What is an International Registration Plan (IRP)?
The International Registration Plan is a mutual agreement between the United States and the provinces of Canada. This provides allocated payments for registration fees. This is based on total distance in active jurisdictions. According to the registration plan, if the owner of the truck utilizes his vehicle in several jurisdictions, they must report all driven mileage per jurisdiction, yearly. Drivers and carriers must pay taxes based on the driven mileage.
Who should register?
You must register in accordance with the International Registration Plan if:
- You operate a two-axle truck and your total vehicle weight or registered total vehicle weight is 26,000 pounds or more.
- Your vehicle runs on 3 or more axles, regardless of weight.
- A vehicle is used in combination when the gross weight of the vehicle in such a combination exceeds 26,000 pounds.
- Optional: trucks or truck tractors, or vehicle combinations, with a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds.
Who is eligible?
To register under the IRP, you must:
- Build your business in your base Jurisdiction (state or province)
- You must have one or more commercial vehicles in each fleet that operate interstate
Only intrastate vehicles are not subject for Apportioned Registration under the IRP.
How to calculate IRP fees?
Table 1 which we represented below shows the sum of the declared G /CGW fee + CVRA fee + CTIP fee for California. In addition, if you want to receive the total California registration fee you should summarize the declared G / CGW Fee + CVRA fee + CTIP fee (see Table 1) as well as the vehicle license fee (see Table 2). Also, to calculate the apportioned regulation fee you should multiply the total California fee by percentage of mileage.
Table 1: Sum of the Declared G/CGW Fee + CVRA Fee + Registration Fee + CTIP Fee
Table 2
Let us help you to register IRP
Registering your IRP can be a daunting task. At DOT Filing we do this every day! Our agents will be happy to assist you with any application concerns you may have! Our agents have many years of experience applications for the appropriate registrations. We support trucking corporations, motor carriers, brokers, and any other business that uses commercial vehicles. We can also help assist you with the International Registration Plan.
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