Motus Registration Service
Motus registration is now the only way to get a USDOT number, apply for MC authority, or file an MCS-150 update with FMCSA. Since May 2026 the old Portal registration options are closed, and every carrier, new or existing, has to create a verified user profile, claim or create a company account, and file from inside Motus.
We do the filing side for you. Send us your company details and we prepare the registration, submit it as your transportation service provider, and follow it until the number or authority shows active.
Truckers Authority is a private filing service, not FMCSA or motus.dot.gov · (866) 858-7172
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Why carriers get stuck in Motus
Most problems happen in the first two steps, not in the filing itself. Motus requires a Login.gov account with identity verification for the person acting as company official, and that email has to match the one FMCSA already has on file from the Portal. If it doesn’t, the system won’t let you claim your USDOT number, and you end up with a duplicate account or a support ticket.
The second trap is the claim step. Your legal name, principal place of business and ownership are now checked against what FMCSA holds, and one mismatch stalls the account. In most cases the fix is small once someone who has been through it reads the error.
What we do in Motus for you
- Prepare your USDOT and MC authority application and submit it in Motus
- Claim your existing USDOT number and bring the company record current
- File your MCS-150 biennial update, name change or address change
- Prepare the reinstatement or reactivation request after a suspension or inactivation
- Track the status in Motus and tell you the moment it changes
The one step we can’t do for you is the Login.gov identity verification. It’s tied to you personally. We walk you through it on the phone and pick up the filing the moment it clears.
Who has to register in Motus
Anyone who needs a USDOT number or operating authority: interstate motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders and Mexico-domiciled carriers running in the U.S. Existing carriers have to claim their USDOT number in Motus before they can file anything new, including a biennial update, an address change or a reinstatement.
If your biennial update came due on or after June 1, 2026, FMCSA has paused USDOT inactivations for missed updates while Motus settles, with no end date announced. That buys time. It doesn’t remove the requirement, so file the update as soon as your account is claimed.
How long it takes
A new USDOT number comes back within 24 hours of filing. MC authority still has the federal waiting period after the application posts, so plan on about 21 days before it shows active, with the BOC-3 and insurance filed in that window. Claiming an existing USDOT and filing the biennial update is a same-day job once your identity verification clears.
If FMCSA flags the account for review, the timing is theirs. We keep the ticket moving and tell you exactly what they asked for.
Motus registration cost
Motus itself is free, FMCSA charges nothing for the USDOT number, and the MC authority application fee is $300. On top of that you pay one flat filing fee to us, listed on our pricing page before you order. Insurance and UCR are paid to the insurer and the UCR Plan directly. There are no add-ons after you order.
Motus registration questions
Motus says my USDOT number is inactive. What do I do?
First find out whether it was actually inactivated, which happens after a missed biennial update due before June 1, 2026 or a revocation, or whether it’s a status error. Carriers have reported both since the rollout. If it’s real, we file the reactivation in Motus. If it isn’t, the fix is a ticket with FMCSA, and we open it and follow it for you.
I can't claim my USDOT number in Motus. Why?
Usually the Login.gov email doesn’t match the company official FMCSA has on file, or the company name, address or ownership doesn’t match the record. Send us the error message with your legal business name, EIN and address, and we find the mismatch and tell you which side needs fixing.
Does Motus replace the FMCSA Portal?
For registration, yes. Since May 14, 2026 new applications, biennial updates, name and address changes, and authority actions are filed in Motus. If you had a Portal login, the same Login.gov email is what links your record in Motus.
Is Truckers Authority part of FMCSA?
No. We’re a private filing service based in Las Vegas. Every filing we prepare can also be submitted by you directly at motus.dot.gov for the government fee alone. You hire us to get it right the first time and to chase it when it stalls.
Get your Motus registration filed this week
Send the details in the form above or call us. We’ll tell you whether you need to claim an existing USDOT or start a new one, file it the same day your verification clears, and send you each confirmation as it lands.
Or call (866) 858-7172