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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 2000Source: annual CFR edition 2000

§ 390.19 Motor carrier identification report.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2000, superseded by the 2001 annual edition.

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(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2126-0013)
[65 FR 3874435296, JulyJune 282, 19952000]

49 CFR § 390.19 — Motor carrier identification report.. Text in force on October 1, 2000. This wording effective October 1, 2000 to October 1, 2001. Source: govinfo, 2000 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2000-title49-vol4/CFR-2000-title49-vol4-sec390-19. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/390.19?asof=2000-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) All motor carriers conducting operations in interstate commerce shall file a Motor Carrier Identification Report, Form MCS-150, before commencing operations.

(b) The Motor Carrier Identification Report, Form MCS-150, with complete instructions, is available from all FMCSA Service Centers and Division offices nationwide and from the FMCSA's web site at: http://www.mcs.dot.gov/factsfigs/formspubs.htm or by calling 1-800-832-5660.

(c) The completed Motor Carrier Identification Report, Form MCS-150, shall be filed with the FMCSA's Office of Data Analysis and Information Systems, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. A for-hire motor carrier should submit the Form MCS-150 along with its application for operating authority (Form OP-1) to the appropriate address referenced on that form or may submit it separately to the address mentioned in this section.

(d) Only the legal name or a single trade name of the motor carrier may be used on the motor carrier identification report (Form MCS-150).

(e) A motor carrier that fails to file a Motor Carrier Identification Report, Form MCS-150, or furnishes misleading information or makes false statements upon Form MCS-150, is subject to the penalties prescribed in 49 U.S.C. 521(b)(2)(B).

(f) Upon receipt and processing of the Motor Carrier Identification Report, Form MCS-150, the FMCSA will issue the motor carrier an identification number (USDOT number). The motor carrier must display the number on each self-propelled CMV, as defined in § 390.5, along with the additional information required by § 390.21.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2126-0013)

[65 FR 35296, June 2, 2000]

Amendment history

14 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Nov. 17, 2023 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [80 FR 63711, Oct. 21, 2015, as amended at 88 FR 80184, Nov. 17, 2023]
  2. Jan. 17, 2017 → Nov. 17, 2023eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [80 FR 63711, Oct. 21, 2015]
  3. Oct. 1, 2016 → Jan. 17, 2017annual edition 2016diff vs. previous
    [73 FR 76821, Dec. 17, 2008, as amended at 78 FR 52653, Aug. 23, 2013; 79 FR 59457, Oct. 2, 2014]
  4. Oct. 1, 2015 → Oct. 1, 2016annual edition 2015diff vs. previous
    [73 FR 76821, Dec. 17, 2008, as amended at 78 FR 52653, Aug. 23, 2013; 79 FR 59457, Oct. 2, 2014]
  5. Oct. 1, 2014 → Oct. 1, 2015annual edition 2014diff vs. previous
    [73 FR 76821, Dec. 17, 2008, as amended at 78 FR 52653, Aug. 23, 2013]
  6. Oct. 1, 2013 → Oct. 1, 2014annual edition 2013diff vs. previous
    [73 FR 76821, Dec. 17, 2008]
  7. Oct. 1, 2009 → Oct. 1, 2013annual editions 2009–2012diff vs. previous
    [73 FR 76821, Dec. 17, 2008]
  8. Oct. 1, 2007 → Oct. 1, 2009annual editions 2007–2008diff vs. previous
    [65 FR 35296, June 2, 2000, as amended at 65 FR 70514, Nov. 24, 2000; 67 FR 9416, Mar. 1, 2002; 69 FR 39372, June 30, 2004; 72 FR 55702, Oct. 1, 2007]
  9. Oct. 1, 2005 → Oct. 1, 2007annual editions 2005–2006diff vs. previous
    [65 FR 35296, June 2, 2000, as amended at 65 FR 70514, Nov. 24, 2000; 67 FR 9416, Mar. 1, 2002; 69 FR 39372, June 30, 2004]
  10. Oct. 1, 2004 → Oct. 1, 2005annual edition 2004diff vs. previous
    [65 FR 35296, June 2, 2000, as amended at 65 FR 70514, Nov. 24, 2000; 67 FR 9416, Mar. 1, 2002; 69 FR 39372, June 30, 2004]
  11. Oct. 1, 2002 → Oct. 1, 2004annual editions 2002–2003diff vs. previous
    [65 FR 35296, June 2, 2000, as amended at 65 FR 70514, Nov. 24, 2000; 67 FR 9416, Mar. 1, 2002]
  12. Oct. 1, 2001 → Oct. 1, 2002annual edition 2001diff vs. previous
    [65 FR 35296, June 2, 2000, as amended at 65 FR 70514, Nov. 24, 2000]
  13. Oct. 1, 2000 → Oct. 1, 2001annual edition 2000diff vs. previousviewing
    [65 FR 35296, June 2, 2000]
  14. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2000annual editions 1996–1999
    [53 FR 18052, May 19, 1988, as amended at 60 FR 38744, July 28, 1995]

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.