Here are some Compliance Needs you should consider

 This is a lifetime attachment to your current corporate entity. In order for your MC Number to be authorized at the end of your 21-day mandatory waiting period you are required to attach a BOC3 filing to your MC Number under DOT Regulation 49 CFR 366. A BOC3 is a legal document that provides a list of process agents per state that would accept legal documentation on your company's behalf. 

 This is an annual Federal Road Tax for crossing state lines. The filing is automatically attached to your DOT Number and must be renewed annually. This registration expires on December 31st of each year. 

 Because you are going to be crossing state lines (or are in a "qualified state") you are required to have Driver Qualification Files per DOT Regulation 49 CFR 391. This is about a 30-page legal document that includes background information, including a Motor Vehicle Report, Background Investigation and Investigation of previous employers. 

Register a new DOT# & MC Authority

 Anyone who has registered or is required to register a heavy highway motor vehicle with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more in their name at the time of first use on the public highways during the reporting period must file Form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return. Carriers must pay this Tax prior to receiving commercial license plates. This Tax is prorated & the IRS will determine the amount of tax due upon filing. 

NY Heavy Use tax (NY-NUH)

Connecticut HUF

Kentucky Heavy Use Tax

New Mexico Weight and Distance Tax

Oregon Weight and Distance Tax

Texas DOT

 This is an annual enrollment. If you will be operating a CDL required vehicle (or go over the 26,001 LBS GVW) you are required to be enrolled in the Drug & Alcohol Consortium per DOT Regulation 49 CFR 382. You will be emailed a bar code & all of the information on where to go to test. The Drug and policy & contract will be uploaded on your mobile app 

This is a lifetime registration. The clearinghouse is a secure online database that allows FMCSA, CMV employers, State Driver Licensing Agencies, and law enforcement officials to identify – in real-time – CDL drivers who have violated federal drug and alcohol testing program requirements. All CDL businesses and drivers must be registered prior to operating. 

 Supervisors of CDL drivers are required to undergo training to identify circumstances and indicators that a driver is using or under the influence of alcohol or drugs (49 CFR 382.603). Supervisors must take 60 minutes of training on the symptoms of alcohol abuse and another 60 minutes of training on the symptoms of controlled substance use (120 minutes in total). 

The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) is a unique two-to-four-letter code used to identify transportation companies and is REQUIRED for transporting international cargo or getting loads from the port. $199 per year. This is an annual registration and must be renewed every June.