How do I check if my MC number is active?
To check whether your operating authority has been issued(granted),
- Go to the SAFER website.
- See bold heading “FMCSA Searches”
- Click on “Licensing & Insurance”
- Enter MC Number or USDOT Number in the appropriate box and click “search”
- Click “HTML”
- Scroll to bottom and click on “Authority History.”
Is MC number same as authority?
An MC Number is also called operating authority or trucking authority. Operating authority is most commonly needed when you’re planning on working for-hire in interstate commerce (hauling loads in more than one state) or hauling hazardous materials.
How long does it take to get my MC number?
For property carriers (non-passenger) applications take 20-25 business days. If you choose to mail in your application instead of utilizing the online system, applications will take 45-60 business days to process.
What is operating authority MC number and who needs it?
In general, companies that do the following are required to have interstate operating authority (MC number) in addition to a DOT number: Operating as for-hire carriers (for a fee or other compensation) Transporting passengers, or arranging for their transport, in interstate commerce.
How do I activate my MC number?
In order to activate your authority, you must have the proper insurance as well as the BOC-3 on file with the FMCSA within 90 days of receiving your MC number. Once the proper insurance and BOC-3 are on file with the FMCSA, it will take them 4-5 weeks to activate your authority.
Do I need insurance to get MC number?
To activate the MC Number, the FMCSA requires a 21 day protest period and you also must put insurance on file and a BOC-3.
Can I have 2 MC numbers?
To answer the question, no, USDOT numbers are not transferable but operating authorities, or MC numbers, are transferable.
Who needs MC number?
Companies must obtain an MC number if they directly or indirectly transport people interstate for compensation. Also, this number is required for companies that transport regulated commodities in a similar way for the purpose or commerce or compensation.
How long before my DOT number is active?
How long does it take to get my USDOT number? USDOT registration is processed immediately, and USDOT numbers are issued instantly (unless rejected). By-mail USDOT applications take four to six weeks processing time.
Do dispatchers need a MC number?
As a “dispatcher” with no carrier or broker authority, you are operating ILLEGALLY. Also, it would relate ONLY to “dispatching” non-regulated commodities. As far as getting on the better online services, you must have an MC number. Also, owner-operators are individuals or companies that are leased to motor carriers.
Do I need insurance to get my MC number?
Why is my MC not authorized?
If your FMCSA operating authority number is showing as “not authorized” it is most likely because your application is still being processed. That’s all. You might just be playing a bit of a waiting game until the application is processed and everything is all set.
Do you need an operating authority MC number?
While the FMCSA has decided the USDOT number will be the identifier used by all carriers under that registration/information system, the current regulations still require for-hire carriers to obtain an operating authority MC number as well as a USDOT number.
Can you use a MC number instead of a USDOT number?
The marking rules no longer allow federally regulated for-hire carriers to continue displaying their Motor Carrier (MC) number instead of the USDOT number for identification. The regulations do not require removing the MC number, but carriers are encouraged not to display it on new or repainted CMVs.
Why do I have a MC number on my truck?
The MC number, assigned when authority is granted, is used to identify carriers operating legally under these economic requirements. It has allowed the FMCSA, process agents, insurance companies, and a shipper to verify the status of a carrier’s insurance coverage and ensure that freight is being tendered to a legally licensed and insured carrier.
Can a MC number be removed from a CMV?
The regulations do not require removing the MC number, but carriers are encouraged not to display it on new or repainted CMVs. This change has created questions about the role and function of the MC number issued to for-hire carriers when they are granted operating authority.