Unified
Carrier Registration
The Unified Carrier Registration
(UCR) Program is a Federally-
mandated,
state-administered program that went into effect on
September 10, 2007, and enforcement
begins November 15th,
2007.
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Motor
carriers, motor private carriers, freight forwarders,
leasing companies and brokers based in the United
States, Canada, Mexico, or any other country that
operate in interstate or international commerce in the
United States must register under the UCR program. For
the for-hire carriers, UCR replaces the Single State
Registration System (SSRS) program. SSRS was not
renewed for 2007. The UCR program is similar to SSRS in
that UCR is a Base-State system, under which a carrier
pays UCR fees through its Base State on behalf of all
participating states. Thirty-four (34) States will
participate in the 2007 UCR program.
Entities
not required to register under the UCR program
include:
1. USDOT
registrants (usually owner-operators that do not have
interstate authority) under the PRISM
program.
2. Purely intrastate carriers,
that is, those that do not transport interstate freight
or cross state lines.
UCR fees
are based on the total number of vehicles operated by a
carrier. The number of commercial motor vehicles (power
units and trailers) for purposes determining a carrier’s
UCR fees, is the number of commercial motor vehicles
(power units and towed vehicles such as trailers) the
carrier reported in the most recent Form MCS-150 filed
with the FMCSA or the total number of commercial motor
vehicles (power units and trailers) it owned or operated
under long-term lease for period ending June 30, 2006.
UCR fees are not pro-rated. Carriers must pay the 2007
UCR fees as they appear on the UCR application.
Registrants will be issued a
receipt for the fees paid based on the total number of
vehicles indicated on the UCR application. This receipt
expires December 31, 2007. The issued receipt need
NOT be carried in vehicles nor displayed by the carrier
in any manner. Registration will be vaildated by way of
it's linkage to your DOT/MC Number.
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