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§ 365.106T T Starting the application process: URS online application.

Wording effective January 18, 2017, superseded November 17, 2023.

eCFR as of June 22, 2023 ↗

(a) Notwithstanding § 365.105T, new applicants as defined in paragraph (b) of this section must apply for a USDOT number and if applicable, operating authority by electronically filing Form MCSA-1, the URS online application, to request authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 13902, 13903, or 13904 to operate as a:

(1) Motor carrier of property (not household goods), property (household goods) or passengers;

(2) Broker of general commodities or household goods; or

(3) Freight forwarder of general commodities or household goods.

(b) For purposes of this section, a “new applicant” is an entity applying for a USDOT number and if applicable, operating authority who does not at the time of application have an active registration or USDOT, Motor Carrier (MC), Mexico owned or controlled (MX) or Freight Forwarder (FF) number, and who has never had an active registration or USDOT, MC, MX, or FF number.

(c) Form MCSA-1 is the URS online application, and both the application and its instructions are available from the FMCSA Web site at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs.

[82 FR 5299, Jan. 17, 2017]

Amendment history

2 distinct wordings on file since Jan. 18, 2017
  1. [82 FR 5299, Jan. 17, 2017, as amended at 88 FR 80179, Nov. 17, 2023]
  2. Jan. 18, 2017 → Nov. 17, 2023eCFR, day-preciseviewing
    [82 FR 5299, Jan. 17, 2017]

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.