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§ 385.303 How to register with FMCSA.

Current wording, effective November 18, 2024.

eCFR (current) ↗
What changedJan. 1, 2017 wording → Nov. 18, 2024 wording (current)+80 added−122 removedHide

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49 CFR § 385.303 — How to register with FMCSA.. Text current through October 22, 2026. This wording effective November 18, 2024 to present. Source: eCFR (current), https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-385.303. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/385.303, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

A motor carrier registers with FMCSA by completing Form MCSA-1, the URS online application which is available at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs. Complete instructions for the Form MCSA-1 also are available at the same location.

[80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015]

Effective Date Note:

At 82 FR 5304, Jan. 17, 2017, § 385.303 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, § 385.303 was again suspended indefinitely, effective Nov. 18, 2024.

Amendment history

7 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 2002
  1. Nov. 18, 2024 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
    [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. previous
    [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. Set a case date in the header to read any earlier wording.