For owner-operators starting their own trucking company.
You bring the truck. We set up the company around it. USDOT, MC Authority, BOC-3 and UCR, processed the same day you place the order, by real people who stay with you all year.
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Tell us what you haul and where. A live agent calls you back during business hours with exactly what you need and one upfront price. Takes under two minutes.
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Three steps. Most of our clients who started without a truck had their authority ready before the truck was.
Step 1
Share a few details about your vehicle type and authority to get an accurate quote fast. Under two minutes on the form, or a quick call.
Step 2
We tailor your authority package to fit your business, with fast service and upfront pricing, no hidden fees. Your USDOT and MC# are processed the same day you place the order. However, the FMCSA has a 21-day waiting period for everyone applying for authority.
Step 3
Quick setup. Clear requirements. No wasted time. Stay focused on hauling while we handle the regulations, and call us any time a broker, an auditor or a renewal letter has a question you cannot answer.
The end result: your own company, legal to haul, and a number you can call when something comes up.
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Most first-time owner-operators call us asking for one thing, usually an MC number. Then they find out there are four or five other items that have to be in place before a broker will load them. Here is the list in plain English, so you know what you are looking at before you spend a dollar.
Your company's identification number with FMCSA. Nearly every commercial operation needs one before anything else.
This is what lets you haul other people's freight for pay across state lines. It is the piece most people mean when they say 'my own authority.'
A process agent designation that FMCSA requires on file in every state you run through. Without it your authority will not go active.
A yearly requirement for carriers crossing state lines. It is one of the items most often skipped, and skipping it is one of the most common ways new carriers get fined.
Your carrier profile and the online portal where your company's record lives. We set it up and show you how to get in.
If you or your driver hold a CDL, FMCSA requires enrollment in a Drug & Alcohol Consortium and the Clearinghouse before that driver can be on the road. Most new CDL carriers do not find out until an audit or a broker asks.
A file FMCSA requires for every driver you put behind the wheel, including yourself: the application, medical certificate, road test record, and an annual review. It is the first thing an auditor asks to see, and the item most often missing.
Articles of Organization and an Operating Agreement for the new company. If the company is not set up yet, this comes first so your authority is in the business name and not your personal name.
Not sure which of these apply to you? That is exactly what the quote call is for.
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Pay only for what you need. Every package is tailored to your business with fast service and upfront pricing, no hidden fees. Don't over pay for items you do not need, and don't leave out the ones you do.
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Yes, those are the two most common numbers; however, you may require additional items depending on your state and operations. We will tell you on the call, before you pay, and you only pay for what applies to you.
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Most of the people we set up had one thing in common before they called: they had driven for somebody else for years and wanted their own authority. They did not want to mess anything up, and they did not want to pay someone who files two forms and vanishes. That is the whole reason this company exists.
From Business Corporation Setup to your portal login, one phone number handles all of it. You are not juggling four vendors.
Everything included in one price. You get a written list of exactly what you are getting before we process anything.
The same team that sets you up answers the phone in month six when a broker asks for something you have never heard of.
We connect you with our trucking insurance partner so your authority and your policy match from day one. One wrong classification costs more on a policy than most people expect.
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No, you can start your USDOT and MC and a few other numbers without a truck. However, to finalize items like insurance and state requirements, you'll need to have a truck or an owner-operator by that time. Starting now is usually the smarter move because the FMCSA waiting period runs while you shop for the truck, so the clock is already working for you by the time the truck shows up.
Ask about payment options when you call. Many of our clients start with the items they need first and add the rest when the truck or the first contract is in hand. You will know the full cost before anything is processed, so there are no surprises later.
Good. Put them on the call. We would rather answer both of your questions at once than have you try to explain what a BOC-3 is at the dinner table. Call (775) 230-7695 when you are both free.
Silver covers what nearly every for-hire carrier needs to get active. If you or your driver have a CDL, FMCSA also requires a Drug & Alcohol program and Clearinghouse enrollment, which is why Gold exists. Platinum adds the Driver Qualification File and Business Corporation Setup for people starting from zero. A cheaper quote usually leaves one of those out, and you find out when a broker or an auditor asks for it. Your state and what you haul can add items, and we will tell you exactly which ones on the quote call.
The moment your number is issued it becomes public, and marketers pull that list every day. Some of them use scare tactics. FMCSA does not call you for payment. If a caller says you will be fined today unless you pay them, hang up and call us, we will tell you what is real.
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The FMCSA has a 21-day waiting period for everyone applying for authority. That clock does not start until your USDOT and MC# are processed. Every week you wait to order is a week added to the day you can legally take your first load. Most of our clients who started without a truck had their authority ready before the truck was.
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Answer a few questions about your truck, your drivers and where you run. A live agent calls you back during business hours with the exact package and one upfront price.
Your information stays with Truckers Authority. We never sell or share it.
Trusted by 3,000+ Owner-Operators. A+ Rated by the BBB.
Your USDOT, MC Authority, BOC-3 and UCR processed the same day you order. One upfront price, no hidden fees. Real people who answer the phone all year. Quick setup. Clear requirements. No wasted time. Stay focused on hauling while we handle the regulations.
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