Adding a 2nd truck to the operation?

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  1. Eddiec

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    Ooida?
     
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    Thanks for all the replies. The big issue is that the company whose DOT he is running under does Interstate. Since he is using their DOT, we are confused on how that works with him being Intrastate only and the requirements while running under an Interstate DOT number. I've been looking, and it looks like we still need to file because we are under their DOT, but to file on our own, we still need information about the DOT and all that, and that's where I'm confused. And yes, the $25 a week is just for them to keep track of everything and file it for him, since there are no actual taxes due. From my understanding, they have a company that does everything for them, so we are essentially paying them to pay another company to do the paperwork.
     
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    Wait wait wait …

    ok are you mixing up intrastate with interstate - read your first post.

    so here is what YOU AND YOUR HUBBY NEED TO KNOW.

    THIS IS ONLY ASSUMING THE CARRIER IS BASE IN TEXAS.

    If he runs exclusive intrastate and never crosses the state border, then he does not need an apportioned plate, just a texas registration for the weight class.

    this means he does not for any reason need to pay IFTA, which is there as a clearing house to collect OTHER STATES’ road fuel taxes … ONLY OTHER STATES.

    When he fuels up at a Texas truck stop, he pays the texas ROAD FUEL TAXES.

    The authority holder, carrier, can bring him on board and only run intrastate routes without worrying about the fmcsa or even the insurance company worrying about it, AGAIN ASSUMING THEY ARE BASED IN TEXAS.

    So if he has an apportioned plate, talk to the state to get a Texas COMBINATION plate that is for his weight class.

    At this point they can not collect or force him to pay a processing fee, even if it is in the contract because he is not interstate.


    OK, as for the truck, unless it is really cheap, or free, bank the money that you would spend on it.

    getting a good driver who will not trash it is slim to none right now, too much crap in the seats in this country.
     
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    Yes, sorry. I fixed it. The carrier is based in Texas, but runs in all states, but my husband only runs in Texas.
     
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    There wouldn't be any taxes to pay if intrastate because they are paid at the pump - unless Texas is like Oregon or something.
     
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    Then read what I said, it is accurate.
     
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    I thought about that after I posted it......
     
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    If the authority is set up for interstate then you will need an apportioned tag regardless if he runs only intrastate.

    Interstate and intrastate authority are not interchangeable...I’m sure the company you’re leased to understands this so just talk to them.

    I worked for a company that had an interstate operation and an intrastate operation and they have two different dot numbers etc.
    There’s nothing shady about it and they usually both get audited at the same time in the same office.
     
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    Disagree.

    There is no interstate-only option; there is an intrastate-only option. Interstate operation covers both interstate and intrastate operation.

    The authority setup has nothing to do with road taxes that the IRP was created to cover.

    He can have a combination plate from Texas if he only runs in Texas.

    I have trucks under interstate authority that are registered as both 80k and 125k trucks with no apportioned plates on them. These are part of the last-mile work and do not cross state lines. I don't have to cover them under the IRP scheme at all, no reporting those trucks because they pay Indiana fuel taxes only. I do report the apportioned part of the fleet.
     
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