TurnPCS Pricing
Start with the service your carrier needs now. Operations and Compliance are monthly support services, TurnPCS Launch is available when you are starting a new carrier, and LoadDesk Basic gives you a free workspace to check loads before booking.
Core TurnPCS Services
Operations and Compliance are the primary ongoing services. Launch remains available for new carriers. LoadDesk Basic is the free self-service workspace where carriers can check loads and later access eligible TurnPCS services after sign-in.
Self-service checkout: where an offer supports additional tractors or drivers, select the quantity directly during Stripe checkout. Compliance's $49 Operations-companion rate remains eligibility-gated.
TurnPCS Operations™
$149/month
Includes 1 active tractor. Add extra tractors at $50/month each directly in checkout. You keep freight, rate, booking and dispatch control; TurnPCS organizes the recurring office workflow after the load is booked.
Start Operations — $149/moTurnPCS Compliance™
$99/month
$99 standalone or $49/month with active Operations. Standalone checkout includes 1 active tractor; add extra tractors at $29/month each directly in checkout. Company, driver, equipment, renewal and record organization support.
Already on Operations? The $49 companion rate requires active Operations eligibility and is not sold through the public standalone checkout.
Start Compliance — $99/moTurnPCS Launch™
$499 service fee
Planning and coordination for starting a new motor carrier. Government, insurance, and third-party costs are separate.
Start Launch — $499TurnPCS Launch™
TurnPCS Compliance™
TurnPCS Operations™
Additional Services
Startup Cost Breakdown
Every new carrier has four categories of startup cost: TurnPCS services, government filing fees, required third-party providers, and commercial insurance.
TurnPCS Professional Service
One-time managed carrier launch fee
This pays TurnPCS to plan, coordinate, sequence, document, and manage your carrier launch.
Paid to: TurnPCS
Government Filing Fees
These charges are paid to federal and state agencies, not to TurnPCS.
Paid to: Government agencies
Third-Party Providers & Insurance
These costs are paid directly to outside providers and vary by carrier.
Paid to: Outside providers
Responsibility Matrix
This separates TurnPCS professional work from government charges, insurance, and third-party provider fees.
TurnPCS Coordinates
Customer Pays Directly
What Happens Next
Starting a trucking company isn't just paperwork. Each step depends on the previous one. TurnPCS coordinates the sequence so your authority, compliance, insurance, and required registrations come together at the right time.
LLC or Corporation established.
Carrier registration submitted.
Operating authority application filed.
Commercial insurance coordinated.
Driver testing completed and consortium enrollment finalized.
Required process agent filing completed.
FMCSA authority reaches active status.
Carrier is operational and prepared to begin dispatching freight.
Typical Startup Investment
These examples assume one carrier, one driver, and one DOT pre-employment drug test. Commercial insurance is quoted separately.
| Startup line item | California | Texas | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| TurnPCS Launch™ managed service | $499 | $499 | $499 |
| LLC filing | $70 | $300 | $125 |
| State information filing | $20 | Included | Included |
| EIN | Free | Free | Free |
| USDOT registration | Free | Free | Free |
| MC authority filing | $300 | $300 | $300 |
| BOC-3 filing | $49 | $49 | $49 |
| DOT pre-employment drug test | $39 | $39 | $39 |
| Consortium enrollment — one driver | $99 | $99 | $99 |
| Typical total before insurance | $1,076 | $1,286 | $1,111 |
| Commercial insurance | Quote required | Quote required | Quote required |
Government and third-party fees may change. Additional permits, registrations, testing, or operating costs may apply based on the carrier's operation.
Operating Carrier Services
These line items are available separately and make the outside and recurring costs easier to understand.
One-Time / Per-Occurrence
BOC-3 Filing
Process-agent filing required for interstate authority. Paid to the outside BOC-3 provider.
Get HelpDOT Pre-Employment Drug Test
Required before a CDL driver performs safety-sensitive work.
Get HelpRecurring Services
TurnPCS Consortium™
Includes one driver. Add additional drivers at $10/year each directly in checkout.
Enroll — $99/yearTurnPCS Compliance™
$49/month when paired with active TurnPCS Operations. Includes one active tractor; additional active tractors are $29/month each.
Additional compliance coverage: $29 per month for each additional active tractor, including associated driver, trailer, registration, insurance, and deadline records.
Start Standalone Compliance — $99/moTurnPCS Operations™
Managed post-booking operations support for one active tractor, including rate confirmations, load records, BOL/POD and supporting documents, invoice-ready records, operating-record retention, and exception visibility.
Additional active tractors: $50 per month each. The carrier keeps control of freight selection, rates, booking, dispatch, and driver decisions.
Start Operations — $149/moNew Entrant Audit Readiness
Readiness review for up to 5 tractors. Add tractors 6–20 at $20 each directly in checkout; 21+ is custom quote. Includes a structured review, apparent-gap summary, prioritized follow-up list, and walkthrough.
Start Audit Readiness — $199UCR Renewal
Annual renewal support to help avoid missed filing deadlines.
Start UCR Renewal — $29/yearTurnPCS IFTA™
Select total tractor quantity 1–20 during checkout: $79 includes the first tractor, +$10 through tractor 8, with a $149 standard-return cap through 20 tractors.
Start IFTA — $79/quarterCarrier Support
Tell us whether you need operations support, compliance help, LoadDesk, a carrier launch, or another TurnPCS service. We'll help identify the right path for your operation.