Motorcoach Regulations and Guidelines

The following information highlights the motorcoach regulatory guidelines outlined by Kansas law. To avoid potential delays, register your authority and purchase the necessary permits in advance of your trip(s). We want your travel in Kansas to be enjoyable and trouble-free. Stop at the first open weigh station to show your identification and permits. After the paperwork is verified, your motorcoach may "roll through" subsequent weigh stations throughout Kansas.

INTERSTATE Passenger Service (across state lines):

Registration for FHWA (ICC) Authority

Before entering Kansas, register your vehicle with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to receive your USDOT number. All commercial motor carriers in Kansas are required to display their DOT number if that vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds. For more information contact:

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
400 7th Street, S.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20590 
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/

Registration for Single State Authority

Before entering Kansas, register your FHWA (ICC) authority with the Single State Registration System (SSRS) in your base jurisdiction. You will need to provide proof of insurance and your base state will collect fees and issue a receipt. A copy of this receipt must be carried in each vehicle that is registered. If your base jurisdiction does not participate in this program you may use a jurisdiction that does. Kansas does not issue any temporary trip permits. For more information contact:

Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC)
1500 SW Arrowhead
Topeka, Kansas 66604-4027
Phone: (785) 271-3145
http://www.kcc.state.ks.us/

Registration for Fuel Taxation

Before entering Kansas, you must be licensed under the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA). For more information contact:

Kansas Department of Revenue
Motor Fuel Tax
Robert B. Docking State Office Bldg.
915 SW Harrison
Topeka, Kansas 66625-8000
Phone: (785) 291-3898
http://www.ksrevenue.org/

INTRASTATE Passenger Service (from point-to-point within Kansas):

Registration for Intrastate Authority

If your company is domiciled in Kansas and operates beyond the 25-mile radius from the point of its domicile in a city, you must apply for operating authority and register your vehicle with the Kansas Corporation Commission.

If your company is domiciled outside of Kansas but operates point-to-point within the state, you must apply for operating authority and register your vehicle with the Kansas Corporation Commission. For more information contact the following:

Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC)
1500 SW Arrowhead
Topeka, Kansas 66604-4027
Phone: (785) 271-3145
http://www.kcc.state.ks.us/
 

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