DOT & FMCSA FILINGS · OWNER-OPERATORS & SMALL FLEETS
Trucking compliance with the prices on the label
Every filing mill hides its prices and calls you fourteen times. We're the opposite: the government fee and our fee, printed side by side, on every page. File in minutes. Track it like a package. And we will never call you.
Already running? Check your MCS-150 deadline free — missing it deactivates your DOT number.
New Authority Package
ITEMIZED — ALWAYS- ClearHaul service — full packageOUR FEEfounding-customer price$599
- FMCSA operating authority feeGOV FEEpaid to FMCSA$300
- USDOT numberGOV FEEFMCSA never charges for this$0
- UCR registration (0–2 trucks)GOV FEEpaid to the UCR plan$46
- BOC-3 process agent filingincluded
- Clearinghouse registrationincluded
- Drug & alcohol consortium enrollmentPARTNERbilled at partner rate, shown before you payfrom $125/driver/yr
$945 all-in for a one-truck operation (plus consortium)
The filing-mill playbook, retired
Register a truck and your phone rings for weeks — companies that bought your number from public records, selling filings at hidden prices, marking up forms the government gives away free. It's so bad FMCSA publishes scam warnings ↗ about the industry.
They hide prices until you're on the phone.
Our full price list is public — every SKU, every government fee.
They charge $75+ for an EIN the IRS gives free.
We tell you what's free and link you straight to it.
They upsell authority to carriers who don't need it.
Our quiz tells you what you DON'T need, in writing.
They call. And call. And call.
We will never call you unless you ask us to.
Free tools — no account, no catch
The same answers the mills charge you to hear. Use them, share them, bookmark them.
MCS-150 Due-Date Checker
Your biennial update deadline, computed from your USDOT number in one second.
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Do I Need Authority? Quiz
Five plain questions → exactly which registrations you need (and which you don't).
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UCR Fee Calculator
Your exact 2026 bracket fee — the real government number.
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2290 Tax Calculator
Heavy vehicle use tax by weight, with proration and logging rates.
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KY · NY · NM · OR Permit Checker
The four 'nobody told me' states that fine trucks at the scale.
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New Entrant Audit Self-Check
Score yourself against what the auditor actually checks.
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NEW — MAY 2026
FMCSA replaced its registration system. Everyone's relearning it.
The old FMCSA portal closed May 14, 2026. Every registration now goes through Motus— new logins, new identity checks, new flows. We wrote the plain-English guide so you don't have to guess.
Straight answers to the expensive questions
▸How much does it cost to start a trucking company in 2026?
Government fees for a one-truck interstate authority total $346: $300 for operating authority, $0 for the USDOT number, and $46 for UCR. With our full New Authority Package it's $945 all-in ($599 service + those fees), plus drug-consortium enrollment. The big cost isn't filings — it's insurance, which for new authorities typically runs five figures a year. Anyone quoting you thousands in 'filing fees' is charging for something else.
▸What's the difference between a USDOT number and an MC number?
The USDOT number identifies your company for safety regulation — it's free and nearly every truck over 10,000 lbs needs one. The MC number (operating authority) is permission to haul other people's freight for pay across state lines — $300 in government fees, plus insurance and a BOC-3 on file. Private carriers hauling their own goods usually need only the USDOT number.
▸Which filings does a trucking company have to renew, and when?
The recurring calendar: UCR every year (due December 31), Form 2290 every year (due August 31 for July-first-use trucks), the MCS-150 biennial update every two years (deadline coded in your USDOT number), IFTA quarterly if you're licensed, weight-distance returns quarterly in KY/NY/NM (Oregon monthly), and an annual Clearinghouse query per CDL driver. Miss the MCS-150 and your DOT number is deactivated.
▸Is ClearHaul affiliated with FMCSA or USDOT?
No. ClearHaul is a private filing service, not a government agency. Every filing we offer can be done yourself directly with the government — our pages link the official source and say what it costs. What you pay us for is time, accuracy, and verification that the record actually updated.
▸Can I really do all of these filings myself, free?
Almost all of them, yes — the USDOT number, MCS-150, UCR (bracket fee only), and state permit registrations are all direct-with-government filings, and each of our pages links the official source. The exception is the BOC-3, which FMCSA requires a registered process agent to file for carriers. If you do it yourself, use our free tools to get the deadlines right — that part costs nothing either.
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