Download my FREE eBook. This is a MUST HAVE resource for anyone who is considering the freight broker industry (About 40 pgs, 19 Topics) Enter your email address and name for an immediate download.

introduction to freight brokering

Form Heading

Email Marketing by iContact

Steps in Getting Your MC and DOT#s – DIY

The Unified Registered System (URS)

Have these items completed BEFORE you prepare the URS application:

1. A registered business for your freight brokerage (note: do not put your freight brokerage inside of a trucking company or any other company that you have set up and registered for something else).
2. Yes, you will need a separate MC and DOT# for your brokerage even if you have a trucking company.
3. Have a Federal ID (EIN) number (unless you choose to use your social security number).
4. Have a business address – P.O. Box or physical.
5. Have a phone number – you need not have a fax number to complete this application.
6. If you are a sole owner of your brokerage and choose to set up an LLC (single member), consult your accountant as to whether you should file your income taxes as a Sole Proprietor or Corporation.
7. If you have had ownership in a trucking company in the past three years or if you currently have ownership, have that company’s name and DOT# nearby.
8. Have a credit card nearby – $300, non-refundable fee to the FMCSA.

===========================================================================================

Pay Attention to These Items:

• When you begin your application on the URS for you MC and DOT#s, you will be automatically assigned a User ID number. WRITE IT DOWN! YOU WILL NEED IT LATER!
• You will be asked to choose your own Password – WRITE IT DOWN!
• You will be asked to supply answers to three security questions. WRITE THEM DOWN!

After you get your MC and DOT#s and if you are taking our training, Part 1 in our comprehensive training – Getting Organized and Getting Your Broker Authority – will provide some instruction and contacts for:
• Your BOC-3,
• Your Unified Carrier Registration (UCR),
• Your trust fund or surety bond, plus more.

===========================================================================================

CLICK HERE
TO BEGIN YOUR URS REGISTRATION FOR YOUR MC AND DOT#S

===========================================================================================

If you prefer to have us help here with the URS, you need to sign up for the training. Or, we can do this together via Zoom for a $175 fee. Pay with confidence, using PayPal here below.