Overview
Company Registration
Registration Overview
What is a HM Safety Permit?
What is a USDOT Number?
What is Operating Authority?
Registration Steps
What Forms Do I need?
Licensing & Insurance Requirements
New Company Requirements (New Entrant Program)
How to Register
Online Registration
Download Registration Forms
Find a Company's Status
By USDOT Number/Name
By Operating Authority
Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Program
 
  
 

Registration & Assistance: USDOT Number/Operating Authority

Register or Update a Registration Online

Filing online means faster turnaround for processing registration and licensing requests, so you can get back to business faster. Online registration helps to ensure that CMV operators complete and submit all the correct forms - either quickly online or printed - for the particular task you need to accomplish. Using a series of quick lead-ins (e.g., "I need to - "), the system figures out exactly what you want and what you need to do, then takes you through all the proper forms. It even allows you to pay online with a major credit card. If you have not used our registration system before, please select the "Registration with help" option.

If you are familiar with the process or wish to update an existing registration, such as for your biennial update, you may want to use the "Online Registration without Help" option. We also offer Registration & Licensing FAQs for more information. If you are a hazardous materials safety permit applicant, please see this important Advisory Notice.

Register with Help

The step-by-step registration guide helps you:

  • Determine if you need a USDOT Number, Operating Authority (MC Number), Hazardous Materials Safety Permit, or Cargo Tank (CT) Number
  • Find out what forms and processes you need to complete
  • Determine what costs are involved
  • Find out which regulations apply to you
  • Fill out online forms
  • Avoid applications for the wrong authority (there are NO refunds for mistaken application fees!)
Start the Step-by-Step Registration Guide
 

Register or Update Now without Help

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Start Online Registration without Help

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