Most interstate carriers are required to register and pay fees annually under the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement before operating. This is done by filing a UCR application with the state your company is based in. If your company is based in a non-UCR state, you’ll need to file with a neighboring state.
Our team can seamlessly handle your initial UCR registration and also have your annual UCR renewals submitted on time!
The Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) is part of a federally-mandated program where states collect fees from motor carriers and other entities based on the number of qualifying commercial motor vehicles in their fleets. Most interstate carriers are required to register and pay fees annually under the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement before operating. This is done by filing a UCR application with the state your company is based in. If your company is based in a non-UCR state, you’ll need to file with a neighboring state.
It’s important not to make a mistake regarding vehicle count because by misreporting vehicles you can end up paying more in UCR fees than required or be subject to review if the vehicle count is underreported.
Our team can seamlessly handle your initial UCR registration and have your annual UCR renewals submitted on time!
The 2025 Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) filing period ended January 1, 2025. To continue operating legally, carriers must register and pay the fee.
What should you know before filing? Check out our informational video with the most important UCR facts.
All interstate, for-hire property and passenger carriers, and exempt motor carriers operating CMVs must register annually and pay UCR fees based on the number of commerical motor vehicles they operate in interstate commerce. The UCR fee is payable to the carrier's base state.
| Number of CMVs | 2025 UCR Fees |
| 0 - 2 | $46 |
| 3 - 5 | $138 |
| 6 - 20 | $276 |
| 21 - 100 | $963 |
| 101 - 1,000 | $4,592 |
| 1,001 and above | $44,836 |
*Chart represents proposed revised state fees, does not include J. J. Keller fees.
Disclaimer: 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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