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Unified Carrier Registration Agreement

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL INTERSTATE MOTOR CARRIERS

If you operate a truck or bus in interstate or international commerce, the registration requirements of the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement (UCR) applies to your business.

The Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) requires individuals and companies that operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate or international commerce to register their Maine based business with Maine and pay an annual fee based on the size of their fleet. Motor private carriers of passengers only are not required to register and pay fees under the UCR. The revenues generated will be used for commercial vehicle safety programs and initiatives.

You must register for the calendar year 2008 by June 1, 2008, in order to be in compliance.

For purposes of determining the number of fleet vehicles, a "Commercial Motor Vehicle" is defined as a self-propelled or towed vehicle used on the highways in commerce principally to transport passengers or cargo, if the vehicle:

  1. has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds, whichever is greater;
  2. is designed to transport more than 10 passengers (including the driver); or
  3. is used in transporting hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding.

 

THE FEE BRACKETS FOR MOTOR CARRIERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Fleet Size
(including Trailers)
  
Fee Per Company
From
To
  
0
2
 ........................................................................
$39.00
3
5
 ........................................................................
$116.00
6
20
 ........................................................................
$231.00
21
100
 ........................................................................
$806.00
101
1,000
 ........................................................................
$3,840.00
1,001
or more
........................................................................

$37,500.00

Example: A motor carrier operating four tractors, eight trailers and nine straight trucks has a fleet size of twenty-one commercial motor vehicles and pays $806.00

You must submit a UCR application and the required payment to register. To avoid delays it is highly recommended that you register online. Payments may be made using MasterCard, Visa or e-check.

Applications and payments sent by mail should be addressed to:

Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Motor Carrier Services - UCR
29 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0029

Payment may be in the form of a money order or check payable to Maine Secretary of State. Please include your USDOT Number on the remarks line of the check. Credit card payments for applications submitted by mail will be processed through the VitalChek Network. This third party vendor charges an incremental processing fee based on the amount due. Please call (207) 624-9000 ext. 52130 for the applicable fee or if have questions or need help processing your UCR application.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you operated in 2007 and did not register in the UCR, it is advisable that you pay both your 2007 and 2008 UCR fees to avoid possible enforcement action.

Unified Carrier Registration Agreement

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL FREIGHT FORWARDERS, BROKERS, AND LEASING COMPANIES

If you offer services as a freight forwarder, broker, or leasing company and you make arrangements for the transportation of cargo and goods in interstate or international commerce, the registration requirements of the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement (UCR) apply to your business.

The UCR requires individuals and companies that provide freight forwarding, brokering, or leasing of motor vehicles to a motor carrier, motor private carrier or freight forwarder in connection with the transportation of property in interstate or international commerce to register their Maine based business with Maine and pay an annual fee of $39.00. The revenues generated will be used for enforcement of motor carrier safety programs.

You must register for the calendar year 2008 by June 1, 2008, in order to be in compliance.

To avoid delays it is highly recommended that you register online. Payments may be made using MasterCard, Visa or e-check.

Applications and payments sent by mail should be addressed to:

Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Motor Carrier Services - UCR
29 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0029

Payment may be in the form of a money order or check payable to Maine Secretary of State. Please include your USDOT, MC, or FF Number on the remarks line of the check. Credit card payments for applications submitted by mail will be processed through the VitalChek Network. This third party vendor charges an incremental processing fee based on the amount due. Please call (207) 624-9000 ext. 52130 for the applicable fee or if have questions or need help processing your UCR application.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you operated in 2007 and did not register in the UCR, it is advisable that you pay both your 2007 and 2008 UCR fees to avoid possible enforcement action.

UCR Forms