Do I need MC#?

you most likely will need a USDOT number free,, go to the FMCSA website can do it online,,as for a MC number? only if yor haul interstate for hire,,many port terminals require 1 million auto liability and many also require an additional 1 million general liability too.if you are sub hauling thru an other carrier you might be able to use their name, number and ins,,

 

Yes, you need common carrier authority, usually referred to as an MC number. This is because, even though you do not leave Texas, the freight comes from or is destined for a point outside of the state so it is interstate commerce even though your portion of it is completely within one state. This is also why drivers under 21 can't haul into/out of the port or even work for companies like UPS, because they are interstate carriers even if the truck does not leave the state. Please see the copied information from the FMCSA website below, note the bold highlighted text.
What is the difference between interstate commerce and intrastate commerce?
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If you perform trade, traffic, or transportation exclusively in your business’s domicile state, this is considered intrastate commerce. If your trade, traffic, or transportation is between a place in a state and a place outside of such state (including a place outside of the United States); between two places in a state through another state or a place outside of the United States; or between two places in a state as part of trade, traffic, or transportation originating or terminating outside the state or the United States, this is considered interstate commerce. Source: 49 CFR 390.5.



Last Updated : June 4, 2014