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Commercial Auto & Trucking

BOC-3 Filing

Also known as: BOC-3 · process agent designation

An FMCSA filing designating process agents in every state where a motor carrier or broker operates.

BOC-3 is the form motor carriers and brokers file with FMCSA designating a process agent in each state where they conduct operations. The process agent accepts legal documents on the carrier's behalf in that state. Required to activate FMCSA authority. Most carriers use commercial process-agent services that provide nationwide coverage via a single filing.

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