Permit Applications

Use the following links to find the forms for your industry.

How to Apply for or Update a Permit 

1. Download the appropriate form. 

2. Save it to your desktop. 

3. Fill it out. 

4. Submit the form online using the e-filing form. 

5. Pay your fee online using the Make a Payment Now web page. 

Complete applications usually take about one day to process. Incomplete applications take an average of nine days to process. 

If you cannot e-file, email the form to transportation@utc.wa.gov. 

How to Cancel a Permit 

Click here to cancel online

or use the Voluntary Permit Cancellation Request (PDF) to cancel a permit. 

This form can only be used for: 

• Common Carriers 

• Freight Brokers 

• Household Goods 

• Charter/Excursion 

• Non-Profit Buses 

All other industries, call (360) 664-1222

Common Carriers

A common carrier is a company or person that moves property (not household goods, as in an individual's personal belongings or property) for pay in Washington State. 

Click here to apply online

Click here to update name or corporate structure

• Common Carrier - New and Reinstatement Application (PDF)
• Solicitud de Transportista Común en Español (PDF)
• Common Carrier Application for Change of Name or Business Structure (PDF)
• Hazardous Materials Supplemental Form (PDF)
• Common Carrier Application for Transfer of Permit (PDF) 

Household Goods Carriers

The paid moving of household goods (as in an individual's personal belongings or property) by truck on public roads in Washington State. 

• Household Goods Moving Company - New Company Application (PDF)
• Attachment A - Household Goods Statement of Support (PDF)
• Household Goods Moving Company - Name Change (PDF) 
• Household Goods Moving Company - Transfer of Permit Authority (PDF) 

Charter and Excursion Buses

A charter or excursion company is a business that provides vehicles and drivers for groups of people to travel together. 

Charter company: A group rents a bus, van, or other vehicle under one contract. The group decides where and when to go, and they travel together for that trip. 

Excursion company: Similar to charter, but often focuses on trips for fun, sightseeing, or events. These can be pre-planned tours, like a wine country bus tour or a day trip to a sports game. 

• Passenger Charter and Excursion Carrier - Permit Application (PDF)
• Passenger Charter and Excursion Carrier - Transfer of Permit Authority (PDF) 

Auto Transportation Buses

Any company or person that owns, runs, or manages a motor vehicle used to carry people for pay on public roads in Washington, either between set locations or on a regular route. 

• Auto Transportation - Permit Application (PDF)
• Auto Transportation - Attachment A - Support Statement (PDF) 
• Auto Transportation - Attachment B - Temporary Certificate Support Statement (PDF) 
• Auto Transportation - Attachment C - Joint Application for Transfer or Lease (PDF) 
• Auto Transportation - Attachment D - Name Change (PDF) 
• Auto Transportation - Attachment E - Permission to Mortgage Certificate (PDF) 
• Auto Transportation - Attachment F - Charter and Excursion Carrier (PDF) 
• Auto Transportation - Attachment G - Tariff Adoption Notice (PDF) 
• Auto Transportation - Attachment H - Sample Flexible Fare Tariff Sheet (PDF) 

Commercial Ferries

Any business, group, partnership, or person that owns, controls, rents, runs, or manages a vessel on the waters of Washington state. 

• Commercial Ferry - Permit Application (PDF)

Solid Waste Carriers

Carriers who work in the special business of picking up and/or getting rid of solid waste. 

• Solid Waste - Permit Application (PDF)
• Aplicación de Residuos Sólidos en Español (PDF) 
• Solid Waste - Attachment A - Temporary Certificate Support Statement (PDF) 
• Solid Waste - Attachment B - Joint Application for Transfer or Lease (PDF)
• Solid Waste - Attachment C - Name Change (PDF)
• Solid Waste - Attachment D - Permission to Mortgage Certificate (PDF)

Freight Broker

Forwarder: A business that asks for, gathers, or puts together shipments so they can be combined into one bigger shipment. 

Broker: A business that makes contracts for, or sets up, the transportation of goods using two or more common carriers. 

Note: a person cannot operate as both a broker and a forwarder. 

• Forwarder or Broker - Permit Application (PDF)
• Bond Example (PDF) 

Non-Profit Buses

A private, nonprofit transportation company gives rides for pay to people with special transportation needs. This means people who cannot travel on their own or buy the right kind of transportation because of a disability, low income, or age. 

• Non-Profit Bus - Permit Application (PDF)

Railroad Contract Crew Carriers 

Contract crew transportation companies are people, groups, or businesses that run one or more vehicles for crew transportation. 

• Railroad Contract Crew Carrier - Permit Application (PDF)

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