How to claim a USDOT in MOTUS
FMCSA Official · MOTUS Explainer Series
FMCSA is consolidating USDOT registration into MOTUS. Here is how to set up your account, and how to designate us to file on your behalf.
Five steps you do in the FMCSA Portal and MOTUS. One step where you hand it to us.
Log in at portal.fmcsa.dot.gov. Accounts archive after 12 months inactive.
The Company Official must use the same Login.gov email in the Portal as in MOTUS.
Verify name, address, ownership, insurance, and users in the MCS-150.
At motus.dot.gov, create your profile and claim your existing USDOT.
Each user gets a unique Login.gov profile with per-user permissions.
Authorize DOT Compliance Group to manage filings on your behalf.
Official FMCSA walkthroughs of MOTUS registration, USDOT claiming, and insurance filings.
FMCSA Official · MOTUS Explainer Series
What changes and what stays the same
Carrier-specific walkthrough
FMCSA Official · Insurance filings
Designating a Transportation Service Provider in MOTUS lets an authorized party file on your behalf. That is all we do.