The FMCSA is Dropping UCR Fees by 31%
A major reduction in the fee amounts for the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan is underway.
The FMCSA announced plans to cut UCR fees by approximately 31% for all fee brackets. The reduction in annual registration fees would be between $18 and $17,688 per entity according to the FMCSA, depending on the applicable fee bracket that is based on the number of vehicles owned or operated by the affected entity. This cuts UCR fees for fleets of all sizes.
| Fleet Size | 2022 Fee | 2023 Fee | Reduction |
| Up to 2 | $59 | $41 | $18 |
| 3-5 | $176 | $121 | $55 |
| 6-20 | $351 | $242 | $109 |
| 21-100 | $1,224 | $844 | $380 |
| 101-1,000 | $5,835 | $4,024 | $1,811 |
| 1,001 and up | $56,977 | $39,289 | $17,688 |
What States Are Participating?
The fee reduction will go into effect in 41 participating states starting on October 1, 2023.
Why is This UCR Fee Reduction Happening?
A 2007 rule required a fee adjustment when registration revenues collected in previous years exceeded a maximum annual revenue of $107.78 million.
Since 2005, motor carriers, motor private carriers of property, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies subject to UCR are required to submit annual fees based on fleet size to supplement funding for state highway motor carrier registration and safety programs.
OOIDA Wants the Fees Reduced Further
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) told regulators that the fees should be reduced further. OOIDA stated that the UCR Board had amassed $42 million in extra collections that, due to a federal statute mandating that any surplus funds collected should be used to reduce the payments required by carriers.
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