Ohio IRP Customers

January 1st brought about some changes for IRP customers in Ohio.  IRP is the International Registration Plan, an agreement for the registration of commercial motor vehicles involved in interjurisdictional travel throughout the 48 contiguous United States and 10 provinces in Canada.

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) now issues multi-year/permanent registrations to those who have a commercial trailer or semi-trailer registered in Ohio.

Multi-year (two to seven years) and permanent (eight years) registrations will allow customers to purchase multi-year commercial trailer and semi-trailer registrations for up to seven consecutive years or pay the equivalent of eight years of registration fees to receive a permanent registration plate (for the life of the trailer, non-transferable). The permanent registrations will receive a plate with the word “permanent” printed between the bolt holes and “No Exp” printed (no expiration) at the bottom right hand corner.

The BMV is also offering the ability to have your company logo on your apportioned license plate.  IRP accounts must be in good standing.  Applications can be requested through the Ohio Commercial Online Registration System or by calling the Vehicle Information Services Operations Section / IRP unit at 614-752-2055

Still have questions? Contact the Ohio BMV at (614) 752-7800 or see www.ohiobmv.gov.

Truck Services of North America works to help you stay informed of situations that may affect you. We can assist you through the process of obtaining your IRP. For more information about IRP or any of our other services, contact us at TSNAmerica.com, email support@TSNAmerica.com or call 803.386.0320.

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ATTN: Ohio CDL Holders

On November 5, 2013, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) released a notice to remind all Commercial Driver License (CDL) holders of the new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations that went into effect as of January 30, 2012.

All CDL holders must update their driving record with the BMV by self-certifying the type of commercial driving by January 30, 2014 or they will no longer be eligible to operate a commercial motor vehicle.  Currently there are 120,000 Ohio CDL holders who have not done so and are at risk of losing their CDL privileges.

The Ohio BMV realizes that many CDL holders are not aware of these changes and sent a notice out to the Ohio Trucking Association and the Ohio Association of Movers to help inform the CDL holders.

For more information see http://bmv.ohio.gov/cdl_fed_regulations.stm.

Truck Services of North America works to help you stay informed of situations that may affect you. For more information about any of our other services, contact us at TSNAmerica.com, email support@TSNAmerica.com or call 803.386.0320.

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