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2.  Freight Broker License

3.  USDOT Number Registration

4.  Intrastate Authority


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Interstate Authority Questionnaire
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(1) Fill out the following fields.

(2) Print the application.

(3) Fax to 866-783-0169 or Mail to:  DOTAuthority.com, Inc.

                                                            340 Veterans Hwy

                                                            Commack, NY 11725

Legal Business Name
Trade OR D.B.A. (Doing Business As)
Address Of Record
City County State
Zip Code
Mailing Address (If Different)
Phone Fax Contact Person
E-mail Address * Federal ID No. or SSN
USDOT No.

* We do not sell your email address to third parties.

If you don't have a Fed ID No., check here
If you don't have a USDOT No., check here

Type of Authority Applying For:

Motor Common Carrier of Property Motor Contract Carrier of Property
Broker of Property (except Household Goods) Broker of Household Goods
Household Goods Common Carrier Household Goods Contract Carrier
Freight Forwarder

Note: our fee of includes the federal application for authority fee for one type of authority, USDOT Number Registration (need if a motor carrier) and process agent fee. It does not cover insurance or bonds or items required once your authority is issued such as Single State Registration Fees and Tariffs (for Household Goods Common Carriers). Each additional type of authority requested herein requires an additional fee of $475.

 SERVICE                                                                                                                                                                   FEE 

Initial authority fees………………………………………………………………………..….……...............................$499

Additional authority fees…………………………………………………………………………….............................$475

Additional Filings Requested:

 Express Electronic Filing and Representation by USDOT Practitioner.............................................................$200

US DOT Number INCLUDED (required of all motor carriers in addition to federal operating authority)....INCLUDED

Process Agent Registration INCLUDED...............................................................................................................INCLUDED

Free Broker Bond Quote............................................................................................................................INCLUDED

Register operating authority with the Single State Registration System once authority is issued..............$149*

Interstate Tariff
(required of household goods common carriers before commencing operations)…………………………..........$550

Total Fees : $

* Does not include state fees, which depend on the number of vehicles you will operate and number of states you intend to pass through. We will calculate the state fees and collect the total amount due, plus credit fees, if applicable.

Previous/Current Authority

Do you now have authority from or an application being processed by the former ICC or FMCSA?
Yes
No

If Yes, identify the lead docket number(s) MC-

Do you have intrastate operating authority?
Yes
No

If Yes, list the state(s) and case number(s):

If No, list any states in which you intend to operate in intrastate transportation:

Form of Business (Check only one):
Corporation-- State of Incorporation: Date of Incorporation:
Sole Proprietorship-- Name of Individual:
Partnership-- Identify Partners:

LLC - Identify Principals:


List the commodities you intend to haul:


Equipment

Number of Vehicles Owned:

Number of Straight trucks
Number of Truck Tractors
Number of Trailers
Number of Hazmat cargo tank trailers
Number of Hazmat cargo tank trucks

Number of Vehicles Term Leased:

Number of Straight trucks
Number of Truck Tractors
Number of Trailers
Number of Hazmat cargo tank trailers
Number of Hazmat cargo tank trucks

Number of Vehicles Trip Leased:

Number of Straight trucks
Number of Truck Tractors
Number of Trailers
Number of Hazmat cargo tank trailers
Number of Hazmat cargo tank trucks

Drivers

Total Number of Drivers subject to safety regulations:
Number of CDL Drivers:
Number of drivers that drive intrastate only:
Number of intrastate drivers that drive beyond 100 air mile radius:
Carrier Mileage (to nearest 10,000 miles last calendar year):
What year was this: :

States You Intend to Pass Through Over the Next 12 Months (only 38 states participate in the SSRS program):

Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Conn., Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maine, Mass., Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, N.H, N.M., New York, N.C., N.D.,
Ohio, Oklahoma, R.I., S.C., S.D., Tenn., Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wash., W.V., Wisconsin

(Please List All States From the Above List and The Number of Vehicles That Will Operate In Each)



I hereby certify that I am familiar with the Federal Motor carrier Safety Regulations and/or the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations.  Under penalties of perjury, I hereby declare that the information entered on this form is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, correct, and complete.  I hereby authorize DOTAuthority.com, Inc. to make my SSRS filing for the year(s) ending   for an additional fee of $149 and I agree to submit to DOTAuthority.com, Inc or its agent,. all state fees which are due based on my answers above.

Yes                Initial here

No, just do my Interstate Authority Application

Insurance Information:

The dollar amounts in parentheses represent the minimum amount of bodily injury and property damage (liability) insurance coverage you must maintain and have on file with the federal government.

I will operate vehicles having Gross Vehicle Weight Ratings (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds or more to transport:
Non-hazardous commodities ($750,000).
Hazardous materials referenced in the FMCSA's insurance regulations at 49 CFR 1043.2(b)(2)(c) ($1,000,000).
Hazardous materials referenced in the FMCSA's insurance regulations at 49 CFR 1043.2(b)(2)(b) ($5,000,000).

I will operate only vehicles having Gross Vehicle Weight Ratings (GVWR) under 10,000 pounds to transport:
Any quantity of Class A or B explosives, any quantity of poison gas (Poison A), or highway route controlled quantity of radioactive materials ($5,000,000).
Commodities other than listed above ($300,000).

Safety Certification (Motor Carrier Applicants Only)

Applicants subject to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation - If you will operate vehicles of more than 10,000 pounds GVWR and are, thus, subject to pertinent portions of the U.S. DOT's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations at 49 CFR, Chapter 3, Subchapter B (Parts 350-399), you must certify as follows:

Applicant has access to and is familiar with all applicable DOT regulations relating to the safe operation of commercial vehicles and the safe transportation of hazardous materials and it will comply with these regulations. In so certifying, applicant is verifying that, at a minimum, it:

(1) Has in place a system and an individual responsible for ensuring overall compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations;

(2) Can produce a copy of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations;

(3) Has in place a driver safety training/orientation program;

(4) Has prepared and maintains an accident register (49 CFR 390.15);

(5) Is familiar with DOT regulations governing driver qualifications and has in place a system for overseeing driver qualification requirements (49 CFR Part 391);

(6) Has in place policies and procedures consistent with DOT regulations governing driving and operational safety of motor vehicles, including driver's hours of service and vehicle inspection, repair, and maintenance (49 CFR Parts 392, 395, and 396);

(7) Is familiar with and will have in place on the appropriate effective date, a system for complying with DOT regulations governing alcohol and controlled substances testing requirements (49 CFR 382 and 49 CFR Part 40).

Yes Initial here

Exempt Applicants - If you will operate only small vehicles (GVWR under 10,000 pounds) and will not transport hazardous materials, you are exempt from Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, and must certify as follows: applicant is familiar with and will observe general operational safety guidelines, as well as any applicable state and local laws and requirements relating to the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles and the safe transportation of hazardous materials.

Yes Initial here

Affiliations with other former ICC, now FMCSA-Licensed Entities

Disclose any relationship you have or have had with any other FMCSA-regulated entity within the past 3 years. For example, this could be through a percentage of stock ownership, a loan, or management position. If this requirement applies to you, provide the name of the company, MC-number, DOT number, and that company's latest DOT safety rating.

Household Goods Certifications

Household Goods Motor Common Carrier Applicants must certify as follows: applicant is fit, willing, and able to provide the specialized services necessary to transport household goods. This assessment of fitness includes applicant's general familiarity with former ICC, now FMCSA regulations for household goods movements and also requires an assurance that applicant has or is willing to acquire the protective equipment and trained operators necessary to perform household goods movements and that applicant will offer arbitration as a means of settling loss and damage disputes on collect-on-delivery shipments. The proposed operations will serve a useful public purpose responsive to a public demand or need.

Yes Initial here

Household Goods Motor Contract Carrier Applicants must certify as follows: applicant is fit, willing, and able to provide the specialized services necessary to transport household goods. This assessment of fitness includes applicant's general familiarity with former ICC, now FMCSA regulations for household goods movements and also requires an assurance that applicant has or is willing to acquire the protective equipment and trained operators necessary to perform household goods movements and that applicant will offer arbitration as a means of settling loss and damage disputes on collect-on-delivery shipments. The proposed service will be consistent with the public interest and the transportation policy of 49 U.S.C. 10101.

Yes Initial here

Household Goods Broker Applicants must certify as follows: applicant is fit, willing, and able to provide household goods brokerage operations and to comply with all pertinent statutory and regulatory requirements. The involved services will be consistent with the public interest and the transportation policy of 49 U.S.C. 10101.

Yes Initial here

Applicant's Oath

This oath applies to all supplemental filings to this application. I verify under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the United States of America, that all information supplied on this form or relating to this application is true and correct. Further, I certify that I am qualified and authorized to file this application. I know that willful misstatements or omissions of material facts constitute Federal criminal violations punishable under 18 U.S.C. 1001 by imprisonment up to 5 years and fines up to $10,000 for each offense. Additionally, these misstatements are punishable as perjury under 18 U.S.C. 1621, which provides for fines up to $2,000 or imprisonment up to 5 years for each offense. I further certify under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the United States, that I have not been convicted, after September 1, 1989, of any Federal or state offense involving the distribution or possession of a controlled substance, or that if I have been so convicted, I am not ineligible to receive Federal benefits, either by court order or operation of law, pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 862). Finally, I certify that applicant is not domiciled in Mexico or owned or controlled by persons of that country.

Yes Initial here

Applicant's Agreement:

I hereby retain the services of DOTAuthority.com, Inc. (herein after referred to as "DOTAuthority"). I certify that I am authorizing DOTAuthority to serve as my representative and file my Application for Interstate Authority, USDOT Registration Application and Process Agent Registration on my behalf. I authorize DOTAuthority to make the above representations. I acknowledge that I remain responsible for compliance with all related federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to insurance or bond requirements. I agree to hold DOTAuthority harmless with respect to any and all compliance related matters that may arise as a result of these filings.

Name: Date:

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