What is the international registration plan and how does it benefit commercial truck drivers and what vehicles are required to be registered in an IRP plan.
the IRP plan is made for any trucks that operate in two or more jurisdictions that are more than 26,000 although IRP plated trucks can be below 26,000 any trucks traveling to two or more states are required to be plated with abortion plates this also includes the 49 states in the United States and the 10 Canada provinces the IRP plan is beneficial also because it allows you to haul loads to any state so you wouldn’t be stopped at a weight station as if if you were to have local plates and get a ticket for traveling and hauling loads on local plates you would be able to haul Interstate loads using a portion plates without having any penalties.
how do I apply for PP registration and what are the fees that are associated with it and how are those fees calculated?
IRP registration is applied in two applications there is an IRP application and there’s also something called a schedule G both of which our office can help you apply for the main requirement for an Illinois IRP would be for the owner of the IRP account to have an Illinois address reside in Illinois and show proof of Illinois residency so that would include Illinois driver’s license three bills matching that address to support in addition you also provide copy of title your tax ID information the company you’ll be working for and then other basic uh details that will go into the application process such as unit number what the gross weight of the truck would be what you’re hauling and maybe what Brokers you’ll be working with now the fees that are associated with IRP and how those are calculated is really based off of one the purchase date of the truck if the truck was purchased in a certain time period you do need to provide miles for that truck and that those fees would be calculated based off of those miles however if the truck was recently purchased no miles are needed and you would be what we call estimated miles for your first invoice General fees for an 80,000 lb truck range anywhere from 1,800 to about 2200 for the entire year at a 12-month base and those fees then decrease per quarter within the state of Illinois.
How can I maintain compliance with IRP regulations across different jurisdictions and what are the consequences of not registering under the IRP?
In order to maintain compliance it is very important that the operators of the trucks keep decals on the doors that have one the company name that they are operating for the DOT number that they are operating for if the stickers must be displayed on the sides of the trucks and if you’re operating in New York you also need to have a New York decal now on top of that you do need to have a printed copy of your registration in your truck at all times and a plate must be on your truck as well if for some reason the plate has fallen off or gets stolen please not notify your agency as soon as possible so that they can order a replacement plate for you on top of
that with with compliance it is crucial that you maintain records of your miles miles are important to get your registration renewed and renewed on time and the consequences for not having IRP plates are simple if you get stopped at a weight station with local plates you would essentially have your equipment towed and impounded and you would be receiving a citation.
How do I handle IRP renewals and to ensure that they’re submitted in a timely manner with IRP?
renewals it’s simple the moment that you receive the email from Secretary of State or when we reach out to you as an agency we would like to get started on renewals as early as possible so from an agency like ours we like to get the process started as early as January meaning we’ll reach out to you to ask you if we’re missing any miles if we need any paid Highway use tax copies or if there’s anything else related to your renewal that we might need to ensure though that you are renewed in a timely manner it is crucial that you keep record of all of your miles so any trucks that are operating under your IRP plates even if they are operating under a different carrier you are required to maintain and keep record of all of those miles renewals are based off of miles so if you are missing miles that would essentially delay your renewal for you keep track of those miles and you’ll be right on track to get renewed on time can I make changes to my IRP account such as adding trucks removing or transferring plates changes to your IRP account are possible to do and all of this can be done through the Illinois IRP portal with that being said you can add additional trucks you can transfer plates from current trucks to new ones and you can order replacement plates as well through the online portal now there are a few changes that cannot be done online such as updating the dot that you’re operating for or changing your address on your IRP account but essentially everything else if you needed to add a new truck or replace a plate you would be getting a 45-day temporary permit and that permit would allow you to start operating the moment that you have that permit and if the stickers on the truck.
