Commercial Vehicle Operations

Moving goods

For-hire motor carriers of property

• Motor Carrier of Property Get Certificate of Registration Packet
• Initial Motor Carrier Contact (IMCC) education
• USDOT Number
• Get authority to operate (MC number) - for interstate carriers
• Unified Carrier Registration (UCR)

Rules and Regulations

• Minnesota Statutes, section 221.0251
• Minnesota Commercial Vehicle Resource Book 2026

Private motor carriers

Companies or people who use a vehicle for transportation in which their primary business is not transportation and is used to further their business (such as a landscaper) is considered a private motor carrier of property. If your truck and/or trailer exceeds 10,000 pounds, you are subject to federal regulations. See legal requirements.