Clearinghouse Setup — FMCSA-ASSISTANT

1

Register Your DOT Account on the Clearinghouse

One-time setup — takes ~10 minutes

Every employer (motor carrier) must create a Clearinghouse account using their USDOT number and Login.gov credentials. If you already have an account, check the box below.

Visit clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov and click "Register". Use your USDOT number to identify your company.

Complete identity verification via Login.gov (the federal identity provider). You'll need a government-issued ID.

Log in to the Clearinghouse successfully and see your employer dashboard. Note your Clearinghouse Employer ID — you'll need it in Step 4.

2

Purchase a Query Plan

Required before AMS can run annual queries on your behalf

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Important: C/TPAs (like AMS) cannot purchase query plans on your behalf. The carrier must purchase directly. Per 49 CFR §382.703, each query costs $1.25 and requires a pre-purchased plan.

Log in to clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov and navigate to Query Plan → Purchase Queries.

Purchase at minimum 1 query per active CDL driver for the annual limited query requirement (49 CFR §382.701(b)). We recommend buying 20–50% extra for pre-employment queries.

Confirm the purchase is complete. Your query plan balance now shows in your Clearinghouse account.

How many queries did you purchase?

3

Designate AMS Corp as Your C/TPA

Authorizes AMS to query and report on your behalf

In the Clearinghouse, you must explicitly grant AMS Corp permission to act as your C/TPA (Consortium/Third-Party Administrator). AMS's Clearinghouse ID is:

AMS Corp Clearinghouse ID: PLACEHOLDER — Contact AMS for the current ID

(Jose: replace this placeholder with your actual Clearinghouse registration ID after registering AMS Corp at clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov as a C/TPA. See the runbook at docs/clearinghouse-runbook.md.)

In the Clearinghouse, go to My Account → Manage C/TPAs (or similar menu).

Search for AMS Corp using the ID above and add them as your C/TPA. Grant permissions for: both queries and violation reporting (recommended).

Note your own Carrier Clearinghouse ID from your account settings — you'll provide it to AMS in Step 4.

Your Carrier Clearinghouse ID

4

Confirm Setup in Your AMS Dashboard

Save your designation record so AMS can begin querying

I have completed Steps 1–3 and AMS Corp is now designated as my C/TPA in the FMCSA Clearinghouse.

I understand that AMS may now run annual limited queries on my behalf, and that I must notify AMS of any positive, refusal, adulterated, or substituted results for Clearinghouse violation reporting within 3 business days (49 CFR §382.705(b)(3)).

FMCSA Clearinghouse Setup

Setup Complete