Buy the work your launch still needs.
One-Truck Trucking Company Setup Service
One truck still needs a complete carrier launch. Choose filing-only assistance when the other handoffs already have owners; choose Launch Kit 30 when insurance coordination, operating records, vendors, and startup economics are not yet connected.
One-time service fee. Agency, insurance, equipment, and vendor costs are separate. Private service—not FMCSA.
Who this service fits
First-time independent one-truck carriers who need a coordinated launch scope and can supply the actual driver, vehicle, cargo, insurance, and budget information.
Pause before purchasing if…
Owners expecting the package price to buy equipment or insurance, fund operations, provide dispatch, or guarantee a profitable truck. Specialized operations need an explicit scope review.
Existing or revoked authority, transfers, specialized cargo, and uncertain registration paths require confirmation. Do not assume a standard new-carrier package covers them.
Resolve these facts before spending
List what one truck needs to operate
Separate formation and authority from driver records, maintenance, insurance acceptance, vehicle and tax credentials, and customer onboarding. A short vehicle list does not eliminate these workstreams.
Protect the operating reserve
Keep service fees and required agency charges outside the fuel, repairs, premium installments, deductibles, and customer-payment reserve. Use your own quotes instead of treating a package total as the cost of the company.
Choose the smaller scope when it fits
If the insurer, safety program, records, vehicle credentials, and systems already have confirmed owners, ask whether filing-only help is enough. Existing work should be reused rather than resold as a duplicate task.
Concrete work. Visible boundaries.
Launch Kit 30: the included service work
- Everything in Authority Only
- Insurance broker matching and 91X filing verification
- Drug & alcohol consortium enrollment + Clearinghouse registration
- Driver qualification file build for you and your drivers
- ELD selection, procurement guidance, and install coordination
- Factoring company matching with contract-term review
- TMS selection and initial configuration
- IRP apportioned plates, IFTA license, and Form 2290 filing
- Carrier packet assembly and notice-of-assignment coordination
- Load board account provisioning
- New Entrant Safety Audit document pack
- Cost-per-mile model built from your real numbers
- Dedicated launch manager for 30 days
- First-load coaching call
Launch Kit 30 includes a dedicated launch manager for 30 days and the work listed in the product scope. Thirty days is a support window, not a guarantee of agency activation or a first load.
Compare all three packages before choosingKeep four different budgets separate
- Our service
- $1,899 for the listed Launch Kit 30 work—not an all-in company launch.
- Government charges
- $300 per permanent federal authority type when required; USDOT registration itself is free. State formation, UCR, plates, taxes, and other credentials are separate.
- Third-party costs
- BOC-3 providers, insurance, and vendor contracts are separate line items. Obtain current charges and written quotes for your actual profile.
- Operating reserve
- Keep cash for fuel, premium installments, repairs, deductibles, and the time between delivery and customer payment.
Your handoff into the service
Build one launch folder with existing documents, accepted filings, actual quotes, and a named owner for each open task. That inventory decides the scope; the fact that you have only one truck does not.
Completed entity or federal records are reviewed before new work. No duplicate filing, automatic discount, or transfer of prior vendor payments is promised.
What stays with the owner
You provide accurate business, address, equipment, driver, and cargo facts; keep account access; personally complete required identity verification; authorize submissions and contracts; and pay separate costs.
A licensed agency arranges insurance. Agencies grant registrations and authority. You maintain records, renewals, safe equipment, qualified drivers, taxes, and compliant daily operations after setup.
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Day One Authority sells the services described; this is not an independent ranking. We are not FMCSA, a law firm, an insurance agency, or a tax advisor. Confirm scope, cancellation terms, and start-of-work timing before purchasing: launch@dayoneauthority.com.