Carriers in Missouri will have to wait a bit before affixing their 2025 IFTA decal – or even getting it, for that matter.
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, “delays in obtaining decal manufacturing material” have resulted in the state being “unable to complete the issuance of 2025 International Fuel Tax Agreement licenses and decals” ahead of the Dec. 31, 2024, deadline.
“We are currently awaiting our scheduled production run and estimate that all of Missouri’s 2025 IFTA license holders will be renewed by mid-January,” the department said.
While the notion of a scarcity of materials for producing the stickers may seem questionable, it turns out the process for producing IFTA decals requires incredibly detailed 10-page instructions.
As a result of the delay, an enforcement deferral extending through Feb. 28 was announced for commercial vehicles operating in the state with 2024 decals. The state DOT said it anticipated the 2025 decals would be “distributed with sufficient time to be affixed to power units” before the end of the enforcement deferral period.
On Dec. 19, 2024, MoDOT sent a bulletin to all IFTA member jurisdictions alerting them of the delays. In that bulletin, the department requested all jurisdictions honor the license and decal grace period issued by the state.
Additionally, the department noted some carriers holding a valid 2024 license may add to their fleet after the new year, meaning they would not have a 2024 decal to place on the truck. In its bulletin, MoDOT requested the jurisdictions “suspend enforcement action” for carriers operating without a decal.
Carriers operating in “two or more jurisdictions” are required to have an IFTA license and decal displayed on all vehicles that:
- Have two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more
- Have three or more axles regardless of weight
- Are used in combination with a total weight of 26,001 pounds or more
For more information on the International Fuel Tax Agreement, listen to Land Line Now’s conversation with Tom Crowley and Joe Biggs of OOIDA’s Business Services Department.
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