Buy the work your launch still needs.
Trucking Authority Service with an Existing LLC
Keep the entity you already formed when it is the correct applicant. An LLC is a business-formation record, not motor-carrier authority. We review the existing identity and registrations before confirming which filing handoffs remain.
One-time service fee. Agency, insurance, equipment, and vendor costs are separate. Private service—not FMCSA.
Who this service fits
Owners with an existing entity who need the federal application or remaining launch handoff and can provide records and owner-controlled access.
Pause before purchasing if…
Owners seeking entity repair, a transfer, reinstatement, or revoked-authority work as if it were a routine new-carrier package. Those situations need a separate confirmed scope.
Existing or revoked authority, transfers, specialized cargo, and uncertain registration paths require confirmation. Do not assume a standard new-carrier package covers them.
Resolve these facts before spending
Match the identity across records
Collect formation documents, EIN confirmation if obtained, legal name, business address, and responsible-party information. An entity existing in a state registry does not prove that every later account uses the same identity.
Check for a federal record already in progress
Gather any USDOT or MC identifiers, confirmation notices, and outstanding agency requests. Do not create another application because a package normally includes one.
Confirm the remaining work in writing
List completed and missing services, owner-only actions, separate costs, and support terms before paying. Previously completed formation work does not automatically produce a discount, credit, or refund.
Concrete work. Visible boundaries.
Authority Only: the included service work
- LLC formation in your base state
- EIN acquisition
- USDOT + MC application (Motus filing)
- BOC-3 process agent designation
- UCR registration for the current year
- Docket monitoring through the 21-day protest period
- Email support until authority reads ACTIVE
Contact us before buying the standard formation-and-filing package. We do not promise a cheaper tier for an existing LLC or submit duplicate formation solely to complete a checklist.
Outside this tier
- Insurance broker coordination
- Compliance program setup
- Factoring, TMS, or ELD selection
Keep four different budgets separate
- Our service
- $599 for the listed Authority Only work—not an all-in company launch.
- Government charges
- $300 per permanent federal authority type when required; USDOT registration itself is free. State formation, UCR, plates, taxes, and other credentials are separate.
- Third-party costs
- BOC-3 providers, insurance, and vendor contracts are separate line items. Obtain current charges and written quotes for your actual profile.
- Operating reserve
- Keep cash for fuel, premium installments, repairs, deductibles, and the time between delivery and customer payment.
Your handoff into the service
Send the existing-work inventory for review, then authorize only the confirmed remaining filings. Keep personal verification and owner-controlled account access with the actual owner.
Completed entity or federal records are reviewed before new work. No duplicate filing, automatic discount, or transfer of prior vendor payments is promised.
What stays with the owner
You provide accurate business, address, equipment, driver, and cargo facts; keep account access; personally complete required identity verification; authorize submissions and contracts; and pay separate costs.
A licensed agency arranges insurance. Agencies grant registrations and authority. You maintain records, renewals, safe equipment, qualified drivers, taxes, and compliant daily operations after setup.
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Day One Authority sells the services described; this is not an independent ranking. We are not FMCSA, a law firm, an insurance agency, or a tax advisor. Confirm scope, cancellation terms, and start-of-work timing before purchasing: launch@dayoneauthority.com.