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Form of Business
Select only one category and provide the requested information:
Corporation — Provide the name of the State where the corporation is incorporated.
Sole Proprietorship/Individual — Provide the full legal name of the individual who is the business
owner. This name should match the name entered under Legal Business Name.
Partnership — Provide the full legal name of each partner. These names should match the names
entered under Legal Business Name.
SECTION II – Type of Operating Authority
All applicants must complete this section. Check all boxes that apply. A separate $300 fee is required
for each type of Operating Authority requested.
NOTE: The type(s) of Operating Authority requested will impact the type and level of insurance that is
required by FMCSA. Therefore, carefully select only the type(s) of Operating Authority relevant to the
business. FMCSA does not refund application fees.
Descriptions of the different types of interstate Operating Authority are as follows:
Motor Common Carrier of Property (except Household Goods) — An authorized for-hire Motor
Carrier that transports regulated commodities (except household goods) for the general public in
exchange for payment that is based on published tariff rates. Motor Common Carriers of Property
(except household goods) must file proof of both public liability (bodily injury and property damage – BI &
PD) and cargo insurance with FMCSA in order to obtain interstate Operating Authority.
Motor Contract Carrier of Property (except Household Goods) — An authorized for-hire Motor
Carrier that transports regulated commodities (except household goods) for specific customers in
exchange for payment that is based on negotiated contracts. Motor Contract Carriers of Property
(except household goods) must file proof of public liability (BI & PD) insurance with FMCSA in order to
obtain interstate Operating Authority. Cargo insurance is not required. A Motor Contract Carrier of
Property (except household goods) cannot be a Motor Common Carrier of Property (except household
goods) without applying for additional Motor Common Carrier Operating Authority and filing proof of
cargo insurance with FMCSA.
Motor Common Carrier of Household Goods — An authorized for-hire Motor Carrier that transports
only household goods for the general public in exchange for payment that is based on published tariff
rates. Household goods are personal items that will be used in a home. They include items shipped
from a factory or store, if purchased with the intent to use in a home, and transported at the request of
the householder who pays for the transportation charges. Motor Common Carriers of Household Goods
must file proof of both public liability (BI & PD) and cargo insurance with FMCSA in order to obtain
interstate Operating Authority.
Motor Contract Carrier of Household Goods — An authorized for-hire Motor Carrier that transports
only household goods for specific customers in exchange for payment that is based on negotiated
contracts. Household goods are personal items that will be used in a home. They include items shipped
from a factory or store, if purchased with the intent to use in a home, and transported at the request of
the householder who pays for the transportation charges. Contract Carriers of Household Goods must
file proof of public liability (BI & PD) insurance with FMCSA in order to obtain interstate Operating
Authority. Cargo insurance is not required. A Motor Contract Carrier of Household Goods cannot be a
Motor Common Carrier of Household Goods without applying for additional Motor Common Carrier
Operating Authority and filing proof of cargo insurance with FMCSA.
Broker of Property (except Household Goods) — An individual, partnership, or corporation that
receives payment for arranging the transportation of property (excluding household goods) belonging to
others by using an authorized Motor Carrier. A Broker does not assume responsibility for the
property and never takes possession of it.
Instructions for Form OP-1 (Revised 8/13/2007)
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