UCR REGISTRATION

The Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) is a federally mandated annual registration required for all interstate motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies operating in the United States.

UCR Registrations for the 2026 year may now be completed.

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If you need to make any updates or changes to your USDOT Number, please file an MCS-150 Update.

What Is UCR?

UCR (Unified Carrier Registration) is a federally mandated program required for motor carriers and businesses that are engaged in interstate commerce (crossing states lines). Paying UCR gov fee is crucial for your commercial transportation business, as failure to register can result in operation halt or potential removal from the road.

UCR Renewal – Participating States

Currently there are 41 U.S. states as part of the UCR registration. If your business operates from a non-participating state, you still need to register for UCR if you cross over state lines into a participating state. In this cases, you would select a participating base state as your nearest to your operations. NONE Participating states are: Arizona, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, Wyoming. If you are NOT located within these states or plan on operating outside of these states, UCR is mandatory.

2026 UCR Registration Fees

Based on your fleet size, Register for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan to contribute to funding highway safety. UCR Annual fees are due by December 31st. The fees collected are for supporting state enforcements, road maintenances, and driving safety. All companies must pay the UCR Fee before their first interstate trip to avoid fines and impoundment.

Vehicle QuantityFee

1-2 Vehicles$176

3-5 Vehicles$388

6-20 Vehicles$609

21-100 Vehicles$1449

100+ Vehicles$6,449.00

This website is not affiliated with the Unified Carrier Registration Plan. This website is operated by a private company that provides a private registration service for an additional fee. You are not required to use this site to register with the UCR Plan. You may register directly with the UCR Plan at www.ucr.gov.

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