To ensure data integrity and accuracy in the new registration system, all existing registrants will complete identity and business verification before completing any transactions in the new system. FMCSA will share more information on when and how to complete this process in the future.

A supporting company is a blanket company, financial responsibility filer, transportation service provider, or business that identifies as any combination of the three. Blanket companies, or BOC-3 filers, provide blanket designation of process agents electronically for motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders. They designate process agents in all U.S. States and the District of Columbia. Financial responsibility filers are insurance companies, surety companies, or financial institutions that register with FMCSA to file proof of insurance (i.e., BMC-91, BMC-91X, BMC-85) for entities applying for operating authority. Transportation service providers assist individuals or companies applying for and/or maintaining their FMCSA registration (USDOT Number or operating authority registration, biennial updates, reinstatements, etc.).

Yes, all users who make filings or submissions with FMCSA will need an account to access the new registration system. Public users may access and view public data through the system's website without an account. FMCSA will allow all service providers, financial responsibility filers, blanket companies, and process agents to establish accounts in the new system before it is actively used for regulated entity registration management.

To create a company account for a financial responsibility filer, the main account holder will need full access to company information, including identifying numbers (e.g., NAIC, FDIC, State License Number, EIN), and a copy of your eligibility documents (e.g., State insurance license, banking certificate, or Federal/State charter). This must be submitted as a PDF file and must be a copy of the original document, not a screenshot or screen capture of a web page. This documentation verifies your institution’s eligibility to act as a financial responsibility filer with the FMCSA. Failure to provide adequate supporting documentation may result in processing delays. Be sure to claim your Licensing and Insurance (L&I) filer account during account creation as well, which will link your existing L&I filings to your account when Motus opens for filings. For more information on how to complete these actions, see the Motus Supporting Company Job Aid.

Since December 2025, supporting companies—transportation service providers, blanket companies (BOC-3 filers), and financial responsibility filers (insurance/surety companies and other financial institutions)— have had limited access to Motus: USDOT Registration System to create user profiles and company accounts. Starting May 19, 2026,  all other customers, including new and existing registrants, are able to create profiles.

Each supporting company, including transportation service providers, will be issued a new, unique filer number during company account creation that identifies all of that company’s capabilities in the new system (e.g., filing BOC-3 forms and submitting insurance filings). This will allow the company to view and manage all filings via one account when the system fully launches.
During company account creation in Motus: USDOT Registration System, blanket companies and financial responsibility filers will be able to claim their existing Licensing and Insurance (L&I) filer account to link existing L&I filings to the new company account with the new filer number. The new filer number will not be used to make filings until the new system fully launches in 2026.

Prior to launch of the new registration system, transportation service providers will be able to use their Login.gov accounts to access the system and proceed through the identity verification process to set up their user profiles and accounts. Both the Login.gov and identity verification process work in tandem to limit system access to authorized users and to secure FMCSA data. The Login.gov process authenticates the email that is used to create the account in the new registration system while the identity verification service confirms the identity of the individual creating the account using an acceptable form of identification. Once the required system checks have passed, the service provider can finish completing their registration system user profile and add client information to their account. After the service provider account is established in the new registration system, regulated entities will have the ability to authorize the service provider to assist in their registration. The new system will require regulated entities to review and submit data entry completed by service providers before FMCSA will begin processing any registration requests.

While FMCSA does not have a separate vetting process for transportation service providers, all service providers will be required to create user profiles and company accounts and complete identity verification to access the new registration system. Registrants will be required to designate a service provider, and the provider must accept the designation before receiving access to any registrant’s company account. This process ensures that only authorized parties can access an entity’s company information after receiving the entity’s permission.

During the early limited access period, blanket companies will only be able to create user profiles and company accounts, add and manage process agent information, and add and manage company users. Blanket companies must continue to use the FMCSA Portal/L&I to make BOC-3 filings. Please also keep business information and process agent listings updated in both FMCSA’s current L&I system and in Motus during this period.

Supporting companies will have early limited access to Motus to create user profiles and company accounts and manage user access. During the early limited access period, supporting companies must continue to use the FMCSA Portal/L&I to make BOC-3, insurance, surety, and financial-related filings and/or assist with motor carrier registration and updates until these functionalities are introduced in Motus. Please also keep business information (billing information, process agent listings, etc.) updated in both FMCSA’s current L&I system and in Motus until further notice.

Yes. Any individual, business, insurance or financial institution, blanket company (BOC-3 filer), transportation service provider, or authorized agent using the new system will need Login.gov account credentials to access the system. Executive Order (EO) 14028, Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, and Office of Budget Memorandum (OMB) memorandum M-22-09, Moving the U.S. Government Toward Zero Trust Cybersecurity Principles (Federal Zero Trust Strategy), requires federal agencies to use multi-factor authentication for access to government systems. The new registration system will use Login.gov to provide this required multi-factor authentication.

During the early limited access period for supporting companies, any updates to a company’s business or billing information must be requested by contacting FMCSAInsurance@dot.gov. The ability to update this information in Motus will be added in a future release.

A main account holder creates and maintains the company account (business profile) in Motus. Main account holders will have full access to company information and all functionality within the company account. These users are responsible for managing account access, including inviting additional main account holders or sub-account holders to access the company account. For financial responsibility and blanket company (BOC-3) filers, main account holders will have the ability to claim an existing Licensing and Insurance (L&I) filer account during company account creation.

To create a company account for a blanket company, the main account holder will need full access to company information, including process agent information (name, address, phone number, email). Be sure to claim your Licensing and Insurance (L&I) filer account during account creation (this will link your existing L&I filings to your account when Motus opens for filings).

You can prepare for the first release of the new registration system by following news and information shared on the Registration Modernization Resources Hub. We encourage you to subscribe to email updates based on your role in registration for information specific to your business operations. FMCSA will continue to share ways that you can prepare as the launch of the new registration system approaches.

Blanket companies will be able to manage their company account (including editing process agent information), view current filing information, and submit and cancel BOC-3 filings in Motus when the system launches for all customers.

Supporting companies—transportation service providers, blanket companies (BOC-3 filers), and financial responsibility filers (insurance/surety companies and other financial institutions)—now have limited access to Motus: USDOT Registration System to create user profiles and company accounts. All other customers, including new and existing registrants, will be able to access the system and take advantage of enhanced, user-friendly registration tools and information when Motus launches to all users in May 2026. After Motus launches, FMCSA will continue to release additional functionalities and collect feedback to identify new refinements and enhancements.

Yes, FMCSA will use the new registration system to provide automated electronic notifications. FMCSA also intends to allow registrants to opt in to receive automated service of registration related notices and orders by electronic means. If a registrant does not opt in for service, they will receive routine communications electronically, but any order (or a notice that could result in a change to registration status) will continue to be mailed.

On April, 29 2026, FMCSA published the official notice on the Federal Register announcing Motus, the new USDOT Registration System. The notice summarizes how Motus will satisfy regulatory requirements related to the Unified Registration System, the new system’s capabilities, and how the system will simplify existing registration processes.

Yes, the new registration system will be simple, secure, and seamless, and will be able to be accessed on mobile devices, tablets, and computers.