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Apportioned tags or Plates registration
Apportioned tags or plates are registration tags or plates that is assigned to vehicles that transport persons for hire across state lines. These tags or plates are normally issued by the MVA , DMV in the state where the business is registered and domiciled. These tags or plates grants these businesses the authority to transact their business across state lines. An IRP account must be set up for these plates to issued in the state of the business location.
IRP account setup
IRP account setup
What is an IRP account? An "IRP account" is registration with the International Registration Plan (IRP), a reciprocity accord or agreement between the 48 US states, the District of Columbia, and Canadian provinces, for registering commercial vehicles that travel in multiple states and jurisdictions .
Temporary Authority
Temporary Authority
Temporary authority is authority granted to trucking companies or newly established IRP account holders to operate pending the arrival of their permanent authority.
Form 2290
Form 2290
Heavy highway vehicle use tax. Anyone who has registered or is required a vehicle with a taxable gross weight of $55000 pounds or more is required to file a IRS Form 2290. This form is to be filed directly with the IRS.
IFTA
IFTA
The International Fuel Tax Agreement is an between 48 states and Canada that simplifies the reporting of fuel used by trucking companies that operate across state lines or multiple jurisdictions. This is generally done by the truckers with tax reporting agencies of the state.
Cab Card
Cab Card
A cab card is a printed physical document carried by truckers as proof of registration that grants them authority to operate across state lines.
Cargo Insurance
Cargo Insurance
Cargo insurance protects any paid non owned cargo carried by truckers for hire.
Bobtail Insurance
Bobtail Insurance
Bobtail insurance is mostly used by tractor trailer operators. This insurance protects the tractor for liability and or physical damage while not operating and carrying a load. This called non trucking liability by some insurance companies. The main reason to get bobtail insurance is the trucker is operating under another company's for their primary trucking liability.
Non Trucking Liability Insurance
Non Trucking Liability Insurance
This insurance is also mostly used by tractor trailer operators to provide protection while not operating and carrying a load. Almost all truckers that buy non trucking liability, have their primary liability through another carrier and are operating under another company's authority.
DOT Required Limits of Liability
DOT Required Limits of Liability
The DOT required limits of liability for tractor trailers is generally $750,000 even though, $1000000 is generally required to operate.
Trucking Liability Insurance
Trucking Liability Insurance
Anyone involved in trucking business is required to carry trucking liability insurance. The limits of liability required depends on the type of business. Most trucking operations are required to maintain at least $750,000 limits of liability to main an active DOT. But most truckers actually main limits of liability of at $1000000 in order to get a contract to carry a load.