Does Vermont set its own trucking insurance minimums?

The stored record marks state and federal minimums as different. Review the operation-specific rows and source notes; the difference does not establish one amount for every carrier.

Do federal insurance minimums still apply to a Vermont carrier?

Federal insurance requirements depend on the vehicle, commodity and operation. Review the federal table and its cited regulation alongside the applicable state requirements; state location alone does not settle coverage or filing scope.

What insurance does a new Vermont carrier line up first?

Review the liability, cargo and filing requirements for your operation before comparing coverage. The source notes identify the stored state and federal scope; insurer and contractual requirements need their own check.

Where do these figures come from?

The tables show stored amounts with their recorded sources. A field marked "Not confirmed" is a verification gap. Review its note; that label does not establish that the agency publishes no amount or that no requirement applies.

Vermont Trucking Insurance Requirements (2026)

By Haul Handbook editorial team· Updated Oct 5, 2026

What Vermont requires

These are the state-level rules attached to Vermont intrastate operating authority. A field reading "Not confirmed" means this guide has not confirmed that value. The note explains the gap; unknown is not evidence of absence.

Liability minimum: Vermont sets no truck-specific liability minimum for intrastate property carriers in the sources read. Every registered vehicle must carry at least $25,000 for one person and $50,000 for two or more persons killed or injured, and $10,000 for property damage, in any one crash (23 V.S.A. § 800). Whether Vermont's motor carrier safety rule adopts the federal 49 CFR 387 minimums for intrastate carriers could not be confirmed, because the rule text is only published behind a LexisNexis human-verification check.
Cargo minimum: No cargo insurance requirement for intrastate carriers appears in the Vermont statutes or DMV pages read.
Differs from federal: Yes

The federal minimums, for contrast

Federal financial-responsibility requirements depend on the operation, vehicle and commodity. Review the rows and exclusions in 49 CFR Part 387 (property carriers 387.303, brokers and freight forwarders 387.307, endorsements 387.15), as displayed on FMCSA's insurance filing requirements page; the filing mechanics live in our BMC-91 and BMC-34 insurance filings guide.

Federal minimum public liability levels by operation (49 CFR Part 387)
Operation	Vehicle	Liability minimum
For-hire property carrier, non-hazardous	GVWR under 10,001 lb	$300,000
For-hire property carrier, non-hazardous (general freight)	GVWR 10,001 lb or more	$750,000
For-hire carrier of certain hazardous materials	Any	$1,000,000
For-hire and private carriers of explosives, poison gas, or radioactive materials	Any	$5,000,000
For-hire carrier of household goods	GVWR 10,001 lb or more	$750,000
For-hire carrier of passengers	15 or fewer passengers	$1,500,000
For-hire carrier of passengers	16 or more passengers	$5,000,000
Broker of property or household goods	None	None
Freight forwarder of property	None	None
Freight forwarder of household goods	None	None

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Where insurance fits in the Vermont launch

Coverage sits early in the sequence: the federal filing sequence needs your insurer's proof of coverage on file before authority activates, and the state rules above attach to the credential covered on the Vermont intrastate authority page. For the full order of operations, work through start a trucking company in Vermont.

Vermont trucking insurance requirements

What Vermont requires

The federal minimums, for contrast

Where insurance fits in the Vermont launch