How do I file a name change request to update my Operating Authority registration information?

There is a $14 fee for a name change.

There are several ways to request a name change:

Online: You can request the change (requires a credit card and your USDOT PIN) online via our online registration website. Select "Filing a name change" and click "Continue." Please see the attached instructions for this process. Click here for information on getting your USDOT PIN. 

Submit a Ticket: If you are changing your legal or trade name and paying by credit card, you can upload a completed, printed, and signed MCSA-5889 Motor Carrier Records Change Form by submitting a ticket through our website at: Ask FMCSA using the Submit Us a Ticket icon at the top of the page. This is the fastest option, and you will receive a confirmation number by email. 

Fax: If you would like to submit your name change form via fax (legal or trade name) and are paying by credit card, please fax a completed, printed and signed MCSA-5889 Motor Carrier Records Change Form to 202-366-3477

Mail: If you would like to mail your name change (legal or trade name) and are paying with a personal check, cashier's check or money order, please send a completed and signed MCSA-5889 Motor Carrier Records Change Form to FMCSA, via the following method. Please note: paying by check may delay processing of your name change for 6-8 weeks, due to mail delays before and after the check is cashed:

• Regular Mail:
  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  P. O. Box 6200-33
  Portland, OR 97228-620
• Overnight express mail:
  U.S. Bank Government Lockbox 
  Attn: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 6200-33
  17650 NE Sandy Blvd.
  Portland, OR  97230
• If you prefer to mail your name change and pay by credit card, you may mail your form with all the above information to:
  US Department of Transportation
  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  Office of Registration and Safety Information (MC-RS)
  Room W65-206
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
  Washington, D.C. 20590

All completed MCSA-5889 forms must contain:

• Your DOT/MC numbers on each page
• Your contact phone number/e-mail address
• Your current address
• The current company name
• The new company name

If you are a sole proprietor or partnership, you must put your name/partnership name plus the "doing business as" name, if it's different.

For information on when a new USDOT number is required during a name change, ownership change or form of business change, click here.

If you are a corporation/LLC, you must register with the state first, then when you have received articles of incorporation from the state, fax a copy to 202-366-3477 with your completed MCSA-5889 or upload it as an attachment to our web form along with the MCSA-5889.

Please note that while you may have submitted a request for a name change on line or via the mail, NO NAME CHANGES WILL BE MADE UNTIL WE HAVE ALL THE REQUIRED INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTATION. Name changes are usually completed within 7 business days after all required information is complete.

In addition, if you change the name associated with your US DOT number (via the MCS-150 form), it is NOT automatically changed on your MC number as well. You still need to go through the MC number name change procedure. If you change the name associated with your MC number, however, the name is also changed for your US DOT number.

For instructions on changing the company name on JUST your USDOT number record, click here.