Trucking Requirements and Motor Carrier Services
Welcome to the Transportation Cabinet's on-line guide for truckers, trucking companies and other commercial drivers and motor carriers. This page is for those interested in or involved with:
This site was created to assist you in complying with Kentucky's motor carrier laws and regulations. For information regarding solid waste transportation or any other items not covered in this site, please call the Division of Motor Carriers at (502) 564-4540.
It is the responsibility of commercial vehicle owners/operators to file taxes and have the appropriate operating authorities. The following definitions were compiled to assist you in determining which taxes and operating authorities you are responsible for:
PRIVATE CARRIER: Transports goods or property and is not for-hire.
FOR-HIRE CARRIER: Transports goods or passengers for payment.
INTRASTATE CARRIER: Transports goods or passengers within the state of Kentucky.
INTERSTATE CARRIER: Transports goods or passengers across state lines.
Intrastate and Interstate Farm plated vehicles are exempt from reporting mileage and fuel taxes in Kentucky. If you are a farm plated interstate carrier with a registered vehicle gross weight exceeding 26,000 lbs. you may not be exempt in other states. It is your responsibility to contact each state for reporting requirements. If you are required to file fuel tax reports in any state, you need to obtain an IFTA license from your base state. Continued...
All commercial vehicles are
required to stop at all open scale
facilities in Kentucky.
When contacting this office, please have the appropriate
information on hand:
ie. KIT, KYU & IFTA numbers, Bond numbers,
MC, US DOT, IRP numbers, etc.
Please include appropriate numbers on all correspondence
and checks to this office.
Division of Motor Carriers Home Page
Page date: 04/19/2004
Kentucky Department of Transportation
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