BOC-3, in plain English.
You need a BOC-3 as part of getting your operating authority. We take care of the filing service — $45, one time, all 50 states and DC.
$45one-time · no annual billing · all 50 states & DC
What is a BOC-3?
It's the filing that names process agents for your company — people who can accept legal documents for you in each state. It's part of getting your operating authority.
What's a process agent?
Someone in a state who can accept legal papers for your company and pass them on to you. You don't have to find one yourself.
Do I need one?
Applying for FMCSA operating authority as a for-hire carrier, broker or freight forwarder? A BOC-3 is generally one of the filings that needs to be on file before your authority can be granted. Not sure whether it applies to you? Ask us before you order.
What does blanket coverage mean?
One filing covers all 50 states and DC. You don't sort out an agent in each state.
What do I get for $45?
The BOC-3 process-agent designation filing
Blanket coverage in all 50 states and DC
A page where you can track your order
Your confirmation document when it's done
No annual billing
How does it work?
Put in your USDOT number — we pull your company from public FMCSA records.
Check your details and fix anything that's changed.
Agree to the Terms and Refund Policy and pay $45 through Stripe.
We send the filing request for processing and keep your order updated.
We email you when it's done and put the document on your order page.
How will I know it's finished?
We email the address you used at checkout, and your order page shows where things stand any time you look.
What if something on my record is wrong?
Change it on the review page before you pay. Already paid? Contact us with your order number — we'll review the change and tell you what's needed.
Are you the government?
No. Fifty State Agent is a private filing service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) or the U.S. Department of Transportation. We don't grant operating authority.
Different filing, different year, same carrier. Nearly every interstate carrier and broker owes a Unified Carrier Registration each year, and a BOC-3 does not cover it. Ours start at $96.00all in — the state’s share is in that figure and we pass it through untouched.
Do both at once and you save $20.00.