Companies operating trucks or buses in Oregon complete an Application for Motor Carrier Permit if their vehicles have a combined weight over 26,000 pounds, or if they're hauling for-hire with trucks weighing 26,000 pounds or less. The form is used to establish a new Oregon account and amend or change an existing account. Trucks and buses over 26,000 pounds report miles traveled in Oregon and pay a weight-mile (highway-use) tax.
See ORS Chapter 825 -- ORS 825.015 and 825.017 -- for a list of vehicles exempt from motor carrier regulation.
Wonder if a certain company is registered to operate in Oregon? One way to tell is to check if the company has filed proof of insurance for its vehicles. Oregon intrastate motor carrier must meet state insurance requirements. Interstate operators must meet federal requirements. Verify a company's Oregon insurance status.
Visit the ODOT Motor Carrier Transportation Division Web site for information about trucking in Oregon. Oregon-based carriers receiving a certificate or permit for the first time are given a packet of information about motor carrier regulations, including those related to safety, highway-use tax, insurance, and vehicle size and weight. Oregon law requires that new companies participate in this "Motor Carrier Education Program" shortly after receiving a certificate or permit. Call the Motor Carrier Transportation Division (MCTD) at 503-378-6963, or visit a New Carrier Education Web page to access the information presented through this program.
Liability - minimum $750,000 per accident.Cargo - minimum $10,000, if required.See insurance rules - OAR Chapter 740, Division 40
Prerequisites:
This application is completed by a motor carrier with no previous account in Oregon, or a carrier with an existing account who has changed its business name (an ownership change is a change in entities and/or ownership structure of a company for which there is an existing account).
Oregon law requires motor carriers to certify, at the time of registration, that they have an in-house drug and alcohol testing program that meets the federal requirements of 49 CFR Part 382, or that they are a member of a consortium, as defined in 49 CFR 382.107, that provides testing that meets the requirements.
Corporate Certificate or updated certificate, if corporation, Assumed Business Name registry, if applicable, Power of Attorney, if working through an agent.
Additional Information:
For information, please contact the ODOT Motor Carrier Transportation Division:
Motor Carrier Services / Offices & Staff
Salem Headquarters - Motor Carrier Transportation Division 550 Capitol Street NE, Salem OR 97301-2530 Call: 503-378-6699 Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday Phone Service Center Open 24 hours / 7 days - 503-378-6699
Field Offices:
Ashland Port of Entry, NB I-5, California border PO Box 666, Ashland, OR 97520-0023 Call: 541-776-6117 Registration Desk Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday
Farewell Bend Port of Entry, WB I-84, Idaho border 5920 Highway 30, Huntington OR 97907-9707 Call: 541-869-2293 Registration Desk Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Mountain Time), Monday - Friday
Portland Bridge Office, I-5, Oregon/Washington border 12348 N Center Avenue, Portland OR 97217-7871 Call: 971-673-5900 Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday
Umatilla Port of Entry, SB I-82, Washington border 1801 SW Highway 730 East, Umatilla OR 97882-0770 Call: 541-922-3761 Registration Desk Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday
