---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 371.105"
title: "49"
number: "371.105"
heading: "Must I use a motor carrier that has a valid U.S. DOT number and valid operating authority issued by FMCSA to transport household goods in interstate or foreign commerce?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/371.105"
---

# §371.105. Must I use a motor carrier that has a valid U.S. DOT number and valid operating authority issued by FMCSA to transport household goods in interstate or foreign commerce?


You may only act as a household goods broker for a motor carrier that has a valid, active U.S. DOT number and valid operating authority issued by FMCSA to transport household goods in interstate or foreign commerce.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 75 FR 72996, Nov. 29, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 13301, 13501, and 14122; subtitle B, title IV of Pub. L. 109-59; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 68942, Oct. 17, 1980, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 61 FR 54707, Oct. 21, 1996.