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From: State of New Jersey, Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles
Re: International Registration Plan (IRP)
If you own or lease a commercial vehicle that operates in interstate commerce, even if it leaves New Jersey only occasionally, please be advised that you may be affected by the International Registration Plan (IRP). The IRP is an international program for vehicle registration through which the vehicle's base state collects apportioned registration fees for each state where the vehicle travels. The base state then remits the fees to the other states and provides the vehicle owner/leasee with a registration credential (cab card) listing those states for which fees are paid.
The IRP applies to all commercial vehicles operating interstate with a gross weight of more than 26,000 pounds, or any commercial vehicle with 3 or more axles regardless of weight, or any commercial vehicle when used in combination exceeds 26,000 pounds.
Once a state is listing on an IRP cab card, vehicle operators are not required to pay additional registration fees for the right to operate both interstate and intrastate in that state. So, New Jersey-based carriers will no longer be required to purchase registration trip permits when traveling in some western states, and they may also conduct point-to-point business in any state listed on the IRP cab card. Please be advised, however, that IRP deal strictly with registration fees. It does not replace or eliminate any state's requirement for fuel use taxes (IFTA, etc.) or operating authority (SSRS).
After July 31, 1996, vehicles without IRP credentials will be prohibited from traveling outside New Jersey without first obtaining a registration trip permit.
For related questions, you may call the IRP Hotline at 609-633-9399.
