US Launches New Anti-Fraud Registration System for Truckers

The current registration system is a ‘low-barrier, minimal-validation framework’ that enables fraud to easily take place, the Transportation Department said.

Trucks drive through the Port of Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 14, 2025. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is rolling out a new registration system for truckers, motor coach operators, and other motor carriers to tackle registration fraud in the industry and ensure that only qualified carriers are approved, the department said in a May 19 statement.

“This state-of-the-art tool—called Motus: the U.S. DOT Registration System—replaces a decades-old network of loosely connected applications rife with fraud, waste, and abuse,” the DOT said.