# 2026-06726: UCR Fees Hold Steady in 2026, Then Jump 20%

2026-06726, Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Transportation Department, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published 2026-04-07, effective 2027-01-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06726
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-06726
- Title: Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 17618
- Published: 2026-04-07
- Effective: 2027-01-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2126-AC72
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

UCR Fees Hold Steady in 2026, Then Jump 20%

## Summary

If you’re a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder, get ready: the fees you pay for Unified Carrier Registration will stay the same for 2026 but jump about 20% in 2027. The increase means some will pay a little more, others quite a bit more, but fees will still be lower than they were a few years ago. Comments on this change are open until May 7, 2026, so now’s the time to speak up!

## Abstract

FMCSA proposes amendments to its 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. The UCR Board of Directors (Board) did not recommend any change in fees for the 2026 registration year, therefore the fees remained the same as the 2025 registration year. However, on September 18, 2025, the Board recommended a fee increase for the 2027 registration year and subsequent registration years. This recommended increase averages 20 percent, with varying increases between $9 and $9,329 per entity, depending on the applicable fee bracket. Even after the proposed increase, the fees for registration year 2027 are still less than those in effect during registration years 2019 through 2022. FMCSA proposes to adopt the recommended fee increase.

## Effects PRIA read

- No Fee Change for 2026: benefit, low. If you are a motor carrier, broker, freight forwarder, leasing company, or motor private carrier, the UCR fees for the 2026 registration year stay the same as 2025. The fee table for 2025 and 2026 shows $46 (0-2 CMVs), $138 (3-5), $276 (6-20), $963 (21-100), $4,592 (101-1,000), and $44,836 (1,001+).
- UCR Fees Rise ~20% in 2027: cost, high. FMCSA proposes to adopt a UCR fee increase averaging 20% for registration year 2027 and subsequent years, raising fees by between $9 and $9,329 depending on your bracket. The proposed 2027 fees are $55 (0-2 CMVs), $167 (3-5), $333 (6-20), $1,163 (21-100), $5,548 (101-1,000), and $54,165 (1,001+), u…
- Fee Hike Covers $21.79M Shortfall: cost, medium. The proposed increase is intended to cover a projected $21.79 million shortfall so the UCR Plan can meet its $118 million revenue requirement for 2027. The UCR Plan also requested a $250,000 increase in its administrative cost allowance (from $4,250,000 to $4,500,000) and to recover an administrati…
- 2027 Fees Still Below 2019–2022 Levels: benefit, low. Even after the proposed 2027 increase, the UCR fees for 2027 would remain lower than the fee levels in effect during registration years 2019 through 2022. For example, the largest-bracket fee was $66,072 in 2019 and is proposed at $54,165 for 2027.

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## Sources
- [2026-06726 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/07/2026-06726/fees-for-the-unified-carrier-registration-plan-and-agreement)
- [2026-06726 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-07/pdf/2026-06726.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06726 (as of 2026-06-11).