Intrastate Motor Transportation Broker Bond
TxDMV intrastate broker bond — at least $10,000
Motor transportation brokers who arrange cargo moves solely inside Texas file a surety bond of at least $10,000 with TxDMV under Tex. Transp. Code § 646.003. This is not the federal $75,000 BMC-84. Brokers with FMCSA authority under 49 U.S.C. § 13904, or registered as a Texas motor carrier under Chapter 643, are generally exempt.
The Texas intrastate motor transportation broker bond is the TxDMV surety required under Tex. Transp. Code § 646.003 before a person may act as a motor transportation broker for in-state cargo — unless an exemption in § 646.002 applies.
Amount, premium, term, and the authority that requires this filing.
Brokers who sell, offer, negotiate, or arrange transportation of cargo by a motor carrier entirely within Texas and who do not hold the federal or motor-carrier exemption.
The bond must be at least $10,000, issued by a company authorized in Texas, payable to the state or to persons the broker serves, and conditioned on performance of the transportation contract. Mail the original bond plus the TxDMV bond-review fee to the Motor Carrier Division.
If you already hold FMCSA broker authority (49 U.S.C. § 13904) or Texas motor-carrier registration under Chapter 643, § 646.002 generally exempts you. Confirm with TxDMV before you apply.
Use Apply on this page for the Texas Intrastate Motor Transportation Broker Propeller class.
Mail the executed original plus the review fee to TxDMV Motor Carrier Division, 4000 Jackson Avenue, Austin, TX 78731. TxDMV notifies you when the bond is approved.
Tex. Transp. Code § 646.003 requires at least $10,000. Confirm the Propeller class and your TxDMV packet before you apply.
Usually no. § 646.002 exempts a broker who holds a permit under Subtitle IV, Title 49, United States Code — including FMCSA broker authority under 49 U.S.C. § 13904. The $75,000 BMC-84 is the interstate filing. This page is for intrastate-only brokers outside that exemption.
The bond is payable to the State of Texas or to a person to whom the broker provides services. File with TxDMV Motor Carrier Division.
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