International Registration Plan (IRP)

Your user name is not case sensitive, however, your password is.

No. IRP plates are only available through the IRP Office. You can process a replacement plate through Online Services.

Yes, the IRP Plan allows for these vehicles to be registered in IRP at the option of the registrant.

No. Renewals can only be processed through our Online Services or by mail.

Yes, you will need to log into your Online Services account and select the unit you need to reprint the cab card for.

Credentials may be presented as an electronic image on a computer, tablet, or smart phone or as a paper copy. Regardless of the format, the document must be accurate, accessible,
and legible by law enforcement.

We strongly suggest that the document be stored as a PDF on an electronic device in each vehicle to ensure access to the document in areas without phone service or WiFi. If you are unable to provide proof of credentials, you may be ticketed and required to present proof of registration to a court of law.

Yes. IRP plates are transferrable within the same IRP account.

Yes, if you already have an established IRP account in good standing through the IRP Office. IRP is accessed using our Online Services. If you need to establish an IRP account, you may do so using this online service. But, whether you are an established IRP account holder, or need to submit an original application, you must create a MILogin user name and password.

No. Michigan IFTA transactions of all types are handled by the Michigan Department of Treasury. For IFTA information contact the Department of Treasury at 517-636-4580.

Yes. You must submit a USDOT number and Federal Employer ID Number (FEIN) at the account level. You must also submit the USDOT and FEIN for the Motor Carrier Responsible for Safety for each vehicle you are registering. The safety fitness of each carrier is checked prior to issuance of vehicle registrations. Unfit carriers will be denied the ability to register their vehicles.

No, however, the document presented as proof of ownership must be a title or validated title receipt. We do not accept a signed-off title as proof of ownership.

If you drive your truck for interstate commerce, you are required to have an International Fuel Tax Act (IFTA) decal. For original, renewal, or temporary decals contact the Michigan Department of Treasury at 517-636-4580. More information about fuel tax decals can be found on their website at www.Michigan.gov/treasury.

You may email them to the IRP office at sosirp@michigan.gov -- make sure to include your account number, fleet number and supplement number in your email. Or, submit them through our Online Services by selecting "View Registration," "More Actions," and then, under the "Other" section, "Submit Documents."

Telephone: 517-335-6119
Fax: 517-335-6116
E-mail address: sosirp@michigan.gov

You must pay for the supplement before any temporary permits will be issued. Once you have paid for the supplement, follow these steps to issue and print the temporary permit:

1. Make sure you are logged into your IRP account.
2. Go to the current period screen.
3. Select "More Actions" in the upper right portion of the screen.
4. Select "Issue Temporary Cab Cards" in the "Other" section at the bottom of the screen.
5. Select the supplement number for the temporary cab cards you need.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions.
7. To print the temporary permit, select "More Actions" and then "View Cab Cards and Temps" in the "Other" section at the bottom of the screen.
8. Selecting the "View Temporary" link will open a new window displaying the cab card. Print or save the document from this screen before exiting, the same way you would print or save any document from your web browser.

For IRP plates and registration, contact the Lansing IRP office at 517-335-6119 for instructions. Information about IRP can also be found on the International Registration Plan (IRP) page.

Contact the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs for copies, certificates, or general information.

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau

Corporations Division P.O. Box 30054
Lansing, Michigan 48909-7554.

517-241-6470

You can purchase a trip permit directly from the Michigan IRP Office through our Online Services and a printable trip permit will be emailed to you after payment. You may also purchase trip permits from a third-party trip permit service provider. Please note, trip permits are effective immediately after purchase and remain valid for 72 hours.

You can renew beginning the first of the month prior to the date your plate expires. For example, if your plate expires March 31, you may renew it beginning February 1.

IRP requires that a motor carrier keep the records supporting the distance reported on their IRP registration application for the past five years.

Your password is active for 365 days from the date of creation.

IRP plate fees are based on the percentage of distance you operate in each state or Canadian province, so plate fees will vary. The average plate fee for a company operating one vehicle in all jurisdictions at a registered Gross Vehicle Weight of 80,000 lbs. is about $2,000.00 for 12 months. THIS IS ONLY AN ESTIMATE. Your transaction must be processed and the invoice calculated before an exact plate fee can be given to you.

You will receive an email on the first of the month prior to your registration expiration month informing you to go to our Online Services to begin your renewal. You may print a paper copy of the renewal notice from your Online Services account.

 If you do not have an Online Services account, you will receive your renewal notice via the U.S. Postal Service mail.

This means the information you entered while trying to register your account does not match the information provided to the IRP office when you first opened your IRP account. You need to ensure you entered the correct IRP account number, fleet number, zip code and FEIN/SSN. If your IRP business location moved, but you have not provided the new address to the IRP office, you will need to use your previous zip code.

Go to our Online Services home page and select IRP Services. Then follow the link IRP Login which will direct you to the MILogin for Third Party page. Follow the  "Forgot Your Password" link and follow the instructions.

If you are leased to a company that handles the license plate renewal process, pays your registration fees, etc. then PRISM may not be noticeable to you unless the company to whom you are leased starts having safety issues with FMCSA.

If you rent or lease your vehicle to an interstate motor carrier, you are running under their authority and they are responsible for the safe operation of the vehicle. You are required to update your Motor Carrier Responsible for Safety with IRP within 10 days if you lease to a different company.

You are also required to submit your USDOT and FEIN/SSN numbers to IRP to register your vehicles for the first time or renew your vehicles.

The IRP application and renewal transactions request the USDOT number for each vehicle and whether the Motor Carrier Responsible for Safety will change during the registration year.

Short Term Lease – the vehicle will be rented or leased for 30 days or less to an interstate motor carrier

Long Term Lease – the vehicle will be leased for more than 30 days to an interstate motor carrier

Yes, the remainder of the plate fee is due whether or not the vehicle is in service/existence, and whether or not the carrier is still in business.

It is important to update your IRP account with the USDOT and FEIN/SSN numbers for your new Motor Carrier Responsible for Safety as soon as possible and obtain a corrected cab card.

Yes. If you are logged in and not active for 30 minutes, the system will automatically log you out and your work may be lost.

Yes. However, if your IRP account has been marked as closed you must contact the IRP Office to have your account reopened before you can process your renewal online.

IRP business hours are:

 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. EDT* and

Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. EDT*

*Most of Michigan is in the Eastern Time Zone. Four counties (Gogebic, Iron, Dickinson, and Menominee) in the western Upper Peninsula that share their southern border with Wisconsin are in the Central Time Zone. Michigan uses Daylight Savings Time from 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March until 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November.

The following filing schedule has been instituted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA):

If your USDOT number ends in:    You must file by last day of:
1                          January
2                          February
3                          March
4                          April
5                          May
6                          June
7                          July
8                          August
9                          September
0                          October

If the next-to-last digit of your USDOT number is odd, file your update every odd-numbered calendar year. If the next-to-last digit of your USDOT number is even, file your update every even-number calendar year.

Read more, download the form, or file online.

1. Proof of ownership on the vehicle(s) being added into service. Acceptable types of proof include:
• The Michigan vehicle title
• A copy of the Michigan title showing the IRP applicant as the owner on the front of the title.
• The out-of-state title. A copy of both the front and back of the title must be provided.
• An electronic lien and title record issued by a jurisdiction’s electronic lien and title vendor.
• A title application processed by a Michigan Secretary of State office or other out-of- state equivalent. If the title has been assigned to you by the owner shown on the face of the title, you must first apply for a title in your name.
• A certified registration record including title information if the vehicle has been issued a Michigan electronic title.
• A copy of the Michigan registration if the vehicle was previously registered with a Michigan-only GVW plate.
• Note: If the vehicle is titled in Canada, you may be required to provide both a U.S. Customs' CBP 7501 form and a NHTSA HS-7 Declaration form.


2. Proof of Michigan no-fault insurance. Note: Non-trucking liability, bob-tail liability, dead-head liability, and unladen insurance will not be accepted.
3. Proof that Heavy Vehicle Use Tax has been paid on the vehicle being added if purchased more than 60 days ago and operating at over 55,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight. Contact the IRP Office for information regarding what documents are accepted for proof of payment;
4. Lease agreement - If registrant and titled vehicle owner are not one in the same, or if insurance is in a name other than the titled vehicle owner.
5. Motor Carrier Responsible for Safety Lease – if the registrant leases their vehicle to an interstate motor carrier who is responsible for the safe operation of the vehicle.

The IRP Office reserves the right to ask for additional documentation.

• Proof that Heavy Vehicle Use Tax has been paid on all vehicles receiving a weight increase that were purchased more than 60 days ago and operating at over 55,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight. Contact the IRP Office for information regarding what documents are accepted for proof of payment.

To establish an IRP account you must provide:

1. A valid Michigan driver's license or identification card. If the account is being opened through Online Services a copy must be submitted with the other documents on this list.
2. Proof of Residency - Present three (3) documents establishing Michigan residency (examples include but are not limited to rental agreement, utility bills, property taxes, income tax, bank statement, checks). Accounts being opened in a business name must provide documents in the business name with the business address.
3. Articles of Incorporation or Organization, or DBA papers if the account is being opened in a business name.
4. Record Keeping Agreement (completed with the Online Services IRP account application)
5. Proof of Michigan no-fault insurance. Note, non-trucking liability, bob-tail liability, dead-head liability and unladen liability insurance will not be accepted.
6. Proof that Heavy Vehicle Use Tax has been paid on all vehicles purchased more than 60 days ago and operating at over 55,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight. Contact the IRP Office for information regarding what documents are accepted for proof of payment.
7. Proof of ownership:

• The Michigan vehicle title, or:
• A copy of the Michigan title showing the IRP applicant as the owner on the front of the title, or
• A title application processed by a Michigan Secretary of State Branch office or other out- of- state equivalent. If the title has been assigned to you by the owner shown on the face of the title, you must first apply for a title in your name.
• The out-of-state title. A copy of both the front and back of the title must be provided.
• An electronic lien and title record issued by a jurisdiction's electronic lien and title vendor.
• A certified registration record including title information if the vehicle has been issued a Michigan electronic title.
• A copy of the Michigan registration if the vehicle was previously registered with a Michigan-only GVW plate.
• Note: If the vehicle is titled in Canada, you may be required to provide both the NHTSA HS-7 Declaration form and the U.S. Customs CBP 7501 form.

8. Lease Agreement - If the applicant and the titled vehicle owner are not one in the same, or if the insurance is in a name other than that of the titled vehicle owner.
9. Social Security Number (SSN) or Federal Employment Identification Number (FEIN) of the registrant.
10. USDOT number of the registrant.
11. USDOT and SSN/FEIN of the Motor Carrier Responsible for the safety (these may be the same as the USDOT and SSN/FEIN of the registrant).
12. Motor Carrier Responsible for Safety (MCRS) lease - if the IRP applicant leases their vehicle to an interstate motor carrier who is responsible for the safe operation of the vehicle.

The IRP Office reserves the right to ask for additional documentation.

1. ACTUAL DISTANCE MUST be reported for jurisdictions in which you operated during the specified time period on the renewal application;
2. Proof of Michigan no-fault insurance.; Note, non-trucking liability, bob-tail liability, dead-head liability and unladen liability insurance will not be accepted.
3. Proof that Heavy Vehicle Use Tax has been paid on all vehicles purchased more than 60 days ago and operating at over 55,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight. Contact the IRP Office for information regarding what documents are accepted for proof of payment.
4. Proof of ownership:

• the Michigan vehicle title, or
• a copy of the Michigan title showing the IRP applicant as the owner on the front of the title, or
• a title application processed by a Michigan Secretary of State Branch office or other out of state equivalent. If the title has been assigned to you by the owner shown on the face of the title, you must first apply for a title in your name.
• The out-of-state title. A copy of both the front and back of the title must be provided.
• An electronic lien and title record issued by a jurisdiction's electronic lien and title vendor.

• A certified registration record including title information if the vehicle has been issued a Michigan electronic title.
• A copy of the Michigan registration if the vehicle was previously registered with a Michigan-only GVW plate.
• Note: If the vehicle is titled in Canada, you may be required to provide both the NHTSA HS-7 Declaration form and the U.S. Customs' CBP 7501 form.

5. Lease agreement - If registrant and titled vehicle owner are not one in the same, or if insurance is in a name other than the titled vehicle owner.
6. Motor Carrier Responsible for Safety Lease – if the registrant leases their vehicle to an interstate motor carrier who is responsible for the safe operation of the vehicle.

1. Proof that Heavy Vehicle Use Tax has been paid on the vehicle being registered if owned purchased more than 60 days ago and operating at over 55,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight. Contact the IRP Office for information regarding what documents are accepted for proof of payment;
2. Proof of ownership if the vehicle the plate is being transferred to is new to the account. Acceptable types of proof include:

• The Michigan vehicle title, or
• A copy of the Michigan title showing the IRP applicant as the owner on the front of the title, or
• A title application processed by a Michigan Secretary of State Branch office or other out of state equivalent. If the title has been assigned to you by the owner shown on the face of the title, you must first apply for a title in your name.
• The out-of-state title. A copy of both the front and back of the title must be provided.
• An electronic lien and title record issued by a jurisdiction's electronic lien and title vendor.
• A certified registration record including title information if the vehicle has been issued a Michigan electronic title.
• A copy of the Michigan registration if the vehicle was previously registered with a Michigan-only GVW plate.
• Note: If the vehicle is titled in Canada, you may be required to provide both the NHTSA HS-7 Declaration form and the U.S. Customs' CBP 7501 form.

3. Lease Agreement – if registrant and titled vehicle owner are not one in the same, or if insurance is in a name other than the titled vehicle owner.
4. Motor Carrier Responsible for Safety Lease – if the registrant leases their vehicle to an interstate motor carrier who is responsible for the safe operation of the vehicle.

If you have paid your Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) for the current reporting year and have not received your stamped IRS form 2290 Schedule 1 form by the time of registration, you may present the following:

1. A photocopy of the front page of Form 2290
2. A photocopy of Schedule 1 of Form 2290
3. A photocopy of both sides of your check validated by the IRS, or an IRS cash receipt (Form 809) identifying that heavy vehicle use taxes were paid, or an Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) payment confirmation receipt showing payment was submitted electronically using the EFTPS website.

If the carrier is attempting to register with IRP for the first time, they will be denied registration until the out-of-service condition is satisfied. Additionally, vehicle registrations may be suspended during the registration period if the motor carrier responsible for safety is placed under a Federal Out-of-Service order.

A United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) sticker cannot be purchased from the IRP Unit. You must contact the U.S. Department of Transportation at 1-800-832-5660. Information about USDOT stickers can also be found online at fmcsa.dot.gov.

The Motor Carrier Responsible for Safety (MCRS) is the entity the FMCSA ultimately holds accountable for but not limited to, hours-of-service, safety regulations, vehicle maintenance and drug and alcohol testing. 

A USDOT number serves as a unique identifier when collecting and monitoring a company’s safety information acquired during audits, compliance reviews, crash investigations, and inspections.

For more information and to determine if you need a USDOT number, visit fmcsa.dot.gov.

The Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) is a Federal/State partnership to improve motor carrier safety by making safe performance a requirement for obtaining and keeping commercial vehicle license plates. PRISM links the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) safety information with Michigan’s International Registration Plan registration process to achieve two purposes:

• To determine the motor carrier’s safety fitness prior to issuing an apportioned registration plate.
• To motivate the unsafe carrier to improve its safety performance through an improvement process and, where necessary, the application of registration sanctions.

The PRISM program includes two major processes, IRP Registration and Enforcement, that work in parallel to identify motor carriers and to hold them responsible for the safety of their operations. The performance of unsafe carriers is improved through a comprehensive system of identification, education, awareness, data gathering, safety monitoring and treatment.

For more information about PRISM, visit the FMCSA website at fmcsa,dot.gov/PRISM.

You will need an IRP plate and registration (cab card), IFTA fuel decals (one for each door on each vehicle), Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) and Operating Authority from the Michigan State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division. A federal DOT number is also required for interstate commerce. Some jurisdictions issue additional special permits (ex. Kentucky’s KYU number).

Motor carriers, hazardous material safety permit applicants/holders, and intermodal equipment providers regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) must update their registration information every two years. Failure to comply with the biennial update requirements will result in penalties and USDOT number deactivation. Read more, download the form, or file online.

Vehicles that register with the IRP are authorized to travel in all member jurisdictions using the credentials issued by their base jurisdiction. All member jurisdictions are automatically displayed on the cab card. This is done to simplify the registration process and provide flexibility for registrants. Once the initial plate is purchased, renewal fees are based solely on the distance traveled in the IRP member jurisdictions.

Records are needed to support the distance reported on IRP applications and IFTA tax returns to ensure appropriate distribution of fees and taxes.