The licensing side of the record
MC Number Lookup
An MC number is the docket under which FMCSA grants the right to haul for hire. It is a different number from the USDOT registration, it is granted and withdrawn separately, and 1,529,083 revocation orders in the register exist precisely because the two do not move together.
One carrier can hold all three, any two, or none
Carriers in the directory
400
Holding active broker authority
131
Three dockets
Three dockets, three different permissions
| Docket type | Permits | Financial filing behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Common carrier | Hauling for the general public at published rates. | Bodily injury and property damage cover, cargo cover. |
| Contract carrier | Hauling under continuing agreements with named shippers. | Bodily injury and property damage cover. |
| Broker | Arranging transport performed by somebody else. | A surety bond or trust fund, not an insurance policy. |
Order types
Voluntary and involuntary withdrawal read the same on paper
The revocation register records the order type, and the difference matters. A carrier that let its own authority lapse appears as a voluntary revocation; one that lost it over an insurance filing appears as involuntary. Both leave the docket unusable, and the record shows which happened.
Start from the DOT number lookup if the docket is unknown, or browse the carrier directory for carriers already on file here.
Involuntary revocation
The agency withdrew the authority, most often because a required insurance filing lapsed. The docket is unusable until it is reinstated.
Voluntary revocation
The carrier gave the authority up itself. Nothing was done wrong, and the load still cannot legally move under that docket.
No MC docket at all
An operation running only for its own account, or only inside one state, needs no MC docket. Then the authority block gives a sentence instead of a table, a fact about the carrier rather than a gap in the lookup.