fuel tax reporting

• Register your business and trademark the name
• File for an EIN with IRS
• Obtain a USDOT number & Authority
• Obtain a BOC-3 Agent & Insurance
• Obtain an IRP and IFTA account

The FMCSA charges $699 to file the paperwork and get your authority issued.

It’s an FMCSA agent or business that receives legal documents on behalf of a company. This includes court papers, complaints, and summons. Our related company 1+49 Process Agents LLC provides agents in all 50 states.

It’s an annual fee that all individuals or companies that operate commercial motor vehicles across state or international lines must pay based on the number of vehicles.

It’s an update with the FMCSA that requires entities to update their information every two years.

It's a fuel tax collection and sharing agreement for the redistribution of fuel taxes paid by interstate commercial carriers.

The heavy vehicle use tax or HVUT is a fee assessed annually on heavy vehicles operating on public highways at registered gross weights equal to or exceeding 55,000 pounds.

You will need to title the vehicle first with your local county and then add it to your IRP account.

Yes, as long as you have an Employment Agreement.

We send drivers for a pre-employment test and once negative results are received, we will add the driver into our drug pool. Testing is conducted at a designated site across the US.

As an owner-operator of a commercial vehicle, even if you don't personally drive, you are still required to be enrolled in a consortium because DOT regulations prohibit single owner-operators from managing their own random drug and alcohol testing program.

If you are enrolled in a drug testing consortium but haven't been randomly tested, it's likely because random selection is based on a large pool of drivers from different companies, meaning the odds of being chosen for a test at any given time are relatively low, especially if your company has a small number of drivers; essentially, your chances of being selected are diluted by the larger pool within the consortium. 

It's a series of steps that an employee must complete to return to a safety-sensitive job after a drug or alcohol violation. The process includes evaluation, education, treatment, and testing. 

It’s an online platform that allows users, including carriers, brokers, and state officials, to access various safety data and information systems related to commercial vehicles with a single set of login credentials.  What do I need to open one? You will need to request your USDOT Pin and create a Login.gov account.

It's a central repository to track CDL driver drug and alcohol test results and return-to-duty information.  What do I need to open one ? You need a valid email address and to create a login.gov account. You can use your existing login.gov account if you already have one. 

Detailed information about any violations found in a driver's Clearinghouse record. 

Yes, you must file a separate return each calendar quarter for each fuel type indicated on your initial or renewal application even when no miles were accrued that quarter.