# Presentation: 778835

## Executive Summary

**Executive Summary**
**June 2004**

##   Process for obtaining a Certificate of     Registration to operate in the U.S.     Commercial Zones 

  Motor carrier executives - liabilities and     responsibilities

-   Process for obtaining a Certificate of     Registration to operate in the U.S.     Commercial Zones
-   Motor carrier executives - liabilities and     responsibilities

## 
  New rules

  New process 

  New forms

-   New rules
-   New process
-   New forms

-   Apply or re-apply to operate in the U.S.
-      Commercial Zones using the OP-2    Application Package
-   Receive a provisional Certificate of    Registration valid for 18 months
-   Receive permanent Certificate of    Registration granted after 18 months

- You may file online with a credit card at http://www.diy.dot.gov
- To obtain copies of the OP-2 Application Package:
-  Download a copy from the FMCSA Web site
- _[http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/pdfs/OP-2.pdf](http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/pdfs/OP-2.pdf)_
- Request a copy from FMCSA’s Toll Free Line - 	U.S./Canada    1-800-832-5660
-  Call a FMCSA Division** **office

- You may file online with a credit card at http://www.diy.dot.gov
- Download a free copy of OP-2 Application  Package from the FMCSA Web site:
- http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/pdfs/OP-2.pdf
-  Allow approximately 4 hours to download and  print all the forms needed.
-  Take time to get familiar with the forms and  instructions (approximately 25 minutes).

- OP-2 Application Package forms and any  certificates must be signed by the applicant only!
- For example:
-   For a sole proprietorship, the owner must sign
-   For a partnership, one of the partners must sign
-   For a corporation, an official of the company   must sign (President, Vice President,    Secretary, Treasurer)

**OP-2 Application** - _[Form OP-2 ](http://www.scpr.com/fmcsa/pdfs/OP-2.pdf)_
**     ****(Application Form)**
-      An original and one copy of a completed Form OP-2, with all necessary   attachments and statements filled out in English and signed by the applicant.
**Motor Carrier Identification Report - ** _[Form MCS-150 ](http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/pdfs/form150.pdf)_
**	**A completed and signed Form MCS-150, Motor   Carrier Identification Report. The MCS-150 provides basic information
-      about the carrier's operation necessary to maintain FMCSA's carrier
-      census database.
**Designate Process Agent – **_[Form BOC-3](http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/pdfs/Boc.pdf)_
**     ****List Of Process Agents - **_[PDF Version](http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/pdfs/Process_agent_addresses.pdf)_** - **_[HTML Version](http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/pa.htm)_
- 	A carrier must provide a signed and dated Form BOC-3,  Designation of Agents for Service of Process, or use a
-      process service agent who will electronically file the BOC-3 within 90 days.

-  Even if you hired a consultant or an   agent to fill out the forms, once you   sign them, you are accepting liability    and responsibility for the information    provided!

-  It is important that the carrier provides all required    information and completes the application in its  entirety.
-  Applications with missing information or fees will  be returned to the carrier, and the process to
-     apply starts over again.
-  Information provided on the application will be  checked against a variety of to ensure that the carrier is eligible for a Certificate of Registration.

-  Every motor carrier registered with the FMCSA    must list the name and address of an agent of process for each U.S. border state that they may operate in.

- Once approved, you will receive:
-  A provisional Certificate of Registration that  allows the carrier to operate in the U.S.  Commercial Zones for a period of 18 months
-  A USDOT number

- Mark all your commercial motor vehicles on both sides with legal name or DBA name used on Form MCS-150 and the USDOT assigned number on vehicles intended for use in the U.S.

- Prior to entering the U.S.:

- You must always have these documents in the
- cab of each vehicle crossing the U.S. border:
- The Certificate of Registration;
- The required insurance endorsement
-    (Form MCS90); and
-  An insurance identification card, binder, or other document issued by an authorized insurer which specifies both the effective date and the expiration date of the temporary insurance coverage authorized by this exception.

- Before beginning operations:
-  All applicants must contact the appropriate    regulatory agencies in every U.S. border     state in which the carrier will operate to
-     obtain information regarding various state    rules:
- Arizona - _[http://www.dot.state.az.us/](http://www.dot.state.az.us/)_
- California - _[http://](http://www.dot.ca.gov/)__[www.dot.ca.gov](http://www.dot.ca.gov/)__[/](http://www.dot.ca.gov/)_
- New Mexico - _[http://](http://www.nmshtd.state.nm.us/)__[www.nmshtd.state.nm.us](http://www.nmshtd.state.nm.us/)__[/](http://www.nmshtd.state.nm.us/)_
- Texas - _[http://](http://www.dot.state.tx.us/)__[www.dot.state.tx.us](http://www.dot.state.tx.us/)__[/](http://www.dot.state.tx.us/)_

- Prior to the expiration of this 18-month provisional
- certificate, each carrier will need to:
-  Pass Safety Audit
-  Comply with:
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
-                     http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/fmcsr/fmcsrguide.htm
- Federal Hazardous Material Regulations    http:\\hazmat.dot.gov
- All State Motor Carrier Safety and Economic Regulations
-       http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/links.htm#STGOV
-  Pass Roadside Performance Monitoring

- To receive a Certificate of Registration, motor
- carriers will need to:
-  Demonstrate acceptable levels of safety    performance
-  Receive a passing score from the Safety Audit
-  Receive written notification from FMCSA that
-     the Certificate of Registration has become  permanent at the end of the 18-month  provisional period

-  A carrier that has been issued a permanent
-     Certificate of Registration will fall under the   same safety requirements and operational  procedures applied to U.S. and Canadian carriers.

-     1-Day Optional Seminar:
-  providing an overview of the U.S. safety    regulations and process for obtaining a    Certificate of Registration
-  valuable in completing the application form   and preparing for the upcoming safety audit

-  You are responsible for making sure that the  methods and processes you described in your    OP-2 Application Package are kept current and  accurate.
-  It is important to train the staff that will be  responsible in administering your processes.