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Welcome to Truck Stop

Use this search tool to find out if a motor carrier business (moving, trucking or bus company) is properly licensed in Texas. Simply type in the search criteria below and click the search button. Never hire an unlicensed business.

Company Name:

DBA:

US DOT #:

TxDMV #:

VIN:

City:

Zip Code:

Carrier Type:

Toggle Dropdown

• Hazardous Cargo Carrier
• Bus
• Household Goods Carrier
• Commercial Carrier

Search

Click on a map area below to find motor carrier licenses that were deactivated in the past 60 days.

Click here to File a Complaint or Check a Complaint History

This system works best with Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, Google Chrome, or Safari

Select a search criteria of Company name or Doing Business As (DBA) name. Enter the Company or DBA name in the field provided.

A minimum of three characters must be entered. Letters, spaces, periods, hyphens, etc. represent characters.', search_certificate_nbr: '

Certificate / Registration # Description

TxDMV Number A 10-digit TxDMV number must be entered. If the motor carrier\'s TxDMV number contains less than 10 digits, please add zeros to the beginning of the number.

Example: TxDMV No. 1234567C, enter 001234567C in the search field provided.', search_us_dot_number: '

US DOT # Description

The USDOT number does not have a set length. Enter the USDOT number without any preceding zeroes at the beginning.

Example: "USDOT No. 00012345," enter 12345 in the search field provided.', search_dba_name: '

Doing Business As

Select a search criteria of Company name or Doing Business As (DBA) name. Enter the Company or DBA name in the field provided.

A minimum of three characters must be entered. Letters, spaces, periods, hyphens, etc. represent characters.', search_vin_number: '

Vehicle Identification Number', search_carrier_type_drop_down: '

Motor Carrier Type Definitions

Bus - A motor carrier that transports passengers in a vehicle designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver. It does not include a motor vehicle operated by an entity whose primary function is not the transportation of passengers, such as a vehicle operated by a hotel, day-care center, public or private school, nursing home, or similar organization.

Commercial Carrier - A motor carrier who operates a commercial motor vehicle having a gross weight, registered weight or gross vehicular weight rating over 26,000 pounds, that is designed or used for the transportation of cargo.

Hazardous Cargo Carrier - A motor carrier that transports hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding as defined in the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.).

Household Goods Carrier - A motor carrier who transports household goods for compensation.' }; //================================================================================================================= // - Move curser to first input field after window is loaded //================================================================================================================= $(window).load(function() { $('#overrideform').find('input').eq(0).focus(); // select the first input in the form }); //================================================================================================================= // - Wait till the document is loaded(DOM tree is loaded) and not till the entire window is loaded //================================================================================================================= $(document).ready(function(){ $('body').on('shown.dmv.modal.text', function (event, contentStr) { var ls_close ls_close = "

Close"; contentStr = contentStr + ls_close; $('#mod-shell .modal-dialog').addClass('modal-lg'); $('#mod-shell .modal-content').html(contentStr); }); //================================================================================================================= // - Wait till the document is loaded(DOM tree is loaded) and not till the entire window is loaded //================================================================================================================= $('body').on('hide.bs.modal', function (event) { $(event.target).removeData('bs.modal') $(event.target).find('.modal-dialog').removeClass('modal-lg'); $content = $(event.target).find('.modal-content'); $content.children().not('iframe').remove(); $content.children('iframe').removeAttr('src'); }); $('.input-group-btn button:not(.dropdown-toggle)').click(function(e) { e.preventDefault(); var href = $(this).data('href'); // we're using a text-based modal var $input = $(this).parent().prev('input'); if($input.length === 0) return; var modalContent = helpModal[$input.prop('name')]; $('#mod-shell').modal(); $(this).trigger('shown.dmv.modal.text', [modalContent]); }); //================================================================================================================= // - Populate next to dropdown menus as if they were s - //================================================================================================================= $('input[name="search_carrier_type_drop_down"] + .input-group-btn .dropdown-menu a').click(function(evt) { evt.preventDefault(); var text = $(this).text(); $(this).closest('.input-group-btn').prev('input').val(text); document.getElementById("search_carrier_type").value=text; }); //=============================================================================== // - Validate form input - //=============================================================================== function validate(overrideform) { if (overrideform.search_certificate_nbr.value.length > 9) { overrideform.submit(); return true; } if (overrideform.search_us_dot_number.value.length >= 3) { if (isNaN(overrideform.search_us_dot_number.value)) { overrideform.search_us_dot_number.value = null; swal("US DOT Number must be a number."); return false; } overrideform.submit(); return true; } if (overrideform.search_customer_name.value.length >= 3) { overrideform.submit(); return true; } if (overrideform.search_dba_name.value.length >= 3) { overrideform.submit(); return true; } if (overrideform.search_vin_number.value.length >= 1) { if (overrideform.search_vin_number.value.length >= 5) { overrideform.submit(); return true; } else { var ls_close; ls_close = "

VIN Number must be at least 5 characters in length.

Close"; $('#mod-shell .modal-dialog').addClass('modal-lg'); $('#mod-shell .modal-content').html(ls_close); $('#mod-shell').modal('show'); return false; } } if (overrideform.search_city.value.length >= 3) { overrideform.submit(); return true; } if (overrideform.search_zip.value.length >= 4) { overrideform.submit(); return true; } else { var ls_close; ls_close = "

Enter appropriate search criteria.

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