By Evan Reid, Founder of Haul Handbook · Updated Jul 18, 2026
Florida IRP administration
- Agency
- FLHSMV Division of Motorist Services, Bureau of Commercial Vehicle and Driver Services (BCVDS)
- Fee structure
- Fees are apportioned: each jurisdiction's fee equals the fleet's mileage percentage in that jurisdiction multiplied by that jurisdiction's registration fee schedule for the vehicle's weight. FLHSMV's published example totals 1,121.45 USD for an 80,000 lb unit across its jurisdictions; actual fees vary by fleet mileage distribution and weight.
- Cab card
- Each apportioned vehicle receives an apportioned license plate and a cab card as proof of registration; the cab card must be carried in the vehicle at all times during operation.
To work through your mileage inputs, calculate each jurisdiction’s share of your fleet miles. The estimator apportions any full-year fees you enter; it does not contain state fee schedules or issue an official quote.
Base jurisdiction, renewal, and audit in detail
The rules that decide whether Florida can be your base jurisdiction, what qualifies, and what happens at renewal and audit. Each one is sourced.
- Qualifying vehicles: Summary
- Commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate commerce must apportion if they have a gross vehicle weight over 26,000 lb, or three or more axles regardless of weight, or a combined GVW with trailer over 26,000 lb. Vehicles at or under 26,000 lb conducting point-to-point interstate commerce in Florida may also register.
Who must apportion
Interstate commercial vehicles over the registered weight line apportion, as does anything with three or more axles and combinations over the line. Lighter vehicles running point-to-point interstate work in Florida may opt in. The sourced qualification field carries the exact weights and wording.
Proving a Florida base
Florida wants either a staffed physical location in the state, owned or leased, or Florida residency, with several forms of proof filed alongside the application. The state trucking manual lists the accepted documents, and established accounts later file transactions through the online carrier system.
What apportioned fees look like
There is no flat Florida IRP fee. Each jurisdiction charges its registration schedule for the vehicle's weight, scaled by the fleet's share of miles in that jurisdiction, so two fleets with identical trucks can pay differently. FLHSMV publishes a worked example, rendered from the sourced fee field on this page.
Plates, cab cards, renewal
Each apportioned vehicle gets one plate and a cab card that must ride in the truck at all times. Accounts renew on a staggered schedule, each assigned its own renewal month across most of the year. The sourced renewal field carries the cycle.
What pairs with IRP
The same interstate operation that needs apportioned plates almost always needs an IFTA license through Florida, and heavy power units owe the federal Form 2290 heavy vehicle use tax before plates renew. To compare how other states run IRP, see the national IRP registration table.