UCR Fee Reductions Finalized for 2019 and Beyond

FMCSA has issued a final rule reducing the annual Unified Carrier Registration fees to be collected in 2019 and thereafter from carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies. For the 2019 registration year, the fees will be reduced below the 2017 registration fee level that was in effect by 18.62 percent to ensure that fee revenues collected do not exceed the statutory maximum, and to account for the excess funds held in the depository. The fees beginning with the 2020 registration year will be reduced below the 2017 level by approximately 9.9 percent. The reduction of the current 2019 registration year fees range from approximately $11 to $10,282 per entity, depending on the number of vehicles owned or operated by the affected entities. The reduction in fees for 2020 and subsequent registration years range from approximately $5 to $3,899 per entity. For the Federal Register notice, visit https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2018-28170 <https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2018-28170>.