DOT number without an MC number when leased to another carrier. How to do that?

I don't know about Ohio, but in Miss you don't have to have a DOT # to get a plate if you are leased to a carrier. You used to, and you had to update the DOT# for Registration Purposes only before you could get a plate. They did away with that a few years ago. I assumed it was the same way in other states.

 

Here’s the guidance from the training manual from the head honchos, but what do I know.

 

I hope not. I got my own plates im running under carrier leased to under their MC

 

Registration only numbers were done away with a few years ago.........


But I don’t know..

 

Not true if your leased you show them the contract

 

Of course they were, otherwise they would have typed in the “registrant only” DOT number. You know, the one @PoleCrusher says you have to have, even though they were all out on inactive and unavailable in what, 2012?

 

On my registration, my DOT # is listed as the registrants, the carrier I'm leased to is listed as the DOT# responsible for safety. That's the way I was told it has to be done by the lady at the IRP office. My MC#, which is not active, is not shown, the carrier's is.

And yes I had to supply a copy of the lease contract, and both DOT #s were checked. This was done 2 days ago.

I don't know, maybe the lady at the IRP office was an idiot, but I got my plate. And I just got off the phone with FMCSA, the guy I talked to said everything checks out and was done correct according to regulations. Maybe he's an idiot too.

 

Registration only numbers ended in December, 2015, according to what I read on FMCSA's website. That was when the URS came online.

 

If you've been running your own trucks since 2001, I'd say you probably know quite a bit.