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

§ 385.405 How does a motor carrier apply for a safety permit?

Wording effective January 17, 2017, superseded September 30, 2019.

eCFR as of January 17, 2017 ↗
What changedOct. 1, 2016 wording → Jan. 17, 2017 wording+90 added−191 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.
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49 CFR § 385.405 — How does a motor carrier apply for a safety permit?. Text in force on January 17, 2017. This wording effective January 17, 2017 to September 30, 2019. Source: eCFR as of January 17, 2017, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2017-01-17/title-49/section-385.405. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/385.405?asof=2017-01-17, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Application form. (1) To apply for a new safety permit or renewal of the safety permit, a motor carrier must complete and submit Form MCSA-1, the URS online application and meet the requirements under 49 CFR part 390, subpart E.

(2) Form MCSA-1, the URS online application, will also satisfy the requirements for obtaining and renewing a USDOT Number.

(b) Where to get forms and instructions. Form MCSA-1, the URS online application, is available, including complete instructions, at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs.

(c) Signature and certification. An official of the motor carrier must sign and certify that the information is correct on each form the motor carrier submits.

(d) Updating information. A motor carrier holding a safety permit must report to FMCSA any change in the information on its Form MCSA-1 within 30 days of the change. The motor carrier must use Form MCSA-1, the URS online application, to report the new information.

[80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015]

Effective Date Note:

At 82 FR 5304, Jan. 17, 2017, § 385.405 was suspended, effective Jan. 14, 2017.

Amendment history

11 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 2004
  1. Nov. 18, 2024 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015, as amended at 84 FR 51433, Sept. 30, 2019]
  2. Sept. 30, 2019 → Nov. 18, 2024eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015, as amended at 84 FR 51433, Sept. 30, 2019]
  3. Jan. 17, 2017 → Sept. 30, 2019eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
    [80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015]
  4. Oct. 1, 2016 → Jan. 17, 2017annual edition 2016diff vs. previous
    [69 FR 39367, June 30, 2004, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 1, 2007; 73 FR 76491, Dec. 16, 2008; 77 FR 59826, Oct. 1, 2012]
  5. Oct. 1, 2013 → Oct. 1, 2016annual editions 2013–2015diff vs. previous
    [69 FR 39367, June 30, 2004, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 1, 2007; 73 FR 76491, Dec. 16. 2008; 77 FR 59826, Oct. 1, 2012]
  6. Oct. 1, 2012 → Oct. 1, 2013annual edition 2012diff vs. previous
    [69 FR 39367, June 30, 2004, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 1, 2007; 73 FR 76491, Dec. 16. 2008; 77 FR 59826, Oct. 1, 2012]
  7. Oct. 1, 2010 → Oct. 1, 2012annual editions 2010–2011diff vs. previous
    [69 FR 39367, June 30, 2004, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 1, 2007; 73 FR 76491, Dec. 16. 2008]
  8. Oct. 1, 2009 → Oct. 1, 2010annual edition 2009diff vs. previous
    [69 FR 39367, June 30, 2004, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 1, 2007; 73 FR 76491, Dec. 16. 2008]
  9. Oct. 1, 2007 → Oct. 1, 2009annual editions 2007–2008diff vs. previous
    [69 FR 39367, June 30, 2004, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 1, 2007]
  10. Oct. 1, 2005 → Oct. 1, 2007annual editions 2005–2006diff vs. previous
  11. Oct. 1, 2004 → Oct. 1, 2005annual edition 2004

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.