---identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s385.303T"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "49 CFR § 385.303T - How to register with FMCSA."title_number: 49title_name: "Transportation"section_number: "385.303T"section_name: "How to register with FMCSA."chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"subchapter_number: "B"subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"part_number: "385"part_name: "SAFETY FITNESS PROCEDURES"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "49 U.S.C. 113, 504, 521(b), 5105(d), 5109, 5113, 13901-13905, 13908, 31135, 31136, 31144, 31148, 31151, 31502; sec. 113(a), Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 1673, 1676; sec. 408, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 958; sec. 350, Pub. L. 107-87, 115 Stat. 833, 864; sec. 5205, Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1537; and 49 CFR 1.87."regulatory_source: "53 FR 50968, Dec. 19, 1988, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "385"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t49/s385.303T
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Authority
49 U.S.C. 113, 504, 521(b), 5105(d), 5109, 5113, 13901-13905, 13908, 31135, 31136, 31144, 31148, 31151, 31502; sec. 113(a), Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 1673, 1676; sec. 408, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 8... 49 U.S.C. 113, 504, 521(b), 5105(d), 5109, 5113, 13901-13905, 13908, 31135, 31136, 31144, 31148, 31151, 31502; sec. 113(a), Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 1673, 1676; sec. 408, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 958; sec. 350, Pub. L. 107-87, 115 Stat. 833, 864; sec. 5205, Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1537; and 49 CFR 1.87.
# 385.303T How to register with FMCSA.A motor carrier may contact the FMCSA by internet (*www.fmcsa.dot.gov*); or Washington, DC headquarters by mail at, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001; fax 202-366-3477; or telephone 1-800-832-5660, and request the application materials for a new entrant motor carrier. Forms can also be downloaded from *https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/registration-forms.* A motor carrier which does not already have a USDOT number must apply online via the Unified Registration System (URS) at *www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs.*[82 FR 5304, Jan. 17, 2017]