Permits
ICC Permit ($73 Instant Savings for next 3 forms below)
Intrastate operating authority is permission to haul a commodity or product for different parties. A "for hire" carrier is also another term commonly used. It is necessary to obtain an operating authority permit if you are a Wisconsin based carrier or an interstate "for hire" carrier and wish to haul for hire on an intrastate basis. Once the authority to operate is granted, the motor carrier will receive a certificate. This indicates your intrastate authority number designated by the letters "LC" and followed by your account number. Interstate authority for carriers hauling exempt commodities must be filed with our office. You will also receive an authority number designated by the letters "ICC" followed by your account number. Interstate authority for carriers hauling regulated commodities is done at the Federal level and authorized carriers receive an "MC" number. Please contact Rightstop Insurance Services Inc at 1-800-513-3135 or email us at: permits@rightstopins.com for to apply.Go To TopFederal Motor Carrier Operating Authority
United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Number is main tracking number for your trucking company. The USDOT Number functions as a distinctive identifier when gathering and surveying a company’s safety protocols during audits, compliance reviews, crash investigations, and inspections. In order for companies to operate commercial vehicles which haul cargo and/or transport passengers, you must be registered with the FMCSA and obtain a USDOT Number. Companies who haul commercial intrastate hazardous materials.If you are a new carrier applicant, a USDOT Number will be automatically enrolled in the FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Program. This 18 month program requires new applicants to pass a safety audit and maintain acceptable roadside safety performance, before they are granted permanent registration status.
Please contact Rightstop Insurance Services Inc at 1-800-513-3135 or email us at: permits@rightstopins.com for to apply.Go To Top
DOT Number (may receive within 24 hours of filing)
Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) program requires individuals and companies that operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate or international commerce to register their business with a participating state. If your base state does not participate in the program you are required to pay your UCR fee from a neighboring, participating state. Companies are required to pay an annual fee based on the size and number of their fleet. This includes ALL carriers and truck owners – private, exempt, or for hire. Brokers, freight forwarders and leasing companies are also required to register and pay a fee unless they also operate as a motor carrier.Please contact Rightstop Insurance Services Inc at 1-800-513-3135 or email us at: permits@rightstopins.com for to apply. Go To Top
Process Agent (BOC3)
HUT is a highway tax that takes into account both the miles traveled on New York highways and the weight of the vehicle (with cargo). A HUT permit must be obtained if traveling through New York roadways and the gross weight of the vehicle exceeds 18,000 pounds. Once the HUT permit is obtained, a HUT return must be filed each quarter. In addition, travels made on the New York Thruway toll miles must be reported however, will not taxed by HUT. When purchasing a Road Tax Upgrade of the Spinnaker Fuel Tax Program, capability of filing the New York HUT Tax; as well as, New Mexico, Kentucky, and Oregon; on miles already entered for your IFTA report can also be used. And your report will be printed as an exact duplicate of the official State form.Please contact Rightstop Insurance Services Inc at 1-800-513-3135 or email us at: permits@rightstopins.com for to apply. Go To Top
IRS 2290 Heavy Highway Use Tax
A process agent is an elected individual who is on record to accept service of legal matters on behalf of your company. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires a process agent be assigned in every state that operating vehicles travel though and/or conduct business in. The BOC-3 is a form designation of these agents must be filed with the FMCSA to complete your authority. We submit all BOC-3 forms to the FMCSA on your behalf.Please contact Rightstop Insurance Services Inc at 1-800-513-3135 or email us at: permits@rightstopins.com for to apply. Go To Top
Unified Carrier Registration (UCR)
The Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax is a federal highway use tax. It is paid annually on motor vehicles which have a taxable gross weight of 55,000 or more pounds. It is designed for vehicles which carry a heavy load over public highways exceeding more than 5,000 miles for commercial goods and more than 7,500 miles for agricultural goods. Once the taxpayer files Form 2290:Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return and pays the tax; the IRS stamps the Schedule of Heavy Highway Vehicles-Schedule I, to show payment was received and returns it to the taxpayer for use as proof of payment for vehicle registration.Please contact Rightstop Insurance Services Inc at 1-800-513-3135 or email us at: permits@rightstopins.com for to apply. Go To Top
New York Highway Use Tax (HUT)
Any commercial motor vehicles exceeding a gross weight of 60,000 lbs traveling into or through Kentucky must be registered with the state. Once a KYU highway use tax account is obtained it is mandatory to keep commercial motor vehicle information updated. In addition, all material entering Kentucky under the KYU # must be registered with their state. Any additional cargo added after registration must be listed in inventory before the unit enters Kentucky. All carriers who obtain KYU # must file and pay mileage on a quarterly basis.Please contact Rightstop Insurance Services Inc at 1-800-513-3135 or email us at: permits@rightstopins.com for to apply.Go To Top
Kentucky Permit
Standard Carrier Alpha Code is a code consisting of two to four alphabetic letters long which is used to identify transportation companies. SCAC was initiated by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association in the 1960s to be able to track records and data used by the transportation industry. Freight Carriers are required to maintain a SCAC if they participate in the Uniform Intermodal Interchange Agreement (UIIA). Certain code endings are reserved for specific groups. For example:Freight Containers: Code endings with letter "U"
Privately owned Railroad cars: Code endings with letter "X"
Truck Chassis and trailers: Code endings with letter "Z"
Please contact Rightstop Insurance Services Inc at 1-800-513-3135 or email us at: permits@rightstopins.com for to apply.Go To Top
SCAC Code
Please contact our Customer Care Specialist at 1-800-513-3135 or email us at permits@rightstopins.comGo To TopFMCSA Name or Address Change
Please contact our Customer Care Specialist at 1-800-513-3135 or email us at permits@rightstopins.comGo To TopFMCSA Reinstatement
An agreement established among the continental United States and Canadian provinces which provides a company to pay a fee for license based on total distance operated in all jurisdictions. The benefit to the carrier is they are only required one license plate and cab card for each operating vehicle. The cab card functions as the vehicle registration, in which all jurisdictions traveled must appear on the card as well as validation of maximum weight.Please contact Rightstop Insurance Services Inc at 1-800-513-3135 or email us at: permits@rightstopins.com for to apply. Go To Top
International Registration Plan
An agreement established among the United States and Canadian provinces to simplify the reporting of fuel consumption between the traveled jurisdictions. Each operating carrier eligible for IFTA receives an IFTA license. The carrier must file a quarterly fuel tax report to determine the net tax or refund that is to be collected or paid by each state.Please contact Rightstop Insurance Services Inc at 1-800-513-3135 or email us at: permits@rightstopins.com for to apply.Go To Top
International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA)
All California based carriers must, by law, enroll each driver in a Pull Notice Program. This program provides employers with a copy of each driver’s driving record on an annual basis.Please contact Rightstop Insurance Services Inc at 1-800-513-3135 or email us at: permits@rightstopins.com for to apply. Go To Top













