Missouri motor fuel transporter bonds.
From $100.
A Missouri motor fuel transporter not already licensed as a supplier or distributor posts a bond with the Department of Revenue under RSMo 142.890, sized to at least three months of estimated tax liability on gallons handled, capped at $100,000. The premium is 1.2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Missouri motor fuel transporter bond cost?
1.2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard transporter bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Director set, and the effective date, plus a one-time soft credit consent.
Issued
The consent authorizes a soft pull only — it never affects your score. Pricing lands at 1.2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your motor fuel transporter license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the transporter bond covers
Missouri licenses a motor fuel transporter — a person who transports motor fuel within, into, or out of the state and is not already licensed as a supplier or distributor — under Chapter 142. The Department of Revenue conditions the license on a bond under RSMo 142.890.
The Director sets the bond at not less than three months' potential tax liability based on the gallons handled, as estimated by the Director, with a maximum of $100,000. The transporter bond is a separate, lower-cap category from the distributor bond, reflecting the transporter's more limited handling role.
It is not insurance for you — the bond backs the transporter's obligations under the motor fuel tax law. If the state pays a claim, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Director set, from a $100 minimum, at 1.2% of the bond amount.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Revenue. Submit the executed bond with your motor fuel transporter license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1.2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, then a quick review.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Director set. The credit consent covers a soft pull only — it never affects your score.
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Transporter bond, filed today.
From $100, with your exact price at the application. Enter the amount the Director set and file the same day.