Trucking coverage and compliance, built for Utah.

Utah credentials carriers through UDOT and sets its own intrastate minimums by rule. Here is a plain-language overview, with the official sources to confirm it.

State registration

Utah does not issue a separate PUC-style intrastate operating-authority certificate for general carriers; intrastate carriers register and credential through the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Motor Carrier Division, with a USDOT number from the FMCSA. Verify whether any for-hire passenger or household-goods authority filing applies separately with UDOT.

State insurance minimums

Utah sets its own intrastate minimums by rule. An intrastate private motor carrier generally must carry at least $750,000 in liability, and any carrier hauling oil or hazardous materials must carry at least $1,000,000 in financial responsibility plus an MCS-90 endorsement kept at the principal place of business. Confirm the current rule with UDOT.

Registration and tax credentials

Power units must be registered for the combined gross weight of the truck or tractor plus all loaded trailers, and Utah participates in IRP for apportioned registration and IFTA for fuel tax on qualifying interstate vehicles, with UCR for interstate carriers. These run through UDOT and the Tax Commission.

Workers compensation

Utah requires workers comp for essentially all employers from the first employee, with no employee-count threshold, though owners, partners, and a limited number of corporate officers can elect exclusion with the proper filing. It is an open, competitive market, not monopolistic. Verify with the Utah Labor Commission.

Federal rules still apply

Most trucking compliance is federal. Your USDOT number, interstate authority, the BMC-91 filing, the MCS-90, BOC-3, and UCR all still apply alongside Utah's requirements. We help line up the coverage behind both. Verify federal requirements with the FMCSA.