A date attached to registration information
FMCSA’s registration update guidance describes the MCS-150 series as a way to update company information. Baseline displays the source’s MCS-150 date where it is provided.
Do not turn a filing date into a verification badge
A recent date does not independently authenticate a contact person or prove that every operational detail is current. An older date should be interpreted with the source guidance rather than converted into an invented risk score.
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Keep the MCS-150 date beside the separate retrieval timestamp. If a future observation shows the filing date changed, that is evidence of a different reported date, not proof that a particular phone or address changed on that day.
Use FMCSA for registration changes
Carriers seeking to update their records should follow FMCSA’s current instructions. Baseline displays source information and does not submit registration forms or edit the government record.
Official sources
Referenced for the definitions and source checks in this article. Check the official page for current instructions.
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