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INTERSTATE OPERATING AUTHORITY OVERVIEW Also see Obtaining Your Interstate Authority: What Permits Plus Does Also see Interstate Authority Definitions And Insurance Requirements Also see Reinstate Or Amend Your Authority Formerly known as ICC or FHWA authority, Interstate Operating Authority is permission granted by the federal government to transport regulated freight across state lines. Interstate Operating Authority is now granted by the Office of Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the auspices of the FHWA. Unlike many of the other regulations governing interstate operations, there is no minimum weight threshold that requires compliance. Any vehicle operating for hire in interstate transportation of regulated freight or passengers must have operating authority. After authority is granted, all regulated motor carriers must register their authority with the states in which they will conduct operations. This is done through the Single State Registration System (38 states participate in this program) and is known as SSRS registration. If your base state is a non-participating state, then application is made through a neighboring state that belongs to the SSRS. Only after you receive an RS-3 receipt as proof of your SSRS filing are you legal to operate in interstate commerce. Any regulated freight that is transported wholly within state lines (pickup and deliver same load without crossing state lines) is considered intrastate carriage or point to point and is controlled on the state level. Permission to conduct this type of operation is known as Intrastate Authority. Most intrastate operations require registration with the state(s) where these operations take place. Certain Freight is considered "exempt"(such as produce) and therefore bound by statutory regulations. Although exempt commodities do not require federal registration, 30 states do require the registration of your exempt interstate operations. This is commonly referred to as PUC or Exempt Authority. Once an application is filed with a state in which you will conduct exempt interstate operations, ID stamps (known as bingo stamps) will be issued and must be affixed on the back of a D-1 cab card. If your operations require transporting separate loads of both regulated freight and exempt commodities, Alabama, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon, West Virginia & Wisconsin require both a SSRS registration RS-3 receipt and PUC exempt registration. Also see Obtaining Your Interstate Authority: What Permits Plus Does Also see Interstate Authority Definitions And Insurance Requirements Also see Reinstate Or Amend Your Authority