Stay compliant, avoid penalties and keep your fleet moving with a fast and accurate filing process.
Running an interstate operation means carrying a stack of federal obligations that never really ends. A UCR that renews every year. An MCS-150 that comes due every twenty-four months. A random testing pool that has to stay compliant every quarter.
Miss any one of them and the consequence is the same — a truck sitting at a scale house instead of moving freight. We track what’s due, prepare the filings, submit them, and confirm they posted.
The Unified Carrier Registration program was created under the UCR Act of 2005 and replaced the old Single State Registration System. It's an annual, federally mandated filing for any business operating in interstate commerce, and the money it collects funds state highway safety programs and motor carrier enforcement.
One point worth clearing up: UCR is not a permit. There's no card to keep in the cab and no sticker for the door. What you're paying for is an active record in a national database that state enforcement officers can pull up in seconds at a weigh station. If the record isn't there, the inspection doesn't go well.
Base state matters less than people think. If your principal place of business sits in a state that doesn't participate in the UCR agreement, you don't get a pass — you file through the nearest participating state instead.
| Bracket | Commercial motor vehicles | Carrier / freight forwarder | Broker / leasing company |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | 0 – 2 | $149 | $149 |
| B2 | 3 – 5 | $275.23 | — |
| B3 | 6 – 20 | $499 | — |
Your fee bracket is drawn from the vehicle count on your most recent MCS-150 — which is exactly why an outdated MCS-150 so often produces the wrong UCR invoice. We reconcile both records so they agree.
Plenty of sites will tell you what a form is. We prepare it, submit it, and send you the confirmation.
UCR, MCS-150, authority and your testing program tracked against a single carrier profile, so nothing falls into the gap between vendors.
We know when your biennial update lands and when the UCR window opens. You get a reminder before it matters, not an invoice after it doesn't.
We verify your fleet count and carrier data before filing. A fast filing with the wrong numbers is worse than no filing at all.
Compliance questions are rarely generic. Our specialists answer them directly, in plain English, without a menu tree.
Government fees and our service fee are itemized separately before you pay. No bundled totals, no surprise line items.
Every filing, selection and query is retained in the format an FMCSA investigator will ask for, for as long as the rules require.
We pull your FMCSA record and show you what's active, what's expiring and what's already overdue.
A specialist reviews your fleet count, operation type and classifications so the filing reflects your actual operation.
Your submission goes in, we verify it posted, and your digital confirmation lands in your inbox the same business day.
| Requirement | Frequency | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| UCR registration | Annual | Opens October 1 · due by December 31 |
| MCS-150 biennial update | Every 24 months | Month and year set by your USDOT number |
| MCS-150 change filing | As needed | Within 30 days of the change |
| Random drug testing | Ongoing | Quarterly draws · 50% drug / 10% alcohol annually |
| Clearinghouse limited query | Annual | Once per driver, every 12 months |
| MIS recordkeeping | Ongoing | Retained five years |
Contact us today to learn how our comprehensive services can help your organization maintain the highest standards of safety and compliance.