Small guide of what is needed to get your own Authority in the US

zaroba · Aug 21, 2020

Beaver9 said: ↑

Hi all,

That is a great post. I don't know how I missed it.
I have a few questions.
When doing IFTA do you have to report all states that had 0 miles driven on the report? Don't you use separate filings only for OREGON or KY, etc. when you have driven 0 miles? I live in Illinois, so when filing IFTA, I only reported states I have driven in. I didn't include all other states with O miles on the same report.
And if you are an interstate driver, do you have to be registered for all states when paying for your IRP? I opened mine in February.
I plan to drive only in a few states, so do I have to pay a fee for states I don't plan to operate?
So, I need to use the average of miles to be driven even I know I won't be driving in those states? What a rip off.
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I only listed the states I drove in.
No clue about the registration stuff, you'd have to ask the place you got the registration at or call your DMV. But it really doesn't make sense to have to pay for all states and Canada if you wont potentially be visiting all of them.

God prefers Diesels · Aug 27, 2020

I was hoping for some clarification on this part:

- FMCSA requires a driver qualification report to be made and kept on file at the company home address.

If I have my own authority, and I'm the only driver, do I need to have this for myself? I talked to the New Entrant people a couple days ago, and they didn't mention it. It makes me wonder what else I might be missing.

You know what, I think I answered my own question. Great thread, and here is a link that you could add to your OP if you want.
https://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/NewEntrant/Data/Docs/Safety Audit Guidebook.pdf

Rizaeiali · Feb 22, 2024

Hello I’m trying to start my own box truck business.. i still have to do all of The above to get started? If so can I do it all before getting a truck?

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