Mid-West Truckers Association members can receive assistance with completing IRP applications, titles, licenses & permits as well as establishing authority to operate.

Members can also secure temporary fuel permits, reciprocity for some states, applications for permanent fuel permits, reciprocity and exempt operating authority to many states, as well as oversize and overweight permits for Illinois and other states.

A minimal fee is charged for these services.

Title Work
Licensing
IRP Renewal
Operating Authority
Trip Permits
Fuel Permits
Oversize & Overweight Permits
Insurance

Title Work

If you have purchased a new or used truck MTA will complete the necessary paperwork for completing a title transfer and state sales tax. That Includes the Title Application, Rut 25/50 and Rut 7 forms. We will take care of the details so you can keep that new truck moving! Join MTA!

Licensing (Plates) versus Authority

There is a difference between licensing a vehicle and obtaining operating authority. Licensing allows your vehicle to travel through a state (whether you have authority or not). Authority allows you to haul goods for-hire in interstate commerce. Some states require registration for intrastate moves (pick-up and delivery within the same state), depending on whether you are hauling for-hire or private. We can help you with your operating authority in Illinois and the Federal Operating Authority and DOT number acquisition.

Licensing

How you license your vehicle depends on what you are hauling and where you are hauling.

If you operate exclusively in intrastate commerce (staying within the state), you must comply with applicable State and local regulations. You must possess a commercial driverís license, meet drug & alcohol testing program requirements, and maintain minimum insurance levels for certain hazardous materials.

If you plan to operate in interstate (across state lines) commerce, you must comply with applicable Federal safety regulations and operating authority rules in addition to the State and local requirements. You must notify the State in which you plan to register your vehicle (which may include the International Registration Plan), and the International Fuel Tax Agreement.

IRP Renewal

For a small fee Mid-West Truckers will renew your IRP plate, an IRP Temporary Apportionment Authorization or IRP Supplement. Join MTA!

 

Operating Authority

Generally if you are operating as a "for-hire" motor carrier of regulated commodities or passengers in interstate commerce, you must obtain Interstate Operating Authority (MC Number).

How do I obtain Interstate Authority?

• Join MTA
• Request assistance from our Motor Carrier compliance services

Trip Permits

Driving to another state? MTA can help with that! Join MTA (link to membership)

Fuel Permits

Receive information on how to obtain Fuel Permits.

Oversize & Overweight Permits

Permits for Oversize & Overweight vary from state to state.

For a small fee, Mid-West Truckers will obtain permits for members only operating within the state of Illinois. Join MTA!

Insurance

Minimum Insurance for GVWR of 10,000 pounds or more:

$ 750,000 For general or non-hazardous commodities
$1,000,000 For transporting automobile or motor driven equipment with fuel tanks. Hazardous placard not required.
$1,000,000 For Hazardous Material except class A & B explosives
$5,000,000 Class A & B Explosives, hazardous material transported in specified capacities in tanks or hoppers and/or any quantity of Hazmat as specified in the Federal Motor Carrier Regulations

Minimum Insurance for GVWR of less than 10,000 pounds:
$ 300,000 For general commodities
$5,000,000 Any quantity of Class A & B explosives, poisonous gas or highway route-controlled quantity of radioactive materials Common Carriers must have minimum liability plus $10,000 in cargo insurance.