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Historical textIn force on Jan. 1, 2017Source: eCFR

§ 385.303 How does a motor carrier register with the FMCSA?

Wording effective January 1, 2017, superseded January 17, 2017.

eCFR as of January 1, 2017 ↗
What changedOct. 1, 2016 wording → Jan. 1, 2017 wording+37 added−65 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 motor carrier may contact the FMCSA by internet (www.fmcsa.dot.gov); or Washington, DC headquarters by mail at, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001; fax (703) 280202-4003366-3477; or telephone 1-800-832-5660, and request the application materials for a new entrant motor carrier.
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49 CFR § 385.303 — How does a motor carrier register with the FMCSA?. Text in force on January 1, 2017. This wording effective January 1, 2017 to January 17, 2017. Source: eCFR as of January 1, 2017, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2017-01-01/title-49/section-385.303. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/385.303?asof=2017-01-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

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 motor carrier may contact the FMCSA by internet (www.fmcsa.dot.gov); or Washington, DC headquarters by mail at, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001; fax 202-366-3477; or telephone 1-800-832-5660, and request the application materials for a new entrant motor carrier. Forms can also be downloaded from https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/registration-forms. A motor carrier which does not already have a USDOT number must apply online via the Unified Registration System (URS) at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs.

[81 FR 68347, Oct. 4, 2016]

Amendment history

7 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. previous
    [80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015]
  3. Jan. 1, 2017 → Jan. 17, 2017eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
    [81 FR 68347, Oct. 4, 2016]
  4. Oct. 1, 2016 → Jan. 1, 2017annual edition 2016diff vs. previous
    [67 FR 31983, May 13, 2002, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 1, 2007]
  5. Oct. 1, 2013 → Oct. 1, 2016annual editions 2013–2015diff vs. previous
    [67 FR 31983, May 13, 2002, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 1, 2007]
  6. Oct. 1, 2007 → Oct. 1, 2013annual editions 2007–2012diff vs. previous
    [67 FR 31983, May 13, 2002, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 1, 2007]
  7. Oct. 1, 2002 → Oct. 1, 2007annual editions 2002–2006

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.