Missouri trip permit bonds.
$100 flat.
If you sell trip permits as an authorized agent of the MoDOT Motor Carrier Services unit, Missouri requires a fixed $5,000 bond for the permit money you collect and remit. This bond is set by our carrier’s rate book at $100 flat, issued instantly — no credit check.
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How much does a Missouri trip permit bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds are among the simplest things in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Motor Carrier Services
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your MoDOT Motor Carrier Services agent agreement. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Missouri’s commercial trucking permits are administered through the Department of Transportation’s Motor Carrier Services unit. A carrier that is not registered for IRP or fuel tax can buy a temporary trip permit to operate legally, and MoDOT authorizes certain third parties — permit services and wire agents — to sell those permits on its behalf.
When you sell permits as an authorized agent, you collect public money that belongs to the state. The bond is a financial guarantee that you remit the permit fees you collect and follow the terms of your agent agreement. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (the obligee).
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Agents who keep clean records and remit on time treat the bond as a formality of holding the agent appointment.
You need this bond if you are
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 $5,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Motor Carrier Services. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your MoDOT Motor Carrier Services agent agreement. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Trip permit bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.