MC reinstatement after revocation
Reviewed by Korey Sharp-Paar · Updated
Your MC was revoked - for lapsed insurance, failed audit, or enforcement action. Your FMCSA reinstatement request is prepared for you for a $220 service fee plus the $80 FMCSA reinstatement fee ($300 total, itemized as two separate amounts). Submitted to FMCSA by you or a filer you authorize. Login.gov account recovery help costs nothing extra. FMCSA controls how long its review takes under 49 CFR Part 365. A missed MCS-150 leads to USDOT deactivation (49 CFR 390.19T(b)(4)), fixed by filing the update. FMCSA has temporarily suspended enforcement and USDOT inactivation for biennial updates due on or after June 1, 2026; the update is still required.
How MC revocation differs from suspension
FMCSA-side enforcement starts with a suspension (typically lapsed-insurance) - a soft hold pending correction of the underlying deficiency. If the deficiency isn't corrected within FMCSA's suspension window (typically 30 days), the suspension converts to a revocation. Revocation is the terminating event - the MC is removed from active status and the carrier cannot legally accept interstate freight under that authority.
Reinstatement is how an MC returns to active status. The carrier corrects the underlying deficiency, the reinstatement request is submitted, and FMCSA reviews the request once the cause is cured and decides whether to reinstate; FMCSA controls that decision and how long its review takes. See our why MC numbers get revoked guide and the reinstatement timing guide.
What our service covers
- FMCSA reinstatement request prepared for you, with the $80 FMCSA fee itemized as its own line
- Submitted to FMCSA by you or a filer you authorize.
- Login.gov account recovery help at no extra cost
- Status monitoring until FMCSA acts on the request
- Documentation guidance for the corrective-action portion
Pricing
MC authority reinstatement: $220 service fee + $80 FMCSA fee = $300 total. The FMCSA fee is its own line, paid to FMCSA. DOT out-of-service reinstatement: $200 service fee, no FMCSA fee.
| Item | Paid to | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| DOT out-of-service reinstatement: service feePreparing the request to lift an out-of-service order on your USDOT number. FMCSA charges no reinstatement fee for this service. | Fast Filing Group LLC | $200 |
| DOT out-of-service reinstatement total (service fee only) | $200 | |
| MC authority reinstatement: service feePreparing the request to reinstate revoked MC operating authority. | Fast Filing Group LLC | $220 |
| MC authority reinstatement: FMCSA reinstatement feeSet by FMCSA (49 CFR 360.3T). Charged as its own line and paid to FMCSA with the request. | FMCSA | $80 |
| MC authority reinstatement total (service fee + FMCSA fee) | $300 | |
FMCSA charges an $80 fee to reinstate revoked MC operating authority (49 CFR 360.3T). For MC reinstatement, our $220 service fee and the $80 FMCSA fee are itemized as two separate amounts before you pay ($300 total). DOT out-of-service reinstatement is a $200 service fee with no FMCSA fee.
Revoked-MC reinstatement questions
What gets an MC revoked?
The most common revocation triggers are: lapsed BMC-91 insurance (insurer notifies FMCSA, suspension converts to revocation if not corrected within window), failed §385 new-entrant safety audit (uncorrected deficiencies after 60-day plan), unsatisfactory §385.13 safety rating after a compliance review, repeat HOS or hazmat-incident violations triggering enforcement action, and FMCSA fraud findings on the application or filings.
How long does reinstatement take?
Your reinstatement request can be submitted to FMCSA once the cause is cured; FMCSA controls how long its review takes. For audit-failure cases, the carrier first has to demonstrate substantive correction of the §391 / §382 / §395 / §396 deficiencies - which takes weeks of documentation work - before a reinstatement request can succeed.
Does reinstatement give me back the same MC number?
In most cases yes. FMCSA treats reinstatement as restoring an existing registration rather than issuing a new one - same MC, same USDOT, same SAFER history. The exception is when FMCSA won't restore the old authority; in that case the carrier files a fresh OP-1 and gets a new MC number.
Other reinstatement contexts
You might also need
- BOC-3 refile - Order a BOC-3
- UCR registration - UCR registration overview
Start your reinstatement request
We prepare your reinstatement request; it is submitted to FMCSA by you or a filer you authorize. FMCSA charges an $80 fee to reinstate revoked MC operating authority (49 CFR 360.3T). For MC reinstatement, our $220 service fee and the $80 FMCSA fee are itemized as two separate amounts before you pay ($300 total). DOT out-of-service reinstatement is a $200 service fee with no FMCSA fee.
Submitted to FMCSA by you or a filer you authorize.
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