[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR385.301]

[Page 237]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 385_SAFETY FITNESS PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart D_New Entrant Safety Assurance Program
 
Sec.  385.301  What is a motor carrier required to do before beginning 
interstate operations?

    Source: 67 FR 31983, May 13, 2002, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) Before a motor carrier of property or passengers begins 
interstate operations, it must register with the FMCSA and receive a 
USDOT number. In addition, for-hire motor carriers must obtain operating 
authority from FMCSA following the registration procedures described in 
49 CFR part 365, unless providing transportation exempt from 49 CFR part 
365 registration requirements.
    (b) This subpart applies to motor carriers domiciled in the United 
States and Canada.
    (c) A Mexico-domiciled motor carrier of property or passengers must 
register with the FMCSA by following the registration procedures 
described in 49 CFR part 365 or 368, as appropriate. The regulations in 
this subpart do not apply to Mexico-domiciled carriers.