IRP course
The International Registration Plan is a registration reciprocity agreement among states of the United States, the District of Columbia and provinces of Canada providing for payment of license fees on the basis of fleet distance operated in various jurisdictions. Under the provisions of the IRP, motor carriers can operate on an inter-jurisdictional basis in any IRP member jurisdiction displayed on the cab card, provided they have obtained proper operating authority.
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Why Are We Members?
- According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, sanctioning the IRP (interstate) registrations of commercial motor vehicles is a powerful enforcement tool in deterring out-of-service carriers from operating on U.S. roadways.
- In 1991, at the urging of motor carriers, the U.S. Congress enacted legislation (the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991) which mandated that all the states (except Alaska and Hawaii) join the IRP by 1996.
- Prior to that, states and provinces had varying rules that allowed certain jurisdictions to travel through another with either reciprocity or a separate registration credential.
- IRP facilitates the registration of over 2.4 million commercial motor vehicles in the U.S. and Canada and over 2 billion U.S. dollars in revenue for U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions each year. IRP helps to ensure a smooth registration process and strives to positively impact safe, efficient and effective operations for commercial motor vehicles in North America