What is FMCSA priority reinstatement?
FMCSA's fee schedule (49 CFR §360.3T) has one reinstatement fee, a flat $80, and no separate fee for faster processing. "Priority" from a service provider can only speed up preparation on the carrier side; FMCSA controls how long its review takes.
FMCSA's fee schedule lists one reinstatement fee, $80 (49 CFR §360.3T(f)(52)). FMCSA reviews the request, confirms the revocation cause has been cured, and restores the authority when its review is done. FMCSA controls how long its review takes.
"Priority" service from a provider means the provider handles preparation quickly on its side. Ours works the same way for every order: your reinstatement is prepared and submitted to FMCSA for you promptly once the cause is cured (insurance or BOC-3 on file, penalties paid).
What helps on the carrier side is getting the cure in place in parallel: the insurer filing the BMC-91/91X, a new BOC-3 if needed, and paying any outstanding civil penalties, so no step waits on another.
If a provider says it can make FMCSA process a reinstatement faster, ask exactly what it is doing - the federal review is FMCSA's.