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Welcome to the official website for
the Unified Carrier Registration Plan

The Plan oversees the federal UCR Agreement which requires individuals and companies that operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate or international commerce to register their business with a participating state and pay an annual fee based on the size of their fleet. This includes all carriers – private, exempt or for hire.

October 23, 2017

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Do I need to Register?

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The information provided here is for guidance only and should not be taken as legal advice. When in doubt, the UCR Handbook should be referenced for final say. Please contact your state's UCR Agency if you have any questions.

Which category or categories best describe your business?

Motor Carrier or Motor Private Carrier

Motor Carrier or Motor Private Carrier AND Another Category Below

Freight Forwarder

Broker

Leasing Company

Do you transport property, household goods, or passengers across state lines, or US national borders?

YES

NO

Do you transport property, household goods, or passengers that cross state or national borders at any point in their journey, including before you receive them or after you deliver them?A common example of this is in the case of carrying goods to a dock or airport.

YES

NO

What type(s) of cargo do you transport?

Property or Household Goods

Passengers (in addition to the driver)

Both Property/Household Goods and Passengers

Do you charge a fee directly to passengers, such as by selling tickets for each trip?

YES

NO

Do you charge a fee to passengers indirectly, such as in the case of a hotel, summer camp shuttle or school bus operation where a separate fee is not charged but it’s bundled together with the overall cost of services you provide?

YES

NO

Note: A carrier primarily engaged in intrastate school-bus operations may ‎exempt its intrastate school buses from its fleet count.‎

Do you solely operate vehicles with a seating capacity of 10 passengers or fewer (including the driver)?

YES

NO

Please note that this does not exempt you from registering with UCR, but does impact the fees you are obligated to pay. According to the UCR Handbook ‎‎(page 30):‎

‎"Some motor carriers or freight forwarders may operate only vehicles that are not classified as ‎commercial motor vehicles, typically because the vehicles are lighter or carry fewer passengers than ‎vehicles included in the definition of the term commercial motor vehicle. Such a business must register ‎for UCR because these entities have a federal MC number. Because the MC numbers are generated in ‎the federal URS system, a USDOT number will also be issued, but it would ordinarily pay a UCR fee in ‎the lowest bracket, because it operates no commercial motor vehicles."‎

Do you haul your own property, equipment, tools, etc?

YES

NO

Please note that this does not exempt you from registering with UCR

Do you transport placarded amounts of hazardous materials?

YES

NO

Do you solely operate within the state of Hawaii?

YES

NO

Do you solely operate vehicles owned or operated by the Federal Government?

YES

NO

Do you solely operate emergency vehicles?

YES

NO

Do you solely operate vehicles (no trailers) with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of ‎‎10,000 pounds or less?‎

YES

NO

Please note that this does not exempt you from registering with UCR. According to the UCR Handbook ‎‎(page 30):‎

‎"Some motor carriers or freight forwarders may operate only vehicles that are not classified as ‎commercial motor vehicles, typically because the vehicles are lighter or carry fewer passengers than ‎vehicles included in the definition of the term commercial motor vehicle. Such a business must register ‎for UCR because these entities have a federal MC number. Because the MC numbers are generated in ‎the federal URS system, a USDOT number will also be issued, but it would ordinarily pay a UCR fee in ‎the lowest bracket, because it operates no commercial motor vehicles."‎

If these lightweight vehicles pull trailers in interstate commerce and the gross combination weight ‎rating or gross combination weight is 10,001 or more, the entity will account for all of these ‎commercial motor vehicles and pay the applicable fee. ‎

You ARE REQUIRED to register with UCR. Please visit https://www.ucr.gov to begin the registration process.

If you have questions or are unsure about any of these questions, please contact a representative of your state's UCR Agency.

Private Carrier of Passengers

You are NOT required to register with UCR since you are considered a Private Carrier of Passengers. This most often applies to churches, schools, and businesses transporting their own employees.

Intrastate Commerce

You are NOT required to register with UCR since you are engaged in Intrastate Commerce, or the transportation of goods or passengers within a single state.

For-Hire Passenger Motor Carrier

You are considered a “For-Hire Passenger Motor Carrier” and ARE REQUIRED to register with UCR. Please visit https://www.ucr.gov to begin the registration process.

Exempt

You are exempt and do not need to register with UCR.

Registration Questions

Please contact:

1-833-UCR-PLAN
(1-833-827-7526)

[email protected]

About UCR

The UCR Plan is the organization of State, Federal and industry representatives responsible for developing, implementing and administering the UCR Agreement. The UCR Agreement is the interstate agreement, developed under the UCR Plan, governing the collection and distribution of registration information and fees generated under the UCR Agreement.

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