Truckers and Travelers

Hello, Fellow Truckers!  Which is right for you?  I want to discuss briefly the two types of trucking authority:  Interstate and Intrastate, so you can make a quality decision.  All of this is discussed in detail in a website I found that really is the #1 resource over the road. 

Interstate trucking authority (the FMCSA calls it operating authority) simply means that you have been granted the permission by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to run your trucking business across state lines.  There are higher fees for running in more than one state, such as your base plate (license plate) for your truck, insurance and international fuel tax. 

Intrastate trucking authority means you have been granted permission by the FMCSA to run your trucking business within your home state.  This is much easier to operate.  It involves less paperwork, less expensive fees for your base plate, insurance and no international fuel tax.  Also if you operate your trucking authority within 100 miles of where your rig is housed, you use only time sheets and not log books to track your time. 

Only you know the best route to take (no pun intended ha ha!) when you get your trucking authority.  You are the architect of your life and you can make it only as successful as you envision it.  Write down your plan on paper and then follow it.  You will see your dream of trucking business success if you believe you can.  Be safe out there!