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What is a HM Safety Permit?
What is a USDOT Number?
What is Operating Authority?
Registration Steps
What Forms Do I need?
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How to Register
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Registration & Licensing

How to Register as a Motor Carrier
 

The FMCSA monitors and ensures compliance with regulations governing both safety (all carriers) and commerce (for-hire carriers). Companies may find they are subject to both registration requirements-USDOT Number and MC Number-or either one separately.

Unified Registration System (URS)
 

URS is coming in 2015 and will affect all new motor carrier registration and updates of existing registrations.

Related Information
 
 
Biennial Updates
 

The new biennial update enforcement policy took effect November 1, 2013. See below for when/how to file your updates.

Find a Motor Carrier's Status
 

The Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System offers company profiles, safety data and related services to industry and the public.

  • SAFER System (Carrier Information)
  • Licensing & Insurance System (Operating Authority)
    • BOC3 Filing (Designation of Process Agent)
    • Blanket Companies
    • Carrier Search
    • FMCSA Register (FMCSA decisions and notices)
    • Insurance Filing
    • Mexico Application Status
    • Out of Service Carriers




 
 
 

 
 
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