Outsourcing the services of process agent to a professional service

Laws are what makes a society civilized. They are made to protect the rights of all the citizens of a society and to ensure the safety of each and every one of them. Thus, laws are a crucial part of society. And without them, we would be living in a jungle. Thus, keeping this in mind, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has been authorized by the government to protect the motor carrier rights of each and every individual.

The BOC 3 form: What is it?

 If you are thinking of starting a brokerage firm, freight forwarding business, or a truck for hire business, then you have to file a BOC 3 form with the FMCSA. The BOC 3 form is mandatory for each and every individual, wishing to start a business within the transportation industry. This form designates a person to be a process agent. Also known as the SOP (Service of Process) agent, it makes a person liable to accept legal documents on your behalf. Thus, if you are involved in a legal proceeding, in any state, then your SOP agent will have to handle all the necessary arrangements.

What is the procedure for filing the form?

The BOC 3 form is filed electronically, on the FMCSA website. In the form, some basic information and the purpose of starting the business is asked. Therefore, this basic information has to be correct in order to acquire a BOC 3 form. The form consists of the following requirements:

1. Full name and address (of the carrier)
2. The person who is authorized to sign and his/her title
3. The name of the process agent and his street address, for each state

As each state requires its own SOP agent. Therefore, that agent needs to have an office, with a clear address and designated office hours. This is a compulsory requirement, failing to fulfill can result in legal proceedings against the agent and yourself as well.

Outsourcing the SOP agent service:

It can become difficult to handle all the information coming from different agents in different states. Therefore, you can outsource SOP agent service to professional and reliable process service. Instead of hiring different agents, a process service can act as your only agent in all of the states you wish to operate. This way, you can get all of your information from one source, and don’t have to pay a plethora of agents individually. This designation, that a process service gets, is called blanket designation. Which allows them to operate, as your SOP agent, in all of the states.

Benefits of hiring a Process service:

A process service has many years of experience in this field. Therefore, they know all the contours of this industry and can guide you about all the necessary paperwork and legislation. Also, they keep an eye out for all the changes in the legislation. Therefore, they have a very unique vantage point and thus can effectively guide you regarding all the changes to the law. Last but not the least, they are highly affordable. As they charge only a small amount per annum, therefore, their services are very affordable and effective simultaneously.

Hence, if you want a process service to act as your process agent, then you can contact A+ Agents of Process, INC. Not only they are affordable, but they are also experienced as well.