How To Obtain Your Motor Carrier Operating Authority

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Below is a rough outline of what you need to do in order to obtain your Motor Carrier Operating Authority. Before beginning these steps, you will need to form your company. This includes, but is not limited to obtaining an EIN number. Detailed requirements to forming a company will be different based on the city … Read more

Passenger Authorization Form, this is important for the motor carrier and the driver/passenger

Trucking paperwork

The most recent debate I was pulled into involved truck drivers transporting passengers. No big deal, right? It’s Summer time, and the spouce, children, or another family member wants to tag along with you while you are working. There is nothing wrong with this, right? Wrong. The FMCSA requires that all passengers be authorized by … Read more

2024 Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Begins October 1, 2023

United Carrier Registration Plan

Click Here to complete your 2024 Unified Carrier Registration Enrollment beginning October 1, 2023 Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) is a federally mandated, state-administered program that was created to support state motor carrier safety efforts and enforcement. It applies to motor carriers, motor private carriers, freight forwarders, leasing companies, and brokers based in the United States, Canada, … Read more

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