Trucking Industry News

Operating interstate without IRP triggers weigh-station citations, possible out-of-service orders, and base-state plate suspension. Here is the full enforcement chain.

Step-by-step IRP registration for new owner-operators: base state, mileage projection, fee calculation, application, cab card, and what to keep for the truck.

IRP applies if you cross state lines at 26,000+ lb GVW or 3+ axles. Here is exactly when apportioned plates are required, when single-state plates are enough, and when a trip permit covers it.

Skip one IFTA quarterly return and the cost stacks fast — $50 minimum penalty, monthly interest, and audit eligibility before you notice.

Your first IFTA return is due the last day of the month after the quarter closes. Here’s the step-by-step on per-state miles, fuel reconciliation, and what to file when.

If you only run in one state you don’t need IFTA — but the moment one trip crosses a state line, IFTA applies for the entire quarter.

You filed your own MC. UCR is the small registration that quietly closes the loop. Here is exactly how to file it — what to prepare, where to do it, and the small mistakes that turn into roadside problems.

Skipping UCR doesn’t revoke MC — but every interstate trip becomes a state-level violation, with citations $100-$5,000 and out-of-service exposure.

Single-truck owner-operator under your own MC? UCR applies — no small-fleet exemption. Here is exactly when it is required, what it costs, and what happens if you skip it.