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In support of the mission of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to improve truck and bus safety on our nation's highways, on January 1, 2005, the Agency began phasing in the Federal Hazardous Materials Safety Permit Program for intrastate, interstate, and foreign motor carriers...
Form OP-1(MX) Application to Register Mexican Carriers for Motor Carrier Authority to Operate Beyond U.S. Municipalities and Commercial Zones on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Instructions for completing the Application for Motor Passenger Carrier Authority
Application for Motor Property Carrier and Broker Authority
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) registration process requires that companies define the type of business operation (Motor Carrier, Broker, Shipper, Freight Forwarder and/or Cargo Tank Facility) that they plan to establish. FMCSA’s responsibilities include monitoring and...
Next week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will publish a Patterns of Safety Violations Rule which implements the agency’s authority to shut down a bus or truck company if the company, or a company officer, has a history of purposely violating federal safety regulations...
Warning: The MCS-150C form is for intermodal equipment provider (IEP) registrations and updates only. Forms submitted by non-IEPs will not be processed by FMCSA.
Each IEP that offers intermodal equipment for transportation in interstate commerce must file anIntermodal Equipment...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is responsible for ensuring full compliance with all Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) required of truck, bus and motorcoach companies regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
Only a process agent, on behalf of the applicant (carrier), can file Form BOC-3 (Designation of Process Agents) with the FMCSA. A broker or freight forwarder applicant, without CMVs, can file Form BOC-3 on their own behalf. Only one completed form may be on file. It must include...
A cooperative agreement is the legal instrument reflecting a relationship between FMCSA and a recipient whenever: The principal purpose of the relationship is to transfer money, property, services, or anything of value to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by...