FMCSA Reporting (MCS-150) · Freight Group

Steven Tittle

Mar '24 (edited) • General discussion

FMCSA Reporting (MCS-150)

If people notice that when you file your MCS-150 you report your trucks in multiple columns

Owned, Trip Lease, Term Lease

You report your drivers in multiple columns

Interstate, intrastate, cdl, and non cdl

How many people know the answer as to what number is actually displayed on the FMCSA Safer website?

Notice on the SAFER company snapshot there is only 1 number for each!

In this example

Power: 11

Drivers: 11

Here is the question.

Are these numbers:

1 The total reported?

Power = Owned + Term Leased + Trip Leased (Rentals) which includes non CDL equipment under 26k GVWR

2 same as above

but excludes non CDL equipment

3 is only Owned equipment

Power = Owned

Now,

Are the number of drivers:

1 The total reported?

Drivers = interstate + intrastate+cdl+non-cdl

2 partial

Drivers = interstate cdl drivers only.

3 all but non cdl drivers

Drivers = interstate + intrastate + cdl

Which number from the mcs 150 is actually displayed in these boxes on the FMCSA safer website?

Can you really tell the actual coverage of a trucking company with multiple power units and multiple drivers from this info?

Here is a quick test on the questions above.

If I used a company like Pro Drivers to hire a temp cdl driver and each week for 52 weeks they sent me a different driver AND

I trip leased a different Penske power unit each of those weeks so I had 52 different VIN numbers rented running under my authority each week.

Would you see the data on the FMCSA website for my trucking company?

Power: 52

Drivers: 52

Keep in mind I had to report on my MCS-150 the total mileage run for all 52 trucks and 52 drivers. I have the ELD logs from 52 different trucks I have the DVIRs for 52 different drivers.

I own NO trucks (I rented them) I have NO drivers (Temp agency) but my mcs-150 is filed out correctly.

Now the broker checks me out on the FMCSA safer portal

Does it show:

Power: 52

Drivers: 52

Or something else?

What’s your Answer?

1 comment

Freight Group

skool.com/freightgroup

Welcome to our Community of Logistics Professionals who know that in Freight...there is always more to Learn. A helpful group of Mentors and Mentees

Leaderboard (30-day)

+10