Van owners don’t need a US DOT#unless you run Hazmat that requires placarding!!!
Who is required to have a US DOT number, and where can it be obtained?
Every self-propelled commercial motor vehicle operated in interstate commerce and meets at least one of the following criteria is required to have a USDOT number:
· has a gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle or combination weight of 10,001 pounds or more, whichever is greater
· is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers (including the driver) for compensation
· is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, and not used to transport passengers for compensation
· is used in transporting a quantity of Hazardous Materials requiring placarding
A US DOT number can obtained from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration by calling (800) 832-5660 or from FMCSA's web site at:
http://www.safersys.org
Registrant: A company who registers commercial motor vehicles with a State office participating in the Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) Program, but who is not a motor carrier; for example, a company that only rents/leases vehicles, or an owner operator that always operates under another company's Operating Authority.
A "Registrant USDOT Number " does not allow you to operate as a motor carrier and cannot, under any circumstances, be marked on the side of commercial motor vehicles!
Registering as a Registrant
NOTE! You are about to apply for a USDOT number as a vehicle registrant and you will be classified as a vehicle registrant only.
A "REGISTRANT USDOT NUMBER" only allows individuals or entities to register commercial motor vehicles with a State agency participating in the Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) Program.
If you register a commercial motor vehicle(s) through the International Registration Program (IRP) in a PRISM State, you must supply your USDOT number. In some instances, even though you are a "registrant" (IRP account holder), you may not be a motor carrier and therefore may not have an existing USDOT number. In these instances, you must obtain a USDOT number for the sole purpose of registering commercial motor vehicles. A "registrant" USDOT number simply serves as a record for FMCSA and PRISM States to identify you as an individual or entity that registers commercial motor vehicles for use in interstate commerce. Common applicants for "Registrant USDOT Numbers" include owner operators who lease to motor carriers and do not operate under their own authority and truck leasing companies that do not operate as motor carriers.
A "Registrant USDOT Number " does not allow you to operate as a motor carrier and cannot, under any circumstances, be marked on the side of commercial motor vehicles!
There it is Rich!!! I guess all States don't require it, or am I reading that wrong? The state must participate in (PRISM)
This was sent to me by the US DOT Librarian, Thank you, US DOT!