Do you Need aFuel Permit or License?
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Re:Do you Need aFuel Permit or License?
For IFTA your vehicle has to meet the definition of a "qualified vehicle" (2 axle vehicle with 26,001 or greater GVW, 3 or more axles, or used in a combination with 26,001 or greater GVW) AND travel interstate. Same as MrBilly stated and the same as the picture Siera Phil posted.. AND all jurisdicitons (states) should have the same requirement.. <br><br>If the vehicle doesnt meet these terms you dont have to have the IFTA decals or file a quarterly report... As a IFTA tax auditor for VA if your truck isnt a qualified vehicle and you have been paying taxes on it we will remove that vehicles miles and fuel and recalculate your tax liability.<br><br><br>NOW state requirements may be different on whether you need a special permit for travel within that state. VA just did away with their VA Motor Fuel Road Tax Program (the intrastate version of IFTA) and charges an extra $100 per yr on your license plate fee for all vehicles with gvw of 26,001 or greater. BUT if you travel atleast 15,000 miles a yr and get atleast a 5.0 mpg you are better off paying the $100.. VA is a surcharge state.. Not matter how much fuel you purchase in VA, we want an additional $0.035 per gallon for all fuel burned in VA. This is on top of the $0.16 we collect at the pump.<br><br>Haulin in Dixie - can you give me the Federal code for the IFTA requirements you stated? I would be curious to read them.. I know the VA DMV is not auditing based on the criteria you stated. And as far as I know no other jurisdiction is enforcing it that way as well.<br><br><br><br>
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Re:Do you Need aFuel Permit or License?
Haulin in Dixie.. I did a google.com search for "ifta requirements" and i looked at websites for Kentucky, Idaho, colorado, Virginia, New York, and Illinois... All of these states listed the same requirements to be in ifta.. I copied the statement from the IL page as posted below:<br><br>begin quote -<br>"To determine if you need to register with Illinois as an IFTA carrier you first need to decide if your vehicles are considered "qualified motor vehicles." A qualified motor vehicle is a motor vehicle traveling interstate and is used, designed, or maintained for transportation of persons or property and either<br><br>* having two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding 26,000 pounds <br>* having three or more axles regardless of weight; or <br>* used in combination and the gross vehicle weight or the registered gross vehicle weight of the combined vehicles exceeds 26.000 pounds. " end quote<br><br>Are we talking about the same IFTA here (keep track of total miles/fuel, jurisdictional miles/fuel and file a quarterly tax report with your base jurisdiction)?? Im a little lost/confused at this point and want to make sure there is not a strange Federal requirement out that applies here as well..<br><br>If you would please email me some information on the IFTA requirements you are aware of I would like to see it..<br><br>I will be back at work on Wed or Thursday of next week<br><br>Ill PM you my work email...<br><br>thanks..<br>
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Re:Do you Need aFuel Permit or License?
Haulin in Dixie... I got to thinking.. Could you mean IRP (international registration plan) where you have a prorated license plates for all the states you run in?? You get a cab card issued by your base state listing all the states you are eligible to run in.. <br><br>I know is certain situation states require you to have either IRP or purchase a tag from them if you do business in their state. I also know you can get IRP for vehicles 26,000 and under gvw.<br><br>just wondering..<br><br>
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Re:Do you Need aFuel Permit or License?
Ok think you got me there. IRP is three or more axles and IFTA is over 26,000 or more than three axles on the pulling vehicle. Alabama did say that I would have a lot of trouble running IRP with no IFTA, regardless of the weight. And IRP is necessary if you have more than three axles. I will put it this way, I had to have the IRP and DOT said that I would have trouble if not running both or neither. So I elected to plate for the higher weight and bite the bullet. I got it all.
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Re:Do you Need aFuel Permit or License?
Virginia DMV doesnt like to issue IRP without an IFTA account as well (and vice versa - they dont like to open an IFTA acct. unless you have a VA IRP as well).. But they do have to make exceptions in some circumstances.<br><br>Have a good one<br><br>
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