Motor Carrier Information System
Find an entity with a transportation authority at the ICC, including Motor Carriers, Household Good Movers, Towers and Collateral Recovery.
Transportation Services
Special Notice
The ICC will not contact regulated entities through text message, telemarketers, or "robo-call" automated solicitations. You can register online through our portal or download our forms without an extra fee to a 3rd party vendor.
Transportation Hours and Locations
Transportation Walk-In Center:
You may email us for any updates or questions you have concerning your application or authority at [email protected]. Please provide your full business name, ILCC#, and DOT# in correspondence with our office. The walk in center hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Please call us at (217)782-4654 (option 7) to schedule your appointment or email. Walk-ins are welcome on a first come first serve basis but appointments have priority.
Police Section
For relocation towing or collateral recovery ticket purchases, appointments will be scheduled Monday-Friday between 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Please contact the Des Plaines office via phone at (847) 294-4326 or by e-mail at [email protected] to make an appointment. Please click here for frequently asked questions about the police section
Rail Safety
The Commercial Transportation Law establishes general safety requirements for track, facilities and equipment belonging to rail carriers within Illinois, and gives the Commission jurisdiction to administer and enforce those requirements. Functions of the Commission's Rail Safety Section ...
- Manage crossing safety projects paid, in part, by the Grade Crossing Protection Fund (GCPF).
- Engineering oversight of all safety improvements and/or modifications to the State's public highway/rail crossings.
- Inspection of all railroad track in the State for defects which could cause train derailments.
- Oversight of all railroad hazardous material shipments through the State, including radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
- Engineering oversight of all improvements/modifications to streamline highway traffic signal systems interconnected with railroad warning devices.
- Oversight of railroad worker facilities and walkway safety for rail yards.
- Rail Safety Education & Outreach and coordinate Illinois’ Operation Lifesaver public education campaign.
- Investigation of highway/rail collisions and other rail related incidents that occur in Illinois.
- Broadband - regarding access of railroad property.
Broker's License
A Broker's License is required when a person who, for compensation, arranges or offers to arrange the for-hire transportation of property by a licensed motor carrier.
Certificate of Exemption
Certain transportation activities are exempt from Commission jurisdiction under Section 5/18c-4102 of the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law, 625 ILCS 5/18c-1101 et seq., 625 ILCS 5/18c-4102. The Illinois Commerce Commission may issue a certificate describing ...
Collateral Recovery
Effective July 1, 2012, the Collateral Recovery Act, 225 ILCS 422/1 et seq. became law. The purpose of the Act is to regulate individuals and entities engaged in the business of collateral recovery in the State of Illinois. The Act gives the Illinois Commerce Commission the power ...
Household Goods Movers
Any business or individual engaged in the transportation of household property on a for-hire basis must obtain a Household Goods License from the ICC, must publish and file a list of their services and prices (in a document referred to as a Tariff), and must conduct ...
Public Carrier Certificate
Any person or entity engaged in for-hire transportation of property, other than household goods, over the public roads in intrastate commerce in the State of Illinois must obtain from the Illinois Commerce Commission a Public Carrier Certificate. Motor ...
Relocation Towing
In Illinois, private property owners have the right to have unauthorized vehicles removed from their premises. Ordinarily these actions are regulated by, and subject to, local ordinances. However, under the Illinois Commercial Relocation of Trespassing Vehicles Law, 625 ILCS 5/18a-100 et seq., any county may opt to provide ...
Safety Relocator
On July 1, 2008, the Illinois Commercial Safety Towing Law ("Law"), 625 ILCS 5/18d-101 et seq., became effective. This new Law imposes safety measures on tow companies conducting damaged or disabled vehicle relocations from private or public property. In addition to ...
UCR Registration
The Illinois Commerce Commission is hereby notifying all private and for-hire Interstate motor carriers, freight forwarders, brokers and leasing companies that the Commission will no longer be accepting registrations for UCR. For all future UCR registrations, please visit the online UCR National Registration System at www.ucr.gov.
Warehousing
On January 1, 2010, the Personal Property Storage Act ("Law"), 240 ILCS 10/.01 et seq., transferred regulatory authority from Illinois Department of Agriculture to the Illinois Commerce Commission. Companies engaged in the storage of personal property for compensation where access ...