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Raleigh: NCDMV opens a new IRP office for commercial truck carriers

NCDOT said the Terminal Drive site would open Tuesday. It replaces the Rock Quarry Road IRP counter that closed Sept. 24. This is not a regular license-plate agency.

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What we know

Confirmed

  • NCDOT said Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, that the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles' new Raleigh State International Registration Plan office would open Tuesday to commercial trucking carrier customers at 3301 Terminal Drive, Suite 119.Confirmed by NCDOT press release, Oct. 19, 2026
  • That release listed weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on state holidays, and said carriers can also use the Charlotte State IRP office at 6016 Brookshire Boulevard.Confirmed by NCDOT press release, Oct. 19, 2026
  • CBS 17, citing NCDMV on Tuesday morning, reported that the Terminal Drive office had opened after a delay.Confirmed by CBS 17, Oct. 20, 2026
  • An earlier NCDOT update, dated Oct. 1, said the previous Raleigh IRP office at 1425 Rock Quarry Road, Suite 100, permanently closed on Sept. 24, and that the Terminal Drive site was then tentatively set to reopen during the week of Oct. 5. During that gap, it directed carriers to the Charlotte office and to VisitDMV.nc.gov.Confirmed by NCDOT press release (Sept. 24 move update, dated Oct. 1, 2026)
  • North Carolina belongs to the International Registration Plan, a reciprocity agreement that lets commercial carriers pay apportioned registration fees based on distance operated in the continental United States and Canada.Confirmed by NCDOT Oct. 19 release; NCDMV commercial trucking page
  • The NCDOT Commercial Vehicle Operations / IRP unit directory already lists the Raleigh office at 3301 Terminal Drive, Suite 119, and the phone number 919-615-6700.Confirmed by NCDOT unit directory
  • The NCDMV commercial-trucking page, when read Tuesday morning, still listed the Rock Quarry Road address for in-person IRP renewals in Raleigh.Confirmed by NCDMV commercial trucking page

Still unknown

  • Whether a mid-October temporary IRP counter that CBS 17 placed at 4121 New Bern Avenue, Suite 151, is still open. No ncdot.gov page we read listed that address as an IRP office
  • When the commercial-trucking page will replace the closed Rock Quarry address

What this means for you

Instructions from N.C. Department of Transportation

This site is not NCDMV or NCDOT. For the current Raleigh IRP address, hours and later changes, use the Oct. 19 NCDOT notice and ncdot.gov/dmv. VisitDMV.nc.gov is the update page named in the earlier move notice. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

What happened

In Raleigh, the state's International Registration Plan office for commercial truck carriers is set to open Tuesday at a new address.

NCDOT said Monday that the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles would receive those customers at 3301 Terminal Drive, Suite 119. CBS 17, citing the division Tuesday morning, reported that the site had opened.

Hours in the Monday notice are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, except state holidays.

IRP is a registration reciprocity agreement. North Carolina takes part so a commercial carrier can pay plate fees based on miles run in the continental United States and Canada.

This is not a regular driver-license or license-plate agency. Passenger-car work still goes to those offices.

The prior Raleigh IRP counter, at 1425 Rock Quarry Road, Suite 100, closed for good on Sept. 24, according to an NCDOT update dated Oct. 1. That same notice had aimed for a reopen during the week of Oct. 5. Monday's release is the later date.

Carriers who cannot use the new site can still go to 6016 Brookshire Boulevard in Charlotte, the department said. The same weekday hours apply there.

The NCDMV commercial-trucking page we read Tuesday morning still listed the Rock Quarry address. Use Monday's NCDOT notice for the current Raleigh location. The department's IRP unit directory already shows Terminal Drive and lists 919-615-6700.

This site is not NCDMV or NCDOT. For rules, forms and later changes, use the division's commercial-trucking page and that same Monday notice. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

Photos

Text-only. No department or station photos are used here.

Why it matters

Carriers who need an IRP plate or a new account in Raleigh have a different street address than the one that closed in September. This office does not replace a regular driver-license or license-plate agency. The department's own service page still showed the old location when we checked.

Updates

  1. Oct 20, 2026, 8:10 AM

    NCDOT said Monday the new Raleigh IRP office at 3301 Terminal Drive, Suite 119, would open Tuesday. CBS 17 reported Tuesday that it had opened. The Rock Quarry Road counter closed Sept. 24.

Sources

  1. UPDATE: Raleigh IRP Office Moving to New Location (NCDOT, Oct. 19, 2026, 11:30 a.m.: new Raleigh State IRP office opens Tuesday at 3301 Terminal Dr., Suite 119; Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. except state holidays; Charlotte office at 6016 Brookshire Blvd.; IRP is a reciprocity agreement for apportioned commercial registration fees based on distance in the continental United States and Canada)

    Official sourcePublished by N.C. Department of Transportation · Checked Oct 20, 2026, 8:10 AM

  2. UPDATE - Raleigh IRP Office Moving to New Location (NCDOT page dated Oct. 1, 2026: 1425 Rock Quarry Road, Suite 100, permanently closed Sept. 24; Terminal Drive, Suite 119, tentatively set for the week of Oct. 5; Charlotte office 6016 Brookshire Blvd., same weekday hours; check VisitDMV.nc.gov)

    Official sourcePublished by N.C. Department of Transportation · Checked Oct 20, 2026, 8:10 AM

  3. New NCDMV office for international truck drivers opens in Raleigh following delay (CBS 17, Oct. 20, 2026: Terminal Drive, Suite 119, opened Tuesday after a delay; hours 8 a.m.–5 p.m. weekdays except holidays; replaces Rock Quarry Road, Suite 100, closed Sept. 24)

    Published by CBS 17 · Checked Oct 20, 2026, 8:10 AM

  4. NCDMV commercial trucking / IRP page (IRP definition and who must register; in-person renewals still listed at 1425 Rock Quarry Road, Suite 100, Raleigh, 919-615-6700, and 6016 Brookshire Blvd., Charlotte, when read Oct. 20, 2026)

    Official sourcePublished by N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles · Checked Oct 20, 2026, 8:10 AM

  5. NCDOT Commercial Vehicle Operations / IRP unit directory (Raleigh office 3301 Terminal Drive, Suite 119, Raleigh, NC 27604; 919-615-6700; Charlotte office 6016 Brookshire Blvd.)

    Official sourcePublished by N.C. Department of Transportation · Checked Oct 20, 2026, 8:10 AM

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