by TruckingOffice | Aug 4, 2025 | HVUT, Taxes
The Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) is a federal tax collected by the IRS on heavy trucks, and it is due at the end of August each year. It is a flat tax based on the weight of your rig. When August 31 falls on a weekend or a federal holiday, the filing deadline moves to...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 5, 2024 | HVUT, Taxes, Trucking Management
The Heavy Vehicle Use Tax for trucking businesses is due at the end of this month. Yes, another tax on truckers. We have to go find the form 2290 to file this tax of $550 per truck. But we saw the US Supreme Court decide the case Loper Bright Enterprises v....
by Allen Campbell | Aug 7, 2017 | ELD, HVUT, IFTA, IRP, Maintenance, Organization, Safety, Taxes, Trucking Management
Did you remember that the HVUT is due on August 31? What is that? The Heavy Vehicle Use Tax is another tax we truckers pay to stay on the roads. I think it’s supposed to pay for highway maintenance, but I couldn’t find anything concrete to back that up....
by Allen Campbell | Aug 8, 2016 | HVUT, IFTA, IRP, Maintenance, Organization, Safety, Taxes, Trucking Management
I just figured I should remind people that the HVUT is due on August 31. What is that? The Heavy Vehicle Use Tax is another tax we truckers pay to stay on the roads. I think it’s supposed to pay for highway maintenance, but I couldn’t find anything...
by Allen Campbell | Mar 4, 2013 | IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Owner Operator, Safety, Trucking Authority, Trucking Software
To make real money as an owner-operator trucker, you need your own authority. Sure, you can offer your services to a leasing firm, and doing so is a great way for those with challenged credit to get their own rig. But obtaining an authority can help you to...
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