['Operating Authority']
['For-Hire Carrier Authority']
01/17/2024
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Authority
| Required | Agency | Name | Fee | |
| For-hire authority | Yes | Texas DMV (TxDMV) - authority not required for for-hire vehicles if NONE of the vehicles are operating on a road or highway in Texas. | TxDMV Number Certificate and USDOT number | Yes |
| Household goods authority | Yes | Texas DMV (TxDMV) | TxDMV Number Certificate and USDOT number | Yes |
| Exempt for-hire authority | Yes | Texas DMV (TxDMV) - authority not required for for-hire vehicles if NONE of the vehicles are operating on a road or highway in Texas. | TxDMV Number Certificate and USDOT number | Yes |
| Private authority | Yes | Texas DMV (TxDMV) | Texas intrastate authority DMV Number Certificate in addition and USDOT number, and Original Texas Motor Carrier Application and an additional Motor Carrier Equipment Report. | Yes |
| Passenger authority | Yes | Texas DMV (TxDMV) | TxDMV Certificate number | Yes |
| Other authority | Solely intrastate carriers are required to renew their Texas authority registration annually. | |||
Insurance
| Required | Amount | Forms | Notes | |
| For-hire insurance | No | NA | NA | NA |
| Household goods insurance | Yes | $5,000 cargo insurance; $10,000 aggregate loss or damage to multiple shipper cargo carried on any one motor vehicle; and $300,000 for vehicles with gross weight, registered weight, or gross weight rating of 26,000 pounds or less; or $500,000 for vehicles with gross weight, registered weight, or gross weight rating of 26,000 pounds or more. | Form E and H | NA |
| Exempt for-hire insurance | No | NA | NA | NA |
| Private insurance | No | NA | NA | NA |
| Passenger insurance | Yes | $5,000,000 for buses with a seating capacity of 16 passengers or more, and $500,000 for commercial school buses and farm trucks. | Form E | For motor carrier registration purposes only, if the is vehicle used to transport passengers and is operated by an entity whose primary function is not to transport passengers (i.e. – hotel shuttles, daycare center, nursing home shuttles), you are not required to register with the TxDMV. |
| Hazardous material insurance | Yes | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 depending on the hazardous substance. | Form E | $5,000,000 - Commercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,001 pounds - Any quantity of Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 material; any quantity of a Division 2.3, Hazard Zone A, or Division 6.1, Packing Group I, Hazard Zone A material; or highway route controlled quantities of a Class 7 material as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. |
['Operating Authority']
['For-Hire Carrier Authority']
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