Form MCS-150B: Combined Motor Carrier Identification Report and HM Permit Application

Under REASON FOR FILING, select only one reason, mark its corresponding box at the top of the form, and complete all the items on the form that are mandatory for the selected reason.

If you would like to obtain a USDOT Number as a first time filer, select NEW APPLICATION and complete all applicable items (1-37); exclude items 16 and 28. To file the formal MCS-150B Biennial Update, or update MCS-150B information, select BIENNIAL UPDATE OR CHANGES and complete all applicable items 1-16, 21, 30-31, and any others where information has changed since the company's last update. To notify FMCSA that the company is no longer operating as an interstate Motor Carrier, select OUT OF BUSINESS NOTIFICATION and complete all applicable items 1-16 and 30-31. To reapply after New Entrant Registration has been revoked (USDOT Number inactivated), select REAPPLICATION (AFTER REVOCATION OF NEW ENTRANT) and complete all applicable items (1-37); in item 16 enter the USDOT Number previously assigned to the company. To reactivate your inactive USDOT Number, select REACTIVATE and complete all applicable items (1-31); in item 16 enter the USDOT Number.

Enter the legal name of the business entity that owns/controls the Motor Carrier operation. The name entered here should be the full legal business name (the name on the incorporation certificate, partnership agreement, tax records, etc.).

Enter the company's trade name if it is different from the company's official business name (the name entered in item 1).

Enter the physical address of where the company is engaged in business operations related to the transportation of persons or property and where safety records are regularly maintained.

Common mistake: FMCSA will not accept a P.O. Box, private mailbox, virtual work center, or other location with no legal or functional relationship to the applicant's business.

Colonia (Mexico only): if the company's principal address (and safety records location) is in Mexico, enter the “Colonia” or “Barrio” in Mexico.

Enter the mailing address where the company wants all its FMCSA correspondence to be sent (this may be a P.O. Box). If all parts of the mailing address are the same as the “Principal Place of Business” (items 3-6), check the “Same as Principal Address” button and skip items 8-11. If any parts of the mailing and principal addresses differ, complete all items 8-11.

Colonia (Mexico only): if the company's mailing address is in Mexico, enter the “Colonia” or “Barrio” in Mexico.

Enter the primary telephone number, including area code, for the “Principal Place of Business” (items 3-6). This may be a cell phone number.

For the cell phone number and the fax number, enter the number, if any, including area code. If it is the same as the “Principal Business Phone Number” (item 13), enter “Same”.

If the company is not a new applicant (that is, if it already has a USDOT Number) enter the company's USDOT Number.

Carrier Mileage: enter the total mileage of all Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMV) in the company's operation to the nearest 10,000 miles for the previous 12 months. If the company has been in operation less than 12 months, enter mileage operated to date. If the company has not operated within the last 12 months, enter 0.

Check each of the boxes that represent a type of Hazardous Material (HM) that the company transports.

If the company doesn't transport any of these HM substances, then they do not need to apply for a Hazardous Materials (HM) Safety Permit. If the company still needs to obtain a USDOT Number to operate as a carrier in interstate commerce, then it should complete the MCS-150 form, Motor Carrier Identification Report, instead of the MCS-150B form.

Mark the “Initial” button if the company currently DOES NOT have an HM Safety Permit and you are filing this form to obtain one. If the company currently holds an HM Safety Permit and would like to renew it, then mark the “Renewal” button.

If the company's legal business structure is “Sole Proprietor,” then enter the owner's name and title in the spaces provided. Otherwise, enter the name of two company partners (if the company is a partnership) or two corporate officers and their titles if the company is a corporation (for example, corporate officers might include Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, President).

Print or type the name of the individual authorized to sign documents on behalf of the entity listed in item 1. This individual must sign, date, and print or type his/her name and title in the spaces provided. The individual's signature must match his/her name.

“I certify that I am familiar with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and/or Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations.” “Under penalties of perjury, I declare that the information entered on this report is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, correct, and complete.”

Common mistake: If this form is not signed and dated with a printed/typed name and title of an authorized individual, the application will be rejected and a USDOT Number will NOT be assigned.

Common mistake: If the company was previously assigned a USDOT Number, do NOT submit this form to obtain a new USDOT Number. If the company currently has or has had at any time a USDOT Number, the only valid reasons for completing this form are: reapplication after revocation of a new entrant registration, out of business notification, or biennial update or other interim change to the company's MCS-150B application information.

Common mistake: Companies that are Hazmat Shippers only (don't provide carrier transport) do not need a USDOT Number to operate and therefore are not required to file this form. Interstate Hazmat Shippers must, however, still comply with the Hazardous Materials Regulations.

Mail completed application form(s) to: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminisration Attention: USDOT Number Application 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W65-206 Washington, DC 20590