Note: Each state has particular trucking laws and rules about interstate or in-state transport of goods too.
These are the Basic Requirements
The following are the basic requirements for starting a trucking business:
- Motor Carrier Authority Number and Federal DOT number;
- Filing for BOC-3;
- Heavy Use Tax Form;
- International Fuel Tax Agreement IFTA;
- International Registration Plan.
Hoewer, in addition to these basic operational requirements, trucking company owners need to comply with many other requirements as well.
Other Legal Requirements
- The drivers should obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL);
- The vehicles must have a registered gross vehicle weight exceeding 26,000 pounds or 11,797 kilograms for vehicles with two axels;
- Vehicles with three or more axels have no minimum weight requirements.
