BOC-3 Designation of Agents for Service of Process

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A process agent is a representative upon whom court papers may be served in any proceeding brought against a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder. When all Unified Registration System (URS) provisions are implemented, every motor carrier (of property or passengers) shall make a designation for each State in which it is authorized to operate and for each State traversed during such operations. Before that time, only for-hire carriers are required to designate a process agent. Brokers are required to list process agents in each state in which they have an office and in which they write contracts 

Every motor carrier, broker, and freight forwarder under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is obligated to get a BOC-3 on record with the Department as a prerequisite for obtaining authority. Additionally, if an MC or FF number has been revoked and needs reinstatement, a BOC-3 is also necessary to fulfill this requirement. 

BOC-3 Registration must take place within 90 days of a companies USDOT number being issued and published with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Register.  If The blanket filer has not made the filing within the 90 days your Application with USDOT is subject to be Invalidated and Removed or Dismissed. you will lose the Application and the fees charged. Its very important to meed this deadline to make sure your application is processed quickly and correctly to avoid any of these issues.