THE HERO PACKAGE · EVERYTHING TO RUN LEGALLY
Get your trucking authority — the whole stack, priced in the open
Starting a trucking company means a pile of registrations with hard deadlines and real consequences: USDOT number, operating authority (your MC number), BOC-3, Clearinghouse, a drug-testing consortium, UCR. Do them out of order and your authority stalls; skip one and your first audit fails.
We file all of it, in the right order, and show you a tracker for every piece — including the federal 21-day protest period other services hideuntil you're already angry.
Not sure you need authority at all? Take the 1-minute quiz — private carriers and exempt haulers don't, and we'd rather tell you that than take your money.
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)
Filed within 2 business days. Federal timeline to active authority is 3–4 weeks — including FMCSA's mandatory 21-day protest period nobody tells you about. We track every step.
How it works
- 1
Tell us about your operation (about 5 minutes)
Plain-language questions — what you haul, where, what trucks. If you have any existing registration, we pull your federal record so you don't retype what the government already knows.
- 2
We check for landmines first
Duplicate USDOT registrations, name mismatches with IRS records, wrong operation classification — the rookie errors that stall applications for weeks. Fixed before anything is filed.
- 3
We file the full stack in the right order
USDOT + authority application in Motus, BOC-3 designation, Clearinghouse registration, consortium enrollment, UCR — and a clean handoff to your insurance agent for the BMC-91 filing only they can make.
- 4
You watch the tracker; we chase everyone
Every stage updates by email: published in the Register, protest period countdown, insurance on file, authority GRANTED — verified in the federal record, with the documents in your vault.
The honest timeline
- Day 0Package filed: USDOT + authority application + BOC-3 + Clearinghouse + consortium + UCR
- Day 1–2Application published in the FMCSA Register
- Day 2–2321-day protest period (federal law — nobody can skip it)
- In parallelYour insurer files BMC-91 proof of insurance (we chase them)
- Day ~23–28Authority GRANTED — we verify it in the federal record before celebrating
Straight answers
▸How do I get an MC number?
You apply through FMCSA's Motus system ($300 government fee per authority type), get published in the FMCSA Register, wait out a 21-day protest period, and your authority is granted only after your insurance company files proof of coverage (BMC-91) and a BOC-3 process agent designation is on file. Total timeline is typically 3–4 weeks.
▸Why does it take 3–4 weeks? Other services promised faster.
Nobody can skip the federal 21-day protest period — it's law, not a service level. Services that promise 'authority in days' are hiding the timeline until after you've paid. We show you the whole pipeline up front and track every stage.
▸What insurance do I need before authority is granted?
For general freight, $750,000 in liability is the usual minimum (some cargo requires $1M–$5M). Your insurance company files the BMC-91 electronically — you can't file it yourself. We coordinate the handoff and watch the federal record until it lands.
▸What if my application is dismissed or rejected?
If a filing we prepared isn't accepted, our service fee comes back to you, 100%. Government fees are FMCSA's and are non-refundable once paid — we say that before checkout, not after. The most common dismissal cause — insurance never filed within 90 days — is exactly what our tracking exists to prevent.
▸Do I need all of this? What if I already have some pieces?
Take the free authority quiz first — it tells you exactly what you need and don't. Already have a USDOT number or a consortium? We price the package without those pieces; you'll see it itemized before paying.
New Authority Package
Everything a new trucking company needs to run legally: USDOT number, operating authority, BOC-3, Clearinghouse, drug consortium, and UCR — handled start to finish.
Filing accepted or your service fee back, 100%. Government fees are non-refundable once paid — we tell you that before you pay, not after.
We will never call you unless you ask us to. No phone sales. No robocalls. Ever.