FMCSA suggests raising UCR fees by 20% starting in 2027 and going forward
Starting in 2027, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has suggested raising the registration fees for
Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plans and Agreements.
At the suggestion of the UCR Board of Directors, FMCSA suggested a 20% average increase in UCR fees for the 2027 registration
year and following registration years in a Notice of suggested Rulemaking (NPRM) to be published in the Federal Register on April 7. The planned UCR fee hike, according to officials, would cost each organization between $9 and $9,329.
According to FMCSA, “the fees for registration year 2027 are still less than those in force during registration years 2019 through 2022, even after the proposed increase.” A fee increase for the 2026 registration year was not recommended by the UCR Board of Directors. The 2027 registration year fee hike, according to FMCSA, is meant to make up a projected $21.79 million gap in the legally mandated funds.
The table below shows the present and proposed UCR charge amounts.

FMCSA
The proposed increase in UCR Plan fees from 2025/2026 to 2027 is shown in the table below.

FMCSA
In order to supplement financing for state highway motor carrier registration and safety initiatives, motor carriers, motor private carriers of property, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing organizations subject to UCR are required by the UCR Act of 2005 to submit annual fees based on fleet size.
The UCR plan involves 41 states.


