Private filing and compliance service for trucking companies handling USDOT numbers, MC and broker authority, MCS-150, UCR, Clearinghouse enrollment, a drug and alcohol consortium and training.
Services
Who it serves
Overview
DOT Compliance Group is a private company that helps trucking businesses handle US Department of Transportation and FMCSA registrations, renewals and filings. Its stated aim is to simplify DOT and FMCSA compliance for trucking companies, owner-operators and fleets across the United States, and its site says it has been in business for more than 12 years.
The company is clear about what it is not. Its site states that it is not affiliated with the US Department of Transportation, FMCSA or any other government agency, that its services are not approved or endorsed by any agency, and that it is not affiliated with the Unified Carrier Registration Plan. It notes that carriers can register directly with the UCR Plan and that its own UCR service is a private registration service for an additional fee. That transparency is useful, because many carriers do not realize that several of these filings can be done directly with the government.
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Services
Registration and authority: new USDOT numbers; operating authority for motor carriers (MC), Mexico-domiciled carriers (MX), freight forwarders (FF) and property brokers; SCAC codes; and hazmat registration and permits.
Renewals and updates: Biennial Update (MCS-150) filings and UCR registration.
Drug and alcohol: FMCSA Clearinghouse enrollment, a DOT drug and alcohol testing consortium, and non-DOT drug-free workplace programs.
Training: online compliance training courses.
The site's blog explains broker authority requirements, including the $75,000 surety bond (Form BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85), the BOC-3 process agent filing and processing through FMCSA's Unified Registration System, and says its team can obtain broker authority for clients. The company says it offers ongoing support beyond a single filing.
Who it is for
The service fits owner-operators, new trucking companies and small fleets that want someone else to prepare and submit routine paperwork, and new freight brokers getting their authority. Larger fleets with a full-time safety department may only need it for occasional filings.
Carriers that need a random testing consortium alongside their registrations can get both from the same company, which keeps the Clearinghouse designation and the filing paperwork with one contact. Carriers comfortable with FMCSA's online systems may decide to file the simpler items themselves and use the service only for authority applications.
How working with them works
Visitors can start with an online compliance checkup or call the company. The About page highlights access to real compliance staff rather than automated systems. The only published price found was for the drug and alcohol testing consortium, listed as starting at $199 per year on the website in November 2026. Fees for other filings are not published on the pages reviewed, so ask for the service fee in writing before you pay.
Questions to ask before you sign
Can you file this yourself for free or for the government fee only? The company itself notes that UCR registration can be done directly with the UCR Plan. A separate service page from another firm in this directory states the MCS-150 biennial update is free when filed with FMCSA. Ask which part of your payment is the government fee and which is DOT Compliance Group's service fee.
Who controls your FMCSA account? If the company files on your behalf, confirm that you keep your own login credentials and that filings are made in your company's name.
For broker authority, what does the fee cover? Ask whether it includes the BOC-3 process agent, whether it arranges the BMC-84 bond or only files the application, and what FMCSA's own fees are.
For the consortium, what does the starting price include? Ask whether it covers the pre-employment test, random tests, MRO review and Clearinghouse reporting, and what you must do in the Clearinghouse yourself, such as registering as an employer, designating the C/TPA and buying query credits.
What support do you get in an audit? Ask whether the company helps with new entrant safety audits or compliance reviews, or only with filings.
Remember that DOT Compliance Group is a private company, not a government agency, and that a notice or mailer asking you to pay for a filing does not always come from FMCSA.
Company background
The company lists a mailing address of 2113 Harwood Road, Suite 305 #935, Bedford, TX 76021 and a contact number in the 972 area code. Its founding year and owners are not stated; the site says only that it has been in business more than 12 years. The About page shows CTPA and BBB accreditation badges. No staff roster was published on the pages reviewed.
Sources
Information compiled from public sources. Last verified November 2026. Confirm details directly with the company.
