Possibly time to say goodbye to MCS-150, BOC-3 and Other Forms
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is requesting approval from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection request (ICR) titled “FMCSA Registration System (FRS).” In an April 19 Federal Register posting, FMCSA said it will replace its Unified Registration System (URS) with a new online registration system, to be named the FMCSA Registration System. FMCSA said the new system is part of an effort to clean up the bad actors in the industry, which the agency now fully admits are in the system today.
The new system will allow anyone required to register under the agency’s commercial or safety jurisdiction to do so online, including:
It will also apply to designated agents and those entities providing proof of financial responsibility requirements, such as insurance companies and broker bond agents, FMCSA noted. According to FMCSA, the new FRS will eliminate a number of forms currently used by motor carriers and others in the transportation industry, including the MCS-150, BOC-3, OP-1 and more, integrating them all into a new online system.
The agency will accept comments on the proposed information collection through June 18. FMCSA will also host a webinar on May 29 to review what it terms “a more user-friendly registration system that manages the registration life cycle of regulated entities." ICSA will post registration information for the May 29 event when it becomes available.
Every year, TAT (formerly called Truckers Against Trafficking) honors a member of the trucking, bus or energy industry, whose direct actions help save or improve the lives of those exploited or prevent human trafficking from taking place, with the Harriet Tubman Award
Bob Costello has indicated that the freight market has improved – but very slowly – since January. It must be said that ATA’s indices are dominated by contract freight as opposed to spot rates.
Now, however, with Republican control of both houses of Congress and the White House (and, some say, the Supreme Court) I am optimistic that trucking will get a fairer shake than it has during Biden’s term in office.