# Compliance Navigation Specialists: DOT Compliance Services

> CNS offers proactive safety and compliance services for trucking companies, managing DOT regulation issues to lower costs and avoid fines\.

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## Pages
- [ENTER Guide: Mastering FMCSA Safety Measurement System \(SMS\)](https://www.cnsprotects.com/enter-guide-mastering-sms/)
- [Pedigree Technologies](https://www.cnsprotects.com/dot-compliance/dot-vehicle-services/pedigree-technologies/)
- [DOT SAP Program](https://www.cnsprotects.com/dot-compliance/dot-driver-services/dot-sap-program/)
- [Safety Rating Upgrade \- GAD](https://www.cnsprotects.com/safety-rating-upgrade-gad/)
- [Broker\-Ready Certification](https://www.cnsprotects.com/broker-safety-assurance/broker-ready-certification/)

## Posts
- [7 Steps To Start Your Hotshot Trucking Company](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/7-steps-to-start-your-hotshot-trucking-company/)
- [Can I Pass a DOT Physical with High Blood Pressure or Diabetes?](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/can-i-pass-a-dot-physical-with-high-blood-pressure-or-diabetes/)
- [DOT SAP Program Explained \(2026 Guide\)](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/dot-sap-program-explained-2026-guide/)
- [What U\.S\. based carriers need to haul freight into Canada](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/what-u-s-based-carriers-need-to-haul-freight-into-canada/)
- [Understanding Your Medications and DOT Drug Tests: What Every Driver Needs to Know](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/understanding-medications-and-dot-drug-tests/)

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## Products
- [New Trucking Startup \- Set up DOT/MC, More](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product/new-trucking-startup-set-up-dot-mc-number/): \<h2\>Step 1 is a DOT and MC Number\.\.\.
Get them \<span style="text\-decoration: underline;"\>FREE\</span\> by \<a href="tel:1\-888\-260\-9448"\>\<span style="text\-decoration: underline;"\>calling 888\.260\.9448\</span\>\</a\>\</h2\>
\<em\>\<strong\>Our FREE DOT Number Promotion is for a limited time, and you must call to get the deal\! \</strong\>\</em\>\<em\>\<strong\>\<a href="tel:1\-888\-260\-9448"\>\<span style="text\-decoration: underline;"\>Please call 888\.260\.9448\</span\>\</a\>\</strong\>\</em\>
\<p class="x\_xmsonormal"\>Getting your New Trucking Company setup can be more complex than you might think\. Whether you need help registering for an \<em\>Employer Identification Number\</em\>, \<em\>Incorporating\</em\> with the state, applying for an \<em\>Intrastate Authority\</em\>, or obtaining your \<em\>Federal Operating Authority\</em\>, the below guide will help us determine what you will need to take your first steps toward success\!\</p\>
\<p class="x\_xmsonormal"\>\<strong\>Fees will correspond with individual services needed starting at $175\.\</strong\>\</p\>
- [Register your US DOT Number](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product/dot-number/): \<h2\>To get a \<span style="text\-decoration: underline;"\>FREE DOT Number\</span\> now\.\.\. \<span style="text\-decoration: underline; color: \#f47a20;"\>\<a style="color: \#f47a20; text\-decoration: underline;" href="tel:1\-888\-260\-9448"\>Call 888\.260\.9448\</a\>\</span\>\</h2\>
\<em\>\<strong\>Our FREE DOT Number Promotion is for a limited time, and you must call to get the deal\! \</strong\>\</em\>\<em\>\<strong\>\<a href="tel:1\-888\-260\-9448"\>Please call 888\.260\.9448\</a\>\</strong\>\</em\>

The first step in starting a trucking company that operates Commercial Motor Vehicles \(CMVs\) transporting passengers or hauling cargo in interstate commerce is obtaining a DOT Number\.

The USDOT Number serves as a unique identifier when collecting and monitoring a company’s safety information acquired during audits, compliance reviews, crash investigations, and inspections\.
- [MCS\-150 Biennial Update](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product/mcs-150-or-biennial-update/): \<h2\>UPDATE YOUR MCS\-150 NOW\!\</h2\>
An MCS\-150, also called a Biennial Update, must be filed upon becoming a motor carrier and every two years after that\. We will file your MCS\-150 for you automatically the first time and every two years after that\. It is a simple thing you can forget about that can cost you $1,000’s in fines\. All first\-time applicants must use the Unified Registration System to apply\.
- [Canadian Authority](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product/canadian-authority/): \<h2\>GET YOUR CBSA CARRIER CODE\!\</h2\>
Before hauling freight into Canada, your company must be setup with the Canada Border Service Agency \(CBSA\) by applying for a CBSA\-issued carrier code, a four\-character unique identifier used to identify you as a carrier\.

The Carrier Code will be used in the PARS \(Pre\-arrival Review System\) and carriers must have printed barcodes available to attach to all bill of ladings \(BOLs\)\.
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This DOT Consortium membership applies to companies of 1\-14 drivers\. The DOT Consortium membership for 1\-14 drivers is a flat rate of $110/driver for enrollment and includes any in\-network random drug tests for 1 year\.

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## Categories
- [Compliance](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/category/compliance/)
- [Rules and regulations](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/category/rules-and-regulations/)
- [Inspections](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/category/rules-and-regulations/inspections/)
- [Licensing](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/category/licensing/)
- [Drug and alcohol services](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/category/compliance/drug-and-alcohol-services/)

## Tags
- [Compliance](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/tag/compliance/)
- [FMCSA](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/tag/fmcsa/)
- [Drug and Alcohol Services](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/tag/drug-and-alcohol-services/)
- [Roadside Inspections](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/tag/roadside-inspections/)
- [DOT training](https://www.cnsprotects.com/news/tag/dot-training/)

## Product categories
- [Trucking Startup](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product-category/trucking-startup/)
- [DOT Licensing](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product-category/dot-licensing/)
- [DOT Compliance](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product-category/dot-compliance/)
- [Drug and Alcohol Consortium \| DOT Compliance](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product-category/dot-compliance/drug-and-alcohol-consortium/)
- [Authority Filing and Renewals](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product-category/dot-licensing/authority-filing-and-renewals/)

## Product tags
- [Drug and Alcohol Consortium](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product-tag/drug-and-alcohol-consortium/)
- [DOT Number](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product-tag/dot-number/)
- [BOC\-3](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product-tag/boc-3/)
- [Highway Use Tax](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product-tag/highway-use-tax/)
- [HUT](https://www.cnsprotects.com/product-tag/hut/)

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