FMCSA’s 2026 Move to Motus: What Changed in Licensing Data

In May 2026, FMCSA moved its public licensing and insurance records — operating authority, insurance filings, BOC-3 and authority history — from the legacy L&I system to a new system called Motus.

In the data · FMCSA files as of Nov 7, 2026

  • 129,357 of 680,214 companies with active authority (19%) have current insurance filings in the Motus data.

What changed in the public data

FMCSA’s legacy L&I datasets stopped updating in May 2026. New Motus datasets are published daily, but they do not yet include every company with active authority, and some records show administrative status adjustments made during the migration.

How this site handles it

Authority status comes from the daily Company Census File, which covers every company. Insurance comes from Motus when the company is in it; otherwise the page shows the last legacy record and says so. Records that FMCSA marked as administrative adjustments are not shown as suspensions or revocations.

What to watch for

If a company’s insurance is shown from legacy records, its filings may have changed since May 2026. Confirm current insurance with the insurer before relying on it.

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Questions

Why does a carrier show insurance “as of May 2026”?

Its current filings are not yet in the Motus datasets, so the page shows the last record from the legacy system.

This guide explains public FMCSA records in plain language. It is not legal or compliance advice. CheckTrucking is not affiliated with FMCSA.