Where Can I Find My Dot Pin Number? This is a question that many of our clients ask!
When you complete your registration for your US DOT authority, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) sends you a letter with your DOT PIN on it.
If you’re like me, any snail mail that comes to your office probably gets thrown away or misplaced before it finds its way to your desk.
But, try looking in your paper files or scanned documents for it first.
How Do I Find My Dot Pin Number? Just Ask the FMCSA
If you’ve lost or misplaced your FMCSA pin number, there is no need to worry!
Most trucking company owners will deal with this at some point.
You can request a new one by 2 different ways:
1) Call the FMCSA at 1-800-777-3947 and request a new PIN be sent to you.
2) Simply go to the FMCSA’s DOT PIN Request form to request that a new PIN be sent to you.
(The online DOT PIN request tool is currently down, but you can still receive your DOT PIN by email or snail mail).
Click Here To Request your DOT PIN Here
Here’s the process breakdown:
1) Go to the DOT PIN Request Form
2) Complete the required fields (US DOT Number, US FEIN or Social Security Number, Carrier Name, Company Official and Title)
3) Click “Continue” at the bottom of the page.
4) Enter the special access code that the DOT sends to your email address on file.
5) Have your FMCSA PIN arrive in your email in about 3 minutes.
Some Things To Note:
You will need to provide some personal information before you receive your FMCSA PIN number.
You can also use this same form to reset your US DOT PIN number as well.
If you go with the mail option, you will be mailed a letter with your PIN to you in about 7- 10 business days.
DOT PIN Frequently Asked Questions
What Is A Dot Pin Number?
A DOT PIN (Personal Identification Number) is an 8 digit combination of letters and numbers that are used to identify a motor carrier when they’re dealing with the FMCSA or the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT).
Why is the US DOT PIN important?
Trucking an bus companies use their FMCSA PIN anytime that you access your company information on a DOT of FMCSA website.
Basically, it’s an access code.
You’ll need your DOT PIN if you want to do things like:
Review your complete FMCSA CSA data
Respond to a DOT audit request
Update your MCS 150 ( FMCSA biennial update)
Log into your FMCSA Portal for the first time
What is the USDOT PIN format?
The FMCSA PIN format is NLNNLLNL (N means number and L means letter). So, a sample PIN may be 0F678LF4H.
This is very important when it comes to figuring out if a digit in your PIN is a Zero or the letter “O” as they look a lot alike.
Now that you know the format, you’ll know that first 0 should be the number 0 and not the letter O.
Wrapping Up
Your PIN is a very important piece of information and you should safeguard it.
The FMCSA sent this to you when you first registered for your US DOT authority. But, you may have misplaced it.
You can have the DOT re-send your PIN in about 10 minutes by completing their short online form.
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