Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Sept. 1, 2026. Document 2026-17893. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.
- What it does
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.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published 21 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 6 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
2 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 2126-AC72 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective October 1, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-17893 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
| Published | Sept. 1, 2026 |
| Effective date | Oct. 1, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 2126-AC72 |
| Docket | FMCSA-2025-0655 |
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