BOC-3 Filing Service: File Your BOC-3 Online for $75

Yes. FMCSA won't activate new operating authority until a BOC-3 is on file (49 CFR Part 366). New applicants should file within 20 days of their FMCSA Register notice (49 CFR 365.109T(a)(6)). See what a BOC-3 is, or BOC-3 for a new MC number.

A motor carrier can't file its own; a registered blanket process agent files it. Enter your USDOT or MC number and pay $75 once. Order by 4 PM ET on a business day and it's filed that same business day, once your MC or FF number is issued.

FMCSA charges nothing for BOC-3 filings. Process-agent services charge yearly or once. FastBOC3Filing is $75 one time, or $125 for the Authority Package with priority processing and MC Watch. See how much a BOC-3 costs.

No. "BOC-3 registration" and "BOC-3 application" are common names for the same FMCSA filing. There's no separate registration fee.

No. A BOC-3 is one requirement. FMCSA activates authority only after your insurance or bond is also on file and its review is finished. See MC number granted but not active, or check your MC number status.

Yes. Your BOC-3 is filed once your MC or FF number is issued. With the Authority Package, MC Watch checks FMCSA's records and files as soon as the number posts.

No. FMCSA doesn't renew BOC-3s. You file a new one only if your process agent, legal name or MC number changes. See does a BOC-3 expire?

A registered blanket process-agent company on FMCSA's process-agent list. You can confirm it on your record after filing. See what a BOC-3 process agent is, or how to find your process agent.

After it's filed, you can confirm your BOC-3 by looking up your USDOT number in FMCSA's Motus registration search. SAFER shows authority status, not the BOC-3. See how to check your BOC-3.

Motor carriers can't; a registered process agent files it electronically, so there's no PDF to mail. Brokers and forwarders with no trucks may file their own (FMCSA Form BOC-3 page). See Form BOC-3, field by field, or can I file my own BOC-3?

Form BOC-3 is the FMCSA filing that designates process agents for your company in every state. Carriers, brokers and freight forwarders need one on file before FMCSA grants authority.