Trucking and taxes go hand-in-hand. But trucking companies and owner operators in trucking who have an ICC number or who are leased to a carrier that has an ICC number can save on sales tax in some states.

Some states, like Oregon, Montana and New Hampshire, have no sales tax at all for any retail purchases. (more…)

You drive your truck and I’ll drive mine. That tends to be the code of the road among truckers. But now, the American Trucking Association (ATA) doesn’t want you to drive your own truck. They want the government to start making more decisions for you. And that doesn’t sit to well with many drivers and owner operators.

The ATA proudly announced this month that they petitioned the US DOT, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to limit the maximum speed of heavy trucks to 68 miles per hour in the interests of safety. (more…)

If you have to ask that question, you’re probably not a trucker. A weigh station is not a place to get your car or boat or camper weighed. It’s a place where the states enforce federal and state weight regulations. It’s also where the states enforce log book (hours of service) regulations and permit requirements such as IFTA, registration, and various state permits.

There are different types of stations truckers have to deal with. There’s your plain, ol’ regular weigh station- such as you‘ll find in Ohio, Illinois, Georgia and most other states. There are ports of entry- such as you‘ll find in Wyoming, Arizona and Utah. There are agricultural inspections- such as you’ll find in Florida and California. There are immigration check points- found mostly in the southwest. There are check stations and random roadside inspections and pull-out areas- which you‘ll find scattered throughout the country in unmarked and mostly unknown locations. You can’t count on “the enforcers” being where you expect them to be at all times.
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Tags: Weigh Station, Weight Regulations, Log Book, Hours Of Service, IFTA, Agricultural Inspections