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CONNECTICUT DOT NUMBER: Call us at (765) 742-2610 for a Connecticut DOT number / USDOT number / DOT number. You are not required to register for a Connecticut DOT number for a vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 10,000-lbs and under. When you look on the doorframe of your vehicle, you should see an aluminum tag with the letters GVWR and a number. This is the maximum weight the vehicle is designed to weigh. You are required to register for a Connecticut DOT number on a vehicle used in your business on a commercial basis such as a pickup truck, a van, a truck or a vehicle pulling a trailer where the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) is 10,001-lbs or more, or the Gross Combined Vehicle Weight Ratings (GCWR) of both the power unit and the trailer is 10,001-lbs or more, when the vehicle or vehicles remain in the state. We will register you with Connecticut for a Connecticut DOT number for your business operation. If the truck is plated above 26,000-lbs, or the truck and trailer combination / semi-tractor and trailer loaded weights are more than 26,000-lbs, you will be required to register for the state fuel tax. Click on the state fuel tax phone number down the left side of this page. When you cross state lines with a commercial vehicle with a GVWR of 10,001-lbs or more, or a commercial vehicle and trailer with a GCWR of 10,001-lbs or more, a USDOT number is required. Call us to get a Connecticut DOT number / USDOT number / DOT number to cross state lines. When you cross state lines and your truck is plated above 26,000-lbs, or your truck and trailer combination weigh more than 26,000-lbs loaded, or your semi-tractor and trailer weigh more than 26,000-lbs loaded, you will be required to register with the state for IFTA fuel tax. If your vehicle or power unit and trailer gross more than 26,000-lbs crossing state lines, read more about crossing state lines below.
Connecticut Intra-State Motor Carrier Authority: If you carry items, products or loads for delivery in a van, truck, truck and trailer or semi-tractor and trailer inside the state of Connecticut where these loads are picked up and delivered in Connecticut without crossing state lines, you may need to register for Connecticut Intra-State Motor Carrier Authority. If the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the van or truck is 10,001-lbs or greater, or if the Gross Combined Weight Ratings (GCWR) of both the power unit and the trailer combined are 10,001-lbs or greater, you are required to have a Connecticut DOT number / USDOT number / DOT number.
Private Carriers operating in-state with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 18,000-lbs or under: Private carriers operating within the state of Connecticut without crossing state lines are not required to register for a Connecticut DOT number / USDOT number / DOT number where the truck has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 18,000-lbs or under, or where a power unit pulling a trailer have Gross Combined Weight Ratings (GCWR) of 18,000-lbs or under.
Private Carriers operating in-state with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 18,001-lbs or greater: If you are a Private Carrier hauling your own products inside the state of Connecticut of Connecticut without crossing state lines in a van, truck, truck and trailer or semi-tractor and trailer and the loaded weight of either the vehicle or vehicle and trailer combination is 18,001-lbs or greater, you are required to register for a Connecticut DOT number / USDOT number / DOT number. As a Private Carrier, you will not need to register for Connecticut Intra-State Motor Carrier Authority, but compliance with financial responsibility is required (you are required to carry Personal Injury / Property Damage liability insurance).
For-Hire Carriers operating in-state with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 18,000-lbs or under: If you haul items or products of any kind as a For-Hire Carrier (you are being paid to haul these items or products) inside the state of Connecticut - picking up and delivering loads inside Connecticut without crossing state lines - in a van, truck, truck and trailer or semi-tractor and trailer at any weight, you are required to register for Connecticut Intra-State Motor Carrier Authority. You are required to carry a minimum of $300,000 in Personal Injury / Property Damage liability insurance if the Gross Weight of the vehicle or Combined Gross Weights of the vehicle and trailer combination is 10,000-lbs or under. If the Gross Weight of the vehicle is 10,001-lbs or greater, or Combined Gross Weights of both the vehicle and trailer are 10,001-lbs or greater, you are required to carry a minimum of $750,000-lbs in Personal Injury / Property Damage liability insurance. Where the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of a van or truck is 18,000-lbs or under, or the Gross Combined Weight Ratings (GCWR) of both a power unit and trailer are 18,000-lbs or under, you are not required to register for a Connecticut DOT number / USDOT number / DOT number.
For-Hire Carriers operating in-state with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 18,001-lbs and over: If you haul items or products of any kind as a For-Hire Carrier (you are being paid to haul these items or products) inside the state of Connecticut - picking up and delivering loads inside Connecticut without crossing state lines - in a van, truck, truck and trailer or semi-tractor and trailer at any weight, you are required to register for Connecticut Intra-State Motor Carrier Authority. You are required to carry a minimum of $300,000 in Personal Injury / Property Damage liability insurance if the Gross Weight of the vehicle or Combined Gross Weights of the vehicle and trailer combination is 10,000-lbs or under. If the Gross Weight of the vehicle is 10,001-lbs or greater, or Combined Gross Weights of both the vehicle and trailer are 10,001-lbs or greater, you are required to carry a minimum of $750,000-lbs in Personal Injury / Property Damage liability insurance. Where the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of a van or truck is 18,001-lbs and over, or the Gross Combined Weight Ratings (GCWR) of both a power unit and trailer are 18,001-lbs and, you are required to register for a Connecticut DOT number / USDOT number / DOT number.
Crossing State Lines as a Private Carrier hauling your own products: If you cross state lines as a Private Carrier hauling your own products, you will need a USDOT number (sometimes referred to as a Connecticut DOT number) and will be subject to the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) process. But you will not need to register for ICC Authority, MC Authority, DOT Authority or Trucking Authority (they all mean the same thing). If the vehicle crossing state lines has a Gross Weight of 26,000-lbs or less and has 2 axles, you will not be required to register for an IRP license plate, nor for IFTA fuel tax. If the truck crossing state lines has 3 axles or more with a Gross Weight of 10,001-lbs or higher, or is pulling a trailer, you will be required to register for an IRP license plate and for the IFTA fuel tax with the state and for the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) process. If the truck or truck and trailer combination / semi-tractor and trailer weigh 26,001-lbs or more crossing state lines, you will need to register with the state of Connecticut for both an IRP License plate and for IFTA fuel tax and for the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) process. If you are crossing state lines as a Private carrier in a vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 10,001-lbs or greater, or a vehicle pulling a trailer where the Gross Combined Vehicle Weight Ratings are 10,001-lbs or greater, you will be subject to a New Carrier Entrant Safety Audit.
Crossing State Lines as a For-Hire Motor Carrier hauling loads for pay: If you are hauling Exempt or Non-Exempt products for pay across state lines, you will need a USDOT number (sometimes referred to as a Connecticut DOT number) and will be subject to the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) process. If you also haul loads for pay inside the state of Connecticut - picking up and delivering these loads without crossing state lines, as mentioned above, you will need to register for Connecticut Intra-State Motor Carrier Authority (also known as a CT DOT number, DOT CT, CT DOT, Connecticut DOT, State of Connecticut DOT, and State of CT DOT). If you haul loads across state lines for pay as a For-Hire Carrier hauling Non-Exempt loads, you will also need to register for MC Authority / ICC Motor Carrier Authority. If you haul Exempt loads (grain, livestock, logs) across state lines as a For-Hire Carrier, you will not need to register for MC Authority / ICC Authority. If the vehicle crossing state lines has a Gross Weight of 26,000-lbs or less and has 2 axles and is not pulling a trailer, you will not be required to register for an IRP license plate, nor for IFTA fuel tax. If the truck crossing state lines has 3 axles or more with a Gross Vehicle Weight of 10,001-lbs or higher, or is pulling a trailer with Combined Gross Vehicle Weights of 10,001-lbs or more, you will be required to register for an IRP license plate and for the IFTA fuel tax with the state and for the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) process. If the truck or truck and trailer combination / semi-tractor and trailer weigh 26,001-lbs or more crossing state lines, you will need to register with the state of Connecticut for both an IRP License plate and for IFTA fuel tax and for the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) process. If you are crossing state lines as a Private Carrier in a vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 10,001-lbs or greater, or a vehicle pulling a trailer where the Gross Combined Vehicle Weight Ratings are 10,001-lbs or greater, you will be subject to a New Carrier Entrant Safety Audit.
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Connecticut DOT Number Operational Requirements Summary
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Please Note
1. When applying for a DOT number, 'Carrier' is the designation assigned to the applicant, whether a Person, Business or a Company that operates a vehicle or vehicles that either belong to them, or are being leased by them. A 'Registrant' is an 'Owner' of a truck that is leased to a trucking company and operates under that trucking company's name and DOT number and, usually, MC number. Registrants are paid by trucking companies to haul loads and Registrants are not issued DOT numbers. When operating a commercial vehicle, you are either a 'Registrant' or a 'Carrier'. When applying for a DOT number, whether you have a van, pickup truck, full size truck, box truck, flatbed truck or semi-tractor, you are assigned the term 'Carrier'. As far as the DOT is concerned, you are a 'Carrier', whether you are a 'Private Carrier' driving a pickup truck and servicing the oil rigs in Texas or North Dakota, or as an owner of an 80,000-lbs semi-tractor and trailer running willy-nilly all over the country as a 'For-Hire Carrier'. You will be a 'Carrier'
2. If you are hauling, transporting or working exclusively within the state of Connecticut without crossing state lines, then the 'In State' categories shown in the tables below apply to your operation. Your DOT number will show that you are an Intrastate Carrier.
3. If you are hauling or transporting loads or items across state lines ONLY and never hauling or transporting loads or items from one point in Connecticut to another point in Connecticut, then 'Crossing State Lines' applies to your operation and your DOT number will show you are an Interstate Carrier.
4. If you are hauling or transporting from one point in Connecticut to another point in Connecticut AND you are occasionally crossing state lines, or crossing state lines on a regular basis, then you need to look at both the 'In-State' requirements and the 'Crossing State Lines' requirements. If you are a 'For-Hire' Carrier, then you may end up getting a DOT (USDOT) number, State Authority to operate within the state of Connecticut, and Federal Authority to cross state lines with loads. If you cross state lines just once with your commercial vehicle, you are an 'Interstate Carrier'. This would not apply if you are purchasing a vehicle in one state, crossing state lines to bring the vehicle home and then operate exclusively within your home state of Connecticut. While you do this, you are not strictly operating 'In Commerce', you are merely transporting the vehicle back to your state of operation of Connecticut. However, if you have not been issued a DOT number while driving back home, you may be stopped and told to get a DOT number. If you are, contact us.
5. Service Contractors or Contractors hauling their own tools or equipment within the state of Connecticut or across state lines are referred to as 'Private Carriers'.
6. If you are a contractor who does concrete work, as an example, then you would be considered a 'Private Carrier' because you are getting paid to provide a service job. If you pick up a load of gravel, transport that gravel, dump it and get paid for transporting the gravel, then leave without doing anything further with that gravel, you would be considered a 'For Hire' Carrier. You would be considered a 'For-Hire Carrier' because someone hired you to transport the gravel and do nothing else with the gravel. You can be both a 'Private Carrier' and a 'For Hire Carrier', but if you do any 'For-Hire Carrier' work, then you must register as a 'For Hire Carrier' (if that's required by the state. Check the listings below to see if you are required to register as an In-State, For-Hire Carrier ).
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Connecticut DOT number operational requirements - 1
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Connecticut
DOT Number
In State - For Hire
Up to 18,000-lbs
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Connecticut
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In State - For Hire
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Connecticut
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In State - For Hire
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| Hauling loads from point to point inside Connecticut |
Hauling loads from point to point inside Connecticut |
Construction work inside the state of Connecticut |
| DOT number requirements for hauling non-hazardous loads from point to point within the state of Connecticut with a truck with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating up to and including 18,000-lbs, or a truck and trailer with Gross Combined Weight Ratings up to and including 18,000-lbs |
DOT number requirements for hauling non-hazardous loads from point to point within the state of Connecticut with a truck with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating above 26,000-lbs, or a truck and trailer with Gross Combined Weight Ratings above 26,000-lbs |
DOT number requirements for hauling non-hazardous loads from point to point within the state of Connecticut with Tri-Axle trucks and Quad-Axle trucks with a Gross Weight Rating above 26,000-lbs |
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DOT number is required. The legal name or trade name of the motor carrier operating the self propelled motor vehicle as listed on the Motor Carrier Identification Report must be displayed on each vehicle. The US DOT number preceded by the letters "US DOT". Additionally, the number must have the suffix "CT" if the carrier is an intrastate only carrier. If the name of any person other than the operating carrier appears on the motor vehicle operated under it's own power, either alone or in combination, the name of the operating carrier shall be followed by the words "operated by" |
DOT number is required required. The legal name or trade name of the motor carrier operating the self propelled motor vehicle as listed on the Motor Carrier Identification Report must be displayed on each vehicle. The US DOT number preceded by the letters "US DOT". Additionally, the number must have the suffix "CT" if the carrier is an intrastate only carrier. If the name of any person other than the operating carrier appears on the motor vehicle operated under it's own power, either alone or in combination, the name of the operating carrier shall be followed by the words "operated by" |
| In State operating authority is required. All intrastate motor carriers conducting commercial business with motor vehicles meeting any of the following criteria are required to report insurance coverage to the DMV once per year: A vehicle that operates in intrastate commerce (within Connecticut only) with a gross weight or gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross combined weight ratings of power unit and trailer above 18,000-lbs; A vehicle used to transport hazardous materials in a quantity requiring Hazmat placarding. |
In State operating authority is not required. However, all intrastate motor carriers conducting commercial business with motor vehicles meeting any of the following criteria are required to report insurance coverage to the DMV once per year: A vehicle that operates in intrastate commerce (within Connecticut only) with a gross weight or gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross combined weight ratings of power unit and trailer above 18,000-lbs; A vehicle used to transport hazardous materials in a quantity requiring Hazmat placarding. |
In State operating authority is not required. However, all intrastate motor carriers conducting commercial business with motor vehicles meeting any of the following criteria are required to report insurance coverage to the DMV once per year: A vehicle that operates in intrastate commerce (within Connecticut only) with a gross weight or gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross combined weight ratings of power unit and trailer above 18,000-lbs; A vehicle used to transport hazardous materials in a quantity requiring Hazmat placarding. |
| Insurance requirements: - Freight vehicles above 18,000-lbs are required to carry a minimum of $750,000 in Personal Injury / Property Damage liability insurance. Freight vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 10,001-lbs or more hauling hauling hazardous materials requiring placarding are required to carry between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 depending on the type of hazardous load |
Insurance requirements: - Freight vehicles above 18,000-lbs are required to carry a minimum of $750,000 in Personal Injury / Property Damage liability insurance. Freight vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 10,001-lbs or more hauling hauling hazardous materials requiring placarding are required to carry between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 depending on the type of hazardous load |
Insurance requirements: - Freight vehicles above 18,000-lbs are required to carry a minimum of $750,000 in Personal Injury / Property Damage liability insurance. Freight vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 10,001-lbs or more hauling hauling hazardous materials requiring placarding are required to carry between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 depending on the type of hazardous load |
| If the truck owner leaves Connecticut and crosses state lines even just once with a commercial vehicle in this weight category, or with a truck and trailer combination in this weight category, the owner must have a DOT number indicating the carrier is an interstate carrier and pay UCR fees, otherwise face a $400 fine for non UCR compliance |
If the truck owner leaves Connecticut and crosses state lines even just once with a commercial vehicle in this weight category, or with a truck and trailer combination in this weight category, the owner must have a DOT number indicating the carrier is an interstate carrier and pay UCR fees, otherwise face a $400 fine for non UCR compliance. Also, if the truck leaves the state, the owner has the option of signing up for an IRP/FRP license plate and IFTA fuel tax stickers, or, if just crossing on occasion into another state, obtaining a temporary permit to go into other states while still operating with the base license plate on the truck. Also, if the owner crosses state lines transporting goods that require Federal Authority, call us to obtain that authority which would include a DOT number. |
If the truck owner leaves Connecticut and crosses state lines even just once with a commercial vehicle in this weight category, or with a truck and trailer combination in this weight category, the owner must have a DOT number indicating the carrier is an interstate carrier and pay UCR fees, otherwise face a $400 fine for non UCR compliance. Also, if the truck leaves the state, the owner has the option of signing up for an IRP/FRP license plate and IFTA fuel tax stickers, or, if just crossing on occasion into another state, obtaining a temporary permit to go into other states while still operating with the base license plate on the truck. Also, if the owner crosses state lines transporting goods that require Federal Authority, call us to obtain that authority which would include a DOT number. |
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