Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement
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The proposed rule by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) seeks to amend regulations related to fees collected under the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan. The FMCSA proposes an average fee increase of 20% for the registration year 2027. This adjustment comes after the UCR Board recommended a fee increase based on the need to cover a projected shortfall in revenues necessary for administrative costs and state revenue allocations. The proposed fees will still remain lower than those from 2019 to 2022.
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Key Changes
- Proposed average fee increase of 20% for 2027 registration year
- Continued fee rates remain lower than 2019 to 2022 levels
- New fees applicable established for registration year 2027
Obligations
What this law requires
Motor carriers, motor private carriers of property, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies must pay increased UCR registration fees for the 2027 registration year, with increases averaging 20 percent and varying between $9 and $9,329 per entity depending on applicable fee bracket
Participating States in the UCR Agreement must collect the proposed fee increase from registrants for the 2027 registration year and subsequent years
All comments on the proposed rulemaking must be submitted by May 7, 2026
Comments must be submitted using one of the specified methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal (regulations.gov), mail, hand delivery, or fax to the designated DOT Dockets Operations address
Submissions containing Confidential Business Information (CBI) must be clearly designated as CBI and marked 'PROPIN' on each page, and submitted directly to Brian Dahlin or via email at brian.g.dahlin@dot.gov