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Motus is FMCSA’s registration system, which replaced its legacy registration systems in 2026. Public data feeds can lag it, so a status that looks wrong in a third-party lookup may be out of date; confirm in SAFER or Motus.
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Motus
Motus is FMCSA’s registration system, which replaced its legacy registration systems in 2026. Public data feeds can lag it, so a status that looks wrong in a third-party lookup may be out of date; confirm in SAFER or Motus.
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