Wednesday, March 16, 2011

When Should You Put Your California Motor Carrier Permit in Withdrawal?

If you race in California for hire or if you have a commercial vehicle that has GVW of 10,000 lbs or more, you need a motor carrier permit. But many types of businesses are seasonal. So you active all year permit or put it in the voluntary return while your business is not working do you live?

Issues to consider is your commercial auto insurance. In order to keep your active # CA, you file with the DMV need to keep your liability insurance. We see several advantages with seasonal truck drivers that if they return voluntarily put their permits, they cancel your insurance or liability coverage for the off season can drop. This is a lot of money when your business is not income can save. Just make sure you talk to your insurance agent and make sure they understand what you want to do. A good agent will walk you through the process and is going to tell you when your business will then get insurance.

Another issue is flexibility. Once you put your permit voluntary return, it usually take once you file the necessary paperwork at least a few weeks to allow her to get active again. California DMV is notoriously backlogged with work and many days of your request to be processed before sitting at a table might be. I always recommend my clients to plan ahead when they go back to work getting ready. Allow at least 2 weeks, when his voluntary withdrawal permits bringing out just in case. If they carry a burden to get the call, they seized his truck if they have a valid motor carrier can operate without permission. (Per DMV website: property without a permit motor carriers operating as a crime and up to $ 2,500 fine or not more than three months in county jail or imprisonment for both the CHP can also confiscated and forfeited. their vehicles. (Vehicle Code Section 34 670))

So if you would be out of service for 2 months or more, it is often worthwhile in return for their permits to put a vehicle that does not work if you do not pay insurance. But make sure you know that you do not just jump in the truck for a chance to work if you can get are. DMV allows you to do in this situation allowed to leave her for 2 years (as of writing this article.) Be sure to check with them if you are out of service will be for a longer period of time. In that case, a new permit to reapply may be.