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 reference data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.
United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Number
| Agency: | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) |
| Fact Checked: | 6/27/17 |
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. |
| Fact Checked: | 6/27/17 |
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. |
| Fact Checked: | 6/27/17 |
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. |
| Fact Checked: | 6/27/17 |
United States Operating Authority
| Agency: | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) |
| Fact Checked: | 6/27/17 |
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. |
| Fact Checked: | 6/27/17 |
Related Government Agencies
Explore other United States government agencies we can help you stay compliant with:
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Office of Sustainable Fisheries
- U.S. Department of the Treasury - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - Diversion Control Division
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
- United States Environmental Protection Agency - Lead Paint Program
- USDA - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
