Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Please Note
We are a service company that can help you file with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). We are not associated with this nor any other government agency. We offer paid services and software to help you file. You are not required to purchase our service to file - you may file directly with this agency without using our service.
Contact Information
Licenses
We track the following licenses with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.
United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Number
| Agency: | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) |
Initial Registration
USDOT Number
| Form: | There is no form, instead use the Unified Registration System. |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | There is currently no fee to obtain a DOT number, although the FMCSA has plans to eventually charge a fee. |
Registration Renewal
Biennial Update
| Form: | There is no form, instead use the Unified Registration System. |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | There is no fee to file a renewal. |
| Due: | Due biennially based on the following criteria: If your DOT number ends in a 1, your renewal is due at the end of January, 2 =February, 3=March, 4=April, 5=May, 6=June, 7=July, 8=August, 9=September, and 0=October. If the second to last digit of your DOT number is even, file renewal every even-numbered year. If the second to last digit is odd, file in odd-numbered years. |
| Notes: | Use this application to file the biennial renewal of your FMCSA registration. |
Amendment
Routine Update
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | There is no fee to update a registration. |
| Due: | Only due if your company changes name, address, or other details associated with your USDOT number. |
| Notes: | Use this application to update information on your FMCSA registration. |
United States Operating Authority
| Agency: | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) |
Initial Registration
Operating Authority
| Form: | There is no form, instead use the Unified Registration System. |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $300 per operating authority. |
| Notes: | Various insurance and bonding requirements must often be met before applying for operating authority. |
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- Administrative Office of the U.S. Court
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- United States Department of Agriculture - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
- United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
- United States Department of Justice (DOJ)
- United States Department of Labor (DOL)
- United States Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs - Office of Authentications
- United States Department of the Treasury
- United States Department of the Treasury - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
- United States Department of the Treasury - Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
- United States Department of Transportation (DOT)
- United States Department of Transportation (DOT) - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
- United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - Diversion Control Division
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- United States Environmental Protection Agency - Lead Paint Program
- United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
- United States National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
- United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) - Trademarks
- United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- United States Small Business Administration (SBA)
