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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) & FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATION INFORMATION

The following was provided by the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for your use. Please contact them if you have any questions.

Every commercial motor vehicle is required to have a U.S. DOT (department of transportation) number if the vehicle is used in interstate commerce.

WHAT IS A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE?

Any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property when the vehicle….

has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight, of 10,001 pounds or more, whichever is greater; or
is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers (including the driver) for compensation; or
is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, and is not used to transport passengers for compensation; or
is used in transporting material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous and transported in a quantity requiring placarding.

HOW DO I APPLY FOR A U.S. DOT NUMBER?

To obtain your U.S. DOT number instantly, file on-line at www.usdotnumberregistration.com

You can also request an application (MCS-150 & MCS-150a) BY CALLING THE Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) at 1-800-832-5660, or by calling the FMCSA office in your respective state.

Nebraska 402-437-5986

Iowa 515-233-7400

YOU MAY ALSO NEED AN FMCSA OPERATING AUTHORITY MC NUMBER

If you are an interstate carrier who is for-hire (not hauling your own commodity), you also need FMSCA Operating Authority if you are not hauling an exempt commodity.

To obtain operating authority, you must submit an OP-1 form as an application for an MC Number. To obtain a MC Number, go to http://diy.dot.gov or call 1-800-832-5660 to request an application.

Truck and bus companies, and many companies that operate trucks and buses as part of their business, are subject to some or all of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/fmcsrhome.htm

HHVT - HEAVY HIGHWAY VEHICLE USE TAX

If your vehicle has a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more you will need to file an IRS form 2290. In order to register your vehicle in Nebraska you will have to present this document.

The local contact person for the IRS is: Cathy Bombere Internal Revenue Service Nebraska Governmental Liaison 1313 Farnam Street, MS 1020 OMA Omaha, NE 68102-1822

Phone: 402-221-7242 FAX: 402-221-3525

Email: catherine.a.bombere@irs.gov

You may obtain the form and the instructions at the IRS forms web site.

Other web sites and numbers that may be of use…

FMCSA site

www.fmcsa.dot.gov

Federal regulations

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/fmcsrhome.htm

U.S. Department of Transportation

www.dot.gov

Report Safety Violations:

www.1-888-dot-saft.com