Welcome to MCCD Regulations Compliance


* * * * * * * * MOTOR CARRIER & CONSUMER ADVISORY * * * * * * * *


Please contact the Georgia Department of Public Safety/Regulatory Compliance Section to verify that the carriers are legal with our department.
For Household Goods: call 404-624-7241
For Passenger Carrier: call 404-624-7244
For Non-Consensual Towing: call 404-624-7242.
Thank you.


NOTICE TO ALL MOTOR CARRIERS: ONLINE OVERWEIGHT CITATIONS PAYMENTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Online payments for Overweight Citations is now avialable!
To pay online: https://owcu.gamccd.net/Payment
To pay by phone (Live Customer Service): Call our Toll-Free Customer Service line, Monday through Friday 8:00AM to 4:00pm (EST) at (888)489-2001.
Canadian Carriers, call (404)624-7220. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover Credit Cards.
We also accept Money Transfer Checks (EFS, T-Chek System).


In accordance with Title 49 CFR Parts 350 and 395, intrastate carriers operating solely in Georgia must comply with the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) final rule beginning January 1, 2019. Drivers and carriers who currently utilize the short haul (100 or 150 air mile) exception contained in 49 CFR 395.1(e) or who are required to complete a record of duty status 8 days or less in a 30 day period are exempt from the ELD requirement. For a complete list of exemptions, see 49 CFR 395.8.


NOTICE TO ALL MOTOR CARRIERS: UCR & GIMC 2024 Registrations. Click here for details.

NOTICE OF CHANGES TO MAXIMUM RATE TARRIFF FOR HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS

On December 8th, 2022, the Board of Public Safety approved a new maximum rate tariff applicable to intrastate household goods movers within the state of Georgia. Following the vote, Commissioner C. Wright signed an Administrative Order adopting the new tariff. The new tariff will cancel DPS Maximum Rate Tariff No. 3 for Carriers of Household Goods in Intrastate Transportation. The substantive changes to the tariff are expanding the packaging table to the format that was provided in tariff No. 1 while also adding a TV carton section to the table. The new maximum rate tariff was effective on December 8th, 2022. To view the new tariff, click here. To view the Administrative Order adopted April 18th, 2022, click here. To review the Temporary Administrative Order effective June 22th, 2022, click here.

Any questions or concerns regarding the new tariff should be directed to Legal Services, at 404-624-7423, or the Household Goods Manager at 404-624-7241


NOTICE OF NON-CONSENSUAL TOWING MAXIMUM RATE TARIFF CHANGES

On September 25, 2017, the Department of Public Safety approved and issued a new Maximum Rate Tariff for Non-consensual Towing Services in the State of Georgia. The new tariff is scheduled to go into effect on Thursday, November 10, 2017.

The new maximum rates DO NOT go into effect until November 10, 2017; prior to that date the existing maximum rate tariff still applies and nonconsensual towing companies are not authorized to charge any rates higher those provided by that tariff.

For the new tariff click here. Any questions or concerns regarding the new tariff should be directed to Jacob Taylor, Legal Services Officer, at 404-624-7423, or via email at jtaylor@gsp.net or Brenda Hogans at 404-624-7242.


FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION NOTICE

For-Hire Transportation Service License Renewal Reminder for 2019

Transportation Rules

Georgia Department of Public Safety Rules for Transportation Network Companies and Taxi Services


NOTICE TO ALL MOTOR CARRIERS: UCR & GIMC 2017 Timely Registrations. Click here for details.

Effective July 1, 2015 Senate Bill 100 creates changes to the Georgia Intrastate Motor Carrier (GIMC) Registration. These include who is now required to register and the documents required for the registration. Please click on the GIMC updates link to review the specific changes. GIMC updates

Effective July 1, 2015, O. C. G. A 40-1-191 requires the following: ride share network services, transportation referral services, transportation referral service providers, and certain taxi services doing business or operating in the state of Georgia to register with the Georgia Department of Public Safety. Registration will be done on an annual basis and require a fee to be paid to obtain a permit to operate in the state of Georgia. The application will be forthcoming and posted on the department’s website at www. gamccd.net. Please click here for the flyer.


HOUSEHOLD GOODS MAXIMUM RATE TARIFF AMENDMENT

Under authority granted the Commissioner of Public Safety in O.C.G.A. §40-1-118, effective April 18, 2022, the Georgia Department of Public Safety Maximum Rate Tariff No. 3 is amended by including provisions for intrastate motor carriers of household goods to charge “travel time” and a “fuel surcharge.” These tariff concessions are designed to curtail some of the current economic challenges encountered by household good movers statewide. As a point of note, household goods movers are under no obligation to assess travel time and fuel surcharges to customers; the assessing of such fees is optional and not a matter of law. Click here to view the specifics regarding these changes. Click here to view the Commissioner’s Administrative Order and Rule promulgation.

* * * * * * * NOTICE TO ALL CARRIERS POSSESSING USDOT NUMBERS * * * * * * *

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Department of Public Safety are requiring all companies who possess USDOT numbers to perform a Biennial Update, regardless of whether or not the carrier’s motor carrier information has changed. This law came into effect on November 1, 2013, but the date that a carrier must update their MCS 150 (Biennial Update) is determined by their USDOT Number as specified in Title 49, CFR, 390.19.The link below will provide the information and guidance so you can update your information online. Failure to complete a Biennial Update may result in deactivation of your USDOT number and civil penalties of up to $1,000 per day, not to exceed $10,000.
  www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration-licensing/Update_your_registration.aspx

Effective July 1, 2012, the Georgia Motor Carrier Act of 2012 (HB 865) transferred responsibility for regulation, certification, permitting, and enforcement of laws, rules, and regulations governing household goods movers, passenger carriers (motor coaches & buses), luxury limousine carriers, and non-consensual towing operations from the Georgia Public Service Commission to the Georgia Department of Public Safety.

The Motor Carrier Compliance Division, Regulations Compliance Section, of the Georgia Department of Public Safety is responsible for the enforcement of the Rules, Regulations, and Laws governing household goods movers, passenger carriers (motor coaches & buses), luxury limousine carriers, and non-consensual towing operations.

The Department is firmly committed to fair economic practices and the safe operation of motor vehicles. Under current Georgia law, motor carriers engaging in the intrastate (within Georgia) transportation of household goods and passengers are required to possess Certificates or Permits issued by the Georgia Department of Public Safety. Additionally, limousine carriers and non-consensual tow operations are also required to possess Certificates or Permits issued by the DPS.

The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) is primarily a law enforcement organization, and we encourage all motor carriers and drivers to comply with the Rules and Regulations of the Department, as well as Georgia law. Those who choose to operate illegally may face both criminal and civil penalties for non-compliance.

Also, please visit our Department of Public Safety website at www.dps.georgia.gov

Title VI Public Notice

The Georgia Department of Public Safety hereby gives public notice that it is the policy of the Department to assure full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and related non-discrimination authorities in all programs and activities. It is our policy that no person in the State of Georgia shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, low-income, or limited English proficiency be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any of our programs or activities.

Any person who believes they have been subjected to discriminatory practice under the Title VI nondiscriminatory program has a right to file a formal complaint. The complaint must be filed in writing or in person with the Georgia Department of Public Safety, Title VI Program Coordinator, within ninety (90) days from: the date of the alleged discriminatory act or upon notice of the discriminatory act. Title VI Program Discrimination Complaint Forms may be obtained online at http://gamccd.net. For additional information regarding Title VI protections or to request a complaint form by mail contact the DPS Office of Professional Standards by calling (404) 624-7523; or in person at 959 United Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30316.

Title VI Compliant Document

Transportation Notices

Hearing Notice

Transportation Rules

Department of Public Safety Transportation Rules