UCR board meets today: 2027-2028 fee update, agreement changes and unregistered carriers on the agenda
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan board meets from noon to 3 p.m. ET on October 28. The meeting is open to the public by phone or Zoom.
The Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan Board of Directors meets today, October 28, 2026, from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern. The meeting notice was published in the Federal Register this morning.
UCR is the annual federal registration that interstate motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders and leasing companies must complete, with fees set by fleet size. If you pay UCR, two agenda items matter most: the fee update and the unregistered-carrier report.
How to listen in
The meeting is open to the public. Anyone may call 1-929-205-6099 or 1-669-900-6833 (US toll) with Meeting ID 922 9451 2618, or join by Zoom through the registration link in the notice. The agenda is posted at plan.ucr.gov.
What's on the agenda
Fees and money
- An update from the Finance Subcommittee chair and the UCR executive director on the 2027 and 2028 registration year fee recommendation
- A review of revenue from 2025 and 2026 registration fees
- An update on the 2025 external financial audit
- A possible vote to issue a request for proposals for an independent audit of the UCR depository for 2026. The Finance Subcommittee recommended this on October 15.
Enforcement and compliance
- The Audit Subcommittee will present a compliance summary report
- The Enforcement Subcommittee will update the board on efforts to make UCR enforcement more efficient, and will recognize states and inspectors
- DSL Transportation Services will report the latest data from the FARs program and on Tier 5 and Tier 6 unregistered motor carriers, the largest fleet brackets
Rules of the plan
- The Governance Task Force will present proposed amendments to the UCR Agreement. The board may start the formal amendment process, including forming an Amendments Subcommittee.
Other reports
- An FMCSA report from the Deputy Administrator or a representative
- Approval of the July 29, 2026 meeting minutes
- An update from Seikosoft on the National Registration System, the platform carriers use to register
What it means for you
Nothing on today's agenda changes your 2026 or 2027 UCR bill by itself. Any fee change must go through FMCSA rulemaking. But the fee recommendation update shows where the board stands on 2027 and 2028 fees, and the unregistered-carrier report shows where enforcement is focused.
Questions go to board chair Elizabeth Leaman at (617) 305-3783 or eleaman@board.ucr.gov.