IFTA / IRP daily driver

I am sure many of you hotshot guys are apportioned and have IFTA. Many also likely use your truck as your primary means of transportation.

I have apportioned plates on my semi and know what all it entails but I only have to keep up with it when hauling loads. My question is how do you keep up with it on a daily driver taking kids to school, running around town, going to stores, etc. Are you using some automated system or manually filling out papers every time you drive the truck even if not hauling/logging ?

 

I know that. That is the point of my question. I only use my semi when hauling loads and thus I am logging, keeping up with miles loaded or empty. It isnt a big because I only use the semi when hauling and not as a daily driver. I am always logging when driving the semi and it is easy to keep track of miles, etc.

I am considering getting a pickup and towing a tandem dual trailer and putting apportioned plates and IFTA stickers on it. When not hauling I would be using the pickup as my daily driver. I know all the miles have to be reported I was wondering how difficult this is to do or if anyone has a good way of keeping up with it in this scenario.

 

No haha. Sorry left that part out of the original post. I am looking at getting a dually and tandem dem dual trailer but the pickup would serve as my daily driver when not hauling thus the reason for my question.

 

I guess so. My issue is I would only be hauling with the truck maybe 6-8 days a month. Rest of the time personal driving. Seems like a major hassle on a daily basis for personal use. Wondering if something like a Garmin or Randmcnally that does the IFTA reporting would work. Just have it on all the time and have it spit out reports.

 

I would not even bother with IFTA or IRP but when I do haul loads it is usually out of state into a state that limits the number of trip permits you can buy per year.