The step-by-step walkthrough that gets a new trucking company its USDOT number and operating authority the right way, at the real government prices - then keeps every deadline on your phone.
Start the walkthrough - $249One payment for the launch walkthrough. Stay Legal reminders are $39 a month after your free first month, cancel any time.
Free to look around - no sign-up needed.
Most of this is free from the government. The confusion is what costs money.
FMCSA charges $300 for your authority and nothing for your USDOT number, your updates, or the forms. The $500 to $1,000 "packages" are charging you for knowing which button to click - and since May 2026 you have to be the one holding the phone for the ID check anyway. HaulLegal shows you every button, in order, with the real price next to it. We never file for you and never touch your government account. You stay in control, and you keep the money.
+Every step, in order
23 steps across four phases - business, federal registration, taxes and plates, legal on the road - each with the real fee, where the click happens, what you need first, and the mistakes FMCSA itself warns about.
+Real prices next to every step
USDOT number $0. Authority $300. Process agent about $50. UCR $46. We put the government's number beside each step so you never pay $500 for a free form.
+Built for Motus
FMCSA replaced its registration system in May 2026. We walk you through Login.gov, the phone ID check, and what every Pending status actually means. You do every click yourself - we never touch your account.
+The Stay Legal calendar
Enter your USDOT number and a few dates. It works out your biennial update month, IFTA quarters, UCR, Form 2290, medical card, inspections and the four by-the-mile states, and emails you before each one.
+Cited, not guessed
Every fee and deadline links to the regulation or agency page it comes from - 49 CFR, FMCSA, the IRS, UCR, IFTA - verified September 2026.
+Works in the truck
Phone-first. No app to install, no classroom, no phone tag with a 'specialist'. Read a step at the fuel island, do it, check it off.
HaulLegal is a product of AskEvo LLC, Boise, Idaho. We are not a government agency and are not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Transportation, FMCSA, or any state agency. We are not a law firm and nothing here is legal advice. We never file on your behalf or access your government accounts - you complete every filing yourself, with our walkthrough. Some links are partner links; if you buy through them we may earn a referral fee at no extra cost to you. Questions: support@askevo.ai