Regulations last checked for updates: Jul 03, 2025

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: Jul 01, 2025
§ 385.701 - Definitions.

The following definitions apply to this subpart:

Compliance review means a compliance review as defined in § 385.3 of this part.

New entrant registration means the provisional registration under subpart H of this part that FMCSA grants to a non-North America-domiciled motor carrier to provide interstate transportation within the United States. It will be revoked if the registrant is not assigned a Satisfactory safety rating following a compliance review conducted during the safety monitoring period established in this subpart.

Non-North America-domiciled motor carrier means a motor carrier of property or passengers whose principal place of business is located in a country other than the United States, Canada or Mexico.

authority: 49 U.S.C. 113,504,521,5105,5109,5113,13901,13908,31135,31136,31144,31148,31151,31502; sec. 113(a), Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 1673, 1676; sec. 408, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 958; sec. 350, Pub. L. 107-87, 115 Stat. 833, 864; sec. 5205, Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1537; and 49 CFR 1.87
source: 53 FR 50968, Dec. 19, 1988, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 49 CFR 385.701