This website has NOTÂ been created or endorsed by the State of Delaware, the information below will be useful to many commercial truck owners but will not cover all of the situations encountered when registering as a motor carrier
1) INSURANCE: You will have to provide proof of insurance to get your truck registered
2) HEAVY HIGHWAY VEHICLE USE TAX: If your vehicle's gross vehicle weight is over 55,000 lbs. you may be required to pay this tax. You will have to show a reciept that you paid this tax if you are registering your truck 60 days or more after you have bought this truck. For more information: IRS form 2290 IRS form 2290 instructions
3) CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY: You will need to fill out this application Instructions for the Completion of the Application For a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
4) APPLICATION for DELAWARE vehicle registration. You will also need to fill out this application to get your truck registered.
5) ASSUMED NAME REGISTRATION. If the name on the account is going to be different than your legal name or you are registering as a corporation you will have to register that name with the DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE
WHAT YOU WILL DO AFTER YOU HAVE THE ABOVE ITEMS:
STATE OF DELAWARE DELDOT CONTACT:
Public Carrier operations, please contact Lynne Lott at (302) 744-2706 or Jeff Kohel directly at (302) 744-2714.
