FMCSA Pending Suspension and Reinstatement Help

Got a pending suspension notice, or is your authority already revoked or your USDOT number inactive? We read your notice and record, coordinate the filings and prepare the reinstatement request. Simple flat-rate pricing, quoted before you pay.

Pending suspension: watch the date on your notice

When FMCSA receives an insurance cancellation or a cancelled required filing, it sends a notice with a deadline. If a new filing isn’t on record by the date on the notice, the operating authority is suspended or revoked. The date on your notice is the one that counts.

Already revoked or inactive

• Authority revoked. Reinstatement generally needs the required insurance and other filings on record, then a reinstatement request with FMCSA’s government fee. We prepare the request once the filings are in place.
• USDOT number inactive. Often an out-of-date biennial update (MCS-150). We help you file the update and request reactivation in Motus, FMCSA’s registration system.
• When reinstatement isn’t available. Reinstatement isn’t possible under an imminent hazard order or a final unsatisfactory safety rating. In that case we explain the other routes, such as a safety rating upgrade request or a new application.

What we do

1. Read the notice and your FMCSA record to see what’s missing and the deadline.
2. Coordinate the filings with your insurance agent and process agent. Insurance premiums are paid to your insurer, not to SunPeak.
3. Prepare and submit the reinstatement or reactivation request, with the government fee shown separately at cost.
4. Follow up until FMCSA updates your status.

What you’ll need

• The FMCSA notice or letter
• Your USDOT number and MC number
• Your insurance agent’s contact details
• Login access to your Motus company account, or we’ll help you set it up

Violations management online special

Have violations on your record too? $900 per truck for a full year. We review every violation you receive and file a DataQ wherever there is a basis for one, once you send us the requested information. You’ll work with an industry specialist with over 20 years of experience. Removal is never guaranteed, because the reviewing agency decides.

Get the online special

Train your drivers to document roadside inspections

Every online special customer gets our driver checklist: photograph every page of the inspection report, take a wide and a close photo of each cited item, keep the phone’s date, time and location stamps on, and write down what the officer said. Good photos give us the facts to review each violation quickly. Drivers should always follow the officer’s instructions and take photos only when it’s safe and allowed.

How buying online works

You can buy online from start to finish, in five steps.

1. Fill out the short form. Choose the service you need under Service Requested, enter your USDOT number and how many trucks you run. We’ll ask for the rest when we call. It takes about a minute. Or call (208) 437-6557 and press 1 for a live agent.
2. We email your invoice. Your SunPeak invoice comes by email through Zoho Books, with a secure online pay link. The online special is $900 per truck for a full year, for each truck you list. For other services we use simple flat-rate pricing, quoted before you pay, so we confirm your price with you before the invoice goes out.
3. Pay your invoice online. Use the secure link in the email. If the invoice is still unpaid, we call to help you finish.
4. E-sign your service agreement. After you pay, we email your SunPeak service agreement to e-sign through Zoho Sign.
5. A SunPeak agent contacts you the next business day. The next business day after you pay, an agent contacts you to request the information we need and start working on your violations.

Buy online

Want to talk now? Call (208) 437-6557 and press 1 for a live agent, Mon–Fri, 7am–4pm Mountain. Or send the form with your questions, and a SunPeak agent contacts you the next business day.

Frequently asked questions

My insurance was canceled. How long do I have?
Check the date on your FMCSA notice. If a new insurance filing isn’t on record by that date, the authority is suspended or revoked. Call us with the notice and we’ll check your record.

How do I reinstate my operating authority?
Get the required insurance and other filings on record, then submit a reinstatement request and pay FMCSA’s government fee. We prepare the request and follow up until your status is updated.

Can every authority be reinstated?
No. Reinstatement isn’t possible under an imminent hazard order or a final unsatisfactory safety rating. We’ll tell you which route is available.

How much does reinstatement help cost?
Reinstatement help uses simple flat-rate pricing, quoted before you pay. FMCSA’s government fee is separate and shown at cost.

My USDOT number is inactive. What do I do?
Usually you file an updated MCS-150 and request reactivation in Motus, FMCSA’s registration system. We help with both.

Related help

• DOT violations help (all services)
• Out-of-service order help
• Failed new entrant safety audit help
• DataQs challenge help