Owner-Operator Compliance, Handled
You bought a truck to drive and earn — not to fight with quarterly fuel taxes and renewal notices. We take the paperwork off your dash so you can keep your wheels turning.
When it’s just you and your truck, every hour spent on paperwork is an hour you’re not earning — and one late IFTA return or missed Form 2290 can wipe out a good week. Consultran has kept Minnesota owner-operators legal and rolling since 1973. We’re part of the full range of trucking compliance services we provide for motor carriers.
Thinking about getting your own authority?
Worried about the cost? Not sure what you’re signing up for? That’s the most common call we get. We’ll walk you through exactly what your own DOT & MC authority costs and the responsibilities that come with it — IFTA, IRP, 2290, UCR and a drug-testing pool — before you commit. No surprises.
What we handle for you
DOT & MC authority
Your USDOT and MC numbers, BOC-3, and insurance filings, kept current so a roadside stop is never a problem.
IFTA quarterly filing
We calculate fuel tax from your miles and file every quarter, on time.
IRP apportioned plates
Your base-state plates set up and renewed without the DMV runaround.
Form 2290 (HVUT)
E-filed with the IRS; stamped Schedule 1 back fast so you can register.
UCR registration
Your annual Unified Carrier Registration, never missed.
Drug-testing pool
A DOT-compliant consortium for your CDL, with random selection and FMCSA Clearinghouse handled.
“I was paying late penalties every quarter trying to do IFTA myself between loads. Consultran took it over and I haven’t thought about it since.” — Owner-operator, Minnesota
The one-driver rule: you can’t be your own DOT testing pool
Here’s the requirement that catches almost every new owner-operator: FMCSA requires random testing selections to come from a pool of two or more drivers — and you can’t randomly select yourself from a pool of yourself. A one-truck operation satisfies the rule one way: joining a DOT drug-testing consortium. The Clearinghouse rules point the same direction — an owner-operator must designate a C/TPA to handle violation reporting.
Enrollment is one phone call, and it covers the random pool, every required test type, and the Clearinghouse work. Read the full breakdown in our owner-operator testing guide.
Your first 90 days under new authority
New authority comes with a front-loaded compliance calendar, and the new-entrant audit checks all of it:
- Before your first safety-sensitive work — a pre-employment drug test and Clearinghouse query on yourself, before you so much as move the truck. You’re the employer hiring yourself as a driver.
- Before your authority activates — BOC-3 and insurance filings.
- Before your first interstate mile — UCR registration.
- At first use of the truck — Form 2290, because you can’t register without the stamped Schedule 1.
- Your first quarter-end — the first IFTA return, even if you barely ran.
None of these are hard individually. The trap is that they all land at once, while you’re also finding freight. That’s the 90 days where we earn our keep.
What it costs to stay compliant
Less than one missed deadline. Most owner-operators spend more on a single late-filing penalty than a year of having us run the calendar. Tell us how you operate and we’ll quote the exact services you need — nothing you don’t. Call (651) 482-1124.
Adding a truck or two?
Once you’ve got drivers and more trucks, the renewals multiply fast. When you’re ready, our small-fleet service scales right up with you — same single point of contact.
Don’t just take our word for it: read testimonials from owner-operators who have grown their businesses with Consultran’s help.