Question on a Authority

I don’t know for sure.....I was looking at a company for possible employment so I looked up their DOT # on that site. It had them “not authorized “ in red letters....I asked the guy about it but he was clueless.....

 

Not authorized means that the MC number isn't active and is not allowed to haul freight. Many people have a DOT number but no MC. Some have both active and those are interstate carriers. Some have chosen to deactivate their MC number and interstate authority but run intrastate which doesn't require an active MC number.

 

Ah, ok. That explains it. Thanks! But where I’m working now has only a DOT # and shows “active”....I run interstate, no problems....... confusing.......

 

Interstate means crossing state lines and Intrastate means within the state lines. Sorry to be so confusing.

 

Yep I understand that .....I was referring to the need for a MC number when I run interstate with a DOT number......no MC number. I thought you were saying a MC number is needed to run interstate........

 

I was saying you need both MC number and DOT numbers to run interstate in most cases.

 

I was saying I run interstate with only a DOT number......

 

They no longer issue a separate MC number. Your DOT number is your MC number if you have authority.

Goodbye, MC Numbers. Hello, Unified Registration System

 

And what ever you haul may be exempt from having to have an MC number.
All of this also dictates the level of insurance/financial responsibilities a company must maintain. Carriers not required to have operating authority include:

• Private carriers (carriers that transport their own cargo)

• "For-hire" carriers that exclusively haul exempt commodities (cargo that is not federally regulated

• Carriers that operate exclusively within a federally designated "commercial zone" that is exempt from interstate authority rules. A commercial zone is, for example, a geographic territory that includes multiple states bordering on a major metropolitan city, such as Virginia/Maryland/Washington, DC

What is an exempt for-hire (exempt commodities) motor carrier?