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Getting Your Dot Number

My boyfriend finally filed and got his DOT Number so the truck. The process took a lot longer than him or I were expecting. I definitely thought you would just fill out this form and then that would be the end of it. But silly me, that is not the case 

The Process

The process for filling for a DOT Number is a lot more extraneous than you'd think it would be. For instance, when we first filled for the insurance on the truck we initally thought that all you needed was the requirements for the job hiring you to do the job. My boyfriend will be getting calls through the app called "HONK". They require him to have at least 75k. So. that's what we initially went with when we insured the truck However, the MCA or the people that you go to file the DOT Number with want you to have 1 million dollars worth of coverage.

What is a DOT Number

A Dot Number is for "Companies that operate commercial vehicles transporting passengers or hauling cargo in interstate commerce must be registered with the FMCSA and must have a USDOT Number. Also, commercial intrastate hazardous materials carriers who haul types and quantities requiring a safety permit must register for a USDOT Number" according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. You do not have to pay for you DOT Number. However, you do need to pay for your MC Number which will cost you $300 for each operational class. ""An MC number identifies a carrier who transports regulated commodities for hire in interstate commerce" ( North Dakota by Legendary)

Did you know . . .

Cars the are being towed are considered hazardous material? Which makes them a class 9 vehicle?

Insurance

That's the reason that the insurance runs so high. Now if he was a class 7 like we thought, he wouldn't have to pay the extra costs for the coverage. The classes are made by the GVWR ( The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating). The GVWR says depending on how heavy a vehicle is, determines what weight class it will fall under. "The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is basically the maximum total safe weight of your vehicle, counting the curb weight (the weight of our vehicle when empty), plus the weight of your passengers, fuel, any accessories added to the vehicle, cargo, and the “tongue weight” of a tow trailer (normally 10-20% of the combined tow load and trailer weight) according to Sam Leman Automotive Group Then right after her filled for his DOT Number the phone started ringing off the hook from people trying to get his information for things that didn't even relate to him getting his DOT Number. They just wanted money or information out of him. They are still calling when its been about a week now since he filed. Just ridiculous!

Finally,

Fort Wayne: I'm sorry about your boring last name

Me: We are legion.

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Me: What, you haven't committed my dot number to memory yet?