FMCSA Asks to Close Docket After Carrier's Authority Already Restored

So whatCarriers & owner-operators: if FMCSA rejects a reinstatement request, a later reinstatement application can moot your pending appeal faster than litigating it.

FreightFiles Desk | November 9, 2026

FMCSA's Office of Registration filed a motion on November 9, 2026, asking the agency's decisionmaker to close the docket in the matter of Ironfaith Logistics LLC (USDOT No. 4490924, MC Docket No. 1775193).

According to the filing, Chris Kemp applied on behalf of Ironfaith on March 31, 2026, to reinstate the carrier's motor property carrier operating authority. The Office of Registration rejected that application on June 17, 2026, and Ironfaith appealed on June 26, 2026, under 49 CFR 365.111T and 386.8.

While the appeal was pending, the Office of Registration said Ironfaith submitted a second reinstatement application on June 1, 2026, which the agency approved, restoring the carrier's authority on July 10, 2026. An October 30, 2026 procedural order directed the Office of Registration to confirm the status shown in FMCSA's Motus registration system. The office's motion states the appeal is now moot because the authority has already been reinstated and no further relief is available.

What's next

Awaiting the Agency Decisionmaker's order on the motion to close the docket.
No further comment period; docket FMCSA-2026-1981 is not open for public comment.

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Other: In the Matter of Ironfaith Logistics LLC - Office of Registration's Motion to Close the Docket — Regulations.gov (FMCSA), 2026-11-09