Buy the work your launch still needs.
Trucking Company Startup Package
Choose a coordinated launch engagement when several startup handoffs still need an owner. Launch Kit 30 connects filing, insurance-agency coordination, applicable compliance records, vehicle and tax credentials, vendor setup and launch preparation. Purchase the package directly; the free planner is optional, not an enrollment requirement.
Private service—not FMCSA. No planner completion required.
Who this service fits
First-time carriers launching one to three trucks who need formation, filings and operating setup coordinated, with real equipment and driver facts ready for review. Already-completed work is inventoried before new submissions are authorized.
Pause before purchasing if…
Buyers needing only federal application work, who may be better served by Authority Only; four-to-ten-truck launches or hiring teams needing Fleet Launch policies and reviews; anyone expecting unlimited ongoing administration or guaranteed loads.
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
Choose by missing work, not package name
Select Authority Only if insurance and operating systems are already organized. Choose Launch Kit 30 for connected first-launch handoffs. Review Fleet Launch for a staffed multi-truck launch within its driver-file limit.
Separate setup from running the company
Assign who will dispatch, maintain records, oversee drivers, renew credentials and pay taxes after handoff. Initial TMS configuration or a document pack does not make the provider your daily carrier manager.
Confirm the dependency chain
Formation, owner verification, agency processing, insurance filings and vendor decisions can each block launch readiness. Do not commit to a regulated load based on payment, a planned support schedule or a pending MC number.
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
Fleet Launch adds up to ten driver files, fleet policies, maintenance workflow, training coordination, a mock audit and first-year quarterly reviews. Recruiting, payroll processing, vendor subscriptions and operating capital remain outside the package fee.
Outside this tier
- Equipment, insurance premiums, agency fees, taxes, and vendor subscriptions
- Dispatch, load booking, guaranteed customers, or operating capital
- Ongoing daily compliance management, legal advice, or tax advice
Keep 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
Payment opens the receipt-linked onboarding path, not an automatic submission. Your company, operation, roster, existing documents and real cost inputs produce a preparation brief and reviewed work scope. Agency receipts and actual vendor evidence—not a checkout timestamp—establish completed work.
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.
See what actually gates activationPayment is the start of the handoff
What happens after payment
Receipt → private onboarding
Return from secure checkout and create or sign in to an account with the email on your receipt. Your purchase opens package-specific onboarding. The free planner is not required, and payment submits no agency application.
Your facts → reviewed scope
Provide the legal or proposed company name, base state and physical address, signing contact, cargo, commerce, equipment and drivers. Include existing USDOT/MC records and vendor contacts. Broader packages also collect vehicle and driver rosters and your real cost inputs.
Authorization → coordinated work
The team reviews existing work, applicability, missing evidence and separate charges. You approve submissions and vendor terms and complete owner-only identity verification. Protected identity and driver documents use the requested secure handoff—not ordinary email.
Launch manager support lasts 30 days; it is not an activation deadline. No response-time or agency-approval guarantee is promised.
Already have an MC number? Start with its status.
- Pending application
- Bring assigned identifiers, filing receipts, outstanding notices and insurance contacts. Confirm what remains before paying. We review the current docket rather than submit another application; a pending number does not authorize hauling.
- Active authority
- Compare remaining operating setup with Launch Kit 30 or Fleet Launch. We confirm scope and reuse accepted records. Previously completed work does not automatically earn a discount, credit or refund.
- Revoked, transferred or mismatched
- Pause and request a fit review. Reinstatement, ownership transfers and record repair are not included as routine new-carrier work. Do not buy a second application to try to bypass a problem.
Who controls what—and what can delay launch
- Day One Authority
- Prepares and coordinates the purchased scope, reviews supplied records, tracks handoffs and verifies evidence. Missing facts or authorization pause the affected work. We do not issue authority, place insurance or guarantee an audit outcome.
- Government agencies
- FMCSA controls review and activation; states and tax agencies control their credentials. FMCSA guidance describes 20–25 business days for new applications, with further review potentially taking longer. Accepted required insurance and process-agent filings are separate gates.
- Licensed insurers and vendors
- A licensed insurance agency quotes, explains and binds coverage and handles its financial-responsibility filing. Process agents, testing programs, lenders and software providers control acceptance, contracts, charges and service delivery. Introductions do not guarantee approval.
- You, the carrier
- Provide accurate information, retain account control, complete personal verification, consent to protected queries, approve costs and contracts, and maintain compliant operations. Verify active authority and all applicable credentials before accepting regulated loads.
Inspect the work, not a promise
Preview your service-work checklist
This blank sample comes from the same fulfillment catalog used for Launch Kit 30. It shows actual work definitions and required evidence—not completed customer work, a filed application, or an agency approval.
- Scope and filing authorization reviewed
- Confirm exact legal identity, applicability, existing filings and explicit customer authorization for each submission. Request identity evidence privately; record authorization and fee approval references.
- USDOT and MC application
- Confirm applicable authority types, authorized Motus submission and government-fee payment. Record agency receipt and assigned identifiers.
- Carrier packet and assignment notice
- Assemble verified company/insurance/authority records and coordinate any factoring assignment notice. Review securely before release.
Customer records stay private. This preview is not a testimonial or customer outcome claim. See our evidence and disclosure standards.
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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.