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If your USDOT number ends in 5, your biennial update is due in May. Which May depends on the digit before the last one. Odd means odd-numbered years. Even means even-numbered years. You get the whole month, and FMCSA will take it up to 90 days early.
| Digit before the last | Next due | Then | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odd (1,3,5,7,9) | May 2027 | May 2029 | May 2031 |
| Even (0,2,4,6,8) | May 2028 | May 2030 | May 2032 |
USDOT 123435 ends 3 then 5.
The 5 means May. The 3 is odd, so odd years. Due
May 2027.
USDOT 123465 ends 6 then 5.
The 5 means May. The 6 is even, so even years. Due
May 2028.
FMCSA spreads the work across the year so every carrier is not filing at once. The rule is in 49 CFR 390.19: the last digit of your USDOT number sets the month, and the digit before it sets whether you file in odd or even years.
This is why asking another driver when his is due tells you nothing. His number ends in a different digit.
| Last digit | Month |
|---|---|
| 1 | January |
| 2 | February |
| 3 | March |
| 4 | April |
| 5 | May |
| 6 | June |
| 7 | July |
| 8 | August |
| 9 | September |
| 0 | October |
The penalty is up to $1,000 for every day it is late, to a maximum of $10,000. Then FMCSA can switch your USDOT number off.
A switched-off number is not a fine you settle later. The officer stops the truck at the next inspection, with your load on it, and you cannot legally run interstate until the record is put right.
Put in your USDOT number. We read your official FMCSA record and show you the date, plus everything else you owe. Free, and you do not need an account.
$109 and we file it. Money back if it is rejected.We work out what your trucking company owes the
government, and we file it.
We are a private company. We are not part of FMCSA or the U.S.
Department of Transportation. The biennial update is free to file
yourself at fmcsa.dot.gov.