require regular filings just like IFTA even if you don’t travel there in that quarter. 

 

 

If you ever have questions on how to get started or if you are current with all of your paperwork, don't hesitate to reach out to me! 

 

-Tanner 

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