In Michigan the State Police issue your trucking authority, not a DOT. How the CVED application, your Form E and the October 1 renewal window work.

Missouri intrastate authority runs on a MoDOT decal and a Form E your insurer files. The state minimum is $300,000. Here's why that number is a problem.

Pennsylvania intrastate authority has no annual renewal. It has a 60-day insurance clock that gets applications dismissed. How the PA PUC Form E works.

Indiana intrastate authority renews October 1 to November 30, not December 31. What general freight still owes the state, and who files your Form E.

Ohio intrastate authority renews May 1 to June 30, and a lapsed Form E can void your PUCO number by phone call. Here's what PUCO requires and who files it.

Illinois intrastate authority runs on one insurance filing. If your Form E lapses, your Public Carrier Certificate is legally void. Here's how to protect it.

Run one load through Kentucky and the state wants its cut. A KYU number is free to get and costs about three cents a mile to keep — and it quietly wrecks carriers who forget it exists. Here's what it is, who needs one, and the $500 mistake that catches people a year later.