FMCSA plans to reduce UCR fees again

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to reduce the fees for the Unified Carrier Registration again.

A notice of proposed rulemaking is expected to publish on Tuesday, Aug. 27 in the Federal Register that would reduce the fees for 2020 by 12.82% below the 2018 registration fee level. Fees in 2021 would be about 4% below the 2018 level.

Last year, FMCSA reduced the UCR fees for 2019 by nearly 18% lower than the 2017 level.

The reduction of the current 2019 registration fees would range from about $2 to $1,629 per entity, depending on the number of vehicles owned or operated.

In 2019, motor carriers with two trucks or fewer were charged a fee of $62. The proposed fee for 2020 would be $60.

Proposed fees for 2020
Fleet size Fee
0-2 $60
3-5 $180
6-20 $357
21-100 $1,248
101-1,000 $5,946
1,001 and more $58,060

Proposed fees for 2021
Fleet size Fee
0-2 $66
3-5 $197
6-20 $393
21-100 $1,371
101-1,000 $6,534
1,001 and more $63,809

There will be a 10-day comment period after the notice publishes in the Federal Register. Comments may be made at the Regulations.gov website by entering docket number FMCSA-2019-0066.