Unified Carrier Registration

FMCSA proposes 9% cut in trucker registration fees for 2024

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators likely will approve once again a cut in motor carrier fees collected for registration and safety programs in 2024 but will likely have to raise those fees for the first time in at least a decade starting in ’25.

Based on a recommendation by the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan and Agreement, which oversees and collects the fees for the 41 states participating in it, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposes reducing them by approximately 9%...

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FMCSA plans to cut carrier highway safety fees by 27%

Fees collected from motor carriers that are typically used to pay for state highway safety programs may be cut by 27% under a proposal recommended by the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan.

In a notice scheduled to be filed in the Federal Register on Monday, the FMCSA is asking for comments on a recommendation by the UCR to reduce its fees by $16 to as high as $15,350 per year starting in 2023, depending on fleet size (see table). Annual fees for truck brokers and leasing companies would be...

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