Trucking Giants Get More Time to Whine About 2027 Fee Hikes
Published Date: 5/1/2026
Proposed Rule
Summary
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is giving trucking companies and other carriers more time to comment on proposed fees for the 2027 Unified Carrier Registration. The deadline to share thoughts is now May 26, 2026, extended to help small businesses review fee details. This means carriers should act soon to have their say on potential fee changes that could affect their costs next year.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
UCR fees proposed to rise 18% (2027)
If you are a motor carrier, motor private carrier of property, broker, freight forwarder, or leasing company, the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Board recommended an average fee increase of 18% for the 2027 registration year. The proposed increases vary by fee bracket between $9 and $9,329 per entity, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing to adopt that increase for 2027 and subsequent registration years.
No UCR fee change for 2026
For the 2026 registration year, the UCR Board did not recommend any fee changes, so fees remain the same as they were in the 2025 registration year. That means carriers pay the same UCR registration fees in 2026 as in 2025.
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