I have a friend that transports his own equipment (interstate), and he told me he only had a DOT#, and I told him he had to have a MC#, but turns out I was wrong. He leases his trucks from PAC Lease, and from what I know he doesn't have a state registration, since the cab card is supplied by the truck lease company. I suppose this is acceptable since he doesn't have an MC# that would require state authority? I asked him about drug testing and he said he was the only driver......apparently he never signed up for a drug consortium. I'm trying to help him get his business straightened out, but I'm used to operating a for hire company.....Now I'm wondering about IFTA, UCR and a bunch of other stuff like drivers records, road tests, etc. etc......have you guys heard of this sort of thing before??? I'm a bit confused, because I always looked at safety being enforced by the FMCSA, but apparently it's the USDOT side of things if private carriers don't even submit to the FMCSA.....