49 CFR § 387.43 - Electronic filing of surety bonds, trust fund agreements, certificates of insurance and cancellations.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s387.43"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 387.43 - Electronic filing of surety bonds, trust fund agreements, certificates of insurance and cancellations."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "387.43"
section_name: "Electronic filing of surety bonds, trust fund agreements, certificates of insurance and cancellations."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "387"
part_name: "MINIMUM LEVELS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOTOR CARRIERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 13101, 13301, 13906, 13908, 14701, 31138, 31139; sec. 204(a), Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 941; and 49 CFR 1.87."
cfr_part: "387"
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# 387.43 Electronic filing of surety bonds, trust fund agreements, certificates of insurance and cancellations.
(a) Insurers of for-hire motor carriers of passengers that are registered with FMCSA on September 30, 2016, must file certificates of insurance, surety bonds, and other securities and agreements with FMCSA by December 31, 2016. Insurers of all other exempt for-hire motor carriers of passengers must file certificates of insurance, surety bonds, and other securities and agreements with FMCSA at the time of the application for registration. These filings must be made electronically in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth at § 387.323.
(b) This section does not apply to motor carriers excepted under § 387.31(b)(3).
At 82 FR 5307, Jan. 17, 2017, § 387.43 was suspended, effective Jan. 14, 2017.