§ 385.301 Requirements before beginning interstate operations.

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. At 89 FR 90620, Nov. 18, 2024, the suspension was lifted and the section heading was revised. In that same document, § 385.301 was again suspended indefinitely, effective Nov. 18, 2024.