Starting a Trucking Company
Trucker License & Permit Checklist

8 Sure-fire Ways To Set Up Your Hotshot Company, Before You Make Your Biggest Investments. License & Permit Checklist.

  1. Get a Commercial Driver’s License. … To Increase Profits… for LTLs, partials, or expedited loads?

  2. Apply for Your Federal DOT and Motor Carrier Authority Numbers…

  3. Finish Your Unified Carrier Registration (UCR)…

  4. Obtain An International Registration Plan (IRP) Tag…

  5. Understand Heavy Use Tax Regulations. Avoid Double Dipping…

  6. Obtain an International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) Decal…

  7. File a BOC-3 Form: Official Website www.fmcsa.dot.gov

  8. Get A Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) used to ID transportation companies by codes. Visit The National Motor Freight Traffic Association website.