[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR390.19]



[Page 315-316]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 390_FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS; GENERAL--Table of 

Contents

 

             Subpart B_General Requirements and Information

 

Sec. 390.19  Motor carrier identification report.



    (a) Each motor carrier that conducts operations in interstate 

commerce (or intrastate commerce if the carrier requires a Safety Permit 

as per Sec. 385.400 of this chapter) must file a Motor Carrier 

Identification Report, Form MCS-150, or the Combined Motor Carrier 

Identification Report and HM Permit Application, Form MCS-150B for 

permitted carriers, at the following times:

    (1) Before it begins operations; and

    (2) Every 24 months, according to the following schedule:



------------------------------------------------------------------------

          USDOT Number ending in              Must file by last day of;

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1.........................................  January

2.........................................  February

3.........................................  March

4.........................................  April

5.........................................  May

6.........................................  June

7.........................................  July

8.........................................  August

9.........................................  September

0.........................................  October

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    (3) If the next-to-last digit of its USDOT number is odd, the motor 

carrier shall file its update in every odd-numbered calendar year. If 

the next-to-last digit of the USDOT number is even, the motor carrier 

shall file its update in every even-numbered calendar year.

    (b) The Motor Carrier Identification Report, Form MCS-150, and the 

Combined Motor Carrier 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''); from all FMCSA Service Centers and Division offices nationwide; 

or by calling 1-800-832-5660.

    (c) The completed Motor Carrier Identification Report, Form MCS-150, 

or Combined Motor Carrier Identification Report and HM Permit 

Application, Form MCS-150B, must be filed with FMCSA Office of 

Information Management.



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    (1) The form may be filed electronically according to the 

instructions at the agency's web site, or it may be sent to Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Data Analysis and Information 

Systems, MC-PSDRIS, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590.

    (2) 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 

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 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 or 

MCS-150B).

    (e) A motor carrier that fails to file a Motor Carrier 

Identification Report, Form MCS-150, or the Combined Motor Carrier 

Identification Report and HM Permit Application, Form MCS-150B, or 

furnishes misleading information or makes false statements upon Form 

MCS-150 or Form MCS-150B, 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, or the Combined Motor Carrier Identification 

Report and HM Permit Application, Form MCS-150B, 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 Sec. 390.5, along with the additional information required by Sec. 

390.21.

    (g) 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.



[Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

2126-0013]



[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]