One-stop federal registration for freight providers launched

Dec 18, 2015 at 08:52 AM CST
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor http://www.joc.com/regulation-policy/transportation-regulations/us-transportation-regulations/feds-introduce-unified-us-transport-registration-form_20151217.html The Unified Registration System, a new registration system for trucking companies, freight forwarders and some other types of transport operators, may not be entirely ready for prime time, but federal regulators are launching its “first phase.” The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week made a single online “smart form” available to register new truck and bus companies, freight forwarders, brokers, intermodal equipment providers and cargo tank manufacturing, inspection and repair facilities. The new form is part of a “phased launch” of the Unified

Dec 18, 2015 at 08:52 AM CST

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor

http://www.joc.com/regulation-policy/transportation-regulations/us-transportation-regulations/feds-introduce-unified-us-transport-registration-form_20151217.html

The Unified Registration System, a new registration system for trucking companies, freight forwarders and some other types of transport operators, may not be entirely ready for prime time, but federal regulators are launching its “first phase.”

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week made a single online “smart form” available to register new truck and bus companies, freight forwarders, brokers, intermodal equipment providers and cargo tank manufacturing, inspection and repair facilities.

The new form is part of a “phased launch” of the Unified