Start up questions

stroked 550 · Start up questions

I am going to be applying for my authority this week. Here are the forms that I have.

Am I missing any forms/is their anything else I need to do?

What order do I need to send these forms in?

get Insurance
MCS-150
MCS -150A
OP-1
DMV 706 Motor Carrier Application form
CHP Motor Carrier Profile application
BIT application (application for terminal inspection)
IRP
Declaration of Gross Vehicle Weight
BOC 3
IFTA
CA Fuel Tax permit
UCR
Driver Qualification File
Drug testing

thanks,
Andrew

Tom Cobb

Have you checked the links in this post?

http://hotshotconnect.myfreeforum.org/about690.html

Start with the DOT number. You can do it online.

https://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov/LIVIEW/PKG_REGISTRATION.prc_option

You need insurance to get the FMCSA number.

If you have the money to do so it would be easier and quicker to use a processing agent to do this. You are going to need one for part of this anyway. The FMCSA will assign one to you when you apply for their number. They do the BOC-3 filing.

Some of those forms must be CA stuff because I don't recognize them.

LBZ

If you are a member of OOIDA they become your process agent... I think. $25 to join for the year if you sign up by 1/31, $45 afterwards. They also have a decent drug testing consortium through CMCI for $150 annually +$50 for pre employment testing, & have been told their insurance is good.

Also, when I got started I had my insurance lined out through an agent, got the DOT # & applied for the MC. Obviously the MC kicked itself out for lacking an insurance attachment, but gave a 60 day window to be attached. Going that route gave me a bigger window getting everything lined out before I had to start paying for the insurance.