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FMCSA Registration Has Moved to Motus
Safety Hub Is Ready to Help Your Trucking Business Make the Transition
FMCSA has introduced Motus: USDOT Registration System, a modern platform for applying for and managing USDOT registrations, operating authority and company information.
Motus now serves as the central system for many FMCSA registration activities previously completed through older registration platforms.
For Canadian trucking companies operating in the United States, this change may affect how you manage your USDOT number, operating authority, biennial updates and business information.
Safety Hub is ready to help carriers understand the new Motus system and complete their FMCSA registration requirements with confidence.
What Is the FMCSA Motus System?
Motus is FMCSA’s new online motor carrier registration system.
It allows trucking companies and other regulated transportation businesses to manage their FMCSA registration activity from one central company account.
Through Motus, eligible businesses can:
- Apply for a new USDOT number
- Claim an existing USDOT number
- Apply for operating authority
- Submit biennial updates
- Update company information
- Reactivate an inactive USDOT number
- Reinstate certain operating authorities
- Track registration requests
- Manage authorized company users
Existing carriers generally keep their current USDOT number. The authorized company official can claim the existing company record in Motus and review the imported business information.
Motus Support for Canadian and Cross-Border Carriers
Motus is a U.S. FMCSA registration system. It does not replace Canadian requirements such as provincial carrier registration, MTO compliance, CVOR, IRP or IFTA obligations.
However, it is relevant to Canadian trucking companies that operate commercial vehicles in the United States or require FMCSA registration.
Safety Hub supports:
- Canadian cross-border trucking companies
- U.S. and Canadian motor carriers
- Owner-operators
- New trucking businesses
- Existing USDOT number holders
- Freight brokers and freight forwarders
- Companies applying for operating authority
- Carriers updating FMCSA business information
We help connect your Motus registration requirements with your broader U.S. and Canadian trucking compliance obligations.
Our FMCSA Motus Services
If your company already has a USDOT number, you usually do not need to apply for a new one. Safety Hub can help you prepare for the Motus claim process by:
- Reviewing your existing USDOT record
- Confirming company information
- Identifying the appropriate company official
- Guiding you through company-account setup
- Reviewing imported registration details
- Identifying information that needs to be updated
- Helping you prepare the record for certification
The company official must personally complete the required Login.gov and identity-verification steps.
Starting a new trucking company or entering the U.S. market? Safety Hub can help you prepare your Motus USDOT registration by reviewing:
- Legal business information
- Company addresses and contact details
- Operating classifications
- Cargo classifications
- Vehicle and driver information
- Interstate operating details
- Supporting registration documents
- Additional FMCSA requirements
Our goal is to help reduce errors, delays and incorrect business classifications during the application process.
Some transportation businesses need operating authority in addition to a USDOT number. Safety Hub can assist carriers, brokers and freight forwarders with:
- Determining whether operating authority may be required
- Preparing company and operational information
- Reviewing the relevant authority application
- Coordinating related registration requirements
- Monitoring the application process
- Supporting authority reinstatement matters
We help you understand which registration may apply based on your actual business activity.
Motor carriers must keep their FMCSA registration information accurate and current. Safety Hub can assist with Motus updates involving:
- Legal company name
- Business and mailing addresses
- Telephone and email information
- Vehicle totals
- Driver totals
- Mileage information
- Cargo classifications
- Operating classifications
- Interstate operations
- Company contact information
We can also help prepare your required FMCSA biennial update and review the information before submission.
An inactive USDOT number may interrupt your ability to operate or complete other registration activities. Safety Hub can help you:
- Review your current USDOT status
- Identify outdated or missing information
- Prepare required company updates
- Assist with the reactivation process
- Monitor the registration request
- Identify related compliance issues
Operating authority may become inactive or revoked because of missing filings, insurance issues or other registration requirements. Our team can assist with:
- Reviewing the current authority status
- Identifying outstanding requirements
- Preparing eligible reinstatement actions
- Coordinating related compliance services
- Monitoring status updates
How Safety Hub Helps
Registration Review
We begin by reviewing your company, current USDOT status and the action you need to complete.
Document and Information Preparation
Our compliance team identifies the company details and supporting information required for your Motus registration.
Account Setup Guidance
We guide the authorized company official through the account and company-claim process.
Registration Assistance
We help prepare the applicable USDOT application, company update, biennial filing or operating-authority request.
Ongoing Compliance Support
Safety Hub can continue supporting your trucking business with DOT compliance, audits, permits, ELD monitoring and U.S.–Canada authority requirements.
Why Work With Safety Hub?
U.S. and Canadian Compliance Experience
Safety Hub provides trucking compliance support for fleets operating across Canada and the United States.
Complete Fleet Compliance Support
Motus registration is only one part of running a compliant trucking business. Our broader services include:
- Trucking safety and compliance management
- MTO and DOT audit preparation
- ELD and logbook auditing
- Oversize and overweight permits
- Fuel permits and fuel tax support
- IRP registration assistance
- U.S. Hazmat registration
- PARS and PAPS support
- DOT testing services
- U.S. and Canadian authority assistance
Practical Support for Carriers
We simplify compliance paperwork so trucking companies can focus on keeping their fleets safe, active and operational.
Ongoing Registration Management
We can help beyond the initial Motus transition with company updates, registration renewals, biennial filings and related compliance needs.
FAQ's
Motus now serves as FMCSA’s central platform for applying for and managing USDOT registrations, operating authority and company information.
Existing companies generally keep their current USDOT number. The authorized company official can claim the existing company record through Motus.
Yes. Canadian companies that require a USDOT number or FMCSA operating authority for U.S. operations can use Motus.
No. Login.gov identity verification must be completed personally by the authorized individual. Safety Hub can guide you through the process and help prepare the business-registration information.
Yes. We can help review and prepare your company information for the required FMCSA biennial update.
Yes. We can help review the status, update company information and assist with the applicable Motus reactivation process.
No. Motus is a U.S. FMCSA system. Canadian provincial and federal trucking requirements continue to apply separately.
Ready to Move Your FMCSA Registration Into Motus?
The FMCSA registration system has changed, but your compliance support does not have to.
Whether you need to claim an existing USDOT number, register a new company, update your business information or manage operating authority, Safety Hub is ready to guide you through the Motus process.
Keep your trucking business compliant, prepared and moving across the Canada–U.S. border.