Kicking off 2025 with UCR

It’s that time of year again: Goodbye 2024, Hello 2025! In trucking, a new year means renewing registrations. Let’s talk about the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR). Roadside enforcement for the 2025 UCR registration year will begin on January 1st, 2025. What does that mean? Anytime on or after that date, you may be cited at roadside if you are out of compliance with UCR. Please complete your registrations prior to December 31st.

Who Must File Under UCR?

UCR requires the following types of commercial carriers to file:

• For-hire motor carriers transporting property in interstate commerce, and commercial motor vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating, or gross vehicle weight, of at least 10,001 pounds, whichever is greater;
• For-hire motor carriers transporting passengers in interstate commerce in commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport more than eight passengers (including the driver);
• For-hire motor carriers transporting hazardous materials in interstate commerce and transported in a quantity requiring placarding;
• Motor private carriers transporting property in commercial motor vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds which is greater;
• Brokers;
• Freight forwarders; or
• Leasing companies.

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Need more information or not sure if you need to register? Here is a link to the UCR website https://www.ucr.gov/?

Need assistance? Contact Carrier Software at https://www.carriersoftware.com/ or 800-646-5152.