Get NE Owner-Operators: Are you a Lessor or a Common/Contract Carrier? 2014

There was no need for the owner-operator to have a separate DOT number. ... The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) created the vehicle registrant-only category as a way for non-motor carriers (primarily owner-operators and leasing companies) to have a DOT number to obtain their registration plates.

Companies that operate commercial vehicles transporting passengers or hauling cargo in interstate commerce must be registered with the FMCSA and must have a USDOT Number. Also, commercial intrastate hazardous materials carriers who haul types and quantities requiring a safety permit must register for a USDOT Number.

Companies that operate commercial vehicles transporting passengers or hauling cargo in interstate commerce must be registered with the FMCSA and must have a USDOT Number. Also, commercial intrastate hazardous materials carriers who haul types and quantities requiring a safety permit must register for a USDOT Number.

Depending on your company, you may have to pay a number of other costs. USDOT Number and MC Number. Registering under the FMCSA to obtain your DOT and MC numbers costs $300.

In general, companies that do the following are required to have interstate operating authority (MC number) in addition to a DOT number: Operating as for-hire carriers (for a fee or other compensation) Transporting passengers, or arranging for their transport, in interstate commerce.

You may change the name of your company by submitting an updated MCS-150 (Motor Carrier Identification Report) form or you can complete the process online. There is no fee. ... If you change the name associated with your MC number, however, the name is also changed for your US DOT number.

You may change the name of your company by submitting an updated MCS-150 (Motor Carrier Identification Report) form or you can complete the process online. There is no fee. PLEASE NOTE: If you change the name associated with your US DOT number, it is not automatically changed on your MC number as well.

If you operate under two separate business entities, then you will likely need 2 dot numbers. If you operate under a single name and authority, then you should be able to use the same number.

The second to last number in your DOT Number determines what year your biennial update needs to be filed. If it's odd, you're required to file your MCS-150 in every odd numbered calendar year. If it's even, then you file in even numbered calendar years.

By email: You can upload and submit the updated MCS-150 via our web form (you will receive a tracking number) By Fax: You can fax the MCS-150 form to: 202-366-3477 or 606-330-3802. By mail: You can send the updated MCS-150 form to: US Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

A US DOT number identifies carriers operating in interstate commerce while an MC number identifies a carrier who transports regulated commodities for hire in interstate commerce. Generally, items that have been changed from their natural state are regulated commodities requiring an MC number.

In general, companies that do the following are required to have interstate operating authority (MC number) in addition to a DOT number: Operating as for-hire carriers (for a fee or other compensation) Transporting passengers, or arranging for their transport, in interstate commerce.

Depending on your company, you may have to pay a number of other costs. USDOT Number and MC Number. Registering under the FMCSA to obtain your DOT and MC numbers costs $300.

FMCSA Abruptly Shifts to Seven-Digit MC Numbers. Pay careful attention when using a company's MC number to determine its age. It's not as simple as it used to be.

Owner-Operators are those individuals that own and operate their own trucking business. They may lease on to a carrier or they may operate under their own authority. ... Instead, PEDs work directly for a carrier as an employee.