Frequently Asked Questions
Select from below questions to obtain an answer regarding the UCR or call UCR assistance hotline at 1-240-544-0882
Fees for UCR are due between Oct.1 and Dec. 31 for ALL interstate motor carriers. UCR fees are paid in brackets, and the lowest bracket is for carriers with 0 to 2 commercial motor vehicles. So, even if your company doesn’t have a vehicle, the fee deadline still applies.
At the same time, UCR fees are due for ANY interstate carrier prior to crossing state lines for commercial purposes.
Pay UCRFor companies that are brokers or freight forwarders, UCR still applies, but if the company owns 0 vehicles, then the fee paid is the lowest bracket of 0-2 vehicles
Pay UCRYes. The only companies exempt from paying UCR are those companies that are private passenger carriers.
Pay UCRWhen a carrier transports interstate goods, they MUST pay UCR to do so, even if the vehicles never cross state lines.
Pay UCRThe only states that DO NOT PARTICIPATE in UCR are: Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, Wyoming, and Washington D.C.
Pay UCREven if your state does not participate in UCR, if your company qualifies for UCR, then it must register with the nearest state to your home state that DOES participate in UCR.
Pay UCREven if a vehicle is leased, whatever company’s DOT is being displayed on the vehicle is responsible for registering that vehicle through UCR.
Pay UCRNo. UCR is a fee-based system that allows law enforcement in any participating state to have access to state level information regarding a carrier, whether that carrier is from the state requesting the information. URS is the Unified Registration System, which the FMCSA uses to allow companies to open DOT numbers and request operating authorities.
Pay UCR
The registration fees for UCR are based on fleet size, and are broken down into 6 brackets, as follows:
- B1: 0-2 Vehicles - $98
- B2: 3-5 Vehicles - $258
- B3: 6-20 Vehicles - $471
- B4: 21-100 Vehicles - $1,495
- B5: 101-1,000 Vehicles - $6,820
- B6: 1,000+ Vehicles - $61,995
Pay UCR
* All processing fees are included in the above price when filed directly with Federal Applications Processor Hoffenmer
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