§ 390.19 Motor carrier, hazardous material shipper, and intermodal equipment provider identification reports.

(a) Applicability. Each motor carrier thatand conductsintermodal operationsequipment inprovider interstatemust commercefile (orForm intrastateMCS-150, commerceForm ifMCS-150B theor carrierForm requiresMCS-150C awith SafetyFMCSA Permit as perfollows:
(1) §A 385U.400S.-, ofCanada-, thisMexico-, chapter)or non-North America-domiciled motor carrier conducting operations in interstate commerce must file a Motor Carrier Identification Report, Form MCS-150.
(2) A motor carrier conducting operations in intrastate commerce and requiring a Safety Permit under 49 CFR part 385, orsubpart E of this chapter must file the Combined Motor Carrier Identification Report and HM Permit Application, Form MCS-150B.
(3) Each intermodal equipment provider that offers intermodal equipment for permittedtransportation carriersin interstate commerce must file an Intermodal Equipment Provider Identification Report, Form MCS-150C.
(b) Filing schedule. Each motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider must file the appropriate form under paragraph (a) of this section at the following times:
(1) Before it begins operations; and
(2) Every 24 months, according to the following schedule:
USDOT Numbernumberending ending in
Must file by last day of;
1 January.
2 February.
3 March.
4 April.
5 May.
6 June.
7 July.
8 August.
9 September.
0 October.
(3) If the next-to-last digit of its USDOT numberNumber is odd, the motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider shall file its update in every odd-numbered calendar year. If the next-to-last digit of the USDOT numberNumber is even, the motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider shall file its update in every even-numbered calendar year.
(bc) TheAvailability Motorof Carrierforms. IdentificationThe Report,forms Formdescribed MCS-150,under andparagraph the(a) Combinedof Motorthis Carriersection Identification Report and HM Permit Application, Form MCS-150B, with complete instructions, are available from the FMCSA Web site at: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov (Keyword “MCS-150,” or “MCS-150B,” or “MCS-150C”); from all FMCSA Service Centers and Division offices nationwide; or by calling 1-800-832-5660.
(cd) TheWhere completedto Motorfile. CarrierThe Identificationrequired Report,form Formunder MCS-150,paragraph or(a) Combinedof Motorthis Carriersection Identification Report and HM Permit Application, Form MCS-150B, must be filed with FMCSA Office of Information Management.
(1) The form may be filed electronically according to the instructions at the agencyAgency's webWeb site, or it may be sent to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Information TechnologyManagement, (MC-RI)RIO, 1200 New Jersey Ave.Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(2e) Special instructions for for-hire motor carriers. A for-hire motor carrier should submit the Form MCS-150, or Form MCS-150B, along with its application for operating authority (Form OP-1, OP-1(MX), OP-1(NNA) or OP-2), to the appropriate address referenced on that form, or may submit it electronically or by mail separately to the address mentioned in paragraph (d) of this section.
(df) Only the legal name or a single trade name of the motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider may be used on the motorforms carrierunder identificationparagraph report(a) of this section (Form MCS-150, MCS-150B, or MCS-150B150C).
(eg) A motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider that fails to file a Motor Carrier Identification Report, Form MCS-150, or the Combinedform Motorrequired Carrierunder Identificationparagraph Report(a) andof HMthis Permit Applicationsection, Form MCS-150B, or furnishes misleading information or makes false statements upon Formthe MCS-150 or Form MCS-150Bform, is subject to the penalties prescribed in 49 U.S.C. 521(b)(2)(B).
(fh)(1) Upon receipt and processing of the Motorform Carrierdescribed Identificationin Reportparagraph (a) of this section, FormFMCSA MCSwill issue the motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider an identification number (USDOT Number).
(2) The following applicants must additionally pass a pre-150,authorization safety audit as described below before being issued a USDOT Number:
(i) A Mexico-domiciled motor carrier seeking to provide transportation of property or passengers in interstate commerce between Mexico and points in the CombinedUnited MotorStates Carrierbeyond Identificationthe Reportmunicipalities and HMcommercial Permitzones Application,along Formthe MCSUnited States-150B,Mexico international border must pass the FMCSApre-authorization safety audit under § 365.507 of this subchapter. The Agency will not issue a USDOT Number until expiration of the protest period provided in § 365.115 of this subchapter or—if a protest is received—after FMCSA denies or rejects the protest.
(ii) A non-North America-domiciled motor carrier anseeking identificationto numberprovide transportation of property or passengers in interstate commerce within the United States must pass the pre-authorization safety audit under § 385.607(c) of this subchapter. The Agency will not issue a USDOT Number) until expiration of the protest period provided in § 365.115 of this subchapter or—if a protest is received—after FMCSA denies or rejects the protest.
(3) 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.
(g4) The intermodal equipment provider must identify each unit of interchanged intermodal equipment by its assigned USDOT number.
(i) A motor carrier that registers its vehicles in a State that participates in the Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program (authorized under section 4004 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century [(Public Law 105-178, 112 Stat. 107]) is exempt from the requirements of this section, provided it files all the required information with the appropriate State office.
[Approved73 by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2126-0013]
[65 FR 3529676821, June 2, 2000, as amended at 65 FR 70514, NovDec. 2417, 2000; 67 FR 9416, Mar. 1, 2002; 69 FR 39372, June 30, 2004; 72 FR 55702, Oct. 1, 20072008]