motor carriers

2020 UCR Registration Now Open

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published in the Federal Register 2020 fees for commercial carriers and other entities required by law to participate in the Unified Carrier Registration Plan (UCR). Final rule “Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement The 2020 UCR registration period is now open.

For the third consecutive year, those businesses subject to UCR will see a reduction in fees. The fee reductions for 2018-2020 are based on recommendations from the UCR Board of Directors to FMCSA following several years of higher than expected collections.

The UCR National Registration System ( www.ucr.gov) is ready to handle registrations. For support or questions, call 1-833-UCR-PLAN or send an email to helpdesk@ucr.gov.

UCR Recommends Enforcement Start on June 1, 2020.

State enforcement of the UCR registration requirements commonly begins January 1. But since the opening of the 2020 registration period was delayed several months due to a delay in the approval of fees, UCR is requesting states delay enforcement until June 1, 2020.

Iowa DOT has set a revised launch date for our new IFTA/IRP system. The system is now scheduled to go-live on March 2, 2020. As we get closer to the launch date we will reach out with training materials and dates of webinars that carriers and agents can participate in to learn more about the new system.