DOT Sentinel
Live authority monitor

Nobody is watching your FMCSA operating authority.

Your MCS-150 is due every 24 months — miss the window and FMCSA can deactivate your operating authority automatically, no grace period. Your authority can also be revoked or your insurance can lapse before that date, silently. Either way you can't legally dispatch a load, and you usually find out at a weigh station or when a broker won't tender freight. We watch it every day so that never happens to you.

  • We re-read your live FMCSA record every day — not a calendar reminder
  • Alerts the moment your operating authority leaves Active or your insurance lapses
  • MCS-150 reminders at 120/60/30/14/7 and 1 day out
  • Track other expiring docs — IFTA, IRP, insurance — on the same watch
  • We never see your bank details or FMCSA Portal login — ever
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We read your authority status and MCS-150 due date from FMCSA's public records. $149/yr, cancel anytime — no account, no login, nothing to install.

How it works
1

Find your carrier

Search by your legal carrier name — no USDOT number to dig up, no login, no sensitive data.

2

We watch it every day

We re-read your live FMCSA record daily and track every change that threatens your operating authority.

3

You hear it from us first

An alert the moment something slips — and reminders long before the MCS-150 deadline passes.

Honest by design — in a category full of look-alikes

Third-party filing services charge $50–$300 to file an MCS-150 update that's free at FMCSA.gov. We're the opposite: we never charge to file anything — that's always free at FMCSA.gov and we link you straight to it. We charge $149/yr to stand guard, and we never ask for or store your EIN, banking details, or FMCSA Portal login. The most we ever hold is your email and a date.

Common questions
Are you FMCSA or the government?

No. DOT Sentinel is an independent monitoring service — not affiliated with FMCSA, the U.S. DOT, or any federal agency.

What does it cost?

$149/yr to watch one carrier's operating authority every day, cancel anytime. Filing the MCS-150 at FMCSA.gov itself is always free — we never charge to file, and we link you straight to the official site. You're paying us to watch, not to file.

What do you do with my data?

We store your email, your USDOT number, and your MCS-150 due date — nothing else. We never ask for or store your EIN, banking details, or your FMCSA Portal login. Those only ever go on FMCSA.gov itself.

How do the alerts work?

We re-check your live FMCSA record every day and alert you the moment your operating authority status, insurance status, or MCS-150 due date change — plus reminders at 120, 60, 30, 14, 7 and 1 days out.

Can I cancel?

Anytime — one click, no lock-in, and every email has one-click unsubscribe.