The addresses for the Motor Carrier Services Division are:

Physical – 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE  68508

Mailing – PO Box 94729, Lincoln, NE  68509-4729

Our office hours are 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Central Time)  Monday through Friday and closed on all major holidays.  The office staff can be reached at 402-471-4435.

Email our office at https://dmv.nebraska.gov/mc/contact.     

You will need the apportioned credentials if your vehicle has a gross vehicle weight or registered gross weight exceeding 26,000 lbs., or the power unit has 3 or more axles, or the gross vehicle weight of the combination of power unit and trailer exceeds 26,000 lbs., and, it will be traveling out-of-state. 

To apply to the Motor Carrier Services division for apportioned license plates, the application can be found on our website at https://dmv.nebraska.gov/mc/how-apply-irp.

The application and information related to documentation required to add or delete a truck can be found at https://dmv.nebraska.gov/mc/making-changes-my-account 

Along with the application and proof of established place of business or residency, you will be required to provide a copy of the previous registration and actual miles your truck ran under the carriers you were leased to for the reporting period (July through June of year prior to the current year).

You will need an IFTA permit if your vehicle has a gross vehicle weight or registered gross weight exceeding 26,000 lbs., or the power unit has 3 or more axles, or the gross vehicle weight of the combination of power unit and trailer exceeds 26,000 lbs., and, it will be traveling out-of-state. 

The application and information related to the IFTA program can be found at https://dmv.nebraska.gov/mc/apply-ifta-license

IFTA returns are filed quarterly and due the last day of the month following the quarter.  If the due date falls on a holiday or weekend, the following business day is considered the due date.

First quarter                       April 30

Second quarter                 July 31

Third quarter                     October 31

Fourth quarter                  January 31

Yes, IFTA returns are required to be filed even if you have no activity to report.

No, the IFTA decal must be requested separate from the truck registration.  The decal can be requested on-line at https://dmv.nebraska.gov/services.  Or, send a request to our office with a $1.00 for each set of decals. 

No, the decal is assigned to the fleet and can be placed on any truck.  Once placed on a truck, the decal is non-transferable, and miles and gallons must be recorded.

Our office recommends keeping a copy of your previously filed return in order to report the miles as required for our on-line IFTA services.  If you did not keep a copy, you will need to call our office and request the information from the staff.  You will be required to answer questions related to your account in order for our office to release the information.

If you have an Interstate DOT number, meaning you cross state lines, you are required to register and pay UCR fees each calendar year.   Log into the UCR website at www.ucr.gov and pay your fees.

No, there is no registration carried in your units.  Law enforcement verifies your registration on-line.

Permits are sold through the Nebraska DMV website under the Motor Carrier/Trucking online services section.  https://dmv.nebraska.gov/services

72 hour trip permit cost $25 with a payment processing fee of $2

72 hour fuel permit cost $20 with a payment processing fee of $2

72 hour combined trip and fuel permit cost $45 with a payment processing fee of $4

IFTA records (mileage and fuel) are required to be maintained for four (4) years and IRP records (mileage only) for five (5) years. 

Date, origin/destination, beginning/ending odometer readings, total miles and miles per jurisdiction.  This can be kept manually or by a GPS system that is able to capture and extract all of the required raw data. 

Detail mileage records and quarterly unit/fleet summaries need to be maintained to support the mileage running under your plate and reported annually.  Manual or electronic records need to be maintained for 5 years.  See   https://dmv.nebraska.gov/mc/ifta-record-keepingaudit for questions related to record keeping.

You will need to pull the mileage by jurisdiction and total report by month and/or quarter.  You will also need to download the raw data information that list the date, time, latitude, longitude, and actual ECM odometer reading of each ping.  Make sure you have access to this information for the 5 year record retention period.

If your GPS is not hooked up to your trucks ECM then you will need to make sure that you have all of the required information:  Date, beginning/ending odometer, origin/destination, miles per state, and total miles. 

Detail records information can be found:  https://dmv.nebraska.gov/mc/irp-record-keepingaudit and https://dmv.nebraska.gov/mc/ifta-record-keepingaudit

If the next-to-last digit of your USDOT number is odd, file your update every odd-numbered calendar year.  If the next-to-last digit of your USDOT number is even, file your update every even numbered calendar year.  The last number indicates the month the update must be filed.  It is due by the last day of:

Update your DOT number by logging into https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/

The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) issues oversize/overweight permits.  They can be obtained at https://dottruckpermits.nebraska.gov/permit/

If your truck is registered over 55,000 lbs., you are required to pay the HVUT, Form 2290.   You can file online at www.irs.gov. The receipted copy is required to be submitted to the Motor Carrier Services office when registering a new unit and when the unit(s) are renewed, as well as the county office if you have a truck not apportioned, but over 55,000 lbs. registered weight. 

Medical cards can be faxed to the Department of Motor Vehicles at 402-471-3157 or emailed to dmv.exam-medcert@nebraska.gov.  If you have questions related to your medical card, contact the Driver Licensing Services division at 402-471-3861.

E-mail the violation to mcs.web@nebraska.gov or fax to 402-471-3920.  If you have questions regarding the violation contact the Motor Carrier Services division at 402-471-4435.