Motor Carrier Plus
The Motor Carrier Plus (MC+) Division oversees all commercial vehicle enforcement programs, including eight fixed-scale facilities, the New Entrant program, Pupil Transportation, and has oversight for all federally required commercial vehicle regulation and enforcement activities.
With more than 80 full-time troopers, the division is equipped to conduct activities at both fixed-scale facilities and roadside using portable scales. Major commercial vehicle activities include inspecting and weighing commercial motor vehicles, auditing driver records and logs, conducting highway patrols focused on commercial vehicle violations, educating the public on sharing the road with commercial vehicles and combating illegal activities that may utilize commercial vehicles such as the transportation of illegal drugs and human trafficking.
This Division plays a vital role in ensuring commercial vehicles and their operators comply with state and federal safety requirements and serves as a liaison to the trucking industry and local law enforcement agencies, providing essential training, regulation clarification, and guidance to promote safer Tennessee Highways.
Motor Carrier Plus
1150 Foster Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243-1000
(615) 743-4990
Commercial Vehicle Information
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Commercial Vehicle Scale Complexes
- Contact Us
- Commercial Driver License Information
- Trailer Tags Required for Homemade Trailers or Materially Reconstructed
- CVE Trailer Tags Required (provided as a courtesy)
- Commercial Truck Registration and Tags (Revenue Department)
Federal Regulations
Registration Information
- Commercial Vehicle Registration Forms IFTA/IRP
This function is part of the Tennessee Department of Revenue. The Department of Safety is providing this link directly to their web site and related contact information as a courtesy. - Temporary Fuel Use Permits
- Over Dimensional Permits
This function is part of the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The Department of Safety is providing this link directly to their web site and related contact information as a courtesy. - Homemade Trailer Registration Information T.C.A. 55-4-101
- Homemade Trailer Application
- Trailer Tags Requirement T.C.A. 55-4-111
- Motor Carrier Manual
Forms and Publications
- Application for Certificate of Trailer Inspection
- Trailer Inspection Requirements
- Towing Service Standards Manual
- Towing Company Information Disclosure (Word)
- Tow Truck Driver Qualifications (Word)
- Towing Facilities and Equipment Inspection Report (Word)
- Tow Storage Rates Disclosure (Word)
- Tow Storage Rates Disclosure: Tennessee Max Rate
- Towing Company or Vehicle Removal Form (Word)
- Towing Service Application (Word)
- Certificate of Eligibility - School Bus
- Download the Certificate of Eligibility – School Bus (S) Endorsement (Form 2C)
- Information on commercial drivers license with (S) Endorsement
- Download the Motorist Violation Report Form