# 49 CFR § 365.106T: Starting the application process: URS online application

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.106T

## Section

- **Citation:** 49 CFR § 365.106T
- **Heading:** Starting the application process: URS online application
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 49—Transportation > Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER III—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS > PART 365—RULES GOVERNING APPLICATIONS FOR OPERATING AUTHORITY > Subpart A—How To Apply for Operating Authority

## Text

(a) Notwithstanding § 365.105T, new applicants as defined in paragraph (b) of this section must apply for a USDOT number and if applicable, operating authority by electronically filing Form MCSA-1, the URS online application, to request authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 13902, 13903, or 13904 to operate as a:
(1) Motor carrier of property (not household goods), property (household goods) or passengers;
(2) Broker of general commodities or household goods; or
(3) Freight forwarder of general commodities or household goods.
(b) For purposes of this section, a “new applicant” is an entity applying for a USDOT number and if applicable, operating authority who does not at the time of application have an active registration or USDOT, Motor Carrier (MC), Mexico owned or controlled (MX) or Freight Forwarder (FF) number, and who has never had an active registration or USDOT, MC, MX, or FF number.
(c) Form MCSA-1 is the URS online application, and both the application and its instructions are available from the FMCSA website at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs.
[82 FR 5299, Jan. 17, 2017, as amended at 88 FR 80179, Nov. 17, 2023]

## Nearby sections

- [49 CFR § 365.101 § 365.101 Applications governed by these rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.101.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.101T § 365.101T Applications governed by these rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.101T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.103T § 365.103T Modified procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.103T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.105 § 365.105 Starting the application process: Form MCSA-1.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.105.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.105T § 365.105T Starting the application process: Form OP-1.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.105T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.106T § 365.106T Starting the application process: URS online application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.106T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.107 § 365.107 Types of applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.107.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.107T § 365.107T Types of applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.107T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.109 § 365.109 FMCSA review of the application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.109.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.109T § 365.109T FMCSA review of the application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.109T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.110 § 365.110 Need to complete New Entrant Safety Assurance Program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.110.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.111 § 365.111 Appeals to rejections of the application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.111.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.111T § 365.111T Appeals to rejections of the application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.111T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.113 § 365.113 Changing the request for authority or filing supplementary evidence after the application is filed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.113.md)

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