Section 218.11 - Motor Carrier Registration(a) A motor carrier may not operate a commercial motor vehicle upon the public roads or highways of this state without first obtaining a certificate of registration issued by the department as prescribed in this subchapter and a valid USDOT number.(b) A household goods carrier may not operate a vehicle upon the public roads or highways of this state without first obtaining a certificate of registration issued by the department as prescribed in this subchapter and a valid USDOT number.(c) For the purposes of this subchapter, a valid USDOT number is an active USDOT number.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 218.11
The provisions of this §218.11 adopted to be effective February 4, 2010, 35 TexReg 663; amended to be effective August 4, 2011, 36 TexReg 4813; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 10, March 6, 2015, TexReg 1106, eff. 3/12/2015