I haul locally (within 100 mile radius) and have never needed IFTA. I run NR tags hauling wood chips. However I recently got a new haul across the state line into Louisiana and need to get it. I am still within 100 miles of home. The place I checked into about getting my IFTA done at, says I will have to keep track of every mile now. An owner operator says its just the out of state miles I have to file. Does anyone know or know a way I can find out? The lady also told me I have to have ELD and later she told me I didn't so not sure how much she actually knows lol.
You can just track your own miles, jot it down. File an ifta account with your state. Pay your $2 for stickers and they’ll send you a pack every quarter to fill out and mail in. You just keep track of your miles in each state, and your gallons bought in each state. Plug it in into the papers they send, follow the math instructions and see if you owe or get money back. Will be even easier with 2 states only
If you changed from intrastate to interstate operation you need to contact state office and made changes in your account. Penalty will be harsh if you don't. To fill IFTA track your miles and fuel gallons in every state you drove. To fill IFTA form most states have online service available. It will calculate everything for you and you can pay it right away. Very easy.
For IFTA, you need to track the miles for all the states you drive through, including your home state. Also keep track of all the truck fuel gallons purchased in every state. If you have a fuel card, all the information should be available online.
Like PE TRANS said. I just keep a small 4x8 legal pad like pad and write down odometer reading every time I cross state line and every time I get home. If I don't leave my state I just write down odometer when I get home everyday. Simple and there are computer ways as well.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll check that out idk what i'm listed as. Its been too long since I did all that.
You also want to figure out a way to remind yourself to write down the odometer at the stateline. My truck GPS will notify me when I’m 5 miles from the stateline. I like to calculate the odometer when I’m some 7 or 5 miles from the stateline, and when I cross, I confirm the number is correct. If you forget to write the odometer, just write it down when you cross an exit. Then when you’re not driving, go to Google maps and calculate the mileage between the exit and the stateline. The other way is to write down the odometer at a mile marker. However, this works best if the stateline you just missed starts at 0, so that you can subtract the odometer, say, at mile marker 17. There is yet another way in case you forget, but you’ll need an ELD capable of telling you your odometer by GPS coordinates that can be plugged into Google maps.
