Sign-in

Sign In to Finish a USDOT Number Application (Motus and Login.gov)

If you need to sign in to start or finish a USDOT application, go to motus.dot.gov. This page explains the path. It is not a sign-in form, and it is not FMCSA.

This is not the Motus sign-in page

The Motus website is motus.dot.gov. On that site, choose sign-in for regulated entities, which uses Login.gov. Write that address down or type it into your browser. This website will never ask for your Login.gov password, a one-time code, or a photo of your ID. See also Move into Motus.

You have to leave this site and sign in at motus.dot.gov through Login.gov. This page will never collect a password, a one-time code, or a photo of your ID.

The sign-in sequence, briefly

Login.gov, identity verification, and the company account are separate steps. A problem in an earlier step blocks the application itself.

1. Create or open a Login.gov account and complete two-factor authentication. Login.gov accounts are created at no charge.

   This is a separate account from Motus, with its own two-factor step, before you can open the registration.

2. Continue into Motus. On a first visit, complete identity verification and a user profile.

   Identity verification uses a government-issued ID and a camera, and it has to be finished before a new company account can move ahead.

3. Open or create the company account, then start a new registration or claim an existing USDOT number.

   Choosing new versus claim is a decision point. Picking the wrong one is how a second number gets created.

If identity verification or Login.gov stops you, do not start a second application. Use fmcsamotus.help/login-gov-identity-verification and the main fmcsamotus.help guides instead.

Use the same email if you are claiming an existing number

FMCSA tells the company officer to use the same Login.gov email that was used as the company contact in the legacy FMCSA Portal when claiming an existing USDOT number. A new email can make that claim harder. See who can file or certify.

Finding and using the Login.gov email that matches the legacy company contact can take some account work. A new email is not fixed by creating a new company record.

If identity verification fails or you cannot get past Login.gov

Stop and fix the sign-in or verification problem. A new registration will not unlock an old record and can create a second number. For those problems, use fmcsamotus.help, not another application.

Those problems have to be resolved on the existing sign-in path. A new registration will not unlock an old record and can create a second number.

You can still apply yourself at no charge

Once you can sign in, you can complete a new USDOT number application in Motus at no FMCSA charge for the number. See how to apply online and what you need before you apply. Optional preparation help from this site is paid and is not required.

Once you can sign in, the USDOT number filing in Motus has no FMCSA charge. Optional help from this site is paid and is not required.

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