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Motor Carrier Permit

Drivers who transport property, operate large commercial vehicles, transport hazardous materials, or operate vehicles requiring a commercial driver’s license need a motor carrier permit (MCP) as evidence they have registered their California Carrier Identification number (CA#) with DMV.

Drivers Who Need an MCP

The following types of drivers and/or vehicle operation require an MCP:

The following types of entities are required to have an MCP:

  • Any person or business entity that is paid to transport property in their motor vehicle regardless of vehicle size, type, or weight.
    • Entities that transport property for compensation are deemed a ‘for-hire’ motor carrier.
    • If you are a courier service and your vehicle is a motorcycle, you are required to have an MCP.
  • Generally, any person or business entity operating a commercial vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 10,001 pounds or more.
    • This includes commercial and private use.
    • Entities operating vehicles hauling personal goods or property are deemed a ‘private’ motor carrier.
  • Operators of any vehicle or a combination of vehicles transporting hazardous materials.
  • Operators of a combination of a motor truck and trailer, semitrailers, pole or pipe dollies, auxiliary dollies, and logging dollies, that exceeds 40 ft in length when coupled together.*
  • Operators of any motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicle and trailer for which the operation requires a commercial driver license.*

*Operators pulling camp trailers, utility trailers, and trailer coaches do not need an MCP.

Drivers Who Do Not Need an MCP

The following types of drivers and/or vehicle operation do not require an MCP:

  • Household goods and/or passenger carriers as defined in §5109 of the Public Utilities Code (PUC) (these vehicles operate under Public Utilities Commission authority).
  • Household goods carriers transporting used office, store, and institutional furniture and fixtures when operated under a household goods carrier permit issued pursuant to §5137 of the PUC.
  • Operators of:
    • Pickup trucks with a GVWR of less than 11,500 pounds, an unladen weight of less than 8,001 pounds, and equipped with a box-type bed not exceeding nine feet in length, when operated in a non-commercial manner.
    • Vehicles providing transportation for passengers and their baggage only.
    • Two-axle daily rental trucks with a GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds, when operated non-commercially.
    • Vehicles which are exempt from vehicle registration fees.
    • Motor trucks or two-axle truck tractors with a GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds, when operated singly or when used to tow a camp or utility trailer, a trailer coach, a fifth-wheel travel trailer, or a trailer designed to transport a watercraft, and is never operated commercially.

Insurance Requirements:

Levels of liability insurance vary from $300,000 to $5,000,000 combined single-limit coverage, depending on the type of vehicles and the property transported. Proof of insurance must be submitted on one of the following forms (CVC §34631, California Code of Regulation (CCR) §220.06):

  • Certificate of Insurance (MC 65 M) from your insurance provider.
  • Certificate of Self Insurance (MC 131 M).

To apply for a Certificate of Self Insurance, a motor carrier must meet the following requirements:

  • The motor carrier fleet is comprised of 25 or more commercial vehicles registered in the motor carrier name.
  • The required level of liability insurance does not exceed $750,000.
  • There are no unsatisfied judgment(s) against the motor carrier name or the “doing business as” (DBA) or trade names resulting from property damages and/or bodily injury (including death) caused by a motor vehicle accident listed on the application.

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