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Historical textIn force on Jan. 17, 2017Source: eCFR

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

Wording effective January 17, 2017, superseded November 18, 2024.

eCFR as of January 17, 2017 ↗
What changedOct. 1, 2016 wording → Jan. 17, 2017 wording+108 added−78 removedHide

Link to an amendment published at 78 FR 52649, Aug. 23, 2013.
Link to a delay published at 80 FR 63702, Oct. 21, 2015.
Link to an amendment published at 80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015.
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, followingunless 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 365390, unlesssubpart providingE. transportationPart exempt365 fromof 49this CFRchapter partprovides 365detailed registrationinstructions requirementsfor 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 partparts 365, or 368, asand appropriate390. TheParts regulations365 in(for long-haul carriers) and 368 (for commercial zone carriers) of this subpartchapter doprovide notdetailed applyinformation toabout how a Mexico-domiciled carriersmotor carrier may obtain operating authority.
[80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015]
Effective Date Note:
At 82 FR 5304, Jan. 17, 2017, § 385.301 was suspended, effective Jan. 14, 2017.

49 CFR § 385.301 — What is a motor carrier required to do before beginning interstate operations?. Text in force on January 17, 2017. This wording effective January 17, 2017 to November 18, 2024. Source: eCFR as of January 17, 2017, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2017-01-17/title-49/section-385.301. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/385.301?asof=2017-01-17, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Before a motor carrier of property or passengers begins interstate operations, it must register with FMCSA and receive a USDOT Number. In addition, for-hire motor carriers must obtain operating authority from FMCSA, 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 390, 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 FMCSA by following the registration procedures described in 49 CFR parts 365, 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:

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

Amendment history

5 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 2002
  1. Nov. 18, 2024 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015]
  2. Jan. 17, 2017 → Nov. 18, 2024eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
    [80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015]
  3. Oct. 1, 2016 → Jan. 17, 2017annual edition 2016diff vs. previous
  4. Oct. 1, 2014 → Oct. 1, 2016annual editions 2014–2015diff vs. previous
  5. Oct. 1, 2002 → Oct. 1, 2014annual editions 2002–2013

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.