The Department of Transportation (DOT) is rolling out a new registration system for truckers, motor coach operators, and other motor carriers to tackle registration fraud in the industry and ensure that only qualified carriers are approved, the department said in a May 19 statement.
“This state-of-the-art tool—called Motus: the U.S. DOT Registration System—replaces a decades-old network of loosely connected applications rife with fraud, waste, and abuse,” the DOT said.
“Previously, bad actors applying for a federal trucking registration number could easily hide their identity, game the system, and endanger American families on the road. It’s estimated that there are several thousand suspicious registration numbers tied to fraudulent carriers.”…