Registering Your Company and Vehicle

There are several registration processes to complete prior to operating a commercial vehicle.

Obtain a USDOT   |   Interstate Operations IRP   |   Interstate Operations IFTA   |   Trip and Permits
► Obtain a USDOT
► Interstate Operations IRP
► Interstate Operations IFTA
► Trip and Permits

What is a US DOT or GA DOT?
What is a US DOT or GA DOT?

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Interstate Operations—How to obtain a USDOT
1. Apportioned Registration under the International Registration Plan (IRP)
You must use apportioned registration (IRP) if your vehicle travels in Georgia and in other IRP jurisdictions, and it is used for the transportation of persons for-hire, or it is designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, and
  • It is a power unit having two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, or
  • It is a power unit having three or more axles, regardless of weight, or
  • It is used in combination, when the weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight
  • IRP is optional for two axle vehicles, or combinations thereof, having a gross weight of 26,000 pounds or less.
Under IRP, you must decide which IRP jurisdictions you will operate in (48 states, the District of Columbia, and 11 Canadian provinces), you must keep track of the miles driven by your fleet in each IRP jurisdiction and you must report the mileage annually. The fee calculation is based on the fees in each of the jurisdictions and is apportioned according to the percentage of miles your fleet drives in each jurisdiction.
2. Unified Carrier Registration (UCR)
You must file under UCR if you are:
  • Motor carriers providing motor vehicle transportation in interstate commerce for compensation
  • Motor private carrier (other than a motor carrier) transporting property by motor vehicle when the carrier is the owner or lessee of the property being transported and the property is being transported for sale, lease or rent or to further a commercial enterprise; Brokers; Freight Forwarders; or Leasing Companies.
  • Unified Carrier Registration
  • UCR Forms and Instructions

3. International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA)
All interstate and inter-jurisdictional carriers that travel in IFTA member jurisdictions with a qualified motor vehicle must file fuel taxes through the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA). IFTA member jurisdictions include all contiguous states (except Alaska and the District of Columbia) and Canadian provinces (except Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon Territory).

A "qualified motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle used, designed, or maintained for the transportation of persons or property and:
4. Trip and Permits
An out-of-state vehicle operator must obtain a Georgia 72-hour Trip Permit prior to driving the vehicle in Georgia when:
  • The vehicle is registered in another jurisdiction; and,
  • The vehicle meets the criteria for IRP registration, but is not authorized to travel in Georgia (vehicle may or may not have an apportioned registration in the other jurisdiction)

An out-of-state vehicle operator must obtain a Georgia 10 day Motor Fuel Use Tax Permit prior to driving the vehicle in Georgia when:
  • The vehicle meets the criteria for International Fuel Tax Agreement and carrier wants to travel in Georgia, but does not want a license under the IFTA Agreement. The motor carrier has the option of purchasing a Motor Fuel Use Tax Permit valid for ten consecutive days.
  • Online Trip Permit Service

5. Georgia Intrastate Motor Carrier
If you operate ANY size vehicle intrastate only then you need:



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