BOC-3 Filing in Houston, TX
For the 12,500+ motor carriers, brokers, and forwarders based in the Houston metro: $75 flat, one-time, lifetime BOC-3 designation, filed with the FMCSA the same business day. No annual renewal, no per-state add-ons, no membership required.
File your BOC-3 - $75Why Houston matters for freight
Houston is the largest US port by tonnage and the freight backbone of the Gulf Coast energy economy. Over 90% of US offshore oil and gas equipment moves through the metro, and the Port of Houston handled 41 million tons of containerized cargo in 2024. The I-10 east-west corridor and I-45 north-south spine route freight from Mexico and the Gulf into the rest of the country.
Major freight assets
- Port of Houston (largest US port by tonnage)
- Houston Intermodal Terminal
- BNSF Pearland Intermodal
- Gulf Coast petrochemical complex
Major corridors
- ·I-10
- ·I-45
- ·I-69
- ·US-59
- ·Beltway 8
Top freight industries
petrochemicals · energy equipment · imports / exports · construction
BOC-3 in the Houston compliance context
Houston carriers running US-Mexico cross-border lanes need a clean BOC-3 designation specifically because Mexican carrier records are cross-checked at FMCSA inspection stations on I-10 and I-69. A missing or stale BOC-3 is a default out-of-service trigger at the Pharr and Laredo ports of entry. File once, lifetime, no annual renewal — most Houston-based new carriers just want it off the checklist.
Carrier base
12,500+
FMCSA-registered for-hire carriers in metro
Metro population
7.3 million
Houston metropolitan statistical area
Statewide context
BOC-3 filing across Texas
68,000+ carriers statewide. State-level FMCSA enforcement, DOT-office contact, and process-agent coverage details.
Other Texas freight metros
Same $75 BOC-3 filing covers carriers in every metro we serve.
File your BOC-3 today, run loads tomorrow
Same $75 flat fee whether you operate one truck out of Houston or fifty. Filed with the FMCSA the same business day. Lifetime designation, no annual renewal.
Start Filing for $75