MCS-150 filing for overdue and deactivated carriers
Your MCS-150 biennial update is past due, and your USDOT may already be flagged or deactivated. Your overdue update is prepared and submitted to FMCSA for you for $175. FMCSA controls when the update shows in its records.
What “overdue” means
FMCSA requires every motor carrier with an active USDOT to file the MCS-150 Biennial Update every 24 months under 49 CFR §390.19T. The cadence is keyed to the last two digits of the USDOT - the last digit sets the due month, and odd-next-to-last-digit carriers file in odd-numbered years, even-next-to-last-digit in even-numbered years. The update is due by the last day of that month. A missed biennial update can lead to civil penalties and deactivation of the USDOT number (49 CFR 390.19T(b)(4)). Note: FMCSA has temporarily suspended enforcement of biennial updates and USDOT inactivation for updates due on or after June 1, 2026, until further notice.
You can check your status in FMCSA's Motus public search by USDOT number or company name. After the overdue update is submitted, FMCSA controls when the update shows in its records. See our how-to-file MCS-150 walkthrough for the substantive flow and the late-filing FAQ for FMCSA-side detail.
What's included in our service
- Form MCS-150 prepared and submitted to FMCSA for you
- Carrier-info update (vehicle counts, mileage, contact info, addresses)
- Status follow-up after submission - any rejection is flagged to you
- FMCSA correspondence forwarding if any followup needed
Pricing
$175 standard. Same fee whether on-time or overdue. No FMCSA government fee for the MCS-150 itself.
Overdue carrier questions
My USDOT was deactivated for missing MCS-150 - can I get it back?
Filing the overdue MCS-150 in FMCSA's Motus system is the step to address a deactivation for a missed biennial update. FMCSA controls when the update shows in its records. You can check your status in FMCSA's Motus public search by USDOT number or company name.
Are there penalties for filing MCS-150 late?
There is no FMCSA filing fee for the MCS-150 itself, even when overdue. A missed biennial update can lead to civil penalties and deactivation of the USDOT number (49 CFR 390.19T(b)(4)). Note: FMCSA has temporarily suspended enforcement of biennial updates and USDOT inactivation for updates due on or after June 1, 2026, until further notice. The way to address it is to file the overdue update.
Other MCS-150 contexts
You might also need
- UCR registration if also overdue - FastUCRFiling
- Authority reinstatement if MC authority was revoked for another reason (e.g. insurance lapse) - FastReinstatementFiling