Wisconsin IRP installment bonds.
From $100.
Wisconsin lets an IRP (apportioned registration) carrier pay its annual Wisconsin registration fees on an installment plan — but the Department of Transportation requires a payment guarantee. We issue the bond amount the DOT sets from $100, with pricing at 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and a quick soft credit check that never affects your score.
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How much does a Wisconsin IRP installment bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to filed.
Your installment plan is waiting on this guarantee. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, the bond amount the DOT required, and the effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the DOT
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your IRP installment agreement. The surety seal must be raised or applied as a sticker — ours meets the DOT requirement.
What it is and who needs it.
What the IRP installment bond covers
Under the International Registration Plan (IRP), an interstate motor carrier registers fleet vehicles through one base jurisdiction, and the registration fees are apportioned among the states where it operates. Wisconsin, through the Department of Transportation, lets a registrant pay the Wisconsin portion in quarterly installments instead of all at once.
Because the carrier is deferring fees it still owes, the DOT requires a payment guarantee. The bond stands behind the unpaid installment balance — if the carrier defaults on the installment plan, the DOT can recover the owed registration fees against the bond.
The DOT sizes the bond to the fees being deferred, so the amount varies by account. The department also requires the surety seal to be a raised imprint or a surety sticker. Enter the amount the DOT named — pricing is 2% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, confirmed via a quick soft pull.
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 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
E-sign & file with the DOT. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your IRP installment agreement. The surety seal must be raised or applied as a sticker — ours meets the DOT requirement.
What sets the price
The premium is 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, one soft pull.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a quick soft credit check that never affects your score. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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IRP installment bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount the DOT required and file the same day.