Motor carriers and trucking

This one stop shop provides you with all the information you need to work as a trucker in Wisconsin.

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• Notice: Emergency load restrictions have been put into place on the Hwy 53 bridge and its approach roadways in Duluth. View the Minnesota DOT news release for more information concerning these restrictions.

• Due to Emergency Orders #12 and #28, the Motor Carrier Services counter continues to be closed to the public until further notice. Motor Carrier staff is available to answer calls and emails and our online services remain unaffected.

  Please contact the Motor Carrier Registration Unit at (608) 266-9900 or irp-ifta@dot.wi.gov.
  

• Please note: Counter hours and procedures have changed for the Motor Carrier Registration Unit and the Oversize/Overweight Permit Unit. Learn more about these changes for the Motor Carrier Counter and the Oversize/Overweight Counter. View the informational video to see where to go for counter service and how to navigate the Hill Farms State Office Building.

Online services

• Permits
• 72-hour and hunter/unladen trip permits​
• Oversize-overweight permits (Wisconsin only)
• WINNDOT Cross-border permit portal (Multi state application)
• WisCRS - Online IRP and IFTA transactions
• Pay past due IFTA and IRP and reinstate accounts after revocation/suspension 
• Insurance filings by underwriters
• Driver license status​​​ ​(check status, expiration date, tier level, Fed Med info, physical and testing requirements/school bus drivers)​
  

Motor carrier forms, publications, and videos

• Motor carrier start-up information package and reference guide
• Motor carrier forms and publications
• Motor carrier videos

Interstate vehicle credentials (cross state lines)

• Electronic credentials 
• Motor carrier fees
• WisCRS - Online IRP and IFTA transactions
• Pay past due IFTA and IRP and reinstate accounts after revocation/suspension 
• IRP
• License plates/vehicle registration (IRP)
• 72-hour and hunter/unladen trip permits
• IRP Charter School Buses
• IFTA
• Fuel tax (IFTA)
• IRP-IFTA carrier education, record keeping and audit
• 30 mile border zone reciprocity
• UCR
• Unified carrier registration (UCR)

Intrastate vehicle credentials (operate within Wisconsin only)

• License plates/vehicle registration (intra)
• Titles (inter and intra)
• Motor carrier fees

Both interstate and intrastate vehicles

• Unified Registration System (U.S. DOT website)
• U.S. DOT number (U.S. DOT website)
• U.S. DOT number (Wisconsin State Patrol brochure)
• Insurance
• For hire authority
• Heavy vehicle use tax (HVUT)
• Companies renting vehicles to motor carriers

Oversize/overweight vehicle permits

• Permits
• Weight restriction programs​​
• Frozen road declaration
• Class II roads
• Seasonal posted roads
• Motor carrier fees

Commercial driver license (inter and intra)

• Commercial driver license (CDL)
• Medical requirements

Motor carrier enforcement and truck safety

• Motor carrier enforcement
• Safety and weight enforcement facilities (SWEF)
• Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)
• State Patrol
• Hours-of-service regulations (U.S. DOT website)
• North American Fatigue Management Program (NAFMP at the U.S. DOT website)​

Other publications

• Long Truck operator map
• Wisconsin Commercial Driver’s Manual
• Motor carrier start-up information package and reference guide

Freight movement (road, rail, water or sky)

• Freight movement
• Freight Summit

Related links

• Plans and projects
• Traveler information (travel and congestion information)

Questions about the content of this page:

Motor Carrier Services
Email: irp-ifta@dot.wi.gov
Phone: (608) 266-9900