Documents and payment related to BMC-84 quotes must be received before October 1st in order to guarantee they will be in place by the October 1st FMCSA deadline. Previously it was believed that the bond could be back dated to October 1st as long as it was received before October 31st. This has changed and finalizing the bond before October 1st is the only way to guarantee both the rate and that the bond will be filed on October 1st to be in compliance with the new regulations.