Why you get so many calls after applying for an MC number
Applied for an MC number and your phone has not stopped? Here is why: what FMCSA publishes about every applicant, who reads it, what you can do about the volume, and how CarrierDaily fits in.
Why the calls start the day after you apply
Every application for operating authority is published in the FMCSA Register, usually the business day after you file. The notice is public by law: it is how the protest period works. The Register and FMCSA's Licensing and Insurance pages show your legal name, USDOT and docket numbers, business address, operation type and whether an insurance filing is on record. FMCSA's Census file adds the phone number and email you entered on the MCS-150.
Insurance agents, factoring companies, ELD and dispatch vendors, compliance services and lead resellers all read those files the morning they publish, so the calls start the day after you apply and peak around the grant.
Where CarrierDaily fits in
CarrierDaily is one of the companies that reads those files. We sell a daily list of new applicants and newly granted carriers to insurance agents and other businesses that serve trucking companies. The list carries the public record: business name, USDOT and docket numbers, city, state, authority type and status, and whether insurance is on file. We remove phone numbers, emails and officer names from the free sample and the public pages, and we remove the names and street addresses of carriers that appear to be individuals. Paid subscribers can see the phone number and email from your FMCSA filing after acknowledging the contact rules. How and whether anyone contacts you is on them, under the TCPA and Do-Not-Call rules.
If you do not want to be in our list, ask for removal. We stop including the record right away and finish within 10 business days; you do not need to give a reason.
Enter your USDOT number for a free launch checklist built from FMCSA's records: application, Register date, protest period, insurance filing, BOC-3, MCS-150 due date, UCR, Clearinghouse, ELD, IFTA/IRP and your new-entrant audit window, with an email when the status changes.
Free for carriers. USDOT numbers are public; nothing is sent until you ask. Agents set their own terms; CarrierDaily doesn't sell insurance or give insurance advice.
How to cut the volume
- Use a business line and a business email on the MCS-150. The contact fields on your filing are public. A dedicated number you can mute or forward keeps the calls off your personal phone, and you can update the MCS-150 at any time through FMCSA's portal.
- Pick your vendors before you apply. Insurance, process agent, UCR, IRP and IFTA, ELD, factoring. Once each is settled, a call about it is a 10-second no.
- Register your number on the National Do Not Call Registry. It covers personal numbers only; a business line is not protected. Many callers honor it anyway.
- Ask each caller which list you are on and to remove you. Reputable data companies, CarrierDaily included, keep a suppression list. Ours is at /removal.
- Be wary of anyone who says FMCSA sent them, who wants payment to activate your authority, or who quotes a fee for a filing you can make yourself. FMCSA does not call applicants to sell services.
Which calls are worth taking
If you have not bound insurance, an agent who writes new ventures may be the call that gets you granted on time. If you have, a factor or dispatcher may matter once you are loaded. Everything else can wait until the checklist is done. The free checklist below shows which filings are still open on your docket, so you know which calls you actually need.
Questions
Is my phone number public because of FMCSA?
The phone number and email you enter on the MCS-150 are part of FMCSA's public Census file. You can change them at any time at FMCSA's portal. The Register notice itself shows the business name, numbers and address.
Can CarrierDaily stop other companies from calling me?
No. We can remove your record from our own list, and we do so within 10 business days of a request. Other companies read the same public files and keep their own lists.
Does removal from CarrierDaily affect my FMCSA record?
No. Removal only takes your record out of CarrierDaily's lists and pages. Your FMCSA registration is unchanged.
Enter your USDOT number for a free launch checklist built from FMCSA's records: application, Register date, protest period, insurance filing, BOC-3, MCS-150 due date, UCR, Clearinghouse, ELD, IFTA/IRP and your new-entrant audit window, with an email when the status changes.
Free for carriers. USDOT numbers are public; nothing is sent until you ask. Agents set their own terms; CarrierDaily doesn't sell insurance or give insurance advice.
Track your own number free
Follow your USDOT number and we email you, at most once a day, when FMCSA records your insurance filing, your BOC-3, the end of the protest period or the grant. Stop with one click.
Open the free carrier checklist
Related guides
- How long does it take to get your MC authority?
- Insurance for a new trucking authority: what FMCSA requires and how the filing works
- What to do after your MC number is approved
Sources and method. CarrierDaily analysis of public FMCSA data, Sep 22 to Oct 22 (30 feed days). Companies, not events: a published application already counted when filed is counted once. Source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data published on data.transportation.gov. CarrierDaily is not affiliated with or endorsed by FMCSA or the U.S. Department of Transportation.