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Getting Ready for the USDOT Registration System

Mar 14, 2026 | Industry News

Attention: If you have a USDOT Number and/or Operating Authority (MC, MX, FF Docket Number) and have not already done so, please complete the actions below to prepare for the launch of Motus: USDOT Registration System.

To facilitate a seamless transition to Motus: USDOT Registration System, FMCSA’s new online registration platform, it is important that motor carriers and other registered entities complete account preparations. Please take the following actions in the FMCSA Portal to secure your access to the new system:

 

Log in to your FMCSA Portal account to ensure it is active.

Verify your Portal Company Official. Learn how below.

Submit an online Biennial Update (MCS-150) in the Portal “Registration” tab.

 

Once you have completed these steps, no further action is required at this time. FMCSA will continue to provide additional updates and instructions as the system launch date approaches.

 

Key Action to Prepare for Motus: Verify Portal Company Official

Ensure the correct Portal Company Official is listed in the FMCSA Portal today. This will allow you to claim your USDOT Number in Motus and automatically populate your new Motus account with existing records, streamlining your set-up in the new system and keeping your company moving.

The Portal Company Official should be the company owner or individual authorized to sign documents on behalf of the company. To claim a USDOT Number in Motus when the system launches for registrants, the Company Official must use the same Login.gov email to log into the FMCSA Portal and Motus.

 

How to Verify You are the Portal Company Official

  1. Log into Portal: Log into the FMCSA Portal. Check your Login.gov email as you log in—remember, the Company Official must use the same Login.gov email to log into the FMCSA Portal as they will use to access in Motus.
  2. Select My Profile: Locate the Account Management dropdown at the top of the page and select My Profile from the list.
  3. Go to Portal Roles Tab: Navigate to the Portal Roles/USDOT# tab.
  4. Select Your USDOT: In the USDOT # List on the left side of the page, select the appropriate USDOT Number.
  5. Verify Company Official Role: If you are the Company Official (the company owner or individual authorized to sign documents on behalf of the company), view the Requested Roles area and confirm that Company Official – Approved is listed.

Need Help?

 

For help navigating the FMCSA Portal, adding or removing user roles, and more, visit the FMCSA Portal Training Web Site.

FMCSA Portal Training
Our team is just a phone call away! Contact the registration support team for personalized assistance.

Call 1-800-832-5660

 

Action for Transportation Service Providers

Service providers (consultants or third parties) must create a unique supporting company account in Motus as part of the early access period happening now. When Motus launches for all users, registrants will be required to claim their USDOT Number and create a company account before granting service providers access to information and tools.

 

Learn More

 

Need more help? Visit the Ask FMCSA page to chat, call, or email us.

Subscribe to email updates on Motus and other registration news.

Visit the Registration Modernization Resources Hub.

 
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