Can the website make my authority active?

No. Authority, insurance filings, and Motus registration are yours to complete on the official systems. The site is the public face after that.

Should I wait until the MC is active?

You can prepare the site while you wait. Do not publish an MC number you do not have. We would rather launch the day the number is real.

Do brokers require a website?

FMCSA does not. Many brokers still ask for one on the packet, because they want a place to check the phone and the equipment.

What if I am leased on, not under my own authority?

Say that. A leased owner-operator's site is a different page from a new motor carrier. Use the owner-operator page if that is you.

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A website for a new trucking authority

A new authority is easy to Google and hard to trust. The record shows a young company. The website is where you show the truck, the lanes, the insurance contact, and a phone that a broker can try today. Motus builds that site. We do not file the authority.

What brokers look up first

They look at the public record, then they look for a site. A blank search result, a Facebook page, or a free inbox is the whole first impression. Five pages are enough: who you are, what you run, where you run, how to tender a load, and how to call.

Put the USDOT and the MC number on the page only after they are yours. Do not decorate the site with a government logo. Link people who need the filing to motus.dot.gov, and people who need a lookup to the public record or to Motus Directory.

New authority, not a new fiction

Do not invent years in business, a fleet count, or a safety score. A new company can say 'new authority' in plain words. Brokers already know. Pretending otherwise is how a site gets closed as fast as it was opened.

Photos of the actual truck beat a stock highway. If the truck is not lettered yet, say so and publish the phone. Lettering can match the domain later.

Email before the first packet

Open dispatch@ and safety@ before you send the first packet, not after a shipper asks why the PDF and the inbox disagree. Billing@ can wait a week. The domain should not.

Starter at $274 is the package most new authorities buy. Growth is for a company that already has equipment photos, a lane list, and a second truck to show. Year-1 hosting is included either way.

Starter ($274) fits a new authority or a one-truck company that needs five credible pages, a phone, and a form. Growth ($597) fits a fleet that needs equipment, lanes, a proof section, and a faster launch.

The package

Starter is $274, Growth is $597, and Authority is $1,197. Each price is one time. Year-1 hosting is included, then hosting is $150 a year. Company email on your domain is part of a transportation launch. A mailbox-provider seat fee and a registrar's domain fee are quoted before they start. The breakdown is on what a trucking website costs.

Buy Growth — $597 Buy Starter — $274 Authority is $1,197

Send intake if you would rather talk first.

Questions

Can the website make my authority active?: No. Authority, insurance filings, and Motus registration are yours to complete on the official systems. The site is the public face after that.
Should I wait until the MC is active?: You can prepare the site while you wait. Do not publish an MC number you do not have. We would rather launch the day the number is real.
Do brokers require a website?: FMCSA does not. Many brokers still ask for one on the packet, because they want a place to check the phone and the equipment.
What if I am leased on, not under my own authority?: Say that. A leased owner-operator's site is a different page from a new motor carrier. Use the owner-operator page if that is you.

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Motus Website is a private studio. We are not affiliated with FMCSA, USDOT, or motus.dot.gov. We do not file authority, insurance, or BOC-3, and we never ask for a Motus or Login.gov password. Official registration is motus.dot.gov. Lookups are on Motus Directory. Call +1 682 978 8641.