OMB No. 2126-0031 Approval Expires 06/30/2006
Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
IT Operations Division
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202-366-4023
Fax: 202-493-0292

What Is This About?

This is to help you determine your carrier classification, which affects the reporting requirements of Form MP-1.

Carrier Classification and Reporting Requirements

Motor carriers of passengers are classified based on their adjusted annual operating revenue. Carrier classification, in turn, determines what reports are required by FMCSA. We are providing the worksheet below for your convenience to help you calculate your carrier classification. If your classification has changed or is incorrect, please contact us. We will make any necessary adjustments and give you further instructions on any filing requirements. You are not required to return the completed form.

How to Calculate Your Carrier Classification

Upward and downward classification will be effective as of January 1 of the year immediately following the third consecutive year that your revenue qualifies. The steps in calculating your carrier classification are as follows:

1. Calculate your annual operating revenues. This is revenue from passenger motor carrier operations, including interstate, intrastate, and local service.
2. Multiply this figure by the revenue deflator. In Table 1, we have calculated the revenue deflator for you. The revenue deflator is the 1994 average producers price index of finished goods (PPI) divided by the revenue year's average PPI, as shown in Table 2. Table 3 is an example calculation. This carrier would be a Class II because of its 2004 revenue. If 2007 revenue surpasses $5 million, it will be reclassified as Class I in 2008.

Company Name: _____________________________________ MC #: _________________

Table 1

Table 2

Table 3