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Claiming your record and making updates in Motus

For carriers who already have a USDOT number: link your existing record, then update company details or file a biennial update.

Step one: claim your existing USDOT number

If your company already has a USDOT number, you do not start from scratch. FMCSA says the company officer can set up a Motus company account by linking to and claiming the existing record. This imports your company data so you can review, update and certify it.

  1. Sign in with the same Login.gov email that was used for the company in the old FMCSA Portal.
  2. Set up your user profile and complete the identity check.
  3. When Motus shows the USDOT numbers tied to your Login.gov account, choose to link the number, then pick the right one.
  4. Enter the verification code sent to your Login.gov email.
  5. Read and accept the certification statement and sign with your name.

A USDOT PIN is no longer used. FMCSA says Motus relies on Login.gov sign-in and you do not need a PIN to create a company account.

Updates you can make in Motus

  • Update business information, including company name and address.
  • Submit a biennial update.
  • Apply for additional types of operating authority or registrations.
  • Inactivate or reactivate your USDOT number.
  • Track the status of your registration actions.

Biennial updates: the temporary pause

FMCSA has temporarily suspended enforcement of biennial updates, and the inactivation of USDOT numbers for missing one, while Motus stabilizes. Registrants whose biennial update was due on or after June 1, 2026 get additional time and will not have their USDOT number inactivated for failing to submit it. FMCSA says it will share more guidance as recovery efforts continue.

The requirement has not gone away. Keeping your record current also helps with insurance, brokers and shippers who check it, so it is still worth filing your update.

Insurance filings

FMCSA says insurance filings can be updated in Motus, including back dating insurance with the effective date field. Your insurance company or other financial responsibility filer makes that filing, not you.

Where this information comes from

We write these guides from FMCSA's public pages and update them when FMCSA changes its guidance. Check the source before you act: