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Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on September 1, 2026. It took effect on October 1, 2026.
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What the agency says
FMCSA amends the regulations governing the annual Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan and Agreement registration fees that participating States collect from motor carriers, motor private carriers of property, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies. On September 18, 2025, the UCR Board recommended a fee increase for the 2027 registration year and subsequent registration years. This recommended increase averages 20 percent over the fee structure adopted for 2025 and retained for 2026, with varying increases ranging between $9 and $9,329 per entity, depending on the applicable fee bracket. Although the fees for registration year 2027 are increased, they are less than those in effect during registration years 2019 through 2022. FMCSA adopts the recommended fee increase.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-17893
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Published
- September 1, 2026
- Takes effect
- October 1, 2026
- Dates
- Effective October 1, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0655
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2126-AC72
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 367
- Topics
- Brokers; Freight; Freight forwarders; Insurance; Intergovernmental relations; Motor carriers; Surety bonds
- Pages
- 10
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