Atlanta Office by Appointment
1875 Century Blvd NE, Suite 1000 — call (214) 551-8600 to set a time that fits your loads.
Atlanta, Georgia
DOT Compliance in Atlanta for Ethiopian, Eritrean and Habesha Carriers
From Clarkston and Decatur to Gwinnett, Habesha carriers around Atlanta get the same compliance service our Texas clients get — Georgia IFTA and IRP, DQ files, testing, audits — explained in Amharic or Tigrinya. Call (214) 551-8600 to set an appointment.
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Our Atlanta Office and How to Reach Us
SELAM's Georgia office is at 1875 Century Blvd NE, Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA 30345. Meetings there are by appointment — call (214) 551-8600 first and we will set a time that fits around your loads rather than leaving you waiting in a lobby.
Most of the work does not require you to come in at all. Documents move by phone, email and WhatsApp, and we can build your entire compliance file without costing you a driving day. The appointment matters most for new owners going through a first authority application or a first audit letter: we go through the folder together, mark what is missing, and you leave with a written list.
That phone number reaches the same team that runs our Arlington, Texas office, and there are Amharic and Tigrinya speakers on both sides. You will not be handed to a translator or told to call back when someone who speaks your language is available.
Everything SELAM does for a Texas carrier we do for a Georgia one: driver qualification files, IFTA, Form 2290, drug and alcohol consortium enrollment, FMCSA Clearinghouse queries, CSA monitoring, DataQs challenges, UCR and MCS-150 filings, and DOT audit preparation.
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The Communities We Serve Around Atlanta
Clarkston and the surrounding part of DeKalb County make up one of the oldest Ethiopian and Eritrean refugee communities in the United States, and the trucking businesses that grew out of it are now spread across the whole metro. We serve carriers in Atlanta, Clarkston, Decatur, Stone Mountain, Tucker and Lilburn, and throughout DeKalb and Gwinnett counties.
Many of the owners we work with came through Clarkston, drove for someone else for a few years, then bought their first truck. That path is common enough that the problems are common too: an authority filed under the wrong entity name, a driver qualification file that was never really built, a consortium enrollment that quietly lapsed when a two-driver operation went back down to one. We fix those without lecturing anyone about how they happened.
The Ethiopian Community Association in Atlanta is a good community resource for newer arrivals — orientation, language help, referrals. It is a community organization, not a business partner of SELAM; we mention it because it is genuinely useful to drivers still finding their footing.
Our clients here are Ethiopian, Eritrean and Habesha families, and the work gets explained in Amharic or Tigrinya whenever that is easier than English.
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Georgia IRP, IFTA and Federal Filings
Georgia handles both IRP apportioned registration and IFTA through the Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division. That is worth knowing if you moved here from Texas, where fuel tax sits with the Comptroller and plates sit with TxDMV — in Georgia, one department covers both.
SELAM prepares and files your Georgia IFTA quarterly returns on the standard schedule: April 30, July 31, October 31 and January 31. We work from whatever records you have — ELD mileage exports, fuel receipts, trip sheets — verify them, calculate what is owed or refunded in each jurisdiction, and file. We keep the supporting documentation for four years, because an IFTA audit can reach back that far.
We also e-file your Form 2290 heavy vehicle use tax with the IRS. That return is due August 31 for the tax year running July 1 through June 30, and your stamped Schedule 1 typically comes back the same day. We renew your UCR each year and file the MCS-150 biennial update so your USDOT number is never deactivated.
New Georgia carriers get the full startup: USDOT registration and operating authority, BOC-3, UCR, IFTA and IRP accounts, and the compliance foundation the new entrant safety audit will test in your first 18 months.
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Inspections on I-285, I-75, I-85 and I-20
I-285, I-75, I-85 and I-20 carry most of the freight in and out of this metro, and they carry most of the inspections with it. A truck running the Perimeter every day gets looked at.
Two things decide how a roadside inspection goes: whether your documents are in order, and whether the conversation goes smoothly. We handle the first completely — driver qualification file, medical card, ELD records, insurance, IFTA credentials, 2290 Schedule 1, consortium enrollment and Clearinghouse status.
The second has become more serious. English Language Proficiency roadside checks have been reported in Georgia, and current federal enforcement guidance directs inspectors to place a driver who cannot demonstrate proficiency out of service on the spot. If English is your second language, read our English proficiency page and then call us — we run practice interviews in the format inspectors use and go through the traffic-sign portion, starting in Amharic or Tigrinya if that helps it stick.
If a violation is written that should not have been, we file the DataQs challenge. If your CSA scores move, we tell you which BASIC caused it and what to do about it. And if an audit letter arrives, we prepare the file and stay with you through the review.
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Everything You Need, Nothing You Don't
Georgia IRP & IFTA
Both handled through the Georgia Department of Revenue Motor Vehicle Division, filed for you.
ELP Preparation
Practice interviews and sign recognition for English proficiency checks reported in Georgia.
Full Compliance Bundle
DQ files, drug and alcohol consortium, Clearinghouse, CSA monitoring and audit support.
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Offices2
Arlington, TX and Atlanta, GA
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Atlanta MeetingsBy Appt.
Call (214) 551-8600 to schedule
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IFTA Deadlines4
April 30, July 31, October 31, January 31
FAQ
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SELAM Safety & Compliance serves Ethiopian, Eritrean and Habesha carriers across metro Atlanta from 1875 Century Blvd NE, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia, by appointment, with our main office in Arlington, Texas. We handle Georgia IFTA and IRP, Form 2290, DQ files, drug testing consortium and DOT audits, in Amharic and Tigrinya. Call (214) 551-8600.
Where is your Atlanta office?
1875 Century Blvd NE, Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA 30345. Meetings there are by appointment — call (214) 551-8600 and we will set a time. Our main office is in Arlington, Texas, and both offices are staffed by the same team.
Do I need an appointment, or can I do everything remotely?
Atlanta meetings are by appointment, but most clients never need one. Documents move by phone, email and WhatsApp, and we can build and maintain your entire compliance file remotely. Call (214) 551-8600 either way.
Where are Georgia IRP and IFTA handled?
Both go through the Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division — unlike Texas, where fuel tax and apportioned plates are handled by two different agencies. SELAM files your Georgia IFTA quarterly returns and handles IRP registration for you.
Which cities around Atlanta do you serve?
Atlanta, Clarkston, Decatur, Stone Mountain, Tucker and Lilburn, and carriers throughout DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. Clarkston and DeKalb are home to one of the oldest Ethiopian and Eritrean communities in the United States, and much of our Georgia work comes from there.
Do you speak Amharic and Tigrinya in Atlanta?
Yes. Both the Atlanta and Arlington offices have Amharic and Tigrinya speakers. Call (214) 551-8600 and ask for support in your language — no translator, no callback.
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Compliance Support for Atlanta Carriers
Call (214) 551-8600 to set an appointment at our Atlanta office, or start remotely today. We will tell you what is missing first.