1. OPERATING AS A MOTOR CARRIER IN THE UNITED STATES

2. What you need to do: Obtain Authority (Certificate of Registration)
Complete the Motor Carrier Identification Report
Mark your commercial vehicles with the legal name and DOT number assigned to you
Obtain Public Liability Insurance
Complete a BOC-3 Process Agent Form (A person you have designated to represent you in the U.S.)

3. What you need to do:
Comply with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
Comply with Hazardous Materials Regulations
Comply with all State Motor Carrier Safety and Economic Regulations

4. What you need to do: Obtain Operating Authority
Certificate of Registration applies to only Commercial Zone along the Border –
Certificate includes:
- Name of Carrier
- FMCSA MX Docket Number
- Domicile Commercial Zone

5. What you need to do: Complete the Motor Carrier Identification Report
Mark CMVs with Motor Carrier Name and USDOT Number

6. What you need to do:
Keep in mind the size, shape, location and color of your markings

7. What you need to do: Truck markings must:
Appear on both sides of the vehicle
Example: Both doors of the truck cab
Be in letters that contrast sharply in color with the
background on which the letters are placed
Be readily legible, during daylight hours, from a
distance of 50 feet (15.24 meters), while the
commercial motor vehicle is stationary
ABC Truck Co.
50 feet

8. What you need to do:
Be kept and maintained in a manner that retains the
legibility
Be painted on the commercial motor vehicle, or
consist of a removable device (if that device meets
identification and legibility requirements).
ABC Truck Co.

9. What you need to do: Complete the Motor Carrier Identification Report
Mark CMVs with Motor
Carrier Name and
USDOT Number

10. What you need to do:
If the name of any person other than the operating
carrier appears on the commercial motor vehicle, the
legal name or single trade name of the operating
motor carrier, as listed on the Form MCS-150, must
be displayed on the vehicle. The name of the
USDOT number for the operating carrier must be
preceded by the words “operated by.”
Don Amigo Van Lines
Operated By
Carlos Trucking, Inc.
USDOT123456