MC & DOT Services
What does MC & DOT service include?
We obtain new MC and DOT authority for new motor carriers entering interstate commerce. Beyond initial setup, we handle updates, name changes, BOC-3 filings, UCR renewals, MCS-150 biennial updates, reinstatements, and authority closures.
Do I need MC and DOT numbers?
Every commercial motor vehicle engaged in interstate commerce must have a USDOT number. If you transport goods for hire across state lines, you also need MC operating authority. If you operate intrastate within Florida or another state with its own requirements, additional state-level filings may apply.
How long does new operating authority take to activate?
Your USDOT number issues right away; MC authority takes longer. FMCSA publishes the application in the FMCSA Register and protests are due within 10 days of that publication. FMCSA's own estimate for a new application is 20–25 business days — and eight weeks or more on top of that if the agency pulls your file for further review. We file everything the day we have your details, because none of that clock starts until it is filed.
What is BOC-3 and do I need it?
A BOC-3 designates a process agent in every state to receive legal documents on your behalf — it's required before the FMCSA grants your operating authority. We file it as part of setting up your authority.
What is UCR and when is it due?
Unified Carrier Registration is an annual fee based on fleet size for interstate carriers, due at the end of each year for the next. We register and renew it so you're not stopped at a scale for a lapsed UCR.
Do you need MC and DOT numbers?
You need this if
- You operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce — a USDOT number is required, with nothing to trade on.
- You haul goods for hire across state lines: that adds MC operating authority on top of the USDOT number.
- You already hold authority but something changed — a name, an address, fleet size, or a lapse that needs reinstating.
You do not need this if
- Everything you do is intrastate: federal interstate authority is not what you need, though your own state may still require its own registration.
- You carry only your own goods, never for hire, and never cross a state line.
Your USDOT number issues right away. MC authority waits: protests are due within 10 days of publication in the FMCSA Register, and FMCSA estimates 20–25 business days for a new application — longer if it goes to further review. Which is why filing early matters more than filing fast.
New Authority Setup
New MC and DOT numbers, BOC-3 process agent filing, UCR registration, SCAC code if needed. We handle the full new-entrant process and prepare you for the FMCSA new-entrant safety audit, which comes within your first 12 months of operating.
Updates & Maintenance
MCS-150 biennial updates, MC/DOT name changes, insurance limit changes (BMC-91 / BMC-91X), insurance updates, ownership changes — keep your authority active without surprises.
MC & DOT Services Offered
The full lifecycle of your operating authority:
- Open New MC + DOT Authority: New authority setup from start to finish, including BOC-3 and UCR.
- Obtain DOT-only number: When you only need USDOT for intrastate or interstate non-for-hire operations.
- MC / DOT Updates & Changes: Update business info, address, contact, authority details.
- MC Certificate Duplicate: Replacement MC certificate.
- MC / DOT Name Change: Process name change with FMCSA.
- MC Reinstatement: Restore revoked or suspended authority (including the OP-1 re-filing path).
- BOC-3 Filing: Designation of process agents in all 50 states.
- UCR Renewal: Annual Unified Carrier Registration renewal.
- SCAC Code & Renewal: Standard Carrier Alpha Code setup and annual renewal.
- MCS-150 Biennial Update: Required biennial USDOT registration update.
- DataQ Dispute: Submit DataQ challenges for incorrect inspection or crash data.
- FMCSA Portal Access Setup: Set up your account in MOTUS, FMCSA's registration system, and grant us access as your Transportation Service Provider — the role that files on behalf of registrants.
- New Entrant Contact Center: Liaison with FMCSA New Entrant Office during the 18-month observation period.
- Close Authority: Properly close your MC/DOT authority when ending operations.
- MC/DOT Insurance Limit Update: BMC-91/BMC-91X filings when raising or lowering insurance limits.
New Entrant Compliance
New motor carriers spend 18 months in FMCSA's new entrant monitoring period, and the safety audit itself falls inside the first 12 months of operating — not at the end. We guide you through both: required documentation, MCS-150 updates, and the audit. Pass it and finish the 18 months clean, and the new entrant designation comes off your registration.
Request a callback
Tell us what you need and we'll call you back — usually the same business day.