A Unified Carrier Registration Agreement (UCR) must be on file for all individuals or companies (private and for-hire) who use commercial motor vehicles to provide commerce across state lines and/or internationally. Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)
Review Unified Carrier Registration Program (UCR)
A Unified Carrier Registration Agreement (UCR) must be on file for all individuals or companies (private and for-hire) who use commercial motor vehicles to provide commerce across state lines and/or internationally. An annual fee is charged based upon fleet size.
2025 UCR Registration now openBRACKET | # OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED OR OPERATED BY EXEMPT OR NON-EXEMPT MOTOR CARRIER, MOTOR PRIVATE CARRIER, OR FREIGHT FORWARDER | FEE PER ENTITY FOR EXEMPT OR NON-EXEMPT MOTOR CARRIER, MOTOR PRIVATE CARRIER, OR FREIGHT FORWARDER | FEE PER ENTITY FOR BROKER OR LEASING COMPANY |
1 | 0 to 2 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
2 | 3 to 5 | $138.00 | -- |
3 | 6 to 20 | $276.00 | -- |
4 | 21 to 100 | $963.00 | -- |
5 | 101 to 1,000 | $4,592.00 | -- |
6 | 1,001 + | $44,836.00 | -- |
Enforcement for the 2025 UCR will begin on January 1, 2025. Registration for the 2023 registration year (except for state audit purposes) will end September 30, 2024.
Freight forwarders, brokers and leasing companies
If your services as a freight forwarder, broker or leasing company are not combined with being a motor carrier – and you make arrangements for the transportation of cargo and goods in interstate or international commerce – then the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement (UCR) applies to your business. The UCR collects an annual flat fee of $46.
Online (preferred) go to the UCR website
How to register for 2025:
You may complete the 2025 UCR application (and UCR-2, if applicable) by filling out and sending the forms below.
Checks and should be made payable to Minnesota Commissioner of Transportation. Applications and checks can be mailed to 395 John Ireland Blvd - Mail Stop 420, St. Paul, MN 55155.
Please write your U.S. DOT number or M.C.# on the face of your check. Incomplete or incorrect applications will be returned and may cause processing delays.
2025 Fees
BRACKET | # OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED OR OPERATED BY EXEMPT OR NON-EXEMPT MOTOR CARRIER, MOTOR PRIVATE CARRIER, OR FREIGHT FORWARDER | FEE PER ENTITY FOR EXEMPT OR NON-EXEMPT MOTOR CARRIER, MOTOR PRIVATE CARRIER, OR FREIGHT FORWARDER | FEE PER ENTITY FOR BROKER OR LEASING COMPANY |
1 | 0 to 2 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
2 | 3 to 5 | $138.00 | -- |
3 | 6 to 20 | $276.00 | -- |
4 | 21 to 100 | $963.00 | -- |
5 | 101 to 1,000 | $4,592.00 | -- |
6 | 1,001 + | $44,836.00 | -- |
Calendar year. Annual registration by January 1 to be in compliance.
Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Program
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