What does exempt trucks only mean

Each state you travel in charges the company owner fuel tax based on the number of miles his truck runs in that state. Most states when they are figuring up what you owe them check to see if you have bought fuel in their state. If you have, they will give you a credit on your fuel tax based on the number of gallons you have purchased and/or miles you have run. Some states wont give you a credit and it doesn't matter how much fuel you buy in their state, you will still owe the tax they levy on you for fuel tax.(Ga is one of them and I think In and SC are others). So while it looks like their fuel is cheaper than say IL at the pump, time you get your credit from IL, it may turn out to be cheaper to buy in IL? And that's just an example because I don't really keep up with the state to state fuel tax anymore since I no longer drive. If you're an owner op, you can probably save yourself some money by purchasing your fuel that way. Sometimes monthly or quarterly fuel taxes can be pretty steep, especially if you don't buy at least enough fuel to cover the miles you drive in a state(especially one with a high fuel tax rate). You can probably get a fuel tax rate guide from ooida. Sometimes they will post them in trucker magazines. If you are an o/o who is leased to a company and don't have your own authority, that company probably does your fuel taxes every month but its good to at least know what the rates are from state to state so you know where you need to buy fuel at.

 

Yea that's why you have to sign Indiana's fuel tickets-certifying that your company has an exemption certificate to avoid paying sales tax. Of course some of the megas may not have to sign the ticket? Ive never driven for a mega so I don't know how it works with them but I always had to sign the certification in Indiana.