How to Start a Trucking Company in Georgia
What does it cost to start a trucking company in Georgia?
A Georgia trucking company files $100 LLC articles and pays a $50 annual registration each April, gets a free USDOT number and $300 MC authority, and registers IRP and IFTA through the Department of Revenue. Intrastate for-hire carriers also register with the Department of Public Safety. Atlanta's freight volume makes Georgia one of the stronger markets for a new authority.
Last verified by ELD Hub.
Register now, activate the day your MC clears
FMCSA requires an ELD from your first mile under authority. Set it up while you wait — $15 per truck per month, no contract, cancel anytime.
4 quick steps — personal details, company info, billing, done. About 2 minutes.
Georgia entity and registration facts
- LLC formation fee
- $100 online articles of organization
- Ongoing state cost
- $50 annual registration, due by April 1
- IRP / IFTA office
- Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division
- Intrastate authority
- Georgia intrastate for-hire carriers register with the Department of Public Safety and must carry state-minimum liability coverage.
What is different about launching in Georgia
Atlanta is a top-three freight hub
Volume out of Atlanta is high year-round, which makes it one of the easier markets for a new authority to keep a truck loaded.
April 1 annual registration
Georgia's $50 annual registration is due April 1 and late filing carries a $25 penalty plus administrative dissolution risk.
IRP and IFTA through Revenue, not DDS
Georgia processes apportioned plates and fuel tax through the Department of Revenue, a different office than driver licensing.
The federal filings, in order
USDOT number →
Free, issued in minutes. The first filing every carrier makes.
MC operating authority →
$300, non-refundable. Roughly 4–6 weeks from filing to active.
BOC-3 filing →
About $40 one-time. Must be on file before authority activates.
UCR registration →
About $46/year for 0–2 trucks. Due before the calendar year starts.
IRP apportioned plates →
$1,200–$2,500 in year one, filed with your base state.
Drug & alcohol consortium →
$50–$100 per driver per year. Required before the first dispatch.
Keep going
Startup cost calculator →
Year-one budget for a Georgia authority.
90-day launch checklist →
Every step from LLC to first load.
ELD requirements in Georgia →
State rules, inspections and enforcement.
ELD for a new authority →
What FMCSA expects from day one under your MC.
Other states
Register now, activate the day your MC clears
FMCSA requires an ELD from your first mile under authority. Set it up while you wait — $15 per truck per month, no contract, cancel anytime.
4 quick steps — personal details, company info, billing, done. About 2 minutes.