Although there are a number of different trucks there are two main ways to register your vehicle, either registering as a PRIVATE CARRIER or as a FOR HIRE carrier.

PRIVATE MOTOR CARRIER 

PRIVATE CARRIER is a person who transports their own property that they own or are buying or selling or property that they are transporting as an incidental part of another business that they operate. If you think that this includes you, go here PRIVATE CARRIER

FOR HIRE MOTOR CARRIER 

"FOR HIRE" Motor Carrier is a person who transports property for compensation over the public highways into, out of, or through the State of PENNSYLVANIA. Go here if you are going to be operating as "F0R HIRE" MOTOR CARRIER

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This website was NOT created nor endorsed by the State of Pennsylvania, the information below will be useful to many commercial vehicle owners but will not cover all of the situations encountered in registering a commercial vehicle