MT desk
montana carrier desk.
Montana cover is I-90, I-15, wind, mill, and seasonal weights. A Billings cell is not the census telephone. Wyoming or North Dakota paper does not cover Montana miles. Confirm L&I, then MDT for dimensions and seasonal postings on this route.
desks for this cover
- MDT OS/OW
- Montana oversize is MDT. Wind and mill moves still need Montana dimensions on a Montana permit.
- Seasonal weights
- Seasonal weights on Montana highways are MDT, not 387.9.
- Montana DOJ / MDT
- IRP and IFTA sit with the state motor vehicle desk. Interstate BI&PD is L&I.
- Billings cells
- A load-board cell is not the census telephone. Call the number on SAFER.
seasonal weights are mdt
Call the census telephone. A Billings or Missoula cell is not the office until it reaches the legal person on L&I. Match Inc versus LLC on the rate con.
Wind and mill moves still need Montana dimensions on a Montana permit. Wyoming WYDOT or North Dakota NDDOT paper does not cover Montana miles. Seasonal weights are MDT, not 387.9.
Mountain weather holds are a cover call. They are not an Unsatisfactory rating. If they swap trucks because of a pass, confirm you are still on the same MC. Re-open L&I the morning of pickup.
neighbor state desks
related freight markets
FMCSA vs Montana
An Active FMCSA property MC is interstate operating authority. It is not a Montana oversize permit, not IRP, not IFTA, and not intrastate authority. If this load never leaves Montana, ask whether they have the state credential — and still match legal name on L&I if an MC is on the rate con.
As of September 2026, table 1 to 49 CFR 387.9 still lists $750,000, $1,000,000, and $5,000,000. The January 16, 2026 change is broker/freight-forwarder BMC-84/85 at $75,000 — your house, not the truck. The March 2026 FMCSA notice still says: do not buy or sell a USDOT or MC outside a real corporate deal.
UCR is a separate annual filing. It is not BMC-91 and not a MT OS/OW permit. Confirm UCR on the national UCR site if your process requires it. Then come back to L&I for the truck.
Montana permits and credentials
Montana OS/OW is MDT. Wind and mill moves still need Montana dimensions on a Montana permit.
Montana IRP/IFTA is the state motor vehicle desk. Interstate BI&PD is L&I.
Attach the MDT permit for Montana miles and current seasonal postings. Neighbor-state paper does not cover them.
first-touch in Montana
- Do legal name, USDOT, and MC on the rate con match L&I?
- Does the census telephone reach this motor carrier, not a Billings cell?
- If oversize, is an MDT permit in hand for these Montana miles and these seasonal postings?
- If they want to swap trucks because of weather, is it still the same MC?
- If the load continues into Wyoming or North Dakota, whose permit covers those miles?
fail closed
- Montana miles covered on Wyoming or North Dakota paper only.
- Census phone is a Billings cell that will not state the DOT.
- Oversize Montana miles with no MDT permit.
- MC swapped in weather without a new L&I pull.
direct answers
- Can I cover Montana miles on a Wyoming permit only?
- No. Wyoming paper does not cover Montana miles. Confirm L&I, then MDT.
- Are seasonal Montana weights a 387.9 row?
- No. Seasonal weights are MDT. Federal BI&PD floors stay on L&I. Confirm both if both apply.
- Does a Billings cell replace the census telephone?
- No. Call the number on SAFER. Extra mill phones can conference the office.
as of September 2026
Last updated:
- September 2026: 49 CFR 387.9 dollar floors unchanged. Broker BMC-84/85 compliance date was January 16, 2026.
- September 2026: FMCSA will move to revoke USDOT/MC registrations sold or leased outside a legitimate corporate transaction.