I've got some confusion going on about whether or not I need an MC# or not. This is how it works.
I am going to be contracted as an Independent contractor by company (A) to deliver home goods.
Company (A) contacts me to pick up the goods at company (B) loading dock.
I pick up the goods from company (B) and deliver them.
I will be delivering all the products in ONE state, never crossing state lines.
I contacted the FMCSA in my state and they told me I DO NOT need an MC#. Is this correct.
The reason I'm confused is Company (A) told me I needed to have an MC#.
If anyone can clear this up you'll be doing me a heap of help and rid me of this migraine.
Much confusion MC#?
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by Independent51, Mar 7, 2012.
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Depends on the goods. Sounds like intrastate trucking the way you describe it. Does Company B make the goods or are they storing materials that might have come from another state.
That is considered interstate commerce and you would need authority and a number.
Company A might just want to see the number as then you can be considered a motor carrier, Being a motor carrier means you have Federal financial responsibilities to maintain insurance,etc. [part387 Minimum financial responsibility of motor carriers]CondoCruiser Thanks this. -
MC# is your operating authority. If you ain't crossing state lines, no authority needs to be designated.
In other words, operating authority applies only to "Interstate" commerce and not "Intrastate".
Here's some links you can look at if you want to print out proof.
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration-licensing/registration-overview.htm
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration-licensing/registration-OP.htm
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration-licensing/registration-forms.htm
MA doesn't require USDOT# either
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Are you sure they are saying MC and not DOT number? You would need a DOT number in most cases, but legally not a MC# since you would be doing INTRAstate deliveries. However, the company you're doing the deliveries might require it as policy, or they might just have an uneducated person in control.
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The guy at the FMCSA office initially said exactly what you have posted, He said, "if the goods are coming from out of state you would need an MC#", then he said, "oh wait, hang on", he returned 10 minutes later and said, "If you are picking them up at the distribution point and then delivering them, never crossing state lines, you DO NOT need an MC#.
So, I'm hoping I don't need one. I know I DO need a DOT number.
What circumstance would I need an MC# if I'm not crossing state lines? What difference does it make if the load originated out of state and then I delivered it? That makes NO sense to me at all. -
I gotta ask...you state the "FMCSA in your state". FMCSA is Federal, so whoever you talked to would be state, not federal. Also, FYI, some years back, I worked doing LTL in Ca. and my company said they didn't have to pay OT, because the freight, or some of it, came from other states, which they say meant no OT with hauling INTERSTATE shipments.
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I don't get that statement, "FMCSA is Federal, so whoever you talked to would be state, not federal" _ Explain please
These are the people I spoke to, wrong ones?
Federal Highway Administration Division Offices
(New England States)
Massachusetts
55 Broadway, 10th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
617-494-3657 Fax - 617-494-3355
They gave me this number to call,
Field Office Phone List - Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...
50 Mall Road Suite 212 Burlington, MA 01803 Phone: (781) 425-3210
I must have been speaking with the correct people, no?
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wis bang is correct. It all depends on the origin of the freight. Not just you driving, but the freight can determine interstate or intrastate.
Is point A a manufacturer or is point A a warehouse cross docking freight?
Is the freight Hazmat?
Massachusetts Division
50 Mall Road
Suite 212
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone: (781) 425-3210 Fax: (781) 425-3225 -
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Your "Company A" may be telling you that you need authority to haul. If it's intrastate, you might need intrastate authority (they just might not know the difference). Or, maybe they're trying to tell you that their freight is coming from or eventually destined to go outside the state and therefore requires interstate authority. Even if you never leave your state.
At the end of the day, the company contracting you gets to set their requirements. If they want an MC# for you to haul for them, you're going to have to give them an MC#. It could be completely pointless. But, if that's what they want, that's what they want.
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