Colonel Anna Amos,
Deputy Director        

Five motor carrier programs are administered by Motor Carrier Services. You may be required to comply with several of those programs depending on the nature of your operations.

You can obtain any of the forms for the following programs by contacting Motor Carrier Services at 803-896-3870. Please be specific as to what you need. The following descriptions will be of help to you.

The International Registration Plan, known also as IRP, would require you to have an apportioned tag on your vehicle if you are going into other states transporting property and:

• The power unit has 2 axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding 26,000 pounds.
• The power unit has 3 or more axles and weight does not matter.
• If used in combination and the weight of the combination exceeds 26,000 pounds.

The International Fuel Tax Agreement, known as IFTA, would require you to have an IFTA decal on your vehicle if you are going into other states transporting property or persons and:

• The motor vehicle has two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight that exceeds 26,000 pounds or 11,797 kilograms.
• Has three or more axles and weight does not matter.
• Used in combination and the combination weight exceeds 26,000 pounds or 11,797 kilograms gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight. Recreation vehicles are not included.

The Single State Registration System, known also as SSRS, applies to carriers that are hauling for-hire under a Motor Carrier number issued by the Federal Highway Administration. Upon obtaining that authority you must complete the application RS-l and RS-2, submit a copy of the authority, BOC-3 Process Agent listing form, have your insurance company file the required BMC 91X liability filing and remit the required fees.

The Certificate of Compliance, known also as COC, applies to carriers that will haul intrastate for-hire from one point in South Carolina to another point. Carrier must complete an application, file the required liability/cargo insurance and remit application fee.

The Exempt Carriers are out of state carriers that transport exempt commodities through South Carolina from other States. Those carriers are required to complete an application, remit the required fees and insurance.

OTHER AGENCIES TO CHECK:

Federal Highway Administration issues interstate authority and U.S. DOT numbers. Contact 803-765-5414 for information.
Internal Revenue Service for the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (Form 2290)
S.C. Dept. of Transportation for oversize/overweight permits. Contact 803-253-6250
S.C. Public Service Commission for passenger and household goods intrastate at 803-896-5191.
S.C. Dept. of Revenue for property taxes at 803-898-5482.