§ 385.301 - What is a motor carrier required to do before beginning interstate operations?

§ 385.301 What is a motor carrier required to do before beginning interstate operations?

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 78 FR 52649, Aug. 23, 2013.

Cross Reference

Link to a delay published at 80 FR 63702, Oct. 21, 2015.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015.

Cross Reference

Link to a delay published at 81 FR 49553, July 28, 2016.

(a) Before a motor carrier of property or passengers begins interstate operations, it must register with the FMCSA and receive a USDOT numberNumber. In addition, for-hire motor carriers must obtain operating authority from FMCSA following the registration , unless exclusively providing transportation exempt from the commercial registration requirements in 49 U.S.C. chapter 139. Both the USDOT Number and operating authority are obtained by following registration procedures described in 49 CFR part 365, unless providing transportation exempt from 49 CFR part 365 registration requirements390, subpart E. Part 365 of this chapter provides detailed instructions for obtaining operating authority.

(b) This subpart applies to motor carriers domiciled in the United States and Canada.

(c) The regulations in this subpart do not apply to a Mexico-domiciled motor carrier. A Mexico-domiciled motor carrier of property or passengers must register with the FMCSA by following the registration procedures described in 49 CFR part parts 365 or 368, as appropriate. The regulations in this subpart do not apply to Mexico-domiciled carriers. , 368 and 390. Parts 365 (for long-haul carriers) and 368 (for commercial zone carriers) of this chapter provide detailed information about how a Mexico-domiciled motor carrier may obtain operating authority.

[80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015]

Effective Date Note

Effective Date Note:

At 82 FR 5304, Jan. 17, 2017, § 385.301 was suspended, effective Jan. 14, 2017.