What's the best State to base my trucking business?!

You will get audited if I remember about 5 months into it. We're home based and they came out and went thru all our files to make sure we knew what we were doing.

 

Not anymore....you need to physically have a REAL presence in the state to avoid hassles....

 

You are allowed to claim ANY state as your home residence, but you must meet the residency requirements of that state.
If you are a resident of that state, then licensing your business there is not a problem.
Some states are more friendly to itinerent residents than others, and certainly truckers are considered itinerent.
So check each state's tax situation, then residency requirements and choose accordingly. What is important is you don't give the appearance of trying to evade taxes.
I have found three states most friendly to itinerent residency: S.Dakota, Texas & Florida. These three states make it easy to be a resident and not live there.
You are allowed to use a mail forwarding company as your resident address. As a trucker, you must transfer your CDL to that state. All three make that easy. You can use that mail forwarding address to register to vote. Finally, open a bank account at a local bank, even if it's just to park a few dollars and do nothing.
When challenging your residency, the IRS as well as states look for where you have your drivers's license, where you receive your income, where you bank and where you vote. Beyond that, you should be home free. Make sure you use that address when filing taxes and be sure and file taxes in your home state (if they have income tax to file).
I chose S. Dakota for myself and was challenged almost immediately by California since I had lived there for the previous 25+ years. Upon providing this information, they dropped the challenge immediately. BTW, California is the most aggressive of all states in trying to prove you are a resident there and owe them money.
I do not own property in S. Dakota, nor have I stepped foot in the state in the last year. But every month I have my mail forwarded to me at whatever location I choose. I know others that have chosen Texas and are quite satisfied.
Do your homework.

 

fmcsa/dot did the auditing.

 

You are already in a good spot for flat rates being in the Midwest. I only run the Midwest and I average around two dollars a mile for all miles per truck every week. Plus or minus of course.

 

Nevada, Tell Tony to send me my cut, the guys will be by later for there cut....