Start a trucking company in Georgia, ready to haul.
For drivers ready to run under their own authority. One team sets up the company, the authority, the truck, the driver, the insurance, and the paperwork as a single launch, so nothing sits waiting on a missing form.
Getting your DOT number is the easy part.
You can file for a USDOT number online in an afternoon. That's not where new carriers get stuck.
They get stuck in the gaps. The authority is approved, but the insurance filing never reached the FMCSA. The BOC-3 (the form that names your legal process agent in every state) wasn't filed, so the authority won't activate. The plates aren't ready. The driver isn't enrolled in a drug testing consortium. Each piece came from a different vendor, and nobody owned the whole list.
Meanwhile the truck payment is due, and the truck hasn't earned a dollar.
A trucking company isn't ready when the authority comes through. It's ready when every piece is in place at the same time. That's the job we take on.
Six things you need before your first load.
A legally established trucking company
Your LLC filed with the Georgia Secretary of State, an EIN from the IRS (free), an operating agreement, and a business bank account. Every other filing attaches to this entity, so it comes first.
Active operating authority
Your USDOT number and operating authority (the MC number) applied for, with the insurance filing and BOC-3 on record so the authority can go active instead of sitting on hold.
Organized compliance records
A compliance file built the way an FMCSA auditor expects to see it: driver qualification records, testing records, insurance, and registrations, plus a calendar of every renewal and filing date.
Access to trucking equipment
Help lining up a truck and trailer that fit your lanes and budget, whether you buy or lease. The dealer or lender makes its own approval decision.
A qualified driver onboarded
Whether that's you or someone you hire: consortium enrollment, a pre-employment drug test, and a complete driver qualification file. If you're hiring, we help you find the driver.
Insurance and required registrations activated
Liability and cargo insurance bound and filed with the FMCSA, UCR paid, IRP plates on the truck, and IFTA decals in the cab. Then you're legal to haul across state lines.
The Road-Ready Launch, in three phases.
The longest wait in the process is the FMCSA's. After your application is published, there's a 10-day protest period, and the FMCSA says processing usually takes about 20 to 25 business days. Most people sit through it doing nothing. We use it to finish everything else, so the day your authority goes active, the rest of the company is ready too.
Build the company and file the authority.
LLC and EIN, DOT and MC authority application, BOC-3, UCR, FMCSA portal setup, and your compliance file. This starts the federal clock as early as possible.
Line up the truck, the driver, and the coverage.
While the FMCSA wait runs, we coordinate equipment, onboard the driver, enroll the consortium, and coordinate the insurance quotes and the filing your authority needs.
Plates, fuel tax, cash flow, and dispatch.
IRP plates and IFTA, factoring and a fuel card so you're not waiting 30 to 60 days for a broker to pay, a dispatch connection, and hands-on training before your first run.
Everything in the Road-Ready Launch.
Setup and compliance
- LLC formation, EIN, and operating agreement
- DOT and MC authority setup
- BOC-3 process agent filing and UCR registration
- FMCSA portal setup, so you can manage your own records
- Compliance file creation
- Authority and compliance guidance, in plain English
- Drug and alcohol consortium enrollment
Operations and launch
- Equipment access coordination
- Driver sourcing and onboarding
- Insurance activation coordination
- IRP plates and IFTA setup
- Factoring and fuel card setup
- Dispatch connection
- Operational training and launch support
Your fee is quoted in writing after a free consultation, because a solo owner-operator with a truck already in hand needs less than a new carrier starting from zero. Government and third-party fees (FMCSA, UCR, IRP, IFTA, the BOC-3 agent, and the Georgia LLC filing) are separate, and we list each one before anything is filed. Your insurance premium is paid directly to your insurer.
52 days to active authority, a second truck, and a first load.
One of our clients came to us with his own truck and no operating authority. In 52 days we got his authority active, helped him add a second truck, and he hauled his first load. The filings ran in parallel while the FMCSA wait ran down.
That's one client's result, not a promise. Insurers and federal agencies set their own pace. But it shows what's possible when one team owns the whole list instead of passing it between five vendors.
500+ businesses formed over 14 years. Trucking authority is paperwork that has to be right the first time, and paperwork done right is what we do. Read the case studies.
Who this is for.
This is right if you…
- Have a CDL and want to run under your own authority instead of someone else's
- Are leased onto a carrier now and ready to keep more of each load
- Want one team accountable for the whole launch, not five vendors and a spreadsheet
- Plan to grow past one truck and want the company set up for that from day one
This isn't right if you…
- Only want a USDOT number and plan to file everything else yourself
- Are looking for a guaranteed income or a guaranteed load count (nobody honest offers one)
- Want to skip insurance or compliance steps to save time
Questions new carriers ask us most.
- How long does it take to start a trucking company in Georgia?
- It depends on how fast your insurance binds and how fast the FMCSA processes your application. After the FMCSA publishes your application, there's a 10-day protest period, and the FMCSA says new applications usually take about 20 to 25 business days before authority can go active. We use that wait to finish the other filings in parallel. One client came to us with his own truck and no authority. In 52 days he had active authority, a second truck, and his first load. That was one client, not a promise, because the agencies and insurers set their own pace.
- Do I need my own truck before I start?
- No. You can start with a CDL and a plan before you have a truck. Equipment access coordination is part of the Road-Ready Launch. We help you line up a purchase or lease that fits your lanes and budget. The lender or dealer makes its own approval decision.
- Do I need a driver, or can I drive myself?
- Either works. If you drive your own truck, we enroll you in a drug and alcohol consortium and set up your driver qualification file. If you plan to hire, we help you source a qualified driver and onboard them with the paperwork the FMCSA expects to see.
- Are MC numbers going away?
- Not yet. The FMCSA has proposed making the USDOT number the only identifier as part of its new Motus registration system, but that change needs a formal rulemaking and isn't in effect. Today, a for-hire interstate carrier still needs operating authority, which is issued as an MC number. We track the change and will update your file if the rules change.
- Is the government filing cost included?
- Government and third-party fees are separate from our fee, and we list each one in writing before anything is filed. They include the FMCSA application fee, UCR, IRP plates, IFTA, the BOC-3 process agent, the Georgia LLC filing fee, and consortium enrollment. Your insurance premium is paid to your insurer.
- Do you guarantee loads or income?
- No. We connect you with dispatch and factoring partners and train you on how they work, but freight rates and load volume depend on the market, your lanes, and how you run the business. Anyone who guarantees income in trucking is selling something other than the truth.
- What happens after my authority is active?
- Your first year comes with real deadlines: quarterly IFTA returns, the annual UCR renewal, and the FMCSA New Entrant safety audit. We set up your compliance file and a calendar so you know what's due and when, and we stay available for questions as you run.
- Do I have to be in Atlanta?
- No. We're based in Atlanta and know Georgia filings best, but we work by phone and video with carriers across the state and in other states.
Want to go deeper first? Read our trucking guides for new carriers: own authority vs. leasing on, the FMCSA wait, the filing checklist, insurance, factoring, drug testing, and the New Entrant safety audit.
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Plan your launch on paper first.
Every week the truck sits is a week it isn't earning. Let's get it moving.
P.S. The consultation is free and there's no obligation. You'll leave the call knowing exactly what your launch needs, what the government fees will be, and what you can do yourself if you'd rather go it alone.